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  • The Roots of Samurai Rage And Fear

    Japan's Path To Armageddon

    by John D Beatty ...
    Japan in 1600 wanted nothing to do with the rest of the world. Her population was bigger than Europe's combined; she had rich silver, gold, and copper deposits. Japanese universities taught ancient wisdom. Her social class system was rigid, but everyone knew their place and stayed there from birth to death. And the samurai kept order, unless they were killing each other. She had no navy; no ships ... Read more

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  • The Past Not Taken

    Three Novellas

    by John Beatty ...
    We make history every day. From one moment to the next, our decisions-small and large-shape our future and, as we travel along that path, shape our past. How do we want it to read? Should we care? Or should we just get on with our lives and hope for the best? The Past Not Taken is three novellas that show that not all "authorities" are authoritative.Two roads diverge in a yellow wood...Two young ... Read more

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  • The Persistent Past

    Discovering The Steele Diaries

    by John D Beatty ...
    This story starts and ends with weddings. Yeah, I know, a little odd for a story about wars, but there it is.The first wedding is my oldest daughter's in 1995, where she tells me her new hubby bought an enormous steamer trunk with some old papers and diaries in it; I should have a look.So, I look, and I find...you see, I'm an economic historian, so what I find in that old trunk...diaries, scores ... Read more

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  • Steele's Battalion

    The Great War Diaries

    by John D Beatty ...
    Before history sanitized World War I, a soldier wrote it down in his diaries.Inside an old steamer trunk, a scholar uncovered forgotten diaries, revealing the voice of Ned Steele, a young American forever reshaped by the first global war of the modern age.Beginning in Detroit and ending in the ravaged fields of Europe, Steele's diaries trace his transformation from a civilian volunteer in 1914 to ... Read more

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  • Why the Samurai Lost Japan

    A Study in Miscalculation and Folly

    by John D Beatty, Lee A Rochwerger ...
    Beginning in the late 19th century, Imperial Japan embarked on a program of aggressive military overseas adventures in Asia and the Pacific. From 1904 to 1941, Japan's desire for resource independence had driven them to conquer Korea, Manchuria, large parts of China, and French Indochina, and to occupy large swaths of Pacific islands. These conquests provided tremendous resources, but still, they ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Own Day

    Shiloh and the American Civil War

    by John D Beatty ...
    In the spring of 1862, three green armies clashed in the Tennessee pine barrens near an obscure flatboat landing on the Tennessee River.Desperate to stop two Union armies from joining forces-and by so doing, to prove his worth to the Confederacy, Albert S. Johnston, with Pierre G. T. Beauregard, led the 40,000 man Army of Mississippi north from Corinth, Mississippi. It didn't help that Johnston ... Read more

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  • The Citizen-Soldier

    by John Beatty ...
    "The Citizen-Soldier" by John Beatty is a compelling narrative that explores the life of the American soldier during the Civil War. Beatty, who served as a soldier himself, provides a firsthand account of the trials and tribulations faced by those who fought for their beliefs. The book delves into the personal experiences of soldiers, highlighting their bravery, camaraderie, and the harsh ... Read more

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  • The Relation of Art to Nature

    by John W. Beatty ...
    The Relation of Art to Nature by John W. Beatty is an insightful exploration of the intrinsic connection between the natural world and the artistic process. Beatty, an esteemed American landscape painter and art educator, delves into the philosophical and practical aspects of how nature inspires and informs the creation of art, particularly focusing on painting and sculpture.The book begins by ... Read more

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  • Crop Duster

    A Novel of World War Two

    by John D Beatty ...
    In the frozen skies of World War Two Europe, two mighty air forces fought in a deadly ballet of sudden death. The Americans attacked with their bombers again and again, dropping their deadly cargoes on factories, cities, homes. The Germans defended with their fighters day after day, charging the deadly guns of the bombers, defending their factories, cities, homes...A Wisconsin farm boy with a ... Read more

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  • Stella's Game

    A Story of Friendships

    by John D Beatty ...
    Series Book 1 - Stella's Game Trilogy
    ***Young Romance***in the style of Fern Michaels; Adventure in the tradition of JA Vance; Thrills like John Grisham...Stella's Game has it all!The Cold War; friends moving away; assassinations; deaths in the family; the Race to the Moon; draft and race riots; Vietnam;marches for peace and freedom; overdoses; the Sexual Revolution; graduations; puberty... ... Read more

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  • This Redhead

    The Dialogues

    by John D Beatty ...
    This Redhead consists only of external dialogues between two characters, Blondie and Red. There are no non-verbal narratives nor any internal dialogues. There are no quotation marks for what they say; just those in their dialogs, nor "he said" nor "she sighed" nor "they cried" tags. You will read of no facial expressions that they don't talk about, no un-noticed reactions or un-vocalized thoughts. ... Read more

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  • The Fire Blitz

    Burning Down Japan

    by John D Beatty ...
    February 1945.World War Two is entering its sixth year. In Europe, Germany is on its knees, its shattered cities in ruins, battered by clouds of bombers attacking day and night. In the Pacific, the war has been raging for just over three years-the island battles producing rivers of blood-but only a handful of bombs have fallen on Japan.The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the most sophisticated airplane ... Read more

    $9.95 USD