Cultural Literature
George Rogers Clark: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Conqueror of the Old Northwest
*Includes pictures*Includes Clark's quotes about his life and career*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I am George Rogers Clark. You have just become a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Virginia.” – George Rogers ClarkThe...
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German and Allied Air Forces in World War I: The History and Legacy of the Rivals in the Sky during the Great War
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingWorld War I, also known in its time as the “Great War” or the “War to End all Wars”, was an unprecedented holocaust in terms of its...
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German South West Africa: The History and Legacy of Germany's Biggest African Colony
“The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.” (Otto von Bismarck) The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous...
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Germany and the Cold War: The History and Legacy of the Divide between East Germany and West Germany
In the wake of World War II, the European continent was devastated, and the conflict left the Soviet Union and the United States as uncontested superpowers. This ushered in over 45 years of the Cold War, and a political alignment...
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Germany Between the World Wars: The History and Legacy of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany in the Interwar Period
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe Weimar Republic has become a byword for a failed, tragic, political experiment. The official period of its existence, 1919-1933, marked the inter-war years in Germany and their related uncertainty, chaos...
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Germany vs. Great Britain in the Air: The History of the Enemy Air Forces in World War I and World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingOne of the most important breakthroughs in military technology associated with World War I, and certainly the one that continues to capture the public imagination, was the use...
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Gettysburg and Vicksburg: The Civil War Turning Points of 1863
*Includes pictures.*Includes accounts of the fighting by important generals.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to...
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Ghost Tales of the United Kingdom: Historic Hauntings and Supernatural Stories from the UK
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“In Scotland, beautiful as it is, it was always raining. Even when it wasn't raining, it was about to rain, or had just rained. It's a very angry sky.” –...
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Glenn Miller: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America's Most Popular Musician
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.” – Glenn MillerSprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke...
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Gnosticism: The History and Legacy of the Mysterious Ancient Religion
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This knowledge is not something that can be put into words like other sciences; but after long-continued intercourse between teacher and pupil, in joint pursuit of the subject, suddenly,...
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Grand Central Station: The History of New York City's Famous Railroad Terminal
*Includes pictures *Includes temporary accounts of Grand Central's history and construction *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “In Grand Central you cannot shilly shally or dilly dally. Everyone rushes and dashes and zips and zaps...
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Grant & Sherman: The Harbingers of Total War
Includes pictures of Grant, Sherman, and important people, places, and events in their lives. Includes an analysis of their careers before, during, and after the Civil War. Includes an analysis of their military legacies. Includes a bibliography on each man...
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Grant and Lee: Winning the Civil War
*Includes pictures of Grant, Lee, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes maps of some of their most famous battles, including Gettysburg, Shiloh and the Overland Campaign*Includes bibliographies on both generals for further reading.*Includes Table of ContentsIn the...
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Great Zimbabwe: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Kingdom of Zimbabwe's Capital
*Includes pictures*Includes historical accounts of Great Zimbabwe*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent...
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Greco-Roman Warfare: The History and Legacy of the Phalanx and Legion Formations that Revolutionized the Ancient World
Although the armies of the ancient Greek, or “Hellenic”, city-states (poleis, singular polis) included both cavalry (hippeis) and light infantry (psiloi, peltastes, gymnetes), their mainstay was undoubtedly the heavy infantry known today as hoplites. Armed to the teeth with their...
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Grizzly Adams: The Life of the Mountain Man Who Trained Bears and Other Wild Animals for the Circus
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their...
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Guangzhou: The History and Legacy of China's Most Influential Trade Center
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe modern day city of Guangzhou is located in the mountainous region of south China. Near the Baiyun Mountains that rise from the edge of...
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Guerra submarina en el Atlántico: La historia de la lucha bajo las olas entre los Aliados y la Alemania nazi durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial
El peligro merodeó bajo las aguas frías y grises del Mar del Norte y también bajo las brillantes olas azules del Atlántico tropical durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando el Tercer Reich de Hitler intentaba estrangular las líneas de suministro...
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Guerra submarina en el Pacífico: La historia de la lucha bajo las olas entre Japón y Estados Unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Los submarinos tuvieron un impacto decisivo en el resultado de la Batalla del Pacífico en la Segunda Guerra Mundial. La flota submarina de los Estados Unidos, bajo el mando general, si bien no exclusivamente, del Vicealmirante Charles Lockwood, estranguló las...
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Guerra Submarina en la Segunda Guerra Mundial: La historia de la lucha bajo las olas en los teatros del Atlántico y del Pacífico
El peligro merodeó bajo las aguas frías y grises del Mar del Norte y también bajo las brillantes olas azules del Atlántico tropical durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando el Tercer Reich de Hitler intentaba estrangular las líneas de suministro...
$12.99