History
Blitzkrieg: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Lightning Warfare at the Start of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“In this year, 1929, I became convinced that tanks working on their own or in conjunction with infantry could never achieve decisive importance. My historical studies, the...
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Blood Diamonds: The Controversial History of Mining Operations in Africa that Subsidize Conflicts across the Continent
Sometime early in November 1985, a clandestine prison escape took place at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts. With the usual prop of knotted together sheets, Charles Taylor an ex-Liberian government official, alumni student of Bentley College, Massachusetts, and...
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Bloody Mary: The Life and Legacy of England's Most Notorious Queen
"When I am dead and opened, you shall find 'Calais' lying in my heart." (Mary I) Queen Mary I ruled England and its conquered territories in Wales and Ireland for only five years, from 1553 to 1558, yet she has...
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Boko Haram: The History of Africa's Most Notorious Terrorist Group
*Includes pictures*Profiles leaders of the group and explains its history of attacks*Includes footnotes for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Boko Haram are better armed and are better motivated than our own troops. Given the present state of affairs, it is...
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Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois: The Civil Rights Icons Who Became Bitter Rivals
Despite a Union victory and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, unthinkable in the previous century, a new form of suppression and violence descended on the African American population. “Reconstruction” is employed as a generic term for the period that followed the American...
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Booker T. Washington: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Civil Rights Activist
From 1890 to 1915, the most influential Black man in America was Booker T. Washington, who less than 35 years earlier had been born into slavery. The young boy worked laboriously until emancipation before going on to seek an education,...
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Booming Brew Town: The History of Milwaukee in the 20th Century
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"It is true, similar things [cultural events and societies] were done in other cities where the Forty-eighters [sic] had congregated. But so far as I know, nowhere...
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Brandy Station and the March to Gettysburg: The History of the Confederate Invasion of Pennsylvania Before the Biggest Battle of the Civil War
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals and soldiers on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Buoyed by his recent successes at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate...
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Braxton Bragg vs. William Rosecrans: The Battles of Stones River (Murfreesboro) and Chickamauga
*Includes pictures of the battles' important generals.*Includes several maps of the battles.*Includes accounts of the battles written by important generals. .*Includes a Bibliography for each battle.“I know Mr. Davis thinks he can do a great many things other men would...
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British Covert Operations in World War I: The History of Britain's Espionage and Dark Arts during the Great War
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWorld 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 sheer scale. Fought...
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British Folk Magic: The History of Magical Practices across Great Britain
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary descriptions of various practices of magic *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The Anglo-Saxon charms… are of outstanding importance because they provide more than vague references of exceptional...
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British India: The History and Legacy of the British Raj and the Partition of India and Pakistan into Separate Nations
The British East India Company served as one of the key players in the formation of the British Empire. From its origins as a trading company struggling to keep up with its superior Dutch, Portuguese, and Spanish competitors ,to its...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Admiral Horatio Nelson
Includes detailed descriptions of Nelson's greatest victories, including the Battle of Trafalgar. Includes Nelson's most famous quotes. "England expects that every man will do his duty." (Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar) Over the course of its history, England has...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Aldous Huxley
*Includes pictures.*Includes a list of Huxley's best quotes.*Discusses the inspirations for Huxley's most famous works and quotes about Huxley and his works by critics. .*Includes a Bibliography of Huxley's works and works about him.*Includes a Table of Contents."Too much consistency...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
*Includes pictures of Wellington and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents“Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.” – Duke of...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Audrey Hepburn
*Includes pictures of Audrey and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes Audrey's own words about her upbringing and relationships.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."One might guess this is Miss Hepburn's picture, since she has the title role...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Charles Dickens
*Includes pictures of Dickens and important people, places, and events in his life.*Explains the real-life inspiration for many of his most famous charactersA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Charlie Chaplin
*Includes pictures of Chaplin and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes Chaplin's own quotes about his work, politics, and more.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“I remain just one thing, and one thing only —...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
Like many pop cultural icons (and rock icons in particular), Freddie Mercury is one of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century and yet one of the more enigmatic personalities as well. To be sure, anyone who was alive...
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British Legends: The Life and Legacy of King George III
*Includes pictures of George III and other important people in his life.*Explains George III's role and policies during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Era.*Discusses George III's mixed legacy and whether criticisms of it are fair.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes...
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