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  • The Gas Attacks

    Ypres 1915

    de John Lee ...
    Series series Campaign Chronicles
    A full-length study of Germany's use of poisonous gas in the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium in the First World War.The mist of poisonous gas that drifted across no man's land from the German trenches opposite the Ypres salient on twenty-two April 1915 caused ghastly casualties and suffering among the unprepared defenders, and it opened up a huge seven-mile gap in the defensive line. It also ... Leer más

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  • How Canada Won the Great War

    de Robert Child ...
    For nearly 100 years Canada's role in ending WWI sooner than anyone thought possible has gone largely unrecognized. The Canadian Corp led by citizen soldier, Arthur Currie, became the premiere fighting force on the Western Front. The fact that Canada was not yet a formalized nation but a Dominion at the close of the war may be the reason for the absence of recognition yet the record of the ... Leer más

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  • Passionate Minds

    Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment

    de David Bodanis ...
    It was 1733 when the poet and philosopher Voltaire met Emilie du Châtelet, a beguiling—and married—aristocrat who would one day popularize Newton’s arcane ideas and pave the way for Einstein’s theories. In an era when women were rarely permitted any serious schooling, this twenty-seven-year-old’s nimble conversation and unusual brilliance led Voltaire, then in his late thirties, to wonder, “Why ... Leer más

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  • Pepyss London: Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    Samuel Pepyss London was a turbulent, boisterous city, enduring the strains caused by foreign wars, the Great Plague and the Great Fire, yet growing and prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres, with women appearing on the stage for the first time, and the period saw the development of English opera and the first public concerts. Pepys lived through a time of ... Leer más

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  • Wellington

    The Path to Victory, 1769–1814

    de Rory Muir ...
    The leading Wellington historian's fascinating reassessment of the Iron Duke's most famous victory and his role in the turbulent politics after Waterloo.For Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, his momentous victory over Napoleon was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington's achievements were far from over: he commanded the allied army of occupation in France to ... Leer más

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  • British Army Uniforms from 1751 to 1783

    Including the Seven Years' War and the American War of Independence

    de Carl Franklin ...
    "Of great use to anyone interested in the 18th century British Army as well as illustrators and others who need detailed information."— Classic Arms and MilitariaBased on records and paintings of the time, this book identifies each cavalry and infantry regiment and illustrates changes in uniforms, their facing colors, and the nature and shape of lace worn by officers, NCOs and private soldiers ... Leer más

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  • Wellington: Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace 1814–1852

    de Rory Muir ...
    The preeminent Wellington biographer presents a fascinating reassessment of the Duke's most famous victory and his political career after Waterloo.The Duke of Wellington's momentous victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington's achievements were far from over. He commanded the allied army of occupation in France to the ... Leer más

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  • Land of the Free

    Wargames Rules for North America 1754–1815

    de Joe Krone ...
    Land of the Free is the new set of wargaming rules from Osprey that allow players to recreate the various conflicts that broke out in North America shortly prior to and just after Independence, including the French and Indian Wars, the Revolution and the War of 1812.This set of rules lets players begin their campaigns with small warbands of 10-20 miniatures of any scale and develop their forces ... Leer más

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  • Mirage

    Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt

    de Nina Burleigh ...
    The story of Napoleon's invasion of the Nile Valley, the scholars and scientists who tagged along, and the birth of Egyptology: "A fascinating read." — San Francisco ChronicleTwo hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared to traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. But in 1798, more than 150 French engineers, artists, doctors, and scientists ... Leer más

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  • 14 Fun Facts About Pirates

    15-Minute Books, #153

    Series Libro 153 - 15-Minute Books
    Pirates are thieves who roam the seas. They prey on ships to steal their cargoes and valuables.Pirates have been around ever since the invention of boats! There is even an old tale that Caesar Augustus was captured by pirates and held for ransom. This happened before he became Emperor of Rome.However, when we think of pirates, we often think of those dashing adventurers that roamed the seas ... Leer más

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  • The Barber of Damascus

    Nouveau Literacy in the Eighteenth-Century Ottoman Levant

    de Dana Sajdi ...
    This book is about a barber, Shihab al-Din Ahmad Ibn Budayr, who shaved and coiffed, and probably circumcised and healed, in Damascus in the 18th century. The barber may have been a "nobody," but he wrote a history book, a record of the events that took place in his city during his lifetime. Dana Sajdi investigates the significance of this book, and in examining the life and work of Ibn Budayr, ... Leer más

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  • The Eagle and the Dragon

    Globalization and European Dreams of Conquest in China and America in the Sixteenth Century

    In this important new book the renowned historian Serge Gruzinski returns to two episodes in the sixteenth century which mark a decisive stage in global history and show how China and Mexico experienced the expansion of Europe.In the early 1520s, Magellan set sail for Asia by the Western route, Cortes seized Mexico and some Portuguese based in Malacca dreamed of colonizing China. The Aztec Eagle ... Leer más

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