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Military Blunders de Saul David
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Retelling the most spectacular cock-ups in military history, this graphic account has a great deal to say about the psychology …
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King Leopold’s Ghost de Adam Hochschild
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In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the …
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The Barbarians Speak de Peter S. Wells
The Barbarians Speak re-creates the story of Europe's indigenous people who were nearly stricken from historical memory even as they …
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Shattered Sword de Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully
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Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one …
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Augustus de Adrian Goldsworthy
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Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years …
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Japan in Print de Mary Elizabeth Berry
A quiet revolution in knowledge separated the early modern period in Japan from all previous time. After 1600, self-appointed investigators …
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Archaeology of Early China de Gideon Shelach-Lavi
This volume aims to satisfy a pressing need for an updated account of Chinese archaeology. It covers an extended time …
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Women's Work de Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing the first clothing created from spun fibers. In fact, right up …
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Blood and Ruins de Richard Overy
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Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War …
