Autor: Abbott Elizabeth

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The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Finalist for the Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism
"Meticulous in detail, epic in scope, psychologically sophisticated and …


geschrieben von Paul Hendrickson (Autor)

Other Japan: Voices Beyond the Mainstream

Internationally acclaimed author David Suzuki and anthropologist Keibo Oiwa …


geschrieben von David T. Suzuki (Autor) und Keibo Oiwa (Autor) und Keibo Oiwa (Autor)

Vimeiro 1808

Rene Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance …

On 2 August 1808 a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, …

Origins of the campaign; opposing commanders; opposing armies; opposing plans; Junots French invasion and occupation of Portugal; the 1808 revolt; Wellesley arrives; the Battle of Rolia; the battle of …


geschrieben von Rene Chartrand (Autor) und Patrice Courcelle (Illustrator)

Space Flight

Six new books have been added to this series that celebrates the 100th anniversary in 2003 of the Wright brothers' first flight. Large, realistic illustrations and photographs feature a multitude of …


geschrieben von Ole Steen Hansen (Autor)

Planters, Pirates, & Patriots: Historical Tales from the South Carolina Grand Strand

"Planters, Pirates, and Patriots is a collection of fifteen colorful stories about the fifty-five mile stretch of South Carolina coast known as the Grand Strand. Includes the story of a missing …


geschrieben von Rod Gragg (Autor)

Mexican Raiders in the Major Leagues: The Pasquel Brothers Vs. Organized Baseball, 1946

In 1946 American baseball was a shadow of its former self. In the wake of depression and war, attendance had spiraled down. Management was at odds with players, and some began to wonder if there might …


geschrieben von G. Richard McKelvey (Autor)

The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America

This narrative history of epic 18th-century wilderness battles and pre-Revolutionary rumblings of independence presents the triumphs and tragedies of this frontier struggle. 8-page B&W insert. 15 …


geschrieben von Walter R. Borneman (Autor)

A Capabilities-Based Strategy for Army Security Cooperation

The problem of multinational force compatibility requires a planning framework to guide the U.S. Army's investments with partner armies. This report defines the Niche Capability Planning Framework, …


geschrieben von Jennifer D. P. Moroney (Autor)

Ruling Caste

David Gilmour's books include award-winning biographies of Rudyard Kipling, Lord Curzon and the Italian writer, Giuseppe di Lampedusa. He is also the author of Cities of Spain and of several works on …

Examines the structure of power: Magistrates and Judges, Residents and Political Agents, Lieutenant-Governors and Members of the Viceroy's Council. This work traces their lives from recruitment to …

Acclaimed historian David Gilmour gives us a compelling account of the …


geschrieben von David Gilmour (Autor)

Affixes in Their Origin a Application: Exhibiting the Etymologic Structure of English Words

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this …


geschrieben von Samuel Stehman Haldeman (Autor)


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