Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778-1781
By: John Ferling
4.50
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolut…
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1. The Young Hitler I Knew
By: August Kubizek , Geoffrey Brooks , Ian Kershaw
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This is the first edition to be published in English since 1955 and it corrects many changes made f… read more
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"Love was a field where the unforeseeable might happen, and which might become dangerous."-August Kubizek, The Young Hitler I Knew
"It was not sympathy in the ordinary sense which he [Adolf Hitler] felt for the disinherited. That would not have been sufficient. He not only suffered with them, he lived for them and devoted all his…"-August Kubizek, The Young Hitler I Knew
"Hitherto I had been convinced that my friend wanted to become an artist, a painter, or perhaps an architect. Now this was no longer the case. Now he aspired to something higher, which I could not yet…"-August Kubizek, The Young Hitler I Knew
"So, in spite of all apparent contradictions, this strange love of Hitler for Stefanie falls into the pattern of his character. Love was a field where the unforeseeable might happen, and which might b…"-August Kubizek, The Young Hitler I Knew
2. Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear: Russia's War with Japan (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
By: Richard M. Connaughton
3.78
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The definitive history of the Russo-Japanese war The Russians were wrong-footed from the start, fi… read more
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- history
3. Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan
4.34
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carl Sagan traces our exploration of space and suggests that our very… read more
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"Sailors on a becalmed sea, we sense the stirring of a breeze."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
"It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little about it."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
"Science cuts two ways, of course; its products can be used for both good and evil. But there's no turning back from science."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
"I remind myself that madmen really exist. Sometimes they achieve the highest levels of political power in modern industrial nations."-Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
4. Terrible Swift Sword: The Centennial History of the Civil War Series, Volume 2
By: Bruce Catton
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
The second episode in this award-winning trilogy impressively shows how the Union and Confederacy, … read more
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5. Working Stiff: Two Years, 262 Bodies, and the Making of a Medical Examiner
By: Judy Melinek , T.J. Mitchell
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
The fearless memoir of a young forensic pathologist's rookie season as a NYC medical examiner, and … read more
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7. Battles of the Revolutionary War: 1775-1781
By: W.J. Wood
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Paperback
The Americans did not simply outlast the British in the Revolutionary War, contends this author in … read more
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8. Srebrenica: Record of a War Crime
By: Jan Willem Honig , Norbert Both
3.16
Format: 315 pages, Paperback
"A chilling testimony to the evil that executed--and the bungling that coud not pevent--an 'ethnic … read more
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9. The Roosevelt I Knew
By: Adam Cohen , Frances Perkins
4.00
Format: 142 pages, ebook
A vivid and intimate portrait of the New Deal president by the first woman ever appointed to the U.… read more
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10. The Face Of Battle: A Study Of Agincourt, Waterloo And The Somme
By: John Keegan
3.73
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
The Face of Battleis military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of indi… read more
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11. The American Civil War (Great Courses, #885)
By: Gary W. Gallagher
3.25
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Professor Gallagher is aleading authority on the Civil War. He is the author of several books and d… read more
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12. 1948: The First Arab-Israeli War
By: Benny Morris
3.62
Format: None pages,
This history of the foundational war in the Arab-Israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and… read more
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13. Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
By: Sheri Fink
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of the best investigative journalism, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstruc… read more
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14. Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage
By: Jeff Guinn
4.06
Format: None pages, Audiobook
“Impressively researched and written with storytelling verve” (The Wall Street Journal), this is th… read more
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- history
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15. Officer Clemmons
By: François S. Clemmons
3.93
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Details the incredible life story of François Clemmons, beginning with his early years in Alabama a… read more
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16. Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
By: Elizabeth Varon
4.15
Format: 516 pages, ebook
An authoritative biography of the controversial Confederate general, who later embraced Reconstruct… read more
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- history
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"I have some little reputation, but my men made it all for me. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Article in -Sumter Republican-, October 29, 1864."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"...the power of battle is in generalship more than in the number of soldiers. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1876)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"[The] object of politics is to relieve the distress of the people and to provide for their future comfort. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, Letter to the New Orleans Times, June 8, 1867."-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
"It does not look like generalship to lose a battle and a cause and then lay the responsibility upon others. -- JAMES LONGSTREET, From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America (1896)"-Elizabeth Varon, Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
17. The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
By: Richard Rubin
4.18
Format: 549 pages, Kindle Edition
An alternate cover of this ASIN can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18867187-th… read more
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"[Pershing] said, 'We know that a certain percentage of the identified dead buried here are Jewish, so that same percentage should be represented as Jewish among the unknowns'" with a Star of David ma…"-Richard Rubin, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
"Returning to active duty, [Pershing} was sent to Montana, promoted to first lieutenant, and put in charge of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. Buffalo Soldiers: black soldiers. Two years later, he was appoi…"-Richard Rubin, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
"Then General MacArthur literally called in the cavalry--and the infantry. As thousands of government employees watched, a phalanx of soldiers marched against the veterans, forcing them out of their c…"-Richard Rubin, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War
18. Winning Independence: The Decisive Years of the Revolutionary War, 1778-1781
By: John Ferling
4.50
Format: 736 pages, Hardcover
From celebrated historian John Ferling, the underexplored history of the second half of the Revolut… read more
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- american
- history
- american revolution
- american revolutionary war
- nonfiction
19. Remembering Northeast Philadelphia (American Chronicles)
By: Harry C. Silcox
4.18
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The towns of Northeast Philadelphia boast a rich and vibrant history, but many of their engrossing … read more
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20. From Landfill to Hallowed Ground: The Largest Crime Scene in America
By: Frank Marra
4.10
Format: 140 pages, Kindle Edition
An NYPD sergeant shares his experiences in the tragic aftermath of 9/11 and the tireless search for… read more
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21. Witches Among Us: Understanding Contemporary Witchcraft and Wicca
By: Thorn Mooney
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Occult references ripple frequently through popular culture, Wiccan and witchcraft movements seem m… read more
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