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Baron Johann de Kalb: The Life and Legacy of the German Major General Who Fought in the American Revolution
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“So, there lies the brave de Kalb. The generous stranger, who came from a distant land to fight our battles and to water with his blood the tree of...
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Baron de Kalb and Baron Von Steuben: The Lives and Legacies of the Legendary German Generals Who Joined the Continental Army
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsBy the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of...
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The Basilica of the Sacréd Heart of Paris: The History and Legacy of the Sacré-Coeur
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Glorious servant of God, St. Denis, with intense love did you devote yourself to Christ after learning to know Him through the apostle St. Paul. Preaching His saving name to the nations, and bringing...
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Baron Von Steuben: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Drilled the Continental Army at Valley Forge During the Revolutionary
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“You say to your soldier, 'Do this' and he does it. But I am obliged to say to the American, 'This is why you ought...
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Basque Country: The Turbulent History and Legacy of the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIt would not be a stretch to say that for a very tiny geographical territory (just 20,747 square kilometers), the Basque Country has inspired a plethora of intense stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes have...
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The Battle of Ain Jalut: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Mamluk Victory that Halted the Mongol Empire's Expansion across the Middle East
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsEgypt in the 13th century was a glorious kingdom to behold. Spice merchants from Europe, Asia and Africa sailed up the Nile River to the great port city of Alexandria,...
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The Bataan Death March: Life and Death in the Philippines During World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes prisoners' accounts of the death march and prisoner camps*Includes a bibliography for further reading "They went down by twos and threes. Usually, they made an effort to rise. I never can forget their groans and strangled breathing as...
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The Battle of Aleppo: The History of the Ongoing Siege at the Center of the Syrian Civil War
*Includes pictures*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I'm not a puppet. I wasn't made by the west to go to the west or any other country. I'm Syrian. I'm made in Syria. I...
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The Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812: The History of the Battle that Inspired the National Anthem
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting written by generals on both sides*Explains how Francis Scott Key witnessed the battle and wrote the national anthem*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“And the rockets' red glare,...
$6.99
The Battle of Baltimore and Battle of New Orleans: The History of the War of 1812's Most Famous Battles
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of accounts of the battles written by soldiers*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSandwiched between the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 is one of America’s forgotten conflicts,...
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The Battle of Bosworth Field: The History of the Battle that Ended the Wars of the Roses
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"Near this spot, on August 22nd 1485, at the age of 32, King Richard III fell fighting gallantly in defence of his realm & his crown against...
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The Battle of Cannae: The History and Legacy of Ancient Rome's Most Decisive Military Defeat
Although the Romans gained the upper hand over Carthage in the wake of the First Punic War, the legendary Carthaginian general Hannibal brought the Romans to their knees for over a decade during the Second Punic War. While military historians...
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The Battle of Brandy Station: The History of the Biggest Cavalry Battle of the Civil War
"One result of incalculable importance certainly did follow this battle, - it made the Federal cavalry. Up to that time confessedly inferior to the Southern horsemen, they gained on this day that confidence in themselves and in their commanders which...
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The Battle of Chaldiran: The History and Legacy of the Ottoman Empire's Decisive Victory Over the Safavid Dynasty in Anatolia
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe town of Caldiran (Chaldiran) in Turkey is home to about 60,000 people. On a plain close to the Iranian border, it it backdropped by the Armenian Ranges and very close to a Faultline,...
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The Battle of Crete: The History of Nazi Germany's Airborne Invasion of Greece during World War II
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The Battle of Crete: The History of Nazi Germany's Airborne Invasion of Greece during World War II
In 1941, with the dark star of Nazi conquest in the ascendant over Europe, German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler continued seeking fresh ways to expand the Third Reich's domains. Two strategic issues occupied Hitler's immediate attention: dealing with Britain and the...
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The Battle of Cloyd's Mountain: The History of the Civil War Battle that Split Virginia from the Western Theater during the Overland Campaign
*Includes pictures*Includes soldiers' accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The Battle of Cloyd Mountain, under General Crook, famous in the [23rd Ohio] regiment’s history, must command a passing word. Skillful and...
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The Battle of Fort Donelson: The History of General Ulysses S. Grant's First Major Victory in the Civil War
While the Lincoln Administration and most Northerners were preoccupied with trying to capture Richmond in the summer of 1861, it would be the little known Ulysses S. Grant who delivered the Union's first major victories, over a thousand miles away...
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The Battle of Gaugamela: The History of Alexander the Great's Decisive Victory and the Destruction of the Achaemenid Persian Empire
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Then the Scythian cavalry rode along the line, and came into conflict with the front men of Alexander's array, but he nevertheless still continued to march towards the right, and...
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The Battle of Fort Henry: The History of General Ulysses S. Grant's Victory That Captured the Tennessee River for the Union
*Includes pictures*Includes soldiers' accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWhile the Lincoln Administration and most Northerners were preoccupied with trying to capture Richmond in the summer of 1861, it would be the little known...
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The Battle of Grunwald: The History and Legacy of the the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War's Decisive Battle
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“We accept the swords you send us, and in the name of Christ, before whom all stiff-necked pride must bow, we shall do battle.” - PolishKing Vladislav IIAs the dissipating fog gave way to...
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The Battle of Hamburger Hill: The History and Legacy of One of the Vietnam War's Most Controversial Battles
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“We are in for some tough fighting ahead, but I feel we have never before been more capable of success than now. The NVA we are going to meet out there will be highly...
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The Battle of Khe Sanh: The History and Legacy of the Major Battle that Preceded the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War
By the end of 1967, with nearly half a million troops deployed, more than 19,000 deaths, and a war that cost $2 billion a month and seemed to grow bloodier by the day, President Lyndon Johnson's administration faced skepticism regarding...
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The Battle of Issus: The History of Alexander the Great's Most Famous Victory against the Achaemenid Persian Empire
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingAt one point in antiquity, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen, but aside from its role in the Greco-Persian Wars and its collapse...
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The Battle of Kursk: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Tank Battle of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the battle by generals and soldiers on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The Russians have learnt a lot since 1941. They are no longer peasants with simple minds....
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The Battle of Kosovo: The History and Legacy of the Battle Between the Serbs and Ottomans that Forged Serbia's National Identity
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading The Balkan area has historically been one of the world’s most combustible regions. Home to several national groups and at a crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the Balkans have...
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The Battle of Leipzig: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Battle of the Napoleonic Wars
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents Though Napoleon Bonaparte's unquenchable thirst for military adventurism eventually cost him both his throne and his freedom during the Napoleonic Wars of the late 18th and early...
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The Battle of Lepanto: The History of the Decisive Naval Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had been an imperial capital as far back as the...
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The History and Legacy of World War II's Largest Naval Battle
The waters of the Pacific Ocean - stretching deep blue under the tropical sun, or scourged by typhoons - provided World War II's most far-flung battlefield. Two of the world's premier mid-20th century maritime powers, the United States of America...
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The Battle of Los Angeles: The History of the Notorious False Alarm that Caused an Artillery Barrage over California during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Probably much of the confusion came from the fact that anti-aircraft shell bursts, caught by the searchlights, were themselves mistaken for...
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The Battle of Monte Cassino: The History of the Battle for Rome during World War II
Germany's North African defeat opened up the possibility of taking the war in the west to the European continent for the first time since France's lightning conquest by the Wehrmacht in 1940. The British and Americans debated the merits of...
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