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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Iwo Jima
On February 23, 1945, one of the most famous photographs in American history was taken atop Mount Suribachi, as five American soldiers began to raise an American flag. The picture, which most Americans are instantly familiar with, has come to...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Gettysburg
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Comprehensively covers the entire Pennsylvania campaign and its aftermath.*Analyzes the generalship of the battle's most important leaders, including Lee, Longstreet, Stuart, Meade, Hancock, Chamberlain, and more.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a Table of...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Marathon
The Ancient Greeks have long been considered the forefathers of modern Western civilization, but the Golden Age of Athens and the spread of Greek influence across much of the known world only occurred due to one of the most crucial...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Moscow During World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the battle written by participants on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“We underestimated the enemy's strength, as well as his size and climate.” – Heinz GuderianWorld War II...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Midway
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, with their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Okinawa
*Includes historic pictures of the fighting.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."If you die there will be no one left who knows the truth about the battle of Okinawa. Bear...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Salamis
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian War....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Stalingrad
*Includes pictures.*Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers and important generals.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. “Approaching this place, soldiers used to say: ‘We are entering hell.’ And after spending one or two days here, they say: ‘No, this isn't...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Thermopylae
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian War....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of the Bulge
"We were across the Saar River in Dellingen, where the Battle of the Bulge started. That was where Axis Sally told us about the Bulge. The Germans had a loudspeaker back in the woods, and she was talking on that....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Trafalgar
Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an uncountable number of battles, but only a select few have been celebrated like the Battle of Trafalgar, one of the most important naval battles in history. Before the battle...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Verdun
The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon lent its name to the world's most famous race, but it also preserved Western civilization during the First Persian War....
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Battle of Waterloo
*Covers the events preceding the battle through the end of the Napoleonic Era.*Analyzes the command decisions made during the day.*Includes pictures of important generals and artwork depicting the fighting.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Believe me, nothing...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Guadalcanal Campaign
"You ran a fever of 106 degrees. And you still had to try to stay, and stay with your position. You had dengue fever, which is even worse than malaria. Men that were scratched with coral became infected with a...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Peloponnesian War
*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events.*Includes Pericles' famous Funeral Oration*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Thucydides, an Athenian, wrote the history of the war between the Peloponnesians and the Athenians, beginning at the moment that...
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Siege of Leningrad
"The city is dead. There is no electricity, no trams. Warm rooms are rare. No water. Almost the only form of transport is sleds, carrying corpses in plain coffins, covered with rags or half clothed. Daily, six to eight thousand...
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Greatest Catholics of the 20th Century: The Lives and Legacies of Blessed Pope John Paul II, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and Padre Pio
*Includes pictures of John Paul II, Mother Teresa, Padre Pio, and important people, places and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies of each for further reading.*Discusses their lives, legacies, and controversial criticisms.*Includes a Table of Contents.The 20th century had no shortage...
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The Greatest Battles of the Greco-Persian Wars: Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the battles *Describes how the Greeks and Persians fought on land and at sea, as well as the weapons they used *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Ancient...
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The Greatest Cities of Ancient Mesopotamia: The History of Babylon, Nineveh, Ur, Uruk, Persepolis, Hattusa, and Assur
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the cities *Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading Long before Alexandria was a city and even before Memphis and Babylon had attained greatness, the ancient Mesopotamian city of Ur stood foremost among...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Atlanta Campaign
*Includes pictures of the battle's important generals.*Includes several maps of the battle.*Includes accounts of the fighting written by important generals.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.After successfully breaking the Confederate siege at Chattanooga near the end of...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Appomattox Campaign
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting and surrender by generals on both sides*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOf all the dramatic events that transpired during the Civil War, the end of the war in...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Chancellorsville
Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. Includes maps of the battle. Analyzes the generalship of the battle's most important leaders, including Robert E. Lee, Joe Hooker, JEB Stuart, Stonewall Jackson, and others. Includes descriptions of the fighting from...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Cold Harbor
The Overland Campaign that pitted Robert E. Lee against Ulysses S. Grant is one of the most famous campaigns of the Civil War, and May 1864 witnessed the Civil War’s greatest chess match as Lee skillfully blocked Grant’s attempts to...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Chickamauga
*Includes pictures of the battle's important generals.*Includes several maps of the battle.*Includes accounts of the fighting written by important generals like Bragg, Rosecrans, Longstreet, George H. Thomas, D.H. Hill, and more. .*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Fort Sumter
*Explains the events that led up to the Battle of Fort Sumter, including the preparations in Charleston Harbor on both sides.*Includes accounts of the fighting and reports by Beauregard, Anderson, Doubleday, and other participants.*Includes pictures of important people and places."I...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Fredericksburg
Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. Includes maps of the battle. Analyzes the generalship of the battle's most important leaders, including Lee, Longstreet, Burnside and others. Includes descriptions of the fighting from the post-battle reports and memoirs of...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Franklin
"'Pickett's charge at Gettysburg' has come to be a synonym for unflinching courage in the raw. The slaughter-pen at Franklin even more deserves the gory honor." (Stanley F. Horn, The Army of Tennessee) As Sherman began his infamous march to...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Missionary Ridge
*Includes pictures of the battle's important generals.*Includes several maps of the battle.*Includes accounts of the fighting written by important generals like Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Bragg, Longstreet, and more..*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."When those fellows get...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Lookout Mountain
*Includes pictures of the battle's important generals.*Includes accounts of the fighting written by important generals like Grant, Sherman, Bragg, Longstreet, and more.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Viewed from whatever point, Lookout Mountain, with its high palisaded...
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The Greatest Civil War Battles: The Battle of Nashville
"Never had there been such an overwhelming victory during the Civil War - indeed, never in American military history." - Wiley Ford's comment on the Franklin-Nashville Campaign As Sherman began his infamous march to the sea, Lincoln instructed Grant to...
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