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The Lost Books of the Old Testament: The History of Ancient Jewish Apocrypha Not Included in the Bible
The Bible is the most famous book in the world, read by a countless number of Christians and others over the centuries. Even those who aren’t Christian or remotely religious can rattle off Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John as the...
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The Long Range Desert Group: The History of the Elite British Army Unit during World War II
“The desert was quivering with heat. The gun detachments and the platoons squatted in their pits and trenches, the sweat running in rivers down their dust-caked faces. There was a terrible stench. The flies swarmed in black clouds upon the...
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The Lost City of Heracleion: The History of the Ancient Egyptian City Now Underwater in the Mediterranean
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern...
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke and Jamestown: The History and Legacy of England's First American Colonies
Includes excerpts from firsthand accounts of explorers and colonists associated with Roanoke and Jamestown. Explains the relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. Discusses the theories and evidence about what happened to the lost colony. Nearly 20 years before Jamestown was...
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The Lost City of Ubar: The History and Legends of the Ancient Arabian City Known as the Atlantis of the Sands
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of medieval accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe story of Atlantis has captured the minds and hearts of historians, scientists, artists, and writers for millennia, and yet, it never ceases to amaze people when told that the...
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The Louvre and the Hermitage: The History and Contents of Europe's Biggest Art Museums
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Profiles the various art in each museum*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe Louvre: The very name conjures up scenes of art and elegance, and of long halls filled with beauty and people strolling through...
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The Luddites: The History and Legacy of the English Rebels Who Protested against Advanced Machinery during the Industrial Revolution
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsBetween the 18th and early 19th centuries, Britain experienced massive leaps in technological, scientific, and economical advancement. This powerful period has since been immortalized as the great...
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The Louvre: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Art Museum
The Louvre. The very name conjures up scenes of art and elegance, and of long halls filled with beauty and people strolling through them whispering quietly among themselves about the glories they are witnessing. Even those who have never been...
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The Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany and Great Britain's Air Forces in World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resource and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“My Luftwaffe is invincible…And so now we turn to England. How long will this one last — two, three weeks?” – Hermann Göring,...
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The Luftwaffe: The History of Nazi Germany's Air Force during World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of fighting between the Luftwaffe and the Allies*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“My Luftwaffe is invincible…And so now we turn to England. How long will this one last — two,...
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The Madisons: The Lives and Legacies of James and Dolley Madison
*Includes pictures of the Madisons and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.They seemed like an unusual couple from the outset. In 1794, Dolley Payne Todd was widely considered one...
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The Maccabean Revolt: The History and Legacy of the Jewish Uprising against the Seleucid Empire that Restored Judea's Religious Freedom
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts from the Bible and ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn 722 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel, and after a siege of three years, the city of Samaria fell to the troops of...
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The Maginot Line: The History of the Fortifications that Failed to Protect France from Nazi Germany During World War II
*Includes pictures *Explains the origins of the Maginot Line, its construction, and the World War II fighting around it *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “We could hardly dream of building a...
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The Mahdi: The History of the Prophesized Figure Muslims Believe Will Redeem Islam and Bring About the End Times
Violent extremist Sunni and Shiite Muslims are at odds about most things. One of the few points that they can agree upon in the midst of their war of mutual annihilation is that the Apocalypse is coming and that they...
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The Magyars: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Tribes that Established the Kingdom of Hungary
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The Magyars: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Tribes that Established the Kingdom of Hungary
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Having crossed the Danube, they encamped beside the Danube as far as Budafelhévíz. Hearing this, all the Romans living throughout the land of Pannonia, saved their lives by flight. Next...
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The Making of Chicago: The History of the Windy City in the 19th Century
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of Chicago's history and the great fire*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe area that became Chicago caught the eye of European settlers as far back as the 17th century, when...
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The Mamluks: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Slave Soldiers Who Established a Dynasty in Egypt
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingEgypt in the 14th 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, carrying riches such as...
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The March to Antietam: The History of the Confederate Invasion of Maryland Before the Bloodiest Day of the Civil War
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the campaign from soldiers and generals on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"Those in whose judgment I rely tell me that I fought the battle splendidly and that...
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The Maori: The History and Legacy of New Zealand's Indigenous People
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“When one house dies, a second lives.” - Māori proverbIn 1769, Captain James Cook’s historic expedition in the region would lead to an English claim...
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The Mariana and Palau Islands Campaign: The History of the Allied Victory That Preceded the Invasion of the Philippines
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting by soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The powerful forces of the United States Navy (USN), Marine Corps, and Army advanced inexorably against Imperial...
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The Marquis de Lafayette: The Life and Legacy of the American Revolution's Most Famous Foreign Soldier
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes contemporary accountsBy the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming...
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony: The History and Legacy of the Settlement of Colonial New England
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony: The History and Legacy of the Settlement of Colonial New England
*Includes pictures *Profiles important figures like John Winthrop, Roger Williams, and others *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The first successful American colony in North America was settled in 1607 at Jamestown,...
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The Mary Celeste and SS Baychimo: The Unsolved Mysteries of History's Most Famous Ghost Ships
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The Mary Celeste and SS Baychimo: The Unsolved Mysteries of History's Most Famous Ghost Ships
People love mysteries, which is a good thing since history is so replete with them. This is especially true among seafaring people, and of all the mysteries of the deep, few rise to the level of the Mary Celeste. In many...
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The Master of Suspense: The Life and Legacy of Alfred Hitchcock
*Includes pictures.*Includes Hitchcock's quotes about directing and explains the key themes and techniques associated with his films.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking...
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The Maurya Empire: The History and Legacy of Ancient India's Greatest Empire
During the last centuries of the first millennium BCE, most of the Mediterranean basin and the Near East were either directly or indirectly under the influence of Hellenism. The Greeks spread their ideas to Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Persia and attempted...
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The Medina Azahara: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Medieval Capital in Spain
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“To Córdoba belong all the beauty and ornaments that delight the eye or dazzle the sight. Her long line of Sultans form her crown of...
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The Men Who Ordered Pickett's Charge: The Civil War Careers of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, George Pickett & Edward Porter Alexander
*Weaves the lives and careers of all 4 generals into one entertaining and educational narrative. *Includes maps of important battles like Antietam and Gettysburg. *Includes pictures of the generals and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes descriptions...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The History and Legacy of America's Largest Art Museum
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art is unsurpassed at presenting more than 50 centuries of work. I go there constantly, seeing things over and over, better than I've ever seen them before.” (Jerry Saltz) Americans are rightfully proud of much of...
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The Mesopotamian Campaign of World War I: The History and Legacy of the Allied Victory that Led to the Breakup of the Ottoman Empire
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the campaign*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“With hindsight, it is easy to see why a slim, self-effacing Englishman named Thomas Edward Lawrence became one of this century's most ballyhooed...
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The Mexican-American War and Spanish-American War: The History of the Major Conflicts that Resulted in America's Expansion across North America
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The policy of manifest destiny increased tensions with Mexico in the 1840s. Mexico's northern half formed the western border of the territory bought in...
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