American History
American History
Betty Grable & Rita Hayworth: The Most Famous Pin-Up Models of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes their most famous quotes*Includes bibliographies for further reading*Includes a table of contents“There are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them.” – Betty Grable“I've had a lot of unhappiness in my life...
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Biafra: The History and Legacy of the Secessionist Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War
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Biafra: The History and Legacy of the Secessionist Republic of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War
"[A] cardinal principle of British colonial policy [is] that the interests of a large native population shall not be subject to the will...of a small minority of educated and Europeanized natives." - Lord Frederick Lugard Nigeria was the creation of...
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Biblos: Historia y legado de la más antigua ciudad fenicia
De todos los pueblos del antiguo cercano oriente, los fenicios están entre los más reconocidos, pero quizás también entre los menos comprendidos. Los fenicios nunca construyeron un imperio como los egipcios y los asirios; de hecho, los fenicios nunca crearon...
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Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower: The History of the Famous English Landmark
*Includes pictures*Includes physical descriptions of the both the tower and bell*Includes online resources for further reading*Includes a table of contentsBig Ben is one of the most recognizable symbols of Britain, and indeed one of the most famous structures in the...
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The Biggest Battles of the Eastern Front During World War II: The Siege of Leningrad, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Kursk,
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the battles by soldiers and generals on both sides*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsWorld War II was fought on a scale unlike anything before or since in human history,...
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The Biggest Battles of the Pacific Theater: The History of the Decisive Campaigns that Led to Victory Over Japan in World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the campaigns*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe 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...
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The Biggest Civil War Battles of 1863: Stones River, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Chickamauga, and the Chattanooga Campaign
*Includes pictures.*Includes accounts of the battles by important generals who fought them.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would take 4 years...
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Billie Holiday and Etta James: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Jazz Singers
*Includes pictures*Includes the artists' quotes about their lives*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIf Billie Holiday wanted to become a jazz singer, she chose the best of all eras in which to attempt it....
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The Birth of the Italian Republic: The History and Legacy of the Allied Occupation of Italy after World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading On March 25, 1957, Italy signed the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community (EEC), a forerunner of the European Union (EU) that was promoted as a guarantor of future...
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The Birth of the Republic of Ireland: The History of Ireland's Split from the British Empire in the Early 20th Century
“If you strike us down now we shall rise again and renew the fight. You cannot conquer Ireland; you cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom then our children will...
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The Birth of the Royal Air Force in World War I: The History and Legacy of British Air Power during the Great War
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading One of the most important breakthroughs in military technology associated with World War I, and certainly the one that continues to capture the public imagination, was...
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The Black and White City: The History of Racism and Race Relations at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
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The Black and White City: The History of Racism and Race Relations at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the world's fair *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “All the World's a Fair; where some are bought and some are sold.” - Archibald Maclaren Walking...
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Black Bart & Howell Davis: Mastering Piracy
*Weaves the lives and piracy of the two famous pirates into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Explains how the myths and legends of the pirates helped create the instantly recognizable pirate stereotypes today.*Includes pictures depicting the pirates and important people, places,...
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The Black Dahlia Case: The History of the Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short
*Includes pictures*Profiles Short's life and death, and the theories and suspects*Includes footnotes, online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The body was just a few feet from the sidewalk and posed in the grass in such...
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The Black Death: The History and Legacy of the Middle Ages' Deadliest Plague
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the plague written by survivors across Europe*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The trend of recent research is pointing to a figure more like 45–50% of the European population dying during a four-year...
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The Black Hand: The History of the Secret Serbian Nationalist Group Whose Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Sparked World War
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the group's members and activities*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAlthough a couple of wars were fought on the European continent during the 19th century, an uneasy peace was mostly...
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Black Hawk Down: The History of the Battle of Mogadishu
*Includes pictures *Includes an explanation of the action, what went wrong, and an analysis of who was to blame *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “The Somalis were a curious bunch....
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Black September: The History and Legacy of the Conflict Between the Palestinians and Jordan in 1970
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Black September: The History and Legacy of the Conflict Between the Palestinians and Jordan in 1970
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“We had thousands of incidents of breaking the law, of attacking people. It was a very unruly state of affairs in the country and I continued to try. I went to...
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The Black Sox Scandal: The History and Legacy of America's Most Notorious Sports Controversy
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the scandal written by Sox players, newspapers, and more*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“As Jackson departed from the Grand Jury room, a small boy clutched at his sleeve and...
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Black Tuesday: The History and Legacy of the Wall Street Crash of 1929
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the stock market crash written by newspapers and other contemporaries*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe Roaring Twenties were an age of optimism. New technology was being invented, and novel products were making...
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Blaise Pascal: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary French Mathematician and Theologian
“People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.” (Blaise Pascal) Blaise Pascal’s time on earth may have been brief - no more than 39 years -...
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Blenheim Palace: The History and Legacy of the Only Non-Royal Palace in England
By the start of the 18th century, England had recovered from one of the most tumultuous periods in its history and was heading into the future with a new sense of unity. The civil wars were over, and despite some...
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Blitzkrieg: La Historia y Legado de la Guerra Relámpago de la Alemania Nazi al Comienzo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
La guerra siempre ha sido una competencia entre defensiva y ofensiva. Por momentos ambas han estado relativamente balanceadas, pero en otros momentos, una llega a ser mucho más poderosa. Es durante esos tiempos que ocurren las más grandiosas innovaciones militares.El...
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Blitzkrieg: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Lightning Warfare at the Start of World War II
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Blitzkrieg: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Lightning Warfare at the Start of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“In this year, 1929, I became convinced that tanks working on their own or in conjunction with infantry could never achieve decisive importance. My historical studies, the...
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Blood Diamonds: The Controversial History of Mining Operations in Africa that Subsidize Conflicts across the Continent
Sometime early in November 1985, a clandestine prison escape took place at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility in Massachusetts. With the usual prop of knotted together sheets, Charles Taylor an ex-Liberian government official, alumni student of Bentley College, Massachusetts, and...
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Bloody Mary: The Life and Legacy of England's Most Notorious Queen
"When I am dead and opened, you shall find 'Calais' lying in my heart." (Mary I) Queen Mary I ruled England and its conquered territories in Wales and Ireland for only five years, from 1553 to 1558, yet she has...
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The Boer War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict that Solidified British Rule in South Africa
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The Boer War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict that Solidified British Rule in South Africa
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“The Boers were hostile toward indigenous African peoples, with whom they fought frequent range wars, and toward the government of the Cape, which was attempting to control...
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Boko Haram: The History of Africa's Most Notorious Terrorist Group
*Includes pictures*Profiles leaders of the group and explains its history of attacks*Includes footnotes for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Boko Haram are better armed and are better motivated than our own troops. Given the present state of affairs, it is...
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The Bonus Army: The History of the Controversial Protests by American World War I Veterans in 1932
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The Bonus Army: The History of the Controversial Protests by American World War I Veterans in 1932
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Bonus Army written by members and eyewitnesses *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "On a day in June, 1932, I saw a dusty automobile truck roll...
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The Book of the Dead: The History and Legacy of Ancient Egypt's Famous Funerary Texts
Given the abundance of funerary artifacts that have been found within the sands of Egypt, it sometimes seems as though the Ancient Egyptians were more concerned with the matters of the afterlife than they were with matters of the life...
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