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Pub. Date
2019.
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"Rick Atkinson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning An Army at Dawn and two other masterly books about World War II, has long been admired for his unparalleled ability to write deeply researched, stunningly vivid narrative history. Now he turns his attention to a new war, and in the initial volume of the Revolution Trilogy he tells the story of the first twenty months of the bloody struggle to shake free of King George's shackles. From the battles...
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Pub. Date
2017.
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Publisher Annotation: When the British fought the young United States during the War of 1812, they knew that taking the mouth of the Mississippi River was the key to crippling their former colony. Capturing the city of New Orleans and stopping trade up the river sounded like a simple task--New Orleans was far away from Washington, out of sight and out of mind for the politicians. What the British didn't count on was the power of General Andrew Jackson....
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Liberation trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2013
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xiii, 877 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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No one was sure that D-Day would go as planned. As the trilogy comes to an epic close, fight alongside the Allied forces during their final effort to end the war and secure victory in World War II. Travel from the Battle of the Bulge and take on the Third Reich forces as generals, lieutenants, and riflemen present the final hours of war.
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World War II novels volume 2
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A fictional account of D-Day and the Allied invasion of Europe chronicles the events of the World War II campaign and the personalities who took part, from the ordinary soldiers on the land and in the air, to such leaders as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Omar Bradley, as their efforts changed the course of the war.
6) Shiloh 1862
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Pub. Date
c2012
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446 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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In the spring of 1862, many Americans still believed that the Civil War, "would be over by Christmas." The previous summer in Virginia, Bull Run, with nearly 5,000 casualties, had been shocking, but suddenly came word from a far away place in the wildernesses of Southwest Tennessee of an appalling battle costing 23,000 casualties, most of them during a single day. It was more than had resulted from the entire American Revolution. As author Winston...
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Pub. Date
[2013?]
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x, 483 pages : illustrations : 24 cm
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'Eyewitness to Gettysburg: First-Hand Accounts of the Greatest Battle of the Civil War' gathers letters, journals, articles and speeches from the people who lived through those fateful three days. Tied together with narrative by historian Rod Gragg and illustrated with a wealth of photographs and images, 'Eyewitness to Gettysburg' will transport you to the battlefield.
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America faced Britain for the second time, and the outcome was looking much more grim as they engaged the British in the summer of 1814. Despite a torched White House and Capitol, America surged back to secure its independence. The true tale is told here by Francis Scott Key and Admiral Cockburn. 560pp., 30K, Auth res: Washington, D.C., Photos, Maps
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Pub. Date
2007
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xxv, 421 p. : plans ; 24 cm.
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A comprehensive one-volume study of the military aspects of the War of Independence, drawing on hundreds of specialist sources, contemporary and archival. The first part of the book offers a detailed examination of eighteenth-century combat: Who fought and what motivated them, whether patriot or redcoat, Hessian or Frenchman? How were they enlisted and trained? How were they clothed and fed? What weapons did they use, and how effective were they?...
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Follow along a Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan in this true story of survival and difficult choices.
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small...
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small...
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Pub. Date
2004, Ã1994
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xxviii, 606 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning recreation of the powderkeg that was Europe during the crucial first thirty days of World War I traces the actions of statesmen and patriots alike in Berlin, London, St. Petersburg, and Paris.
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"After the gods, after the myths and legends, came the world of men--and in the front rank stood Pericles. Enter Pericles--the Lion of Athens. Behind him lies the greatest city of the ancient world. Before him stands the ferocious Persian army. Both sides are spoiling for war. But Pericles knows one thing: to fight a war you must first win the peace. It's time for a hero to rise. For his enemies to tremble. And for a city to shine like a beacon...
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Pub. Date
2014.
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x, 308 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Relive one fateful summer as British forces set fire to the White House only after dining in it and American forces take a historical stand to resecure America at The Battle of Fort McHenry, inspiring our national anthem. 320pp., 40K, Auth res: London, England
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Liberation trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
c2007
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xiii, 791 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns. In An Army at Dawn - winner of the Pulitzer Prize - Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943, attack Italy two months later, and then fight their way, mile by bloody mile, north toward Rome. The Italian campaign's...
17) Forward March
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
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"Harper 'Band Geek' McKinley just wants to make it through her senior year of marching band--and her Republican father's presidential campaign. That was a tall order to start, but everything was going well enough until someone made a fake gay dating profile posing as Harper...With her dad's campaign on the line, Harper's relationship with her family at stake, and no idea who made that fake dating profile, Harper has to decide what's more important...
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Pub. Date
[2015?]
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xxvi, 485 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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In 'The Fall of the Ottomans,' Eugene Rogan weaves a captivating account of the First World War in the Middle East. Supplied by Germany with guns and military advisors, the Ottoman Empire entered the war with gusto, taking on the Russians in the Caucasus and the French and British in North Africa and South Asia. Caught off guard by the Ottomans' innovative tactics and surprisingly effective forces, the Entente armies rapidly lost ground. As Rogan...
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"As a shy school librarian, Alexis Stone is comfortable keeping out of the spotlight. But when she's dumped for being too meek -- in bed! -- she decides she needs to change. And what better way to kick-start her new, more adventurous life than with her first one-night stand? Enter Logan, the gorgeous, foul-mouthed stranger she meets at a hotel bar. Audacious and filterless, Logan is Alexis's opposite -- and boy, do opposites attract! Just as she's...
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