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50 MILITARY LEADERS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD HB
ISBN: 9781564148667
ISBN 10: 1564148661
The 50 military leaders who changed the world weren't necessarily the best leaders the most innovative strategists craftiest tacticians or even the bravest smartest or most admirable people. They were however the men and women who for good or ill entered the field of battle and left the world much changed upon their exit. You will easily recognise some of the names - George Washington Napoleon Bonaparte Charlemagne Horatio Nelson and Ulysses S. Grant among others. And you may be stumped by those that only a historian could claim to know like Yi Sun Shin Tuhril Beg Chandragupta and Sargon of Akkad. Some like Genghis Khan were brilliant. Others like Ivan the Terrible were mediocre generals at best. While Joan of Arc is officially a saint Adolf Hitler is universally considered a monster Attila the Hun raped pillaged and brutally killed thousands and Mao Zedong killed millions - more than even Hitler. But each and every of them changed history. You may remember some or most of the men and women in this book. You may honour some and revile others. But after reading 50 MILITARY LEADERS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD you won't deny that these are the leaders who made the greatest impact on our brief history on this planet. You may be equally interested in those who were relegated to honourable mentions (military leaders who changed the world...but not enough) including Hannibal William Wallace and Fidel Castro. And those who were omitted from the list entirely - including Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson George S. Patton Dwight D. Eisenhower George C. Marshall and Douglas MacArthur.
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ISBN 10: 1564148661
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50 WEAPONS THAT CHANGED WARFARE HB
ISBN: 9781564147561
ISBN 10: 1564147568
William Weir author of 50 Battles That Changed The World takes another look at the history of warfare focusing on the hardware that served those famous battles as well as others not as glorious. Included are: · Individual weapons - from spears to the submachine gun. · Crew-served weapons - from battering rams to Big Bertha. · Unmanned weapons - from punji stakes to Bouncing Betty landmines and trap guns. 50 WEAPONS THAT CHANGED WARFARE even includes devices that strictly speaking are weapons carriers such as tanks and bombers but which have had enormous effects on the conduct of war. This book describes the effects of these weapons and how and why they changed warfare - from the bloody carnage produced by hand weapons throughout history to the never used but universally feared fusion bomb the sole purpose of which is to destroy millions of people while leaving buildings intact. Each weapon is not only described but also illustrated to give a clearer picture of its usage and effects. These weapons have changed not only how we fight but also why and when we fight. 50 WEAPONS THAT CHANGED WARFARE shows us how we got to this day and age and what had to be done to reach it.
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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
The West Point Military History Series
ISBN: 9780757001567
ISBN 10: 0757001564
The West Point Military History Series
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR begins with an in-depth view of the political social and military organisation of pre-Civil War America. It follows the events of the war with an analysis of the military tactics used the weaponry that was available and the generalship employed by military leaders on both sides of the conflict. While all major battles are covered the text focuses particular attention on those battles that helped develop the rules of military engagement and tactics. From the charge of the cavalry to the early development of trench warfare and from the use of single-shot rifles to the deployment of devastating machine guns the reader is given a unique view of the American Civil War through the eyes of the men who teach Military History at West Point.
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ANCIENT ROME Playing Cards PC42
ISBN: 9788883958939
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An ancient civilization comes to life in these dramatic images. Brave warriors, proud emperors, skilled artisans and citizens show the wonders of Rome. Take a walk through Rome as it must have been and wonder at the its amazing achievements.
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BLACK LIKE YOU
Blackface, Whiteface, Insult and Imitation in American Popular Culture
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Blackface, Whiteface, Insult and Imitation in American Popular Culture
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CIVIL WAR UP CLOSE
ISBN: 9781564147608
ISBN 10: 1564147606
The Civil War has shaped the culture and national identity more than any other event in the history of the United States. It polarised the country pitting brother against brother family against family and state against state. It continues to exert a profound influence on the lives and society nearly a century and a half after it ended. CIVIL WAR UP CLOSE is a thoroughly researched book that features numerous essays on fascinating aspects of the war that have been pretty much overlooked by modern historians. It re-examines accepted theories with a fresh new outlook and brings hard hitting analysis to several age-old questions such as: · Who were the best generals to emerge from the war? · Who were the worst? · Which battles and campaigns were the most influential? · What were the most important military and political decisions made by President Abraham Lincoln? Exploring aspects of the war where generally only the surface has been scratched you'll discover: · How close the Confederacy come to European recognition · Meet the unlucky men of the Civil War hall of shame · Which wartime governors actually hindered the war effort ·
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COLISEUM Playing cards PC41
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Evocative and colourful illustrations depicting scenes
from the ancient Roman Coliseum of gladiatorial conflict.
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EGYPTIAN ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY
ISBN: 9781577331520
ISBN 10: 1577331524
THE EGYPTIAN ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY focuses on the ceremonial parallels between the modern Roman Catholic Church and ancient Egyptian ceremony. While all forms of Christianity display strong parallels to the rituals of ancient Egypt, perhaps the strongest examples can be seen in Roman Catholicism.
Ancient travellers dispersed from North Africa, carrying with them their traditions and customs. The importance of the Egyptian sway can no longer be denied. It has prompted great thinkers like Siegfried Morenz, Director of the University of Liepzig Institute of Egyptology, to remark that "the influence of the Egyptian religion on posterity is mainly felt through Christianity and its antecedents. Egypt's contribution to the Old Testament is actually a product of that country's relationship with Syria; its contribution to the New Testament, indeed, even to early Christian theology, must be seen as a special instance of that general influence exerted by Egypt upon the Hellenistic world."
It is that influence which is explored in THE EGYPTIAN ORIGIN OF CHRISTIANITY in order that the true nature of religion as a whole may be elucidated.
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ENEMY WITHIN
2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World
ISBN: 9780670019991
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2,000 Years of Witch-hunting in the Western World
The term “witch-hunt” is used today to describe everything from political scandals to school board shake-ups. But its origins are far from trivial. Long before the Salem witch trials, women and men were rounded up by neighbours, accused of committing horrific crimes using supernatural powers, scrutinised by priests and juries and promptly executed. The belief in witchcraft - and the deep fear of evil it instilled in communities - led to a cycle of accusation, anger, and purging that has occurred repeatedly in the West for centuries.
Award-winning historian, John Demos, puts this cultural paranoia in context. He takes readers from the early Christians persecuted in Rome through the Salem witch trials, McCarthy's hunt for communists and the hysteria around child sex-abuse cases and satanic cults in the 1980s.
An original and fascinating look at the cultural, social and psychological practice of witch-hunts, THE ENEMY WITHIN illuminates the dark side of communities driven to rid themselves of “evil,” no matter what the cost.
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EPHRAIM'S FARM
A Memoir of Rural Pennsylvania
ISBN: 9781577332497
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A Memoir of Rural Pennsylvania
EPHRAIM'S FARM is a historical sketch of a western Pennsylvania working farm family of the early 1900s. Although this family may be ordinary in every detail, the totality of the lives so factually described, is extraordinary. The Romesbergs represent a single but strong thread in the fabric that was rural America. This American story of family, God, self-reliance and hard, physical work is now a memory and will not be repeated, and this book ensures that this story will never be forgotten.
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FIETS VASE HB
And Other Stories of Survival Europe 1939-1945
ISBN: 9781585422593
ISBN 10: 1585422592
And Other Stories of Survival Europe 1939-1945
In "Fiet's Vase", Alison Leslie Gold links together harrowing yet ultimately inspiring personal accounts of World War II. Meditating on such themes as kindness, love, and art, these stories shed light on the various strengths that people drew on during a dark period of human history. From a young Jewish woman who defied death to keep the promise she made to her dead mother to protect her baby sister; to a German boy, the son of a Nazi, who separated from his father to discover a lifelong passion for the theater, the experiences of the individuals recounted here offer a rare glimpse of the personal face of war. How was it possible to survive the terror of those years-what hidden reserves did people summon in order to carry on? The voices raised in this book offer powerful answers to these still deeply relevant questions.
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FIRST AMERICAN
The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World
ISBN: 9781564149428
ISBN 10: 1564149420
The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World
Forty years ago an amateur historian discovered an engraved mastodon bone near Mexico City showing a virtual bestiary from the Ice Age. Harvard University took notice and excavated nearby sites around the Valsequillo Reservoir. They found perfectly buried sacrificial sites with the oldest spearheads in the world. Some archaeologists postulated their age at 40000 years three times older than the official 12000-year-old date for the first Americans. Then the shocker-United States Geology Survey (USGS) geologists came up with the date of 250000 years old! Even though these dates were published in peer-reviewed geological journals archaeologists wrote off the geologists saying they were mistaken and that their dates were too ridiculously old. Archaeologists never returned to the site and curiosity died out. Soon after this once world-class archaeology region became off-limits for official research a professional forbidden zone. The Valsequillo discoveries were legendary but regarded as fringe by professional archaeologists. Why this radical turn-about? What was found that was so unspeakable so impossible? What happened to these artefacts - America's earliest art and spearheads and why don't archaeologists seem to care? In the new book THE FIRST AMERICAN archaeologist Christopher Hardaker tries to unearth the mystery.
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ISBN 10: 1564149420
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FOUNDING FATHERS SECRET SOCIETIES
Freemasons Illuminati Rosicrucians and the Decoding of the Great Seal (Revised and updated edition of Americas Secret Destiny)
ISBN: 9781594770876
ISBN 10: 1594770875
Freemasons Illuminati Rosicrucians and the Decoding of the Great Seal (Revised and updated edition of Americas Secret Destiny)
Everyone knows who the Founding Fathers were in American history. Most people however never learn of the founders' connections to the Freemasons the Rosicrucians and other esoteric orders. In FOUNDING FATHERS SECRET SOCIETIES Robert Hieronimus investigates these important connections and how their influence can be traced throughout our most significant national documents and symbols especially the Great Seal. He reveals in detail how the reverse of the Great Seal-which appears on the back of the one-dollar bill-is a blueprint that conveys the secret destiny of America. By understanding the kabbalistic meaning of the Great Seal's reverse he shows how America's current era presents unique opportunities for the fulfilment of the Founding Fathers' spiritual vision. New edition of America's Secret Destiny. ¨ Reveals the Founding Fathers' spiritual vision for America as encoded in the Great Seal ¨ Traces the influence of the Iroquois League of Nations upon the Constitution ¨ Exposes the deep connections the Founding Fathers had with the Freemasons and other secret societies
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GLADIATORS Playing Cards PC44
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A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the arena. Most were despised as slaves, schooled under harsh conditions, socially marginalised and segregated even in death.
Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered audiences an example of Rome's martial ethics and, in fighting or dying well, they could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. They were celebrated in high and low art and their value as entertainers was commemorated in precious and commonplace objects throughout the Roman world.
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Irrespective of their origin, gladiators offered audiences an example of Rome's martial ethics and, in fighting or dying well, they could inspire admiration and popular acclaim. They were celebrated in high and low art and their value as entertainers was commemorated in precious and commonplace objects throughout the Roman world.
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GREAT WAR
Strategies and Tactics of the First World War
ISBN: 9780757001581
ISBN 10: 0757001580
Strategies and Tactics of the First World War
Fought on an unprecedented scale-in the sky on the land and in the water - the First World War marked the end of the old military order and the beginning of truly mechanised warfare. Expected to be a short almost surgically-neat war it did not turn out so - nor was it 'the war to end all wars.' Although the participants could not have anticipated it at the beginning World War One was to prove a cataclysmic experience for nations and individuals alike. THE GREAT WAR surveys the period that began with Bismarck's Prussia and ended with the creation of the League of Nations. It analyses the development of modern-day military theory and practice the geopolitical factors that fuelled the conflict and the devastating weaponry used by both sides. It provides a thorough examination of the significant campaigns of a war that changed the path of history. The original maps provided in the WEST POINT ATLAS FOR THE GREAT WAR both highlight the conflict's key military battles and provide dates and unit numbers whilst also illustrating the importance of the terrain demonstrating the vastness of space in certain campaigns and showing the ebb and flow of battle.
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HISTORY OF FLIGHT Playing cards PC08
ISBN: 9788883952784
ISBN 10: 8883952782
On December 17th 1903 at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina USA the first motorised biplane left the ground: it was planned and constructed by the brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright owners of a bicycle shop. The dream of flying had finally taken off!
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HISTORY'S MYSTERIES
People, Places, and Oddities Lost in the Sands of Time
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People, Places, and Oddities Lost in the Sands of Time
HISTORY'S MYSTERIES is an absorbing and meticulously researched exploration of the archaeology, history and mysteries of 35 ancient places worldwide.
Haughton's book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, from the 8,000-year-old stone circle of Nabta Playa to India's magical Taj Mahal; from Rhode Island's controversial Newport Tower to the enigmatic Royston Cave in the UK; from the strange medieval castle-village of Rennes-le-Château to the massive ancient walled city of Great Zimbabwe.
Using the latest archaeological evidence, HISTORY'S MYSTERIES explores:
· The incredible archaeological discoveries at the 11,000 year-old sanctuary of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey.
· The heated debate over the 47-million-year-old 'Ida Fossil'—could it be the missing link in our evolutionary history?
· The reality behind controversial ancient artifacts such as the Iron Pillar of Delhi, the Oak Island Treasure and Egypt's “Dendera Lamps.”
· What really happened to the Neanderthals?
"In the globe-trotting spirit of Indiana Jones, Brian Haughton has circled the earth, trying to get to the bottom of some of history's greatest mysteries."
—BBC Online
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Haughton's book takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, from the 8,000-year-old stone circle of Nabta Playa to India's magical Taj Mahal; from Rhode Island's controversial Newport Tower to the enigmatic Royston Cave in the UK; from the strange medieval castle-village of Rennes-le-Château to the massive ancient walled city of Great Zimbabwe.
Using the latest archaeological evidence, HISTORY'S MYSTERIES explores:
· The incredible archaeological discoveries at the 11,000 year-old sanctuary of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey.
· The heated debate over the 47-million-year-old 'Ida Fossil'—could it be the missing link in our evolutionary history?
· The reality behind controversial ancient artifacts such as the Iron Pillar of Delhi, the Oak Island Treasure and Egypt's “Dendera Lamps.”
· What really happened to the Neanderthals?
"In the globe-trotting spirit of Indiana Jones, Brian Haughton has circled the earth, trying to get to the bottom of some of history's greatest mysteries."
—BBC Online
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INVISIBLE HISTORY OF THE ROSICRUCIANS
The World's Most Mysterious Secret Society
ISBN: 9781594772559
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The World's Most Mysterious Secret Society
For nearly 400 years, incredible myths and stories have been woven around the “invisible” Brothers of the Rose Cross, the Rosicrucians. It is said that they possessed the secret of man and God, that they could turn lead into gold, that they governed Europe in secret, that theirs was the true philosophy of Freemasonry, and that they could save--or destroy--the world. In The Invisible History of the Rosicrucians, Tobias Churton, a “perfected” Knight of the Rose Croix and the Pelican (18th degree, Ancient and Accepted Rite), presents the first definitive historical and philosophical view of this mysterious brotherhood.
Starting at its beginnings in Germany in 1603, Churton unveils the truth behind the complex story that underlies the Rosicrucian movement. He explains its purpose, the motives of its earliest creators, and the manifestos “accidentally” published in the 17th century that emerged at precisely the time when modern science was emerging. He details the people who influenced its development--including Johannes Kepler, Robert Fludd, and Sir Francis Bacon--and the ties between the Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and Templars. He also shows how Rosicrucianism shaped the mythology and spiritual consciousness of both North and South America and reveals that there are many Rosicrucian fraternities still active throughout the world today.
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Starting at its beginnings in Germany in 1603, Churton unveils the truth behind the complex story that underlies the Rosicrucian movement. He explains its purpose, the motives of its earliest creators, and the manifestos “accidentally” published in the 17th century that emerged at precisely the time when modern science was emerging. He details the people who influenced its development--including Johannes Kepler, Robert Fludd, and Sir Francis Bacon--and the ties between the Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and Templars. He also shows how Rosicrucianism shaped the mythology and spiritual consciousness of both North and South America and reveals that there are many Rosicrucian fraternities still active throughout the world today.
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JOURNEY OF THE MAGI
The Truth About the 'Three Kings' and the Historical Jesus
ISBN: 9781577331643
ISBN 10: 1577331648
The Truth About the 'Three Kings' and the Historical Jesus
As a student of archaeology and ancient history, with a Master's Degree in comparative religion besides a Ph.D., Hans Holzer is just the person to answer these questions. He, also, calls on the exacting scholarship of the University of Chicago and The Interlinear Translation of the New Testament and his knowledge of ancient numismatics, especially pertaining to the coins of the first century A.D. issued in Kabul and Petra.
Pinpointing the real date of the birth of Jesus, Holzer concludes that the experience of the shepherds and of the Three Kings was separated by an interval of two years. He became convinced that the Journey of the Kings took a long time and that they came a long way. THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI takes you along on his quest to uncover and understand the evidence that reveals the journey of the Three Kings and the journey of humankind to follow the Light that will lead them out of darkness.
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Pinpointing the real date of the birth of Jesus, Holzer concludes that the experience of the shepherds and of the Three Kings was separated by an interval of two years. He became convinced that the Journey of the Kings took a long time and that they came a long way. THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI takes you along on his quest to uncover and understand the evidence that reveals the journey of the Three Kings and the journey of humankind to follow the Light that will lead them out of darkness.
ISBN: 9781577331643
ISBN 10: 1577331648
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