Forgotten Patriots: The Untold Story of American Prisoners During the Revolutionary War, Paperback - Edwin Burrows

Reducere. Between 1775 and 1783, some 200, 000 Americans took up arms against the British Crown. Just over 6, 800 of those men died in battle. About 25, 000 ...

Reducere. Many Americans know the Revolutionary War was won by the bravery and battle skills of our first patriots. But did you know that many of these loyal...

Reducere. The British colony of West Florida--which once stretched from the mighty Mississippi to the shallow bends of the Apalachicola and portions of what ...

Reducere. ``Very cool...a breezy American culinary history that you didn't know you wanted`` (Bon Appetit) reveals a fascinating look at our past and uses lo...

Reducere. Students and enthusiasts of American history are familiar with the Revolutionary War spies Nathan Hale and Benedict Arnold, but few studies have cl...

Life During the Revolutionary War, Hardcover

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Reducere. If someone who is rich and powerful comes to you for a favor, you don't persecute him - you help him. Having such a person indebted to you is a gre...

Reducere. In a stirring chronicle, Doreen Rappaport brings to light the courage of countless Jews who organized to sabotage the Nazis and help other Jews dur...

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Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "I came here, where freedom is...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Indepe...

Fighter Writer. The eventful life of Sergeant Joe Lee, Scotland's forgotten war poet - Bob Burrows

Reducere. ``Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II.... Mundy has rescued a piece ...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): John DillonIllustration(s): 9 b/w maps, 9 tablesNumber of pages: 298Collection: Reason to RevolutionPublicati...

Reducere. A magnificently researched, dramatically told work of narrative nonfiction about the history, evolution, impact, and ultimate demise of what was kn...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An incredible story of under-appreciated heroism." - USA Today, Five Books to Read This Week "A compelling biography o...

Reducere. The British are comingFourteen-year-old Daniel wants to join the militia and fight against the redcoats. His father wants him to stay in Concord, M...

DescriptionThis title explores the ships and history of the enterprising American patriots who fought the Royal Navy as privateers, and played a ma...

Reducere. Description A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Excellent...This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down." -- The New York Times Book...

Publisher: Holiday House IncAuthor(s): Andrea WarrenNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 208 x 233 x 18Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Eight thousand miles from home, its fate hinges on just twenty Sea Harriers against the two hundred-strong might of the Argentine Air Force. The od...

This book tells the true story of Himmler's plan to use prominent WWII concentration camp prisoners as hostages in an attempt to engage the Western...

Reducere. A thrilling, moment by moment account of an epic World War II escape and the real-life adventures that followed.On August 30, 1942 - 'Zero Night' -...

Reducere. DescriptionTHE REVOLUTION RESTS IN HER HANDS As the former Colonies struggle for freedom, the American Revolution is in the hands of a brave and re...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ruth H. Maxwell"Eighteen roses red, " a wounded Rebel soldier whispers, and with those words thirteen-year-old Anne Elizabe...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Marion T. LaneIllustration(s): Colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 45Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 141...

Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593), is the biography of William Ashby, Elizabethan spy and diplomat who was am...

The tale of an all-black battalion whose crucial contributions at D-Day have gone unrecognised to this day.Publisher: Amberley PublishingAuthor(s):...

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncAuthor(s): Sam KleinerIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Public...

Reducere. Welcome to the 1770s, years of big hats, big wigs, and big ideas. You might have learned about the American Revolution in history classes, but this...

Reducere. The loss of America in 1781 has traditionally been blamed on incompetent British military commanders and political leaders whose arrogant confidenc...

Reducere. The story of two Revolutionary-era teenagers who defy their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold, and are fo...

Reducere. The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, an...

Reducere. Now in paperback--the award-winning National Geographic book that presents the untold story of the invisible war behind the American Revolution. A ...

Reducere. DescriptionIt has been said that while the famous battles of the American Revolution were fought in the North, the decisive battles were fought in ...

Reducere. Assassination by crossbow, refueling homemade planes in mid-air, mother and daughter seduction--Allied spy Tommy Sneum did it all during World War ...

A brilliantly original take on the First World War, tracing the Indian army's journey from a small professional service to a crucial part of the co...

The riveting story of an unsung World War II hero who saved countless American lives in the Philippines.Publisher: Little, Brown & CompanyAuthor(s)...