Jeep: The History of America's Greatest Vehicle, Hardcover

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DescriptionThe dramatic insider account of why we invaded Iraq, the motivations that drove it, and the frustrations of those who tried and failed t...

Reducere. "A man can fight if he can see daylight down the road somewhere, " President Lyndon Johnson told a senator in March 1965. "But there ain't no dayli...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the projects' construction *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Transcont...

Reducere. DescriptionDanger was the air she breathed. Pain was her companion. Freedom was her heartbeat. In World War II France, she went by the name of Mari...

Reducere. Let It Blurt is the raucous and righteous biography of Lester Bangs (1949-82)--the gonzo journalist, gutter poet, and romantic visionary of rock cr...

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Reducere. On Friday, October 16, 1846, only one operation was scheduled at Massachusetts General Hospital.... That day in Boston, the operation was the routi...

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Reducere. Virginia Hall left her Baltimore home in 1931 to enter the Foreign Service and went to work for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE) when...

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Reducere. The Tri-State Tornado is a gripping account of the worst tornado disaster in American history. Claiming 689 lives during a three-hour rampage acros...

Reducere. The twenty-four tales in this book are of the most famous lost treasures in America, from a two-foot statue reportedly made entirely of silver (the...

Reducere. The Inspirational Story of the Twentieth Century s Greatest Evangelist Billy Graham has preached the gospel message in person to more people than a...

Reducere. DescriptionLos Angeles, 1947. A housewife out for a walk with her baby notices a cloud of black flies buzzing ominously in Leimert Park. An "unsigh...

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' -...

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Reducere. The inspiring, untold story about a group of remarkable athletes and their groundbreaking coach who live and train in startling ways--and are redef...

Reducere. Hop in for a ride with local history columnist Gary Flinn to the halcyon days of Flint. Revisit the contributions of oft-overlooked David Buick, th...

An accessible guide to the principles of success by one of the most respected and sought-after motivational speakers of our time. In the tradition ...

Reducere. There is no creature that quite embodies the beauty and grandeur of the American West as does the wild horse. For thousands of years, the horse has...

Reducere. The Seminole Struggle: A History of America's Longest Indian War, Hardcover

Reducere. A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every presid...

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A gripping, flawlessly researched, and overdue portrait of America's trailblazing female journalists. Kim Todd has restored these long-forgotten ma...

Reducere. Why has the United States assumed so extensive and costly a role in world affairs over the last hundred years? The two most common answers to this ...

DescriptionEveryone is familiar with the iconic WWII Jeep, its green paintwork annotated with white letters, numbers and symbols. Unintelligible to...

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Reducere. On a cold, rainy dawn in late November 1872, Lieutenant Frazier Boutelle and a Modoc Indian nicknamed Scarface Charley leveled firearms at each oth...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Phoenicians, then keep reading...The Phoenicians remain one of the most enigmatic ancient ci...

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Reducere. The Romans' destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibal's life. What we know of him com...

DescriptionThough their story is little- known, mother and daughter Mabel Loomis Todd and Millicent Todd Bingham brought Emily Dickinson's genius t...

Reducere. Just before dawn on June 9, 1863, Union soldiers materialized from a thick fog near the banks of Virginia's Rappahannock River to ambush sleeping C...

Reducere. Settled in the 1600s, Brooklyn Heights is one of New York s most historic neighborhoods. Its strategic location overlooking the harbor proved instr...

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Texas Rangers, then keep reading...Before Texas became a state in the United States of Ameri...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Texas Rangers, then keep reading...Before Texas became a state in the United States of Ameri...

Reducere. Two high-ranking officers defied the British Admiralty to tell the tale of World War I's first naval battle against Germany. The Royal Navy had rul...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the first people to leave Africa to the first to leave the planet, the urge to explore the unknown has driven human progress. DK's ...

Reducere. In the mid-nineteenth century, Thoreau recognized the importance of preserving the complex and fragile landscape of Cape Cod, with its weathered wi...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dave LuehrWith: Stacey PhillipsDiscover the Six Secrets Used by America's Greatest Body Shops Dave Luehr believes that righ...

Reducere. They save our lives every day, and we've never heard their stories. The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America's great...

Reducere. Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's fi...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the course of his thirty-two-year reign over ancient Egypt, Thutmose III fought an impressive seventeen campaigns. He fought more bat...

Reducere. Once upon a time in television, comedy was comedy, drama was drama, and that was that. Heroes were supposed to act in a certain way. Genres such as...

Reducere. Twelve different Jeeps - ranging from the mid-20th century to the present day - take a colorful adventure through various sceneries from around the...