The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac: An Illustrated History, Hardcover

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Experts in the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines--t...

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In this fully illustrated book, Simon Trowbridge tells the story of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He begins by making a comparison between the RSC...

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The first illustrated history to celebrate women's struggle for equality around the globe. One hundred years ago American women fought for and won ...

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DescriptionThe year was 1896, the woman was Alice Guy-Blach , and the film was The Cabbage Fairy. It was less than a minute long. Guy-Blach , the f...

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Reducere. The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon Schechter attends to a diverse ar...

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The most comprehensive study published to date about John Galsworthy's philanthropic support for, and his compositions about soldiers disabled in t...

The most comprehensive study published to date about John Galsworthy's philanthropic support for, and his compositions about soldiers disabled in t...

Reducere. In this illustrated account of the bloodiest war fought on American soil, Brooks Simpson recounts the events of the war from the opening salvo at F...

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Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our he...

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A lavishly illustrated celebration of each of the world's sixty-eight currently recognized eagle species in all their magnificence and beguiling di...

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A deep dive into the world of Ufology--the study and search for extraterrestrial life--with a fun, informative, humorous look at the history of thi...

Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, Firearms: An Illustrated History charts the evolution of the gun, from the pistol and ri...

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Reducere. More than one million Indian soldiers were deployed during World War I, serving in the Indian Army as part of Britain's imperial war effort. These ...