World War II: A New History, Paperback

Magnificent Mitscher, Paperback - Theodore Taylor

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. Air Admiral Marc Mitscher, who led the U.S. attack across the Pacific, is a legend in military circles for developing an entirely new concept of wa...

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Midnight Train to Siberia, Paperback - Teresa Radomska

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Reducere. One freezing February night in 1940, fifteen-year-old Alicja Radomski, her parents and younger sister and brother were dragged from their home and ...

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And After the Fire, Paperback - Lauren Belfer

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Reducere. National Jewish Book Award Winner The New York Times-bestselling author of A Fierce Radiance and City of Light returns with a new powerful and pass...

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Orientalism: A Reader, Paperback - Alexander Lyon Macfie

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Reducere. In the period of decolonization that followed World War II, a number of scholars, mainly Middle Eastern, launched a sustained assault on Orientalis...

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The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey, Paperback - Joseph G. Bilby

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

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Forgeries of Memory and Meaning: Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film Before World War II, Paperback - Cedric J. Robinson

276,99 RON 296,99 RON

Reducere. Cedric J. Robinson offers a new understanding of race in America through his analysis of theater and film of the early twentieth century. He argues...

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Unburnable, Paperback - Marie-Elena John

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Reducere. Haunted by scandal and secrets, Lillian Baptiste fled Dominica when she was fourteen after discovering she was the daughter of Iris, the half-crazy...

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We Install: And Other Stories, Paperback - Harry Turtledove

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Reducere. From Harry Turtledove, bestselling author of the Worldwar series and The Guns of the South, a collection of nine stories and three essays that illu...

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Washington's Golden Age: Hope Ridings Miller, the Society Beat, and the Rise of Women Journalists, Paperback - Joseph Dalton

170,99 RON

DescriptionReal news traveled fast, even in the days before internet connections. During the New Deal and World War II, Washington elites turned to...

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The Alaska Highway in World War II: The U.S. Army of Occupation in Canada's Northwest, Paperback - Kenneth S. Coates

189,99 RON 203,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionAfter the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a fear of invasion swept North America--particularly the West Coast. Immediate steps needed t...

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Accessible America. A History of Disability and Design, Paperback - Bess Williamson

119,99 RON

DescriptionA history of design that is often overlooked-until we need it Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have yo...

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It Wasn't So Jolly: The Story of the Jolly Rogers and the James Horner Crew 1942-1945, Paperback - Thomas A. Baker

194,99 RON 208,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the story of the 90th Bomb Group of the US 5th Air Force, nicknamed the Jolly Rogers, and the James Horner bomber crew, as told ...

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First One In, Last One Out: Auschwitz Survivor 31321, Paperback - Marilyn Shimon

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Marilyn ShimonWhile growing up in New York, Marilyn Shimon often visited her uncle in California. She saw his scars, gaped ...

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Pilot of Fortune: The Extraordinary True-Life Adventures of Aviation Pioneer and Trailblazer Sheldon Luck, Paperback - Ted Beaudoin

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. NEW EDITION REVISED AND EXPANDED From barnstormer to bush flyer to airline pilot, wartime ferry pilot and airborne firefighter, no job was too big,...

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The Undiscovered Paul Robeson: Quest for Freedom, 1939 - 1976, Paperback - Paul, Jr. Robeson

125,99 RON 134,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe eagerly awaited second volume of Paul Robeson Jr.'s acclaimed biography of his father, the legendary singer, actor, and social activ...

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The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg: A Biography Book for New Readers, Paperback - Susan B. Katz

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Reducere. Discover the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg--a story about fighting for what's rightIn this chapter book for kids ages 6-8, you'll learn about how Rut...

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Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States, Paperback - George R. Stewart

128,99 RON 138,99 RON

Reducere. George R. Stewart's classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the n...

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Danger's Hour: The Story of the USS Bunker Hill and the Kamikaze Pilot Who Crippled Her, Paperback - Maxwell Taylor Kennedy

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. In the closing months of World War II, Americans found themselves facing a new and terrifying weapon: kamikazes -- the first men to use airplanes a...

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Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac, Paperback - Steven D. Smith

151,99 RON

Traditionalist Christians who oppose same-sex marriage and other cultural developments in the United States wonder why they are being forced to bra...

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Religion and Science, Paperback - Bertrand Russell

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Reducere. In this timely work, Russell, philosopher, agnostic, mathematician, and renowned peace advocate, offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflic...

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Israel and the Church: The Origins and Effects of Replacement Theology, Paperback - Ronald E. Diprose

168,99 RON 180,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ronald E. DiproseModern Israel and its relations with its Arab neighbors has been conspicuously in the daily news ever sinc...

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What Happened to Christian Canada?, Paperback - Mark a. Noll

40,99 RON 43,99 RON

Reducere. On September 15, 1959, Georges Vanier, Canada's Governor-General soon-to-be, began his acceptance speech with the following invocation: "Mr. Prime ...

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The Fields We Called Home, Paperback - Carrie Burrows

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Reducere. In this unforgettable World War II novel, inspired by true events, the lives of Central Texans on homeland soil are forever altered as many sacrifi...

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And Time Rolls on, Paperback - Savitri

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Reducere. DescriptionSavitri Devi (1905-1982) became known as the high priestess of "esoteric Hitlerism" for her unique synthesis of National Socialism, Hind...

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Other Losses: An Investigation Into the Mass Deaths of German Prisoners at the Hands of the French and Americans After World War II, Paperback - James

136,99 RON 146,99 RON

Reducere. Other Losses caused an international scandal when first published in 1989 by revealing that Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower's policies c...

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Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson's First Season, Paperback - Jonathan Eig

109,99 RON 117,99 RON

Reducere. This bestselling account of the most important season in baseball history, 1947, tells the dramatic story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color ba...

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Sicily '43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe, Paperback - James Holland

118,99 RON 127,99 RON

Reducere. On July 10, 1943, the largest amphibious invasion ever mounted took place, larger even than the Normandy invasion eleven months later: 160, 000 Ame...

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The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb, Paperback - Gar Alperovitz

160,99 RON 172,99 RON

Reducere. With a new preface by the author Controversial in nature, this book demonstrates that the United States did not need to use the atomic bomb against...

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From There to Here As I Remember It!: An Autobiography, Paperback - Leonard Szczesny

96,99 RON 103,99 RON

Reducere. Leonard Szczesny was born in 1931 on the Polish-Russian border to a Polish family. Because in 1933 his father Josef was banished for five years of ...

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Fish for Jimmy: Inspired by One Family's Experience in a Japanese American Internment Camp, Paperback - Katie Yamasaki

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DescriptionFor two boys in a Japanese American family, everything changed when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor and the United States went to war. With th...

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New Orleans Jazz, Mahalia Jackson and the Philosophy of Art, PB (vol2), Paperback - Marleen Hengelaar-Rookmaaker

201,99 RON 216,99 RON

Reducere. It was in a Nazi prison camp during World War II that 22-year-old Hans Rookmaaker read the Bible and became a Christian. It was there too he receiv...

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The Lost LP, Paperback - Daniel Mendelsohn

147,99 RON 158,99 RON

Reducere. A New York Times Notable Book - Winner of the National Jewish Book Award - Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award - A Los Angeles Times B...

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Heirlooms' Tale: A Family Story Told by Its Treasures, Paperback - Benedicte Grima

329,99 RON 353,99 RON

Reducere. Six heirlooms - a portrait, a table, a parure, a whiskey label, a set of books, and a building -- tell the stories of six branches of a family whos...

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The Shadow On My Heart: Faith. Family. Forgivness, Paperback - Stefan Rybak

103,99 RON 111,99 RON

Reducere. This powerful personal memoir follows Stefan Rybak, a workaholic with a history of success in entertainment, media, and marketing, as he confronts ...

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Hungarian Soldier Vs Soviet Soldier: Eastern Front 1941, Paperback - Péter Mujzer

88,99 RON

This fully illustrated study assesses the Hungarian and Soviet forces that clashed repeatedly in 1941 during the Barbarossa campaign of World War I...

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Shanghai Occupied: A Boy's Tale of World War II, Paperback - James G. Ling

99,99 RON 106,99 RON

Reducere. Building forts, excursions to the park, enduring art and music lessons with his buddies formed the fabric of Jim Ling's early childhood in the glit...

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Qubec Confronts Canada, Paperback - Edward M. Corbett

275,99 RON

Originally published in 1967. The nationalistic sentiment of French Canada was starkly dramatized by the Montreal terrorist bombings in the spring ...

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Boysie's Horn: The History of Jazz in Wilmington in the 20th Century, Paperback - Steven Leech

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Reducere. In Boysie's Horn, social historian, radio host, producer, journalist, and novelist Steven Leech highlights the influence of one of America's greate...

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The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide, Paperback - Meizhu Lui

133,99 RON 143,99 RON

Reducere. For every dollar owned by the average white family in the United States, the average family of color has less than a dime. Why do people of color h...

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The Fools in Town Are on Our Side, Paperback - Ross Thomas

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Reducere. "Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?" -- Mark TwainRoss Thomas chose the quotation f...

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When Angels Fall: From Toccoa to Tokyo: The 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II MacArthur's Secret Weapon & Heroes of Los, Paperback - J

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Reducere. MacArthur's secret weapon and heroes of the Los Ba os Raid, the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division fought with distinc...

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The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years, Paperback - John Paul Stevens

119,99 RON

A "timely and hugely important" memoir of Justice John Paul Stevens's life on the Supreme Court (New York Times).When Justice John Paul Stevens ret...

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Your Move: What Board Games Teach Us about Life, Paperback - Jonathan Kay

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Reducere. DescriptionBoard games are among our most ancient and beloved art forms. During the rise of digital media, they fell from prominence for a decade o...

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The Portage to San Cristobal of A. H., Paperback - George Steiner

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Reducere. Imagine, thirty years after the end of World War II, Israeli Nazi-hunters, some of whom lost relatives in the gas chambers of Nazi Germany, find a ...

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Space Taxis, Paperback - Adam Frosh

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"A perfect blend of science fiction and alternate history"It's 1977. New York cab driver, Mike Redolfo, is abducted by aliens as a result of a mist...

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The Daughter's Tale, Paperback - Armando Lucas Correa

116,99 RON

From the internationally bestselling author of The German Girl, an unforgettable, "searing" (People) saga exploring a hidden piece of World War II ...

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Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Antulio J. Echevarria

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Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, Antulio J....

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After the Cataclysm: The Political Economy of Human Rights: Volume II, Paperback - Noam Chomsky

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Reducere. With a new preface by the authors, this companion book to The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism, dissects the aftermath of the war in S...

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Tonight Is Already Tomorrow, Paperback - Lia Levi

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Reducere. Inspired by true events during World War II, Lia Levi's prize-winning novel of loss, despair, and courage tells the tragic history of mid-century E...

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action, Paperback - H. P. Willmott

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval engagement in history. The battle was four separate actions, none of which were fought in the Gulf ...

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German Tanks in Normandy 1944: The Panzer, Sturmgeschütz and Panzerjäger Forces That Faced the D-Day Invasion, Paperback - Steven J. Zaloga

75,99 RON

A new study of the German Panzer forces that stood between the Allies' D-Day beachhead and victory in World War II - how they compared, how they we...

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Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems, 1964-2001, Paperback - W. G. Sebald

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Reducere. "A splendid addition to an already extraordinary oeuvre."--Teju Cole, The New Yorker German-born W. G. Sebald is best known as the innovative autho...

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Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge, Paperback - Steven J. Zaloga

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Reducere. DescriptionA new analysis of exactly how Allied and German tanks fought the Battle of the Bulge, one of the great tank battles of World War II. The...

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The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb, Paperback - Sam Kean

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Reducere. From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Ado...

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The Gospel According to Thomas: Christ's Recorded Sayings of Mastery, Paperback - Lachlen Paul French

106,99 RON 114,99 RON

Reducere. Event Horizon Publishing llc, brings you a discovery that occurred in 1945 at the end of World War II, of which most of us have never heard. Imagin...

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Me 262 Vs P-51 Mustang: Europe 1944-45, Paperback - Robert Forsyth

88,99 RON

DescriptionThis title explores the formidable Me 262 and P-51 Mustang, two planes which represented the state-of-the-art in terms of design, perfor...

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