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  • The Vikings

    by Neil Price, Ben Raffield ...
    Series series Peoples of the Ancient World
    The Vikings provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to the complex world of the early medieval Scandinavians.In the space of less than 300 years, from the mid-eighth to the mid-eleventh centuries CE, people from what are now Norway, Sweden, and Denmark left their homelands in unprecedented numbers to travel across the Eurasian world. Over the last half-century, archaeology and its ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

  • Multivocal Archaeologies of the Pacific War, 1941–45

    Collaboration, Reconciliation, and Renewal

    Edited by Ben Raffield, Yu Hirasawa, Neil Price ...
    This volume draws together the ground-breaking work of researchers and archaeological practitioners, working in multiple countries, to explore and understand the material and cultural impacts of the Pacific War.The combat taking place in the Pacific region during the years 1941–45 was characterized by a brutality and violence unmatched in any other theatre of the Second World War. Described by ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Life in Roman Britain

    The Sutton Life Series

    by Joan P. Alcock ...
    The authoritative and accessible look at life in Roman Britain begins with a brief overview of the province in its historical context. The book then concentrates on the social history of the 400 years of Roman occupation with thematically arranged chapters on fucisign on administration; life in the army; religion; recreation; housing; food and drink; personal lifestyle; and art and decoration. ... Read more

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  • Pacific

    Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World's Superpowers

    by Simon Winchester ...
    One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this imposing force of nature.As the Mediterranean shaped the classical world, and the Atlantic connected Europe to ... Read more

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  • The Vikings and Their Enemies

    Warfare in Northern Europe, 750?1100

    by Philip Line ...
    A fresh account of some of history's greatest warriors.The Vikings had an extraordinary and far-reaching historical impact. From the eighth to the eleventh centuries, they ranged across Europe-raiding, exploring, colonizing-and their presence was felt as far away as Russia and Byzantium. They are most famous as warriors, yet perhaps their talent for warfare is too little understood. Philip Line, ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Japan Runs Wild, 1942–1943

    by Peter Harmsen ...
    Series Book 2 - War in the Far East
    The author of Storm Clouds Over the Pacific, 1931–1941 chronicles Japan's dramatic reversal of fortune as Allied forces gained advantage during WWII.In early 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating Allied forces throughout the Pacific. In a matter of months, Japan had conquered an area larger than Hitler's empire at its apex. Hawaiians and Australians ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Femina

    A New History of the Middle Ages, Through the Women Written Out of It

    by Janina Ramirez ...
    **THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 CUNDIL HISTORY PRIZEA "Next Big Idea Book Club" Must ReadA groundbreaking reappraisal of medieval femininity, revealing why women have been written out of history and why it matters**The Middle Ages are seen as a bloodthirsty time of Vikings, saints and kings; a patriarchal society that oppressed and excluded women. But when we dig a little ... Read more

    $21.49 USD

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  • Defending the Lion City

    The armed forces of Singapore

    by Tim Huxley ...
    Series series THE ARMED FORCES OF ASIA
    Singapore is located in the heart of the Muslim Malay world, yet 78 per cent of its population is ethnically Chinese. The prosperous city-state relies on outside sources for virtually all its water and food; it has no access to the high seas, on which it depends for 85 per cent of its trade, except through its neighbours' waters. Physically linked to Malaysia by a causeway and a bridge, only ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Children of Ash and Elm

    A History of the Vikings

    by Neil Price ...
    From a distinguished archaeologist, the definitive history of the Vikings—from arts and culture to politics and cosmology.**“A thrilling read.” —**Wall Street JournalThe Viking Age saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • To Rule the Waves

    How Control of the World's Oceans Shapes the Fate of the Superpowers

    by Bruce Jones ...
    From a brilliant Brookings Institution expert, an “important” (The Wall Street Journal) and “penetrating historical and political study” (Nature) of the critical role that oceans play in the daily struggle for global power, in the bestselling tradition of Robert Kaplan’s The Revenge of Geography.For centuries, oceans were the chessboard on which empires battled for supremacy. But in the nuclear ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The First Kingdom

    Britain in the age of Arthur

    by Max Adams ...
    Series series The Founders of Britain Quartet
    The bestselling author of The King in the North turns his attention to the obscure era of British history known as 'the age of Arthur'.'Not just a valuable book, but a distinctive one as well' Tom Holland, Sunday Times'An accessible and illuminating book' Gerard de Groot, The Times'A fascinating picture of Britain's new-found independence' This EnglandSome... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • World War 2 Submarines: World War 2 Submarine Stories And Accounts: The True Stories Of Battle Under The Dark Seas

    World War 2 Submarines, #2

    by Cyrus J. Zachary ...
    Series Book 2 - World War 2 Submarines
    Human ingenuity has ensured that over the centuries, we have progressed enough to walk on the very moon. Submarine technology, then, comes as no surprise to us. The use of subs during the wars certainly turned the tide of the battle; the Allied Powers would no doubt have lost had they not engaged in naval battles of such grandeur.As we saw, the War was brutal and horrifying; the submarines ... Read more

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