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Capturing Hill 70

Canada’s Forgotten Battle of the First World War

by Douglas E. Delaney, Serge Marc Durflinger ...

Series series Studies in Canadian Military History
In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of determined German counter attacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet only a handful of Canadians have heard of it or of subsequent attempts to ... Read more

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In August 1917, the Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, a vital piece of ground just north of the French industrial town of Lens. The Canadians suffered some 5,400 casualties and defeated three days of determined German counter attacks. This spectacularly successful but shockingly costly battle was as innovative as Vimy, yet only a handful of Canadians have heard of it or of subsequent attempts to
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Tower Dog

Life Inside the Deadliest Job in America

by Douglas Scott Delaney ...

INSIDE THE DEADLIEST JOB IN AMERICA: Meet the cell tower workers who risk their lives—and lose them at an alarmingly high rate—in the name of connectivity.Recent TV shows would have you believe that the most dangerous job in America is a crab fisherman, or maybe even an ice road trucker. But what U.S. Department of Labor unequivocally recognizes as the most dangerous job in America belongs to the ... Read more

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INSIDE THE DEADLIEST JOB IN AMERICA: Meet the cell tower workers who risk their lives—and lose them at an alarmingly high rate—in the name of connectivity.Recent TV shows would have you believe that the most dangerous job in America is a crab fisherman, or maybe even an ice road trucker. But what U.S. Department of Labor unequivocally recognizes as the most dangerous job in America belongs to the
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Turning Point 1917

The British Empire at War

Edited by Douglas E. Delaney, Nikolas Gardner ...

For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by one crisis after another. There was also social and political upheaval on the home front, including labour unrest and opposition to conscription in the dominions. But here and there glimmers of light pierced the gloom. The armies of the empire began to solve the puzzle of trench warfare. The dominions asserted ... Read more

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For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by one crisis after another. There was also social and political upheaval on the home front, including labour unrest and opposition to conscription in the dominions. But here and there glimmers of light pierced the gloom. The armies of the empire began to solve the puzzle of trench warfare. The dominions asserted
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Stranded

by Douglas Delaney ...

S T R A N D E DDedicated to anyone who ever thought, "It was a good idea at the time."Three years ago, I started writing about this experience. I thought I'd write one little ditty for social media and be done with it. Twelve chapters and half a million readers later, I decided to tell the whole story in this book.Many thanks to the hundreds who commented. ... Read more

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S T R A N D E DDedicated to anyone who ever thought, "It was a good idea at the time."Three years ago, I started writing about this experience. I thought I'd write one little ditty for social media and be done with it. Twelve chapters and half a million readers later, I decided to tell the whole story in this book.Many thanks to the hundreds who commented.
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Manpower and the Armies of the British Empire in the Two World Wars

Edited by Douglas E. Delaney, Mark Frost, Andrew L. Brown ...

In the first and only examination of how the British Empire and Commonwealth sustained its soldiers before, during, and after both world wars, a cast of leading military historians explores how the empire mobilized manpower to recruit workers, care for veterans, and transform factory workers and farmers into riflemen.Raising armies is more than counting people, putting them in uniform, and ... Read more

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In the first and only examination of how the British Empire and Commonwealth sustained its soldiers before, during, and after both world wars, a cast of leading military historians explores how the empire mobilized manpower to recruit workers, care for veterans, and transform factory workers and farmers into riflemen.Raising armies is more than counting people, putting them in uniform, and
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Military Education and the British Empire, 1815–1949

by Douglas E. Delaney, Robert C. Engen, Meghan Fitzpatrick ...

Common military education was the lifeblood of the armies, navies, and air forces of the British Empire. It permeated every aspect of the profession of arms and was an essential ingredient for success in both war and peace. Military Education and Empire is the first major scholarly work to address the role of military education in maintaining the empire throughout the nineteenth and twentieth ... Read more

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Common military education was the lifeblood of the armies, navies, and air forces of the British Empire. It permeated every aspect of the profession of arms and was an essential ingredient for success in both war and peace. Military Education and Empire is the first major scholarly work to address the role of military education in maintaining the empire throughout the nineteenth and twentieth
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After Dinner Conversation Magazine

After Dinner Conversation, #55

by Cliff Aliperti, Laura Mullen, Delaney Kelly, John Douglas Mullen, Mason Wageman, Richard Zwicker, David Wiseman ...

Series Book 55 - After Dinner Conversation
Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill SubsNamed Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill SubsDelight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating ... Read more

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Rated "Most Popular Fiction Magazine 2024" by Chill SubsNamed Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill SubsDelight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating
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Codgerspace

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Technology becomes self-aware—and goes haywire—in this comedic science fiction adventure by New York Times–bestselling author Alan Dean Foster.Without warning, kitchen appliances, laundry machines, and every other electronic gadget humans came to depend upon ceased to perform the tasks they were manufactured to do. Ignoring their programming, these devices now sought the meaning of life from an ... Read more

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Technology becomes self-aware—and goes haywire—in this comedic science fiction adventure by New York Times–bestselling author Alan Dean Foster.Without warning, kitchen appliances, laundry machines, and every other electronic gadget humans came to depend upon ceased to perform the tasks they were manufactured to do. Ignoring their programming, these devices now sought the meaning of life from an
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The Times

How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism

by Adam Nagourney ...

A sweeping behind-the-scenes look at the last four turbulent decades of “the paper of record,” The New York Times, as it confronted world-changing events, internal scandals, and faced the existential threat of the internet“An often enthralling chronicle [that] delivers the gossipy goods . . . Like Robert Caro’s biographies, [The Times] should appeal to anyone interested in power.”—Los Angeles ... Read more

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A sweeping behind-the-scenes look at the last four turbulent decades of “the paper of record,” The New York Times, as it confronted world-changing events, internal scandals, and faced the existential threat of the internet“An often enthralling chronicle [that] delivers the gossipy goods . . . Like Robert Caro’s biographies, [The Times] should appeal to anyone interested in power.”—Los Angeles
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The Exquisite Machine

The New Science of the Heart

by Sian E. Harding ...

INSIDE THE MYSTERIES OF THE HEART: See your heart in a whole new way as a leading cardiac scientist reveals astonishing insights on heart function, heart health, and heart disease.“Our blood-pumping organ and its impressive tricks deserve all our cartoon-heart emoji." —The Boston GlobeYour heart is a miracle in motion, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human-made creation. It beats 100 ... Read more

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INSIDE THE MYSTERIES OF THE HEART: See your heart in a whole new way as a leading cardiac scientist reveals astonishing insights on heart function, heart health, and heart disease.“Our blood-pumping organ and its impressive tricks deserve all our cartoon-heart emoji." —The Boston GlobeYour heart is a miracle in motion, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human-made creation. It beats 100
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Somewhere Sisters

A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family

by Erika Hayasaki ...

**An NPR Best Book of 2022An incredible, deeply reported story of identical twins Isabella and Hà, born in Viêt Nam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence until they were reunited as teenagers, against all odds.**“Stirring and unforgettable—a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.” —Robert KolkerIt was 1998 in Nha Trang, Việt Nam, and Liên ... Read more

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**An NPR Best Book of 2022An incredible, deeply reported story of identical twins Isabella and Hà, born in Viêt Nam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence until they were reunited as teenagers, against all odds.**“Stirring and unforgettable—a breathtaking adoption saga like no other.” —Robert KolkerIt was 1998 in Nha Trang, Việt Nam, and Liên
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Robert E. Lee and Me

A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

by Ty Seidule ...

"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert ... Read more

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"Ty Seidule scorches us with the truth and rivets us with his fierce sense of moral urgency." --Ron ChernowIn a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy—and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert
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