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The Hand Gun Story

A Complete Illustrated History

by John Walter ...

A firearms expert "traces the history of the 'one hand gun' from its 14th century origins . . . surveying changing technology, techniques, and design" ( Midwest Book Review).Ideally suited for both attack and self-defense, handguns have gotten smaller and deadlier. But the earliest pistols had a tendency to misfire. This was cured by the cap-lock, which proved a massive success in the American ... Read more

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A firearms expert "traces the history of the 'one hand gun' from its 14th century origins . . . surveying changing technology, techniques, and design" ( Midwest Book Review).Ideally suited for both attack and self-defense, handguns have gotten smaller and deadlier. But the earliest pistols had a tendency to misfire. This was cured by the cap-lock, which proved a massive success in the American
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The Sniper Encyclopaedia

An A–Z Guide to World Sniping

by John Walter ...

A complete guide to snipers, rifles, techniques, battles, and campaigns throughout history and around the world, by the author of The Hand Gun Story.The work features hundreds of snipers, including not only the best-known—world renowned gurus such as Vasiliy Zaytsev and Chris Kyle—but also many crack shots overlooked by history. Among them are some of more than a thousand Red Army snipers—men and ... Read more

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A complete guide to snipers, rifles, techniques, battles, and campaigns throughout history and around the world, by the author of The Hand Gun Story.The work features hundreds of snipers, including not only the best-known—world renowned gurus such as Vasiliy Zaytsev and Chris Kyle—but also many crack shots overlooked by history. Among them are some of more than a thousand Red Army snipers—men and
... Read more
Voices of Snipers

Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars

by John Walter ...

Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II.John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities ... Read more

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Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II.John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities
... Read more
Hotchkiss Machine Guns

From Verdun to Iwo Jima

by John Walter ...

Series Book 71 - Weapon
The air-cooled Hotchkiss machine gun was the first to function effectively by tapping propellant gas from the bore as the gun fired.Although the Hotchkiss would be overshadowed by the water-cooled Maxim and Vickers Guns, it proved successful enough to develop the Modèle Portative: a man-portable version which, it was hoped, could move with infantrymen as they advanced. Later mounted on tanks and ... Read more

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The air-cooled Hotchkiss machine gun was the first to function effectively by tapping propellant gas from the bore as the gun fired.Although the Hotchkiss would be overshadowed by the water-cooled Maxim and Vickers Guns, it proved successful enough to develop the Modèle Portative: a man-portable version which, it was hoped, could move with infantrymen as they advanced. Later mounted on tanks and
... Read more
Voices of Snipers

Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars

by John Walter ...

Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II.John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities ... Read more

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Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II.John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities
... Read more
Walther Pistols

PP, PPK and P 38

by John Walter ...

Series Book 82 - Weapon
While the PP and PPK were intended for police work, the Walther P 38 was produced for the Germany military; all three pistols have garnered a formidable international reputation since the 1930s.The innovative Walther PP (Polizeipistole), a double-action semi-automatic pistol intended for the law-enforcement market, became available in 1929 and went on to arm the police of several European ... Read more

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While the PP and PPK were intended for police work, the Walther P 38 was produced for the Germany military; all three pistols have garnered a formidable international reputation since the 1930s.The innovative Walther PP (Polizeipistole), a double-action semi-automatic pistol intended for the law-enforcement market, became available in 1929 and went on to arm the police of several European
... Read more
Remaking English Society

Social Relations and Social Change in Early Modern England

by Steve Hindle, John D. Walter, Lindsay O'Neill, Malcolm J Gaskill, Naomi Tadmor, Paul Griffiths, Phil Withington, Tim Stretton, Alexandra Shepard1, Adam Fox2, Andy Wood3, Craig Muldrew4, Helen M Berry5, Henry French6 ...

A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid ... Read more

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A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid
... Read more
The History of Witchcraft in Europe Throughout the Ages

Exploring the Mysteries of Witchcraft Across Europe

by Bram Stoker, Charles Mackay, William Godwin, Walter Scott, Jules Michelet, John Ashton, Howard Williams, George Moir, Frederick George Lee, Wilhelm Meinhold, E. Lynn Linton, W. H. Davenport Adams, M. Schele de Vere, St. John D. Seymour, John G. Campbell, John Maxwell Wood, Margaret Murray ...

Translated by Jane Wilde, Lucie Duff-Gordon, Lionel James Trotter ...

The anthology 'The History of Witchcraft in Europe Throughout the Ages' offers readers a comprehensive exploration of witchcraft's evolving narrative in Europe, seamlessly weaving together historical treatises, literary reflections, and cultural analyses. This carefully curated collection spans numerous centuries and presents a wide array of literary styles, from rigorously documented accounts to ... Read more

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The anthology 'The History of Witchcraft in Europe Throughout the Ages' offers readers a comprehensive exploration of witchcraft's evolving narrative in Europe, seamlessly weaving together historical treatises, literary reflections, and cultural analyses. This carefully curated collection spans numerous centuries and presents a wide array of literary styles, from rigorously documented accounts to
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Abandoned - An Anthology of Vacant Spaces

Legion of Dorks presents, #4

by Gregory D. Little, Jen Bair, Jessica Guernsey, Mike Adamson, Ellen Rikhoff, Joshua Robinson, Sara Codair, Tara Calaby, Dan Bridgwater, Matthew A.J. Anderson, Dantzel Cherry, Miriam Thor, D.H. Dunn, John Walters, Scott Edelman ...

Series Book 4 - Legion of Dorks presents
Abandoned places can be intriguing, creepy, and forsaken, but are they always empty?In this fourth anthology in the Legion of Dorks presents series, fifteen authors poke around in vacant places and let us see what turns up.You'll discover:· the wreckage of an enormous, ancient, alien craft and what it hides· a young woman looking for a shopkeeper, but who runs into a genie instead· an old ... Read more

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Abandoned places can be intriguing, creepy, and forsaken, but are they always empty?In this fourth anthology in the Legion of Dorks presents series, fifteen authors poke around in vacant places and let us see what turns up.You'll discover:· the wreckage of an enormous, ancient, alien craft and what it hides· a young woman looking for a shopkeeper, but who runs into a genie instead· an old
... Read more
The Early dispature of Chad McQueen

The undisclosed tale of his biography, disappearance, and life history.

by John Walter ...

This captivating biography dives deeply into the achievements, difficulties, and legacy of Chad McQueen, a guy who lived in the fast lane. *Chad McQueen: A Legacy in Motion* takes readers on an incredible journey as the son of a Hollywood star, a passionate actor, and a determined race car racer.Chad's tale is one of unwavering drive and tenacity, from his childhood in the shadow of his iconic ... Read more

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This captivating biography dives deeply into the achievements, difficulties, and legacy of Chad McQueen, a guy who lived in the fast lane. *Chad McQueen: A Legacy in Motion* takes readers on an incredible journey as the son of a Hollywood star, a passionate actor, and a determined race car racer.Chad's tale is one of unwavering drive and tenacity, from his childhood in the shadow of his iconic
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180 Masterpieces of World Literature (Vol.1)

Enriched edition. Leaves of Grass, Siddhartha, Middlemarch, The Jungle, Macbeth, Moby-Dick, A Study in Scarlet…

by Walt Whitman, George Eliot, Herman Hesse, Kahlil Gibran, Anton Chekhov, Herman Melville, Oscar Wilde, Fyodor Dostoevsky, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Marcus Aurelius0, Nikolai Gogol1, James Joyce2, Henry David Thoreau3, T. S. Eliot4, John Keats5, Charles Baudelaire6, Walter Scott7, Daniel Defoe8, Louisa May Alcott9, Jane Austen0, Charlotte Brontë1, Emily Brontë2, Anne Brontë3, Leo Tolstoy4, Victor Hugo5, Jules Verne6, Lewis Carroll7, Frances Hodgson Burnett8, Brothers Grimm9, Hans Christian Andersen0, Agatha Christie1, Wallace D. Wattles2, James Allen3, Sigmund Freud4, Miguel de Cervantes5, Frederick Douglass6, Voltaire7, Sun Tzu8, Plato9, Upton Sinclair0, Anthony Trollope1, E. M. Forster2, Theodore Dreiser3, Charles Dickens4, Thomas Hardy5, Henry James6, D. H. Lawrence7, William Makepeace Thackeray8, Marcel Proust9, H. G. Wells0, Edgar Allan Poe1, Grayson Doyle4 ...

180 Masterpieces of World Literature (Vol.1) encapsulates an extraordinary range of literary styles and themes, showcasing the profound depth and diversity of global literary heritage. From the haunting resonance of Poe's gothic tales to the keen social observations of Austen and the existential musings of Dostoevsky, this anthology spans continents and centuries, offering readers a panoramic view ... Read more

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180 Masterpieces of World Literature (Vol.1) encapsulates an extraordinary range of literary styles and themes, showcasing the profound depth and diversity of global literary heritage. From the haunting resonance of Poe's gothic tales to the keen social observations of Austen and the existential musings of Dostoevsky, this anthology spans continents and centuries, offering readers a panoramic view
... Read more
Anabaptism In Outline

Selected Primary Sources

by Walter Klaassen, John D. Roth ...

Series Book 3 - Classics of the Radical Reformation
**This anthology provides the best introduction to the core beliefs and foundational principles of Anabaptism.This comprehensive book compiles** the writings and statements of thirty-seven sixteenth-century Anabaptists. Selections are arranged under topics such as baptism, the church, nonresistance, Jesus the Word, government, the cross, suffering, discipleship, and relations to other Christians ... Read more

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**This anthology provides the best introduction to the core beliefs and foundational principles of Anabaptism.This comprehensive book compiles** the writings and statements of thirty-seven sixteenth-century Anabaptists. Selections are arranged under topics such as baptism, the church, nonresistance, Jesus the Word, government, the cross, suffering, discipleship, and relations to other Christians
... Read more

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