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The World War I Notebooks of Corporal Louis Barthas, Barrelmaker, 1914 – 1918

by Louis Barthas, Robert Cowley ...

Translated by Edward M. Strauss ...

"An exceptionally vivid memoir of a French soldier's experience of the First World War."—Max Hastings, New York Times bestselling authorAlong with millions of other Frenchmen, Louis Barthas, a thirty-five-year-old barrelmaker from a small wine-growing town, was conscripted to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I. Corporal Barthas spent the next four years in near-ceaseless combat, ... Read more

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"An exceptionally vivid memoir of a French soldier's experience of the First World War."—Max Hastings, New York Times bestselling authorAlong with millions of other Frenchmen, Louis Barthas, a thirty-five-year-old barrelmaker from a small wine-growing town, was conscripted to fight the Germans in the opening days of World War I. Corporal Barthas spent the next four years in near-ceaseless combat,
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What If?

The World's Foremost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

Edited by Robert Cowley ...

Series series What If Essays
If history took a different turn, where would we be today?What If? by Robert Cowley explores the fascinating concept of alternate history through a collection of thought-provoking essays. Delve into the minds of renowned historians as they ponder the monumental events of the past and dare to ask, what if things had gone differently?From the war between the Ottomans and the Romans and the fall of ... Read more

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If history took a different turn, where would we be today?What If? by Robert Cowley explores the fascinating concept of alternate history through a collection of thought-provoking essays. Delve into the minds of renowned historians as they ponder the monumental events of the past and dare to ask, what if things had gone differently?From the war between the Ottomans and the Romans and the fall of
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The Killing Season

The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War

by Robert Cowley ...

An in-depth, authoritative account of the fall of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in World War I and in modern warfare—by the founding editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History“A masterful and heartbreaking book . . . If you want to know how modern warfare began, The Killing Season is for you.”—Geoffrey C. Ward, co-author of The Civil ... Read more

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An in-depth, authoritative account of the fall of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in World War I and in modern warfare—by the founding editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History“A masterful and heartbreaking book . . . If you want to know how modern warfare began, The Killing Season is for you.”—Geoffrey C. Ward, co-author of The Civil
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What Ifs? Of American History

Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

Edited by Robert Cowley ...

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Did Eisenhower avoid a showdown with Stalin by not taking Berlin before the Soviets? What might have happened if JFK hadn't been assassinated? This new volume in the widely praised series presents fascinating "what if..." scenarios by such prominent historians as: Robert Dallek, Caleb Carr, Antony Beevor, John Lukacs, Jay Winick, Thomas Fleming, Tom Wicker, Theodore Rabb, Victor David Hansen, ... Read more

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Did Eisenhower avoid a showdown with Stalin by not taking Berlin before the Soviets? What might have happened if JFK hadn't been assassinated? This new volume in the widely praised series presents fascinating "what if..." scenarios by such prominent historians as: Robert Dallek, Caleb Carr, Antony Beevor, John Lukacs, Jay Winick, Thomas Fleming, Tom Wicker, Theodore Rabb, Victor David Hansen,
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What If? II

Edited by Robert Cowley ...

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What if Lincoln didn't abolish slavery? What if an assassin succeeded in killing FDR in 1933? This volume presents 25 intriguing "what if..." scenarios by some of today's greatest historical minds-including James Bradley, Caleb Carr, James Chace, Theodore F. Cook, Jr., Carlos M.N. Eire, George Feifer, Thomas Fleming, Richard B. Frank, Victor Davis Hanson, Cecelia Holland, Alistair Horne, David ... Read more

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What if Lincoln didn't abolish slavery? What if an assassin succeeded in killing FDR in 1933? This volume presents 25 intriguing "what if..." scenarios by some of today's greatest historical minds-including James Bradley, Caleb Carr, James Chace, Theodore F. Cook, Jr., Carlos M.N. Eire, George Feifer, Thomas Fleming, Richard B. Frank, Victor Davis Hanson, Cecelia Holland, Alistair Horne, David
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1915

The Death of Innocence

by Lyn Macdonald ...

Lyn Macdonald's 1915: The Death of Innocence is a uniquely compelling blend of military history and poignant memories of the fighters who survived the ordeal.By Christmas 1915, the wild wave of enthusiasm that had sent men flocking to join up a few months earlier had begun to tail off, and though the Regulars of the original Expeditionary Force had suffered 90 percent casualties, most, ... Read more

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Lyn Macdonald's 1915: The Death of Innocence is a uniquely compelling blend of military history and poignant memories of the fighters who survived the ordeal.By Christmas 1915, the wild wave of enthusiasm that had sent men flocking to join up a few months earlier had begun to tail off, and though the Regulars of the original Expeditionary Force had suffered 90 percent casualties, most,
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The Cold War

A Military History

by Stephen E. Ambrose ...

Even fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, it is still hard to grasp that we no longer live under its immense specter. For nearly half a century, from the end of World War II to the early 1990s, all world events hung in the balance of a simmering dispute between two of the greatest military powers in history. Hundreds of millions of people held their collective breath as the United States ... Read more

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Even fifteen years after the end of the Cold War, it is still hard to grasp that we no longer live under its immense specter. For nearly half a century, from the end of World War II to the early 1990s, all world events hung in the balance of a simmering dispute between two of the greatest military powers in history. Hundreds of millions of people held their collective breath as the United States
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Why Anything - Why Not Nothing: The Goldilocks Paragon

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Captain Robert Cowley walked a deserted Pacific beach; it was pre-dawn, dark, and chilly. Suddenly, he heard a voice: “Robert, look up.” He looked up and observed the feint glow of Mars and billions of stars. The voice spoke again: “Why anything. Why not nothing.” Cowley, an archetypal on-and-off believer, wrote Why Anything—Why Not Nothing for atheists, theists, scientists, evolutionists, and ... Read more

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Captain Robert Cowley walked a deserted Pacific beach; it was pre-dawn, dark, and chilly. Suddenly, he heard a voice: “Robert, look up.” He looked up and observed the feint glow of Mars and billions of stars. The voice spoke again: “Why anything. Why not nothing.” Cowley, an archetypal on-and-off believer, wrote Why Anything—Why Not Nothing for atheists, theists, scientists, evolutionists, and
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What If...? Vol 1

The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

Narrated by John Cunningham, Janet Zarish ...

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Historians and inquisitive laymen alike love to ponder the dramatic what-ifs of history. In these never-before-published essays, some of the keenest minds of our time ask the big, tantalizing questions: Where might we be if history had not unfolded the way it did? Why, how, and when was our fortune made real? The answers are surprising, sometimes frightening, and always entertaining.This ... Read more

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Historians and inquisitive laymen alike love to ponder the dramatic what-ifs of history. In these never-before-published essays, some of the keenest minds of our time ask the big, tantalizing questions: Where might we be if history had not unfolded the way it did? Why, how, and when was our fortune made real? The answers are surprising, sometimes frightening, and always entertaining.This
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No End Save Victory

Perspectives on World War II

by Various ...

Narrated by Leo Burmester ...

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No End Save Victory will find a large and appreciative audience eager to hear what our era's most distinguished historical thinkers and writers have to say about this most crucial of 20th-century conflicts, World War II. ... Read more

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No End Save Victory will find a large and appreciative audience eager to hear what our era's most distinguished historical thinkers and writers have to say about this most crucial of 20th-century conflicts, World War II.
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No End Save Victory Volume 2

Perspectives on World War II

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Narrated by Leo Burmester ...

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4 hours 53 min

This second set of essays from No End Save Victory will find a large and appreciative audience eager to learn more about his most crucial of 20th-century conflicts, World War II. ... Read more

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This second set of essays from No End Save Victory will find a large and appreciative audience eager to learn more about his most crucial of 20th-century conflicts, World War II.
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What If...? Vol 2

Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been

by Robert Cowley ...

Narrated by Murphy Guyer ...

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There is no surer way to feel the danger or the good fortune of our collective past than to contemplate those moments when the world's future hung in the balance. Our brightest historians speculate on some of these intriguing crossroads and the ways in which our lives might have been changed for the better -- or the worse.These unabridged essays range across the full span of history. Geoffrey ... Read more

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There is no surer way to feel the danger or the good fortune of our collective past than to contemplate those moments when the world's future hung in the balance. Our brightest historians speculate on some of these intriguing crossroads and the ways in which our lives might have been changed for the better -- or the worse.These unabridged essays range across the full span of history. Geoffrey
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