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Lancaster Pamphlets eBook Series

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  • Peter the Great

    by Stephen J. Lee ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    Peter the Great, whose reign saw the explosion of Russia onto the European scene, has become a legendary figure in history, as well as the subject of abiding controversy over the past two decades. Does he deserve the title 'The Great'? Was he 'enlightened' or 'barbaric'? Were his domestic reforms planned, or introduced as a direct result of the needs of war? Peter the Great answers key questions ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • The Thirty Years War

    by Stephen J. Lee ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    The period 1618-1648 was one of the most complex in European history. Religion interacted with rebellion and dynastic rivalry in a series of conflicts in central Europe known collectively as the Thirty Years War. This book guides the reader through the period by surveying the narrative of events and establishing the essential chronological framework. In addition Stephen Lee looks at such key ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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    Grace Kelly was the incredibly beautiful, talented and elegant American movie star who became a real-life princess. In six short Hollywood years she had starred in eleven films, eight of which are revered movie classics (i.e. Dial M for Murder, Rear Window and It Takes a Thief). She won an Oscar for Best Actress in The Country Girl and also won and welcomed the amorous attentions of legendary ... Read more

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  • The Bloodiest Year 1972

    British Soldiers in Northern Ireland, in Their Own Words

    by Ken Wharton ...
    'This is good honest history. Soldiers and civilians alike owe the author a debt of gratitude for telling it like it was.' - Patrick Bishop, best-selling author of 3 ParaKen Wharton's latest book on the Northern Ireland Troubles is, as always, written from the perspective of the British soldier. Here he chronicles the worst year of The Troubles - 1972 - a year in which 172 soldiers died as a ... Read more

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  • The Bedford Boys

    One American Town's Ultimate D-day Sacrifice

    by Alex Kershaw ...
    A gripping account of one Virginia small town's sacrifice on D-Day during World War II—"A powerful reminder of the human cost of war" ( Washington Post )."Kershaw's book is more than just another war story; here is an in-depth account of this blue-collar town and its three,zero people. . . . Drawing on interviews with survivors and relatives, newspaper clippings, letters, and diaries, Kershaw has ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Life of Charlemagne (Illustrated)

    by Einhard ...
    Charles I or Charlemagne united most of Western Europe during the Middle Ages and laid the foundations for modern France and Germany. He was the first recognized Roman emperor in the West since the collapse of the Roman Empire three centuries earlier and ruled absolutely over a vast domain for thirteen years.Einhard’s biography of the Carolingian Empire’s founder The Life of Charlemagne: Vita ... Read more

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  • Scipio Africanus

    by Alexander Acimovic ...
    Scipio Africanus was one of the greatest generals and statesmen of the Ancient World. When he was 18, he saved his father's life in battle during the Second Punic War and later survived the horrific Roman defeat at Cannae.At the age of 26, he was named Commander-in-Chief of the Roman army in Spain and in 4 years, by daringly storming the city of Cartagena and crushing two Carthaginian armies in ... Read more

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  • Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's Obsession

    Henry VIII's Obsession

    by Elizabeth Norton ...
    Anne Boleyn was the most controversial and scandalous woman ever to sit on the throne of England. From her early days at the imposing Hever Castle in Kent, to the glittering courts of Paris and London, Anne caused a stir wherever she went. Alluring but not beautiful, Annes wit and poise won her numerous admirers at the English court, and caught the roving eye of King Henry.Anne was determined to ... Read more

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  • Trolling for Guns on the Ho Chi Minh Trail

    by Mark Berent ...
    As the Vietnam war interdiction campaign spread to North Vietnam, Laos, and eventually Cambodia, the slow moving FACs in their small prop planes began to encounter intense ground fire. It was then, in 1967, that the jet FACs began to take over in high threat areas. A former commander of the famed 8th Tac Fighter Wing Wolf FACs poignantly reminisces about these men and the mission. ... Read more

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  • Sambo and Systema

    Russia’s Prominent Martial Arts

    by Kevin R. Secours, Brett Jacques, Scott Anderson, Leonid Polyakov, Ionas Yankauskas, Stephen Koepfer ...
    Russia is rich in martial traditions deriving from a highly diverse population. Sambo—developed by the Soviet Red Army—became the most recognize martial art associated with Russia mainly because of its presence in international competitions. Another style to become recognized for its great practicality and encompassing training regimen is Systema. Originally created for Russian Special Operations ... Read more

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  • Queen of Fashion

    What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution

    by Caroline Weber ...
    "A thrilling frock-by-frock account . . . energetic and alive with [Weber's] own feminine pleasure at a beautiful dress or an outrageous pouf." — Entertainment Weekly (grade: A)Marie Antoinette has always stood as an icon of supreme style, but surprisingly none of her biographers have paid sustained attention to her clothes. In Queen of Fashion, Caroline Weber shows how Marie Antoinette developed ... Read more

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  • A Brief History of the U. S. S. Imperator : one of the two Largest Ships in the U. S. Navy.

    by Anonymous ...
    A Brief History of the U. S. S. Imperator : one of the two Largest Ships in the U. S. Navy.   The Imperator was first commissioned in 1913, at Hamburg, Germany, by the Hamburg-American Steamship Line of Hamburg. She made regular passenger runs from Hamburg to New York from the time she was commissioned by her original owners up until the latter part of July, 1914. Her passenger quota was: 700 ... Read more

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