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  • An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf

    by Richard A. Hook, L. David Mech ...
    "An Experimental Translocation of the Eastern Timber Wolf" is a scientific report detailing a field experiment conducted by researchers Richard A. Hook, L. David Mech, William Laughlin Robinson, and Thomas F. Weise. The study focuses on the translocation (or relocation) of the Eastern Timber Wolf (Canis lupus lycaon) as part of a broader effort to understand the behavior and survival of wolf ... Read more

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  • Sherman's March to the Sea 1864

    Atlanta to Savannah

    by David Smith ...
    Series Book 179 - Campaign
    A detailed, illustrated account of the Union Army's controversial and destructive March to the Sea.Riding on the wave of his victory at Atlanta, Union General W. T. Sherman abandoned his supply lines in an attempt to push his forces into Confederate territory and take Savannah. During their 285-mile 'March to the Sea' the army lived off the land and destroyed all war-making capabilities of the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • American Civil War Marines 1861–65

    by Ron Field ...
    Series Book 112 - Elite
    The part played in the Civil War by the small Marine Corps of the United and Confederate States is overshadowed by the confrontations of the great armies. Nevertheless, the coastal and riverine campaigns were of real importance, given the strategic significance of the Federal blockade of southern ports, and of the struggle for the Mississippi River. Marines wearing blue and grey fought in many ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Book 217 - Campaign
    An illustrated account of one of the most important campaigns in the history of Japan and the origin of the kami kaze - a key part of Japanese national identity.From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an invasion of Japan. However, it was only with the acquisition of Korea, that the Khan gained the maritime resources necessary for such a major ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Napoleon's Campaigns in Italy

    by Philip Haythornthwaite ...
    Series Book 257 - Men-at-Arms
    In January 1794 the French 'Army of Italy' was commanded by General Dumerbion and he acknowledged a great debt to his 25-year-old commander of artillery – Napoleon Bonaparte.The French Revolution had resulted in major changes in the military system, conscription created a national army and new tactics and initiatives allowed an officer of such promise as Napoleon to rise quickly through the ranks. ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • The Polish Army 1939–45

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Polish soldiers fought in nearly every major campaign in the European theatre, and their tale is a complicated and tragic one.Poland was the first of the Allied nations to succumb to German aggression in the Second World War, but by the most tortuous of routes her army managed to remain in the field through all five years of bloody fighting.This richly detailed text by Steven Zaloga relates the ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Coming of Age in a Hardscrabble World

    A Memoir Anthology

    by Maya Angelou, Russell Baker, Kim Barnes, Rick Bragg, Rosemary L. Bray, Mary Childers, Paul Clemens, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Vivian Gornick, Pete Hamill, E. Lynn Harris, Daisy Hernández, Oscar Hijuelos, Richard Hoffman, bell hooks, Mary Karr, Michael C. Keith, Michael Patrick MacDonald, Bich Minh Nguyen, Joe Queenan, Luis J. Rodriguez, Richard Rodriguez, Esmeralda Santiago, Sandra Scofield, Kate Simon, Brent Staples, Michelle Tea, Tobias Wolff, Monica Wood, Howard Zinn ...
    Nonfiction storytelling is at its best in this anthology of excerpts from memoirs by thirty authors—some eminent, some less well known—who grew up tough and talented in working-class America. Their stories, selected from literary memoirs published between 1982 and 2014, cover episodes from childhood to young adulthood within a spectrum of life-changing experiences. Although diverse ethnically, ... Read more

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  • The Samurai Capture a King

    Okinawa 1609

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Book 6 - Raid
    A brilliant but little-known operation, the Shimazu clan raid on the independent kingdom of Ryukyu (modern Okinawa) in 1609 is one of the most extraordinary episodes in samurai history - the culmination of centuries of rivalry between the two powers.The defeat of the Shimazu at Sekigahara in 1600, and their need to win favour with the new Shogun, led them to hatch an audacious plot to attack the ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Book 217 - Campaign
    An illustrated account of one of the most important campaigns in the history of Japan and the origin of the kami kaze - a key part of Japanese national identity.From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an invasion of Japan. However, it was only with the acquisition of Korea, that the Khan gained the maritime resources necessary for such a major ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Office of Strategic Services 1942–45

    The World War II Origins of the CIA

    by Eugene Liptak ...
    Series Book 173 - Elite
    The Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the CIA, was founded in 1942 by William 'Wild Bill' Donovan under the direction of President Roosevelt.Agents were enlisted from both the armed services and civilians to produce operational groups specialising in different foreign areas including Italy, Norway, Yugoslavia and China. In 1944 the number of men and women working in the service ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Tannenberg 1410

    Disaster for the Teutonic Knights

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Book 122 - Campaign
    A slim, yet detailed volume on the downfall of the Teutonic Knights, featuring battlescene maps and illustrations throughout.By 1400 the long running conflict between the Order of Teutonic Knights and Poland and Lithuania was coming to a head, partly as a result of the Order's meddling in the internal politics of its neighbours. In June 1410 King Wladislaw Jagiello of Poland invaded the Order's ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Union Cavalryman 1861–65

    by Philip Katcher ...
    Series Book 13 - Warrior
    The bombardment by Confederate artillery of Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 was the spark that finally ignited the American Civil War, quickly bringing thousands of eager volunteers for the Union cause.It proved especially easy to raise cavalry, since recruits naively believed that their military duties would be easier than in the infantry. This book investigates all aspects of the life and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD