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Fighting Falcons offers a compelling account of Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221), a unit that played a key role in the Pacific during World War II. Formed in 1941, VMF-221 flew in some of the most significant campaigns of the war, from the Battle...

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'A superbly revealing account of a dreadful and profoundly sad war' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL'This extraordinary book gives us a unique insight into why and how Japan fought such an appalling war' NICK HEWERA new perspective on Japan during the Asia-Pacific War,...

Moving beyond familiar narratives of abolition, Xia Shi introduces the contentious public presence of concubines in Republican China. Drawing on a rich variety of historical sources, Shi highlights the shifting social and educational backgrounds of...

Moving beyond familiar narratives of abolition, Xia Shi introduces the contentious public presence of concubines in Republican China. Drawing on a rich variety of historical sources, Shi highlights the shifting social and educational backgrounds of...

The first book to examine plantations in their global variations through the history of knowledge.Few institutions feature as prominently in contemporary notions of colonialism, racism, and environmental degradation as the modern plantation. The...

A comprehensive exploration of the Jewish adherents of the Theosophical Society and their impact on modern Jewish culture and the development of modern forms of Kabbalah.The Secret Doctrine of the Jews offers the first comprehensive study of Jewish...

Chronicles the history of Zionism, Israel, and the United States.Fleeing from History offers an understanding of Zionism not as ideology or movement but rather as a multidimensional cosmopolitan arena for Jewish political debate and argument. Drawing on...

A leading German–Jewish peace activist dissects Germany’s authoritarian crackdown after Gaza. Since October 2023, the Frankfurt-based Jewish composer and activist Wieland Hoban has traveled the globe rallying opposition to the Gaza genocide. Now, in an...

Imagine a world where the greatest minds in history get the stadium-sized roar they deserve.In this visually dynamic book, history’s most original thinkers are taken out of the dusty pages of textbooks and onto the pitch, re-imagined as World Cup...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467170109Author Thomas DresserFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467162623Author Sam Kelly TheodosopoulosFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Arcadia Publishing (SC)Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)Weight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467170741Author Glenn a KnoblockFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467158985Author Gail KleinFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467158923Author Jan Mackell CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141g

A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the worldIn Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440; later in that century...

What happens when ancient queens, space probes, and even millions in Bitcoin simply vanish? Discover the secrets and stories behind history’s most baffling disappearances. Journey across the world and through the ages in this truly fascinating history...

A uniquely personal biographical account of Louchheim’s life and work that takes readers inside the rarified world of architecture mediaAline B. Louchheim (1914–1972) was an art critic on assignment for the New York Times in 1953 when she first met the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546186717Author Rebecca MillerFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic US

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In Fear No Pharaoh, the journalist and historian Richard Kreitner sets this question at the heart of the Civil War era. He tells the intertwined stories of six American Jews who helped to shape a tumultuous time, including Judah Benjamin, the secretive...

In the years immediately after the Civil War, tens of thousands of former slaves deposited millions of dollars into the Freedman's Bank. African Americans envisioned this new bank as a launching pad for economic growth and self-determination. But only...

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This book analyzes and provokes thoughtful discussion about the ways in which the collapse of the American economy in 1929 and 1930 contributed to the onset of a global depression that caused widespread suffering, political instability, and grassroots...

From the Free Speech Movement to the Factory Floordocumentsthe overlooked history and lasting influence of the International Socialists through the words of its members.The International Socialist Club, founded at UC Berkeley in 1964 as a radical civil...

A fully revised and updated tenth anniversary edition of the book that former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says “clearly and eloquently lays out the issues at stake”—from the founder of the ERA Coalition, with an introduction by the women’s rights icon...

What kind of trouble lies ahead? How can we successfully transition towards a sustainable future? Drawing on a remarkably broad range of insights from complex systems and the functioning of the brain to the history of civilizations and the workings of...

An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov‘Every page pulses with individual stories and historical...

A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detailThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467170567Author Michael A OrrFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467170031Author Phillip Andrew GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

A “valuable, well-researched and nuanced history” (Booklist) of the groundbreaking law that transformed education, athletics, and gender equity in the United States—and the battles still being fought today In 1972, thirty-seven words quietly entered...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806544786Author Michael BensonFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Citadel PressPublisher Kensington PublishingWeight(grams) 499g