Biography: historical, political and military

John Esten Cooke's A Life of General Robert E.

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"e;The Life Of George Washington"e; is a monumental work on the life of one of the most famous American presidents.

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A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in EnglandBess of Hardwick, born into the most brutal and turbulent period of England's history, did not have an auspicious start in life.

En 1898 el batallón de Heriberto Frías fue enviado a sofocar la insurrección de Tomochic, Chihuahua.

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Humanity lives inside 4 unyielding constraints, the speed of light, conservation of mass-energy, inefficiency in conversion of heat to work, and the law of demand.

Without Bounds illuminates the life of the mysterious Rabbi Ya'aqov Wazana.

'I loved every word' Sarra Manning, Red'[A] blissful book - it's like basking in the warm Med' Rachel Johnson, Mail on SundayThe Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Ch teau de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960.

Unleash both the historian and architect in your kids with this Ancient Roman Roads and Architecture History Book.

The pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India's independence movement, pioneer of non-violent resistance through mass civil disobedience, and the man honoured in India as 'father of the nation', Mohandas K.

Since the beginning of time mankind has struggled with the big questions surrounding our existence.

'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES HOLLANDBarnes Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that spanned most of the 20th century, from airships at its start to reusable spacecraft near the end.

The incredible true story revealed by a family notebook, telling of four daughters across two centuries of turbulent history, of a passionate and ill-fated royal love affair, ending in a tragic and cruel death.

This is the story of a third generation Texas woman born in a small town in the center of the Texas Panhandle.

Rome is famous for its rich history.

Why should we encourage kids to study history?

Takes place in the 60's midwest my goal was to act on the legitimate stage from age 8 on up.

Included in The Times and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year round-ups'Friends and Enemies is an extraordinary read showing unflinching candour from a truly remarkable woman' Elton John'Blistering .

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As His personal secretary between 1981 and 1985, and the second-in-command of His organization, Ma Anand Sheela enjoyed an enviably close relationship with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

'A forensic, riveting account of a wondrous and principled advocate' Philippe Sands'Well-written, deeply researched and wholly gripping' The Spectator'Meticulously researched' The Times'Kentridge is one of many lawyers to whom I will forever be in debt, and whose everyday fights against injustice should inspire us all' David LammySydney Kentridge carved out a reputation as South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid advocate - his story is entwined with the country's emergence from racial injustice and oppression.

It was while in Uganda as a young and idealistic physician that Dr.

The influence of the salons of Paris on the thought and culture of the eighteenth century would be difficult to overstate.

Everyone needs a reason to get up in the morning, they need a driving force or motive within themselves to spur and encourage them every day.

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In My End Is My Beginning is the story of Mary Queen of Scots (1542 87), the tragic heroine par excellence.

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A visceral, riveting, no-holds-barred military memoir told from the front line of the war against ISIS with a foreword by Andy McNab.

General Harbord brought to his service in France a long and honorable record as fighting man.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos.

Thirteen true tales of men who were briefly military heroes of their time, but have since been largely forgottenThis book looks back to the time when an individual could change the course of history in a single battle or engagement, and yet still be forgotten.

Gut vierzig Jahre ist es her, dass Martin Luther King, der Vorkämpfer der schwarzen Bürgerrechtsbewegung in den USA, von Gegnern erschossen wurde.

Bibel und Alltag gehören zusammen wie der Rettungsring und das Wasser.

Another example of the fictitious slave narrative is this book, An Account of a Female Slave (1857), which suggests the narrative only in title.

Did you know that a soldier's armor has historic lessons to tell, too?

This collection of Civil War correspondence chronicles the lives and concerns of three Confederate families in Piedmont, South Carolina.

When the Great War broke out, Kitchener, with the foresight lacking in many of his contemporaries, insisted that it would last at least three years and that he must raise an army of 3 million men.

Mao war zunächst kein Gründungsmitglieder Kommunistischen Partei Chinas, auch kurz KPCh genannt.

'One of the great love stories of history, in a league with Napoleon and Josephine, and Antony and Cleopatra .

GEORGE WASHINGTONThis book covers the topic of George Washington, and serves as a biography of his incredible life and accomplishments.

Previously published as Mandela's WayWritten by the co-author of international bestseller Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an Extraordinary Man presents fifteen powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression.

When Winston Spencer Churchill was born in 1874.

President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid self-portrait of a world leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the people of America and the entire world population.

The Prisoner of Zenda - Anthony Hope - The Prisoner of Zenda (1894), by Anthony Hope, is an adventure novel in which the King of Ruritania is drugged on the eve of his coronation and thus is unable to attend the ceremony.

The process of creating graphic design cannot be easily defined: each designer has their own way of seeing the world and approaching their work.

An exuberant autobiography that began with a fist fight at a get acquainted dance, then on to an adventurous path, cluttered with pot holes and uncertainty that took me beyond what I could ever imagine.