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War! What is it good for? : conflict and the progress of civilization from primates to robots / by Morris, Ian,1960-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-471), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: War and civilization.; War.; Military history.;
© c2014., Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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Riding for the flag : a novel of the Civil War / by Woolard, Jim R.,1941-;
Subjects: Historical fiction.;
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Russia : revolution and civil war, 1917-1921 / by Beevor, Antony,1946-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."An epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century. Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. The doomed White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's Red Army and the single-minded Communist dictatorship under Lenin. In the savage civil war that followed, terror begat terror, which in turn led to ever greater cruelty with man's inhumanity to man, woman and child. The struggle became a world war by proxy as Churchill deployed weaponry and troops from the British empire, while contingents from the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, and Czechoslovakia played rival parts. Using the most up to date scholarship and archival research, Antony Beevor assembles the complete picture in a gripping narrative that conveys the conflict through the eyes of everyone from the worker on the streets of Petrograd to the cavalry officer on the battlefield and the doctor in an improvised hospital"--
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The beekeeper of Aleppo : a novel / by Lefteri, Christy,1980-author.;
"Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo--until the unthinkable happens. When all they care for is destroyed by war, they are forced to escape. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain. As Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of souls. Above all, they must journey to find each other again. Moving, powerful, and beautifully written, The Beekeeper of Aleppo brings home the idea that the most ordinary of lives can be completely upended in unimaginable ways"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Beekeepers; Refugees;
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Sandstorm : Libya in the time of revolution / by Hilsum, Lindsey.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-293) and index.LSC
Subjects: Qaddafi, Muammar.; Revolutions;
© 2012., Penguin Press,
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Shake hands with the devil [videorecording (DVD)] : the journey of Romeo Dallaire / by Raymont, Peter.; Dallaire, Romeo A.;
Romeo Dallaire.Based in part on his book of the same title, this is the searing, emotional journey of Canadian Lt.-General Romeo Dallaire, who commanded the U.N. peacekeeping mission to Rwanda in 1994.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Genocide; Documentary films;
© c2004., Microfilms,
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The undertow : scenes from a slow civil war / by Sharlet, Jeff,author.;
"One of America's finest reporters and essayists explores the powerful currents beneath the roiled waters of a nation coming apart. Across the country, men "of God" glorify materialism, a gluttony of the soul, while citing Scripture and preparing for civil war-a firestorm they long for as an absolution and exaltation. Lies, greed, and glorification of war boom through microphones at hipster megachurches that once upon a time might have preached peace and understanding. Political rallies are as aflame with need and giddy expectation as religious revivals. Framing this dangerous vision, Sharlet remembers and celebrates the courage of those who sing a different song of community, and of an America long dreamt of and yet to be fully born, dedicated to justice and freedom for all"--
Subjects: Polarization (Social sciences); Religion and politics; Right and left (Political science);
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Touching the sky / by Peterson, Tracie.;
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Subjects: Love stories.; Historical fiction.; Christian fiction.; Sisters; Soldiers;
© c2012., Bethany House,
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Assad or we burn the country : how one family's lust for power destroyed Syria / by Dagher, Sam,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Assad, Bashar, 1965-;
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The thread collectors : a novel / by Edwards, Shaunna J.,author.; Richman, Alyson,author.;
In 1863, a young black woman who embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army crosses paths with a Jewish seamstress who helps her discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Women;
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