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Soldiers : great stories of war and peace / by Hastings, Max,compiler,editor,writer of introduction.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A collection of the most extraordinary stories of war, courage, tragedy, strategy and survival. Soldiers is a collection of the very best stories about soldiers, brought together by historian Max Hastings. In his almost sixty years of military study and his work in the midst of modern conflicts as a foreign correspondent, these are the stories that left a mark. In these pages you will find heroes and cowards; triumphs, tragedies and comedies. It illustrates, mostly through people's own words, what it's been like to fight in wars, to live and die as a warrior, from Greek and Roman times through to today's Iraq and Afghanistan. The characters include the Black Prince and Cromwell, Wellington at Waterloo, Siegfried Sassoon at the Somme, George Orwell in the Spanish Civil War and Evelyn Waugh as a commando. But there are also Americans, Frenchmen, Israelis, Russians, not to mention the women warriors of Dahomey, Queen Boudicca and the women who serve today in the US Marines. There are more than 300 stories in all, and an astounding variety of soldiers' experiences through the ages. Many have been responsible for wonderful achievements but a few, also, for dreadful crimes. Some relate horrors, while others tell terrific jokes. In modern writing, we hear from the titans of historical writing with Ben Macintyre and Anthony Beevor. This is a book that might make you feel as grateful that whatever the troubles of our own times, we are spared the mud and blood and anguish, if also the moments of glory, that the soldiers in these pages bring so vividly to life.
Subjects: Armed Forces; Battles; Civil war; Military history.; Soldiers; War; Women soldiers;
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Sounding thunder : the stories of Francis Pegahmagabow / by McInnes, Brian D.,1974-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Stories from the life of Ojibwe Francis Pegahmagabow, who became Canada's most decorated Indigenous soldier during the First World War, and then settled in Wasauksing, Ontario, where he served his community as both chief and councillor and belonged to the Brotherhood of Canadian Indians.LSC
Subjects: Pegahmagabow, Francis, 1889-1952.; Wasauksing First Nation; Indian veterans; Indian activists; Ojibwa Indians;
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Literature of the Holocaust / by Bloom, Harold.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-308) and index.LSC
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), in literature.; Jewish literature;
© c2004., Chelsea House Publishers,
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The illustrated encyclopedia of royal Britain : a magnificent study of Britain's royal heritage with a directory of royalty and over 120 of the most important historic buildings / by Phillips, Charles,1962-; Phillips, Charles,1962-Complete illustrated guide to the kings & queens of Britain.; Phillips, Charles,1962-Complete illustrated guide to the castles, palaces & stately houses of Britain and Ireland.;
Includes Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Monarchy; Castles; Historic sites;
© c2008., Lorenz Books,
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A killer by design : murderers, mindhunters, and my quest to decipher the criminal mind / by Burgess, Ann Wolbert,author.; Constantine, Steven Matthew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and development of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI studies, profiles, and catches serial killers"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Burgess, Ann Wolbert.; FBI Academy. Behavioral Science Unit; FBI Academy. Behavioral Science Unit; Criminal behavior, Prediction of; Forensic nursing; Psychiatric nurses; Serial murder investigation; Serial murderers;
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The heritage of Upper Canadian furniture : a study in the survival of formal and vernacular styles from Britain, America and Europe, 1780-1900 / by Pain, Howard.;
Bibliography: p. 544.
Subjects: Furniture; Country furniture;
© c1978., Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.,
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The tragedy of Julius Caesar / by Shakespeare, William,1564-1616.; Mowat, Barbara A.; Werstine, Paul.; Folger Shakespeare Library.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-247).LSC
Subjects: Caesar, Julius;
© 2011., Simon & Schuster Paperbacks,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Fancy Bear goes phishing : the dark history of the information age, in five extraordinary hacks / by Shapiro, Scott J.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-402) and index."A law professor and computer expert's take on how hacks happen and how the Internet can be made more secure"--
Subjects: Case studies.; Hacking.; Hacking; Internet in espionage.; Internet; Phishing.; Phishing;
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Field study : meditations on a year at the herbarium / by Humphreys, Helen,1961-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Award-winning poet and novelist Helen Humphreys returns to her series of nature meditations in this gorgeously written and illustrated book that takes a deep look at the forgotten world of herbariums and the people who amassed collections of plant specimens in the 19th and 20th centuries. From Emily Dickinson's and Henry David Thoreau's collections to the amateur naturalists whose names are forgotten but whose collections still grace our world, herbariums are the records of the often-humble plants that are still with us and those that are lost. Over the course of a year, Humphreys considers life and loss and the importance of finding solace in nature."--
Subjects: Herbaria.; Herbaria; Botany.;
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Conflict : the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine / by Petraeus, David Howell,author.; Roberts, Andrew,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In this deep and incisive study, General David Petraeus, who commanded the US-led coalitions in both Iraq, during the Surge, and Afghanistan, and former CIA director, and the prize-winning historian Andrew Roberts, explore over 70 years of conflict, drawing significant lessons and insights from their fresh analysis of the past. Drawing on their different perspectives and areas of expertise, Petraeus and Roberts show how often critical mistakes have been repeated time and again, and the challenge, for statesmen and generals alike, of learning to adapt to various new weapon systems, theories and strategies"--
Subjects: Military art and science; Military art and science; Military history, Modern; Military history, Modern;
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