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The end of everything : how wars descend into annihilation / by Hanson, Victor Davis,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In 'The End of Everything', military historian Victor Davis Hanson charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time.
Subjects: Civilization; Military history.;
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Seven wonders of the Buddhist world [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Hughes, Bettany.; Kermani, Faris.; British Broadcasting Corporation.Television Service.; Crescent Films.; PBS Distribution (Firm); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.);
Editor, Tim Arrowsmith.Presenter: Bettany Hughes.Join historian Bettany Hughes as she explores the different beliefs and practices that form the core of the Buddhist philosophy and investigates how Buddhism started and where it travelled to, through visits to seven of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe.E.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital.
Subjects: Buddhism; Buddhist antiquities.; Buddhist philosophy.; Buddhist shrines.; Buddhist temples.; Documentary television programs.; Monuments.;
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In the name of humanity : the secret deal to end the Holocaust / by Wallace, Max,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Early in the morning of November 26, 1944, prisoners at Auschwitz heard a deafening explosion. Emerging from their barracks, they witnessed the crematoria--part of the largest killing machine in human history--come crashing down. Most assumed they had fallen victim to inmate sabotage and thousands gave a silent cheer. However, the Final Solution's most efficient murder apparatus had not been felled by Jews, but rather by the ruthless architect of mass genocide, SS chief Heinrich Himmler--an edict that has puzzled historians for more than six decades. Holocaust historian and New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace--a veteran interviewer for Steven Spielberg's Shoah Foundation--draws on an explosive cache of recently declassified documents and an account from the only living eyewitness to unravel the mystery. For the first time, he reveals an incredible story involving the secret negotiations of an unlikely trio--a former fascist President of Switzerland, a courageous Orthodox Jewish woman, and Himmler himself--to end the Holocaust, aided by clandestine Swedish and American intelligence efforts. He documents their efforts to deceive Himmler, successfully prevent the extermination of hundreds of thousands of Jews during the last months of the Second World War, and thwart Hitler's plan to take "every last Jew" down with the Reich. These are revelations that will help rewrite the history of the Holocaust and the Second World War."--
Subjects: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); World War, 1939-1945;
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Secrets of Britain's great cathedrals [videorecording] / by Beveridge, Peter(Peter J.),television producer,television director.; Callow, Simon,1949-narrator.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company,broadcaster.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.;
Dominating the landscape for centuries, ancient cathedrals and abbeys reflect Britain's turbulent history through their architectural grandeur. The film explores cathedrals and abbeys found throughout England and Wales, featuring interviews with historians and experts and breathtaking footage filming their legendary facades and soaring interior spaces.E.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Nonfiction television programs.; Television mini-series.; Historical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Abbeys; Cathedrals;
For private home use only.
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The Sinners All Bow : Two Authors, One Murder, and the Real Hester Prynne. by Dawson, Kate Winkler.;
In 'The Sinners All Bow', acclaimed journalist, podcaster, and crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson tells the chilling true story of a young woman whose scandalous life was rumored to be Nathaniel Hawthornes inspiration for 'The Scarlet Letter' - and whose shocking death inspired the first true-crime book published in America.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century; HISTORY / Women; TRUE CRIME / Murder / General;
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All that is wicked : a gilded-age story of murder and the race to decode the criminal mind / by Dawson, Kate Winkler,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Acclaimed crime historian, podcaster, and author of American Sherlock Kate Winkler Dawson tells the thrilling story of Edward Rulloff-a serial murderer who was called "too intelligent to be killed"-and the array of 19th century investigators who were convinced his brain held the key to finally understanding the criminal mind"--
Subjects: Rulloff, Edward H. (Edward Howard), 1819-1871; Criminal psychology; Serial murderers;
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Gandolfini : Jim, Tony, and the Life of a Legend. by Bailey, Jason.;
More than a decade after his sudden passing, James Gandolfini still exerts a powerful pull on television and film enthusiasts around the world. Based on extensive research and original reporting, including interviews with friends and collaborators, 'Gandolfini' by critic and historian Jason Bailey traces the twinned stories of the man and the unforgettable roles he played.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism;
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Four hundred souls : a community history of African America, 1619-2019 / by Kendi, Ibram X.,editor.; Blain, Keisha N.,1985-editor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A "choral history" of African Americans covering 400 years of history in the voices of 80 writers, edited by the bestselling, National Book Award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Last year marked the four hundredth anniversary of the first African presence in the Americas--and also launched the Four Hundred Souls project, spearheaded by Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracism Institute of American University, and Keisha Blain, editor of The North Star. They've gathered together eighty black writers from all disciplines -- historians and artists, journalists and novelists--each of whom has contributed an entry about one five-year period to create a dynamic multivoiced single-volume history of black people in America"--
Subjects: African Americans;
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Canada's state police : 150 years of the RCMP / by Marquis, Greg,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Stripping away the myth of the RCMP, historian Greg Marquis offers an account of 150 years of a state police force acting on behalf of the wealthy and powerful. From its start policing Indigenous people in western Canada, the RCMP has gone on to surveil, harass and seek to jail labour organisers, leftist idealists, Quebec sovereigntists, and now environmental activists. The RCMP has often made itself judge, jury, and executioner of who can live unmolested in Canada. Drawing upon all the available literature on the organisation's history, historian Greg Marquis lays bare 150 years of state police action. He highlights the force's racism, sexism, misogyny, and internal dysfunctions. An invaluable resource, this book challenges the carefully constructed myths about the RCMP's role in Canadian life"--
Subjects: Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Discrimination in law enforcement; Police;
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Colonialism and capitalism : Canada's origins 1500-1890 : a new history for the twenty-first century. by Palmer, Bryan D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the past decade Canadian history has become a hotly contested subject. Iconic figures, notably Sir John A Macdonald, are no longer unquestioned nation-builders. The narrative of two founding peoples has been set aside in favour of recognition of Indigenous nations whose lands were taken up by the incoming settlers. An authoritative and widely-respected Truth and Reconciliation Commission, together with an honoured Chief Justice of the Supreme Court have both described long-standing government policies and practices as "cultural genocide." Historians have researched and published a wide range of new research documenting the many complex threads comprising the Canadian experience. As a leading historian of labour and social movements, Bryan Palmer has been a major contributor to this literature. In this first volume of a major new survey history of Canada, he offers a narrative which is based on the recent and often specialized research and writing of his historian colleagues. One major theme in this book is the colonial practices of the authorities as they pushed aside the original peoples of this country. While the methods varied, the result was opening up Canada's rich resources for exploitation by the incoming European settlers. The second major theme is the role of capitalism in determining how those resources were exploited, and who would reap the enormous power and wealth that accrued. The first volume of this challenging and illuminating new survey history covers the period that concludes in the 1890s after the creation out of Britain's northern colonies of the semi-autonomous federal Canadian state.
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