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Excerpt: "The American people of today, weighed in the balances of the greatest armed conflict of all time and found not wanting, can afford to survey, in a spirit of candid scrutiny and without reviving an ancient grudge, that turbulent episode in the welding of their nation which is called the War of 1812. In spite of defeats and disappointments this war was, in the large, enduring sense, a victory. It was in this renewed defiance of England that...
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The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women.
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Saxon stories (Bernard Cornwell) volume 1
Last kingdom volume 1
Last kingdom volume 01
The Warrior Chronicles
Last kingdom volume 1
Last kingdom volume 01
The Warrior Chronicles
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In the middle years of the ninth century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until only one realm remained. Suddenly the fate of all England--and the course of history--depended upon one man, one king.
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Corean chronicles volume 6
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L. E. Modesitt, Jr., author of the bestselling Saga of Recluce fantasy series, opens the door into a marvelous new world.
Millennia ago, a magical disaster caused the fall of a great worldwide civilization, the end of a golden age. New civilizations have fought their way up from the ancient destruction and chaos, knowing little of the lost world that preceded them or the details of its fall. Corus today is a world of contending countries, of humans,...
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The Battle of the River Plate was the first major naval confrontation of the Second World War, and it is one of the most famous. The dramatic sea fight between German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee and the British cruisers Exeter, Ajax and Achilles off the coast of South America caught the imagination in December 1939. Over the last 60 years the episode has come to be seen as one of the classics of naval warfare. Yet the accepted interpretation...
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He boldly reassesses German military doctrine, the strategic thinking behind the offensives and the effectiveness of the storm troop tactics used. He also considers how the poor state of German military morale and the privations and unrest of the German people contributed to the army's defeat.
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Corean chronicles volume 7
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Mykella, the eldest daughter of the Lord-Protector of Lanachrona, discovers that someone is diverting significant sums of money from her father's treasury. Soon a series of fatal and near fatal accidents occur to members of her family and trusted retainers. While Mykella develops a solid idea of who stands behind it all, her every attempt at a solution is used to discredit her. But Mykella is also discovering her talent for magic.
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On December 25, 1943, the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst slipped out of Altenfjord in Norway to attack Arctic convoy JW55B which was carrying vital war supplies to the Soviet Union. But British naval intelligence knew of the Scharnhorst's mission before she sailed, and the vulnerable convoy was protected by a large Royal Naval force including the battleship Duke of York. In effect the Scharnhorst was sailing into a trap. One of the most compelling...
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For sixty years, the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France-the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe-has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist. The ruthless efficiency of the German assault, the 'miracle' of Dunkirk, the feeble French defense-these still common assumptions are questioned in Geoffrey Stewart's highly readable and concise...
10) Son of Perdition
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Chronicles of brothers volume 03
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"Three brothers. Power beyond reckoning. And a terrible betrayal.Adrian De Vere is the most powerful and charismatic politician on the planet. To many he heralds a future filled with peace and prosperity.Jason De Vere controls a third of the world's media through his communications empire VOX. Brilliant and tenacious, little happens in the world without him knowing.Nick, international playboy (and archaeologist), is dying, a victim of his own recklessness....
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An in-depth history of the attack that began World War II, and one country's courageous fight against two unstoppable forces. Hitler's military offensive against Poland on September 1, 1939 was the brutal act that triggered the start of World War II, wreaking six years of death and bloodshed around the world. But the campaign is often overshadowed by the momentous struggle that followed across the rest of Europe. In this thought-provoking study, each...
12) Rex Equilibrium
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A lot has happened since Elei fled his home island with a bullet in his side and the Fleet on his heels. With the help of his friends, he's managed to disorganize the regime, run by the all-women race of theGultur, and he's on a mission to bring peace to the Seven Islands.Old secrets come to the surface, friendships are forged and betrayals discovered, and a girl, Alendra, has managed to take hold of Elei's feelings.With a map that leads underground...
13) Warrior's Scar
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A reclusive military specialist from the early 21st century, Cortland Addison travels three hundred and four years into the future with Sköll, his rescued wolf. To the United States government, his journey was designed to test a strange technology. To Cort, it was a way to finally escape a society he no longer wanted to participate in. Cort and Sköll arrive in the future to find themselves barricaded in a vast underground cavern filled with everything...
14) Crucible
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January, 2155. Earth Defense Forces Captain James Hood is on the mission of his life. The Cygni solar system is just one space-fold jump away. One more jump and they'll have reached the fledgling colony that Earth desperately needs if the human race is going to survive. But a plot to derail him has already damaged his ship, threatened the lives of his crew and cost him time. Time the colonists might not have. So much depends on him now, but Hood's...
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Hope. Captain James Hood of the Earth Defense Forces remembers what it felt like. Twenty-five years ago, it surged through him as a young boy watching the colony ships launched by mega-corporation Epherium rocket away. He, like so many others, dreamed of following in the colonists' footsteps. He wanted to help settle a new world, to be something greater. Then came the war...Hope. During years of vicious conflict with an insectoid alien race, it was...
16) Euthara
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With the ADF (Alliance Defense Force) finally starting to come together Jon turns his attention to his wive's home world in an attempt to make things right there. As Jon begins to unravel the mystery a new enemy emerges. A new enemy that no one knows much about, or are not speaking about. New friends arrive to add to the fleet, but at what cost and will Jon be willing to pay this cost? The King and Queen are not what they appear to be, how are they...
17) Olympus
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Over four-thousand years ago, a starship crashed on the dark side of the moon. Acting on its final orders, the AI began repairs, and then searched for a new crew. Finding Ian Williams, a virtual clone for its original commander, the AI contacts him and convinces him to undertake the challenge of getting the big ship back in space and protecting the Earth from the enemy that originally caused it to crash. Can Ian do what needs to be done without any...
18) Star Dancer
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Discovering a threat to Star Dancer and Earth, Ian and his people get ready for an attack by the enemy that destroyed the planet Talos. Ian and his people realize they are horribly out gunned and outnumbered when the aggressors arrive in a planet killer type vessel that dwarfs Star Dancer. How will Ian overcome this enemy and save the day?
19) Echoes
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The battle for Cygni colony may be over, but for Captain James Hood and the crew of the EDF Armstrong, the battle for humanity's future has just begun. Hood's defense of the remote outpost against the Cilik'ti aliens was magnificent, but without the timely help of an unlikely ally-a splinter tribe of humanity's bitter enemies-the colony would have been lost and the Armstrong destroyed. An uneasy peace has prevailed ever since. But as the humans prepare...
20) Neptune's Massif
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Alan Carlson prepares his team to take the Caldarian Base under the Atlantic Ocean. Ian leads a force to help New Talos settle a civil war. While the Alliance of Races tries to adjust to a new terror based campaign by the Empire. A squadron or Raptors are set to search out the method or device being used to move imperial warships virtually instantly across vast distances and destroy it.
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