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Publisher
Dk Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
From the fury of the Punic Wars to the icy waters of Dunkirk, relive 5,000 years of world-changing combat with this guide to the most famous battles in history. This military history book takes you on a journey through the battlefields of history, from the ancient world to the American Civil War, World War 1, World War 2, the Cold War, and beyond. Maps, paintings, and photographs reveal the stories behind more than 90 of the most important battles...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition
Physical Desc
xxi, 378 pages : map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This astonishing book by the prize-winning journalist Rania Abouzeid tells the tragedy of the Syrian War through the dramatic stories of four young people seeking safety and freedom in a shattered country. Extending back to the first demonstrations of 2011, No Turning Back dissects the tangle of ideologies and allegiances that make up the Syrian conflict. As protests ignited in Daraa, some citizens were brimming with a sense of possibility. A privileged...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Are we losing a war few of us realize we're fighting? Poisoned dissidents. Election interference. Armed invasions. International treaties thrown into chaos. Secret military buildups. Hackers and viruses. Weapons deployed in space. China and Russia (and Iran and North Korea) spark news stories here by carrying out bold acts of aggression and violating international laws and norms. Isn't this just bad actors acting badly? That kind of thinking is outdated...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The astonishing true story of the Berlin Tunnel, one of the West's greatest espionage operations of the Cold War-and the dangerous Soviet mole who betrayed it.
Its code name was "Operation Gold," a wildly audacious CIA plan to construct a clandestine tunnel into East Berlin to tap into critical KGB and Soviet military telecommunication lines. The tunnel, crossing the border between the American and Soviet sectors, would have to be 1,500 feet (the...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 audio discs (4 1/2 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first major profile of Ukraine's courageous President Volodymyr Zelensky!
From comedian to president to freedom fighter, this is the story of Volodymyr Zelensky, the man who stood up to Vladimir Putin and forever changed the world.
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