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The German victory of 1940 stunned the world. Concentrating on the decisive panzer blitzkrieg, Alan Shepperd charts the sequence of events from the forward movement of the Allies into Belgium and the devastating advance of the Germans through the Ardennes to the British evacuation from Dunkirk. AUTHOR: Alan Sheppard
PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Yankee Doodle Boy by George F. Scheer, Victor Mays
The recollections of a private soldier who served with General Washington during the Revolutionary War. Joseph Martin enlisted in the army when he was 15 and served for seven years. During that time, he participated in small battles as well as major campaigns in the war. B&w maps and drawings accompany the text. AUTHOR: George F. Scheer, Victor Mays
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Blood and Fire
Blood and Fire is an absorbing portrait of the lives of William and Catherine Booth and the founding of The Salvation Army.
Blood and Fire is an absorbing portrait of the lives of William and Catherine Booth and the founding of The Salvation Army. This brilliant account of history tells how The Salvation Army grew from a local mission in East London to a worldwide missionary force. 16-page photo insert.
CATEGORY: History
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 | Political Terrain by Carl Abbott
Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy once remarked, is a city of southern efficiency and northern charm. Kennedy`s quip was close to the mark. Since its creation two centuries ago, Washington has been a community with multiple personalities. Located on the regional divide between North and South, it has been a tidewater town, a southern city, a coveted prize in fighting between the states, a symbol of a reunited nation, a hub for central government, an extension of the Boston@-New York megalopolis, and an international metropolis. In an exploration of the many identities Washington has taken on over time, Carl Abbott examines the ways in which the city`s regional orientation and national symbolism have been interpreted by novelists and business boosters, architects and blues artists, map makers and politicians. Each generation of residents and visitors has redefined Washington, he says, but in ways that have utilized or preserved its past. The nation`s capital is a city whose history lives in its neighborhoods, people, and planning, as well as in its monuments and museums. AUTHOR: Carl Abbott
PUBLISHER: University of North Carolina Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Road to Arnhem by Donald R. Burgett
Description not available.A former soldier recalls his participation in the epic battle for a Bridge Too Far --Field Marshal Montgomery's daring plan to drop the 101st Airborne behind German lines and secure a bridge across the Rhine River. Reprint. AUTHOR: Donald R. Burgett
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Walt Whitman's America by David S. Reynolds
Description not available.A study of the life and works of one of America's finest poets is set against the social, cultural, and political backdrop of his time, offering new insights into his poetry, ideas, and imagery AUTHOR: David S. Reynolds
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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