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Description not available.Surveys each period of Japanese history, and discusses Japanese art, agriculture, religion, geography, military traditions, social life, and economic conditions AUTHOR: W. Scott Morton
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Night of the Silver Stars by William R. Phillips
During the night of 6-7 February 1968, two dozen U.S. Army Green Berets and several hundred indigenous soldiers held off a numerically superior force of North Vietnamese tanks and infantry in one of the finest, most exciting examples of collective bravery, endurance, and will that any war has produced. Here for the first time is the full account of that violent, deadly stand by Special Forces Team A-101 at the tiny compound of Lang Vei. Making use of extensive interviews with survivors, recently uncovered oral histories, and official records, author William Phillips presents astounding tales of individual and team courage against overwhelming odds. AUTHOR: William R. Phillips
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | History of Ancient Egypt by Andrew Jenkins, Jan Assmann
From one of the world's greatest Egyptologists, an original and brilliant study of the inner life of ancient Egypt. THE MIND OF EGYPT presents an unprecedented account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization-the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems, and aspirations that shaped the first territorial state in human history. Drawing on a range of literary, iconographic, and archaeological sources, renowned historian Jan Assmann reconstructs a world of unparalleled complexity, a culture that, long before others, possessed an extraordinary degree of awareness and self-reflection. Moving through successive periods of Egyptian civilization, from its beginnings in the fifth millennium b.c.e. until the rise of Christianity 4,500 years later, Assmann traces the crucial roles of the pharaohs, the priests, and the imperial bureaucracy. He explores the ideal relation of man to God and explains monumental architecture and ritual celebrations as expressions of that ideal. Most strikingly, he focuses on the meaningful world of ancient Egypt-the multiple notions of time, the structures of immortality, and the commitment to the principle of social justice and human fellowship. Widely acclaimed for his cross-disciplinary approach, Assmann has produced a tantalizing study of an ancient civilization, even as he has opened new directions in historical investigation. AUTHOR: Andrew Jenkins, Jan Assmann
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Burning Bush by Stephen J. Pyne
Author Stephen Pyne traces the impact of fire in Australia, from its influence on vegetation to its use by Aborigines and European settlers. Stephen Pyne is a great storyteller, and here he weaves as fine a tale as one could imagine about a phenomenon as seemingly ordinary as fire .--NATURAL HISTORY. A Weyerhaeuser Environmental Book. 14 photos. AUTHOR: Stephen J. Pyne
PUBLISHER: University of Washington Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | A Problem from Hell by Samantha Power
This study of genocide in the 20th century examines America`s pattern of reluctance to intervene--including in the Holocaust, in Cambodia, and in Bosnia. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. AUTHOR: Samantha Power
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | World War II by Donald McCombs, Fred L. Worth
Description not available.Even the most knowledgeable World War II buff will appreciate this treasury of unusual and intriguing information about the battles, backgrounds, and players in the Allied and Axis powers. AUTHOR: Donald McCombs, Fred L. Worth
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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