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This book is a vivid account of the life in Moscow, 'the most Russian of Russian cities, ' in the year 1903, a year before Russia's disastrous war with Japan and two years before the momentous Revolution of 1905. AUTHOR: Henri Troyat, Malcolm Barnes
PUBLISHER: Stanford University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | I Wonder Why Romans Wore Togas & Other Questions about Ancient Rome by Fiona MacDonald
Questions and answers introduce the clothing, food, language, religion, and other aspects of daily life in Ancient Rome. AUTHOR: Fiona MacDonald
PUBLISHER: Kingfisher Publications, plc
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Resistance by Israel Gutman, Michael Prichard
A history of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising, written by one of its few survivors. Gutman makes use of diaries, personal letters, underground press reports, and his own recollections in creating an account of one of the most desperate resistance movements of the entire war. AUTHOR: Israel Gutman, Michael Prichard
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Sowing the Dragon's Teeth by Philip C. Winslow
An account of the perils to human life posed by landmines, written by a foreign correspondent who has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Africa, and the Balkans. Winslow points out that the vast majority of landmines are not adequately mapped and remain unexploded to this day, resulting in a situation that leaves more than 26,000 people killed or maimed annually. AUTHOR: Philip C. Winslow
PUBLISHER: Beacon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Chancellorsville by Richard M. Davidson, Stephen W. Sears
A narrative history of the greatest battle of the Civil War prior to Gettysburg, written by a well-regarded historian of the conflict (and author of To the Gates of Richmond ). AUTHOR: Richard M. Davidson, Stephen W. Sears
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | An Album of Memories by Tom Brokaw
This gift book include photos, memorabilia, and remembrances of those who experienced World War II both abroad and at home. It follows Brokaw's THE GREATEST GENERATION and THE GREATEST GENERATION SPEAKS. AUTHOR: Tom Brokaw
PUBLISHER: Random House Large Print
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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