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|  | Guns Up! by Johnnie M. Clark
The life expectancy of a machine gunner in a firefight was a scant 7.5 seconds. If he was still shooting after that, the enemy would have zeroed in on the distinct sound of his machine gun and killed him AUTHOR: Johnnie M. Clark
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Life in a Medieval Village by Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
A lively, detailed picture of village life in the Middle Ages by the authors of Life in a Medieval CityandLife in a Medieval Castle. A good general introduction to the history of this period. --Los Angeles Times AUTHOR: Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | A Teacher's Guide to With Love, to Earth's Endangered Peoples by Carol Malnor, K. Dyble Thompson
Description not available.Presents the characteristics and behavior of cats and describes individual breeds, including larger wild cats. AUTHOR: Carol Malnor, K. Dyble Thompson
PUBLISHER: Dawn Publications
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Prince of Tennessee by David Maraniss, Ellen Nakashima
This somewhat friendly biography of Albert Gore, Jr., examines his public and private life, telling how he started out as the son of a distinguished member of Congress from Tennessee and eventually became Vice-President and, in the year 2000, candidate for the presidency. It illustrates his efforts to balance his need to conduct himself in a manner befitting one who aspires to high office with his inner drive to be a liberal politician current with his times--reflected in his interest in the environment and the Internet--who remains true to the tradition of grass-roots reform. It also examines his mixed reception among the press and the electorate, and the hints of scandal that have troubled his campaign. AUTHOR: David Maraniss, Ellen Nakashima
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Berry Benson's Civil War Book by Herman Hattaway, Susan W. Benson
Confederate scout and sharpshooter Berry Greenwood Benson witnessed the first shot fired on Fort Sumter, retreated with Lee`s Army to its surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, and missed little of the action in between. This memoir of his service is a remarkable narrative, filled with the minutiae of the soldier`s life and paced by a continual succession of battlefield anecdotes. Three main stories emerge from Benson`s account: his reconnaissance exploits, his experiences in battle, and his escape from prison. Though not yet eighteen years old when he left his home in Augusta, Georgia, to join the army, Benson was soon singled out for the abilities that would serve him well as a scout. Not only was he a crack shot, a natural leader, and a fierce Southern partisan, but he had a kind of restless energy and curiosity, loved to take risks, and was an instant and infallible judge of human nature. His recollections of scouting take readers within an arm`s reach of Union trenches and encampments. Benson recalls that while eavesdropping he never failed to be shocked by the Yankees` foul language; he had never heard that kind of talk in a Confederate camp! Benson`s descriptions of the many battles in which he fought - including Cold Harbor, the Seven Days`, Manassas, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and Petersburg - convey the desperation of a full frontal charge and the blind panic of a disorganized retreat. Yet, in these accounts, Benson`s own demeanor under fire is manifest in the coolly measured tone he employs. A natural writer, Benson captures the dark absurdities of war in descriptions such as those of hardened veterans delighting in the new shoes and other equipment they found oncorpse-littered battlefields. His clothing often torn by bullets, Benson was also badly bruised a number of times by spent rounds. At one point, in May 1863, he was wounded seriously enough in the leg to be hospitalized, but he returned to the field before full recuperation. Benson was AUTHOR: Herman Hattaway, Susan W. Benson
PUBLISHER: University of Georgia Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Ungentlemanly Acts: Armys Notorious Incest Trail
255 characters or less!This study of an 1879 court martial that included a countercharge of incest examines the military culture of the post-Civil War frontier.
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