Guts & Glory: The American Civil War (Thompson Ben)(Paperback)

Guts & Glory: The American Civil War (Thompson Ben)(Paperback)

History comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the American Civil War that's perfect for history buffs and reluctant readers Contains awesome illustrations From courageous cavalry rides deep into enemy territory to harrowing covert missions undertaken by spies and

A Short History of the American Civil War (Anderson Paul Christopher)(Paperback)

The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at least 600,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians. The Civil War was also one of the world's first

American Civil War (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the

Exploding Bullets in the American Civil War (Stamm Lisa M.)(Paperback)

Exploding Bullets in the American Civil War explores the history, use and manufacturing of this devastating round in one of the United States most brutal conflicts. Also included is a discussion of mistaken identity bullets as well as northern and southern perspectives and personal accounts from

Confederate Soldier of the American Civil War (Hambucken Denis)(Paperback)

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of ending. Hundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military

1812: The War That Forged a Nation (Borneman Walter R.)(Paperback)

Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for westward expansion from Mackinac Island to the Gulf of Mexico

The Horseman's Song (Pastor Ben)(Paperback)

Spain, summer 1937. The civil war between Spanish nationalists and republicans rages. On the bloody sierras of Aragon, among Generalissimo Franco's volunteers is Martin Bora, the twenty-something German officer and detective whose future adventures will be told in Lumen, Liar Moon, The Road to

Level 5: Cold Mountain (Frazier Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary / American English Inman leaves the horrors of the American Civil War and begins a long, dangerous journey home to Ada, the woman he loves. Along the way, he witnesses great poverty, cruelty, and violence. Will he ever see Ada again? And if he does, will she recognize the man he has

Short History of The American Civil War (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Faces of Civil War Nurses (Coddington Ronald S.)(Pevná vazba)

During the American Civil War, women on both sides of the conflict, radiating patriotic fervor equal to their male counterparts, contributed to the war effort in countless ways: forming charitable societies, becoming nurses, or even marching off to war as vivandi res, unofficial attach s to the

Spain in Our Hearts - Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 (Hochschild Adam)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable story of the American volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil

Bloody Ground (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

The fourth volume of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series on the American Civil War and featuring rebel Nathaniel Starbuck - a yankee fighting for the Southern

The Enduring Civil War: Reflections on the Great American Crisis (Gallagher Gary W.)(Pevná vazba)

In the seventy-three succinct essays gathered in The Enduring Civil War, celebrated historian Gary W. Gallagher highlights the complexity and richness of the war, from its origins to its memory, as topics for study, contemplation, and dispute. He places contemporary understanding of the Civil War,

Women's War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War (McCurry Stephanie)(Paperback)

Winner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Award 'A stunning portrayal of a tragedy endured and survived by women.'--David W. Blight, author of Frederick Douglass 'Readers expecting hoop-skirted ladies soothing fevered soldiers' brows will not find them here...Explodes the fiction that men fight

Varina (Frazier Charles)(Paperback / softback)

A stunning and timely novel about the chaos and devastation of the American Civil War, as seen through the memories of one woman looking back over it from old

A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh (Shaara Jeff)(Paperback)

' An] exciting read . . . Jeff] Shaara returns to the U.S. Civil War in this first book of a new trilogy. . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted.'--Library Journal NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Spring 1862. The Confederate Army in the

Incidents At The Shrine (Okri Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Whether the subject is a child's eye view of the Nigerian Civil War, Lagos and the spirit world or dispossession in a decaying British inner city, Okri's lyrical, poetic and humorous prose recreates the known and the unknown world with startling

The Civil War (Caesar Julius)(Paperback)

The Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the Rubicon in January 49 B.C. to Pompey's death and the start of the Alexandrian War in the autumn of the following year. His unfinished account of the continuing

Gonzo: Hunter S.Thompson Biography - Hunter S.Thompson Biography (Bingley Will)(Paperback / softback)

The great American iconoclast, the great American outlaw, the great American hedonist. However you choose to view him, Thompson remains the high water mark for social commentators worldwide, and a truly fearless champion of individual liberties. This is his story. Illustrated and adapted as a

Tanked Up: A Diver's Story (Thompson Ben)(Paperback)

'From a young age, I was flirting with the sea and its power...' says Ben Thompson. This is the colourful and moving story of a boy who realised at an early age that the sea was his calling and followed his dream. By the age of twenty-five, Ben Thompson was being paid to dive the world's most

Devil's Charge - Book 2 of The Civil War Chronicles (Arnold Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The Second in The Civil War Chronicles featuring Captain Stryker - 'the Sharpe of the Civil

The American Civil Rights Movement (Green Robert)(Paperback)

The American Civil Rights Movement: A documentary history collects in a single, brief volume, documents reflecting key aspects of the Civil Rights Movement: the voices of social activists (and opponents), the legal struggle in the courts, and governmental responses to civil rights issues - public

American Civil War Visual Encyclopedia (DK)(Pevná vazba)

The Red Badge of Courage (Crane Stephen)(Paperback)

Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of war. Now he's a raw recruit, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt. Will war make Henry a coward or a