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Anne Boleyn 2002

Anne Boleyn 2002


Evelyn Anthony



The story begins in a rose garden at Hever Castle one summer's day, and ends in blood and tragedy at a scaffold in the Tower. It b...
The Renaissance - In a Nutshell

The Renaissance - In a Nutshell


Peter Whitfield



The fifth in the new Naxos Audiobooks series "In a Nutshell", The Renaissance is a short and accessible introduction to the era th...
Learning About Liberty

Learning About Liberty




Learning About Liberty...
The Spartacus War

The Spartacus War


Barry Strauss



The Spartacus War is the extraordinary story of the most famous slave  rebellion in the ancient world, the fascinating true story ...
The Incas - Inside an American Empire

The Incas - Inside an American Empire


Unknown Author



The Incas were a small ethic group from the southern Peruvian highlands who created the greatest empire ever seen in the independe...
Berlin the Downfall 1945

Berlin the Downfall 1945


Antony Beevor



'Berlin: The Downfall, 1945' is a thorough and well-rounded book that  gives detailed insights into the events before, during...
Tobruk

Tobruk


Peter Fitzsimmons



Tobruk Audio Book  Peter Fitzsimons (21 discs over 23 and a half hours) ′What we have, we hold′ - motto of Australias 2/1...
The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny


Caroline Alexander



Reviews The New York Times ''What caused the mutiny on the Bounty?'' Alexander asks. ''The seductions of Tahiti, Bligh's harsh ton...
Promise of Glory

Promise of Glory


C. X. Moreau



Moreau displays an astute grasp of military history as he chronicles the battle that culminated in the "bloodiest day of the Civil...
IBM and the Holocaust

IBM and the Holocaust


Edwin Black



IBM and the Holocaust...
Day

Day


Elie Wiesel



First published in English under the title The Accident, Elie Wiesel's third novel in his trilogy of Holocaust literature has now ...
With Lee in Virginia

With Lee in Virginia


George Alfred Henty



In this heroic clash of opposing conviction, Vincent Wingfield, a young spirited teenager and heir to a southern slave plantation,...
Secret Societies

Secret Societies


John Lawrence Reynolds



Does a sinister cabal actually control international affairs? Were William Shakespeare and Abraham Lincoln secretly involved with ...
Lives of Kings & Queens of England

Lives of Kings & Queens of England




Lives of Kings & Queens of England...
1776: America and Britain at war

1776: America and Britain at war


David G. Mccullough



Bestselling historian and two-time Pulitzer winner McCullough follows up John Adams by staying with America's founding, focusing o...
Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs


Buddy Levy



It was a moment unique in human history: the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519 Hern C...
Foundations of Western Civilization Parts I and II

Foundations of Western Civilization Parts I and II


Thomas F. X. Noble



This broad, sweeping series will help you cover an enormous amount of historical material as you see how Western civilization evol...
The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front

The Somme: The Darkest Hour on the Western Front


Peter Hart



On July 1, 1916, the British Army launched the 'Big Push' that was supposed to bring an end to the horrific stalemate on the Weste...
A Treasury of Deception

A Treasury of Deception


Michael Farquhar



We may say that honesty is the best policy, but history - to say nothing of business, politics, and the media-suggests otherwise. ...
The Civil War   A Narrative   Volume I

The Civil War A Narrative Volume I


Shel Foote



This beautifully written trilogy of books on the American Civil War is not only a piece of first-rate history, but also a marvelou...
The Civil War A Narrative Volume II

The Civil War A Narrative Volume II


Shel Foote



This beautifully written trilogy of books on the American Civil War is not only a piece of first-rate history, but also a marvelou...
The Civil War A Narrative Volume III

The Civil War A Narrative Volume III


Shel Foote



This beautifully written trilogy of books on the American Civil War is not only a piece of first-rate history, but also a marvelou...
The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT

The War of 1812: A FORGOTTEN CONFLICT


Donald R. Hickey



The War of 1812 gave the United States some of its finest military moments: Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Andrew Jackson's...
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood


David Mccullough



At the end of the last century, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a booming coal-and-steel town filled with hardworking families strivi...
General Lee's Army

General Lee's Army


Joseph T. Glatthaar



You cannot say that University of North Carolina professor Glatthaar (Partners in Command) did not do his homework in this massive...
The Great Escape

The Great Escape


Paul Brickhill



They were American and British air force officers in a German prison camp. With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade ...
The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman


Simon Winchester



When the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary put out a call during the late 19th century pleading for "men of letters" to pro...