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1) The complete idiot's guide to the Civil War

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Includes a listing of Civil War re-enactments!

A comprehensive overview of America's bloodiest war-from the first shots fired at Fort Sumter to Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Featuring a clear chronology of major events and detailed explanations of key battles, this second edition includes:

Instructions on how to trace Civil War ancestry

An in-depth look at the weaponry

Coverage of the lesser-known but still pivotal battles

An expanded

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2) Lost Destiny: Joe Kennedy Jr. and the Doomed WWII Mission to Save London

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On August 12, 1944, Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., heir to one of America's most glamorous fortunes, son of the disgraced former ambassador to Great Britain, and big brother to freshly minted PT-109 hero JFK, hoisted himself up into a highly modified B-24 Liberator bomber. The munitions he was carrying that day were fifty percent more powerful than TNT. Kennedy's mission was part of Operation Aphrodite/Project Anvil, a desperate American effort...

3) Introduction to physics

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4) Introduction to Biology

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5) What everyone should know about the 20th century: 200 events that shaped the world

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6) Everything I know about business I learned from Monopoly: successful executives reveal strategic lessons from the world's greatest board game

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7) The real history of World War II: a new look at the past

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8) What every American should know about American history: 200 events that shaped the nation

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9) The complete idiot's guide to American history

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10) Patton on leadership: strategic lessons for corporate warfare

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11) The complete idiot's guide to World War I

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12) The real history of the Cold War: a new look at the past

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13) Patton: a biography

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14) Encyclopedia of the American armed forces

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15) Profiles in folly: history's worst decisions and why they went wrong

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16) Bradley

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17) Eisenhower on leadership: Ike's enduring lessons in total victory management

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18) Chronicle of the Indian wars: from Colonial times to Wounded Knee

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19) The Penguin dictionary of American folklore

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20) 201 ways to deal with difficult people

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