For decades it has been assumed that the Allied bombing of Dresden -- a cultured city famous for its china, chocolate, and fine watches -- was militarily unjustifiable, an act of retribution for Germany's ceaseless bombing of London and other parts of England.
Now, Frederick Taylor's groundbreaking research offers a completely new examination of the facts and reveals that Dresden was a highly militarized city actively involved in the production of military armaments and communications. Incorporating first-hand accounts, contemporaneous press material and memoirs, and...
For decades it has been assumed that the Allied bombing of Dresden -- a cultured city famous for its china, chocolate, and fine watches -- was mili...
Whatever happened to Sacagawea's son? His mother became a legend. But the infant boy who also made the hazardous 1,900-mile journey to Oregon with the Lewis and Clark Expedition nearly disappeared from sight after their return. Yet he lived a long, adventurous life. Educated in St. Louis by William Clark, he spent six years in Europe as the ward of a German prince. Upon his return he joined the fur trade, working with the famous of the west--Jim Bridger, Tom Fitzpatrick, Kit Carson--a guide for the Mormon Battalion in its 1,100-mile march across the Southwest to California, the alcalde of...
Whatever happened to Sacagawea's son? His mother became a legend. But the infant boy who also made the hazardous 1,900-mile journey to Oregon with the...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
CONFESSIONS OF A HORSE DEALER. CHAP. I. RoguesandFools Tricks of Horse Copers Swindling Practices The Advertising Dodge The Respectable Groom Buying a Secret A Regular Muff A Deal on the Bustle The Raffle The Sportsmans Wife The Eighth Hussars- Poor Old Jocko The False Tail . page 1 CHAP. II. The Marquis of Waterfords Horse Shewing the Paces A perfect Fencer Jump up, Sir Cash on Delivery The Spavin The Veterinary Surgeon An Ill-used Horse- Dealer The Acceptance The Switch Glandered Horses A Horrible Death The Switch Copers The Police Chace The Agent in Advance A Cruel Fraud . 18 CHAP. III....
CONFESSIONS OF A HORSE DEALER. CHAP. I. RoguesandFools Tricks of Horse Copers Swindling Practices The Advertising Dodge The Respectable Groom Buying a...
Serving as a companion volume to Frederick Taylor's acclaimed Dresden, this is the definitive account of the bombing of Coventry, England on November 14 1940.
At a few minutes past seven on the evening of Thursday, November 14 1940, the historic industrial city of Coventry was subjected to the longest, most devastating air raid England had yet experienced. Only after eleven hours of continual bombardment by the German Luftwaffe could its people emerge from their half-sunk Anderson shelters and their cellars, from under their stairs or kitchen tables, to venture...
Serving as a companion volume to Frederick Taylor's acclaimed Dresden, this is the definitive account of the bombing of Coventry, ...
