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The Great Impersonator!: 99 Reasons to Dislike Abraham Lincoln
ISBN: 9780985863227 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you think Abraham Lincoln was our greatest president, think again The truth is that unless you're a dictator, a socialist, a racist, a warmonger, an outlaw, a sexist, or a left-wing progressive, you won't find much about him that's admirable. Our 19th-Century American ancestors would certainly have agreed with this assessment. This is why, after all, they voted him the worst U.S. president up until that time, and it's why even his own party members and military officers called him a "tyrant," "swindler," "monster," "buffoon," "butcher," "fiend," the "original gorilla," "filthy... If you think Abraham Lincoln was our greatest president, think again The truth is that unless you're a dictator, a socialist, a racist, a warmonge... |
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The Cheyenne Wars Atlas
ISBN: 9781782660156 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Full color maps and illustrations throughout.
Full color maps and illustrations throughout.
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204,75 |
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The Cheyenne Wars Atlas
ISBN: 9781782660163 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Full color maps and illustrations throughout.
Full color maps and illustrations throughout.
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127,87 |
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Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches
ISBN: 9780521897280 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Abraham Lincoln occupies a unique place in the American pantheon. Symbol, sage, myth and martyr, he is an American icon Honest Abe and The Great Emancipator, a Janus-faced demigod sculpted in marble. But this is the post-assassination Lincoln. During his lifetime Lincoln elicited very different reactions. The writings and speeches presented in this scholarly edition illuminate Lincoln as a political thinker in the context of his own time and political situation. Opening with a concise yet rich introduction, the texts that follow are complete and carefully edited, with extensive annotation and...
Abraham Lincoln occupies a unique place in the American pantheon. Symbol, sage, myth and martyr, he is an American icon Honest Abe and The Great Emanc...
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229,02 |
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The Vicksburg Campaign, March 29-May 18, 1863
ISBN: 9780809332694 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ulysses S. Grant s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the Civil War and one of the most storied military expeditions in American history. The ultimate victory at Vicksburg effectively cut the Confederacy in two, gave control of the river to Union forces, and delivered a devastating blow from which the South never fully recovered. Editors Steven E. Woodworth and Charles D. Grear have assembled essays by prominent and emerging scholars, who contribute astute analysis of this famous campaign s most crucial...
Ulysses S. Grant s ingenious campaign to capture the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River was one of the most decisive events of the C...
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132,18 |
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Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Perryville, 8th October, 1862
ISBN: 9781780397931 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reprint of 2005 publication. Examines the key considerations in planning and executing the September-October campaign and battle. Modern tacticians and operational planners will find themes that still resonate. Cameron demonstrates that Civil War leaders met their challenging responsibilities with planning, discipline, ingenuity, leadership, and persistence-themes that are well worth continued reflection by today's officers.
Reprint of 2005 publication. Examines the key considerations in planning and executing the September-October campaign and battle. Modern tacticians an...
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92,00 |
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Life and Adventures of Chickasaw, the Scout: The Personal Account of a Union Army Scout During the American Civil War
ISBN: 9781782820345 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The astounding experiences of a Union Scout
The writer of this book, R. W. Surby, was a Union soldier who served with Colonel Benjamin Grierson's cavalry brigade as it undertook its great raid through Mississippi during the American Civil War. Surby was frequently engaged in scouting and 'point' duties for the Union cavalry column. It is almost certain that it was at this time that he came into contact with the subject of this book, L. H. Naron, otherwise known as Chickasaw the scout because of his county of origin, who also served under Grierson. Surby wrote a valuable history and... The astounding experiences of a Union Scout
The writer of this book, R. W. Surby, was a Union soldier who served with Colonel Benjamin Grierson's... |
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123,99 |
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Life and Adventures of Chickasaw, the Scout: The Personal Account of a Union Army Scout During the American Civil War
ISBN: 9781782820352 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The astounding experiences of a Union Scout
The writer of this book, R. W. Surby, was a Union soldier who served with Colonel Benjamin Grierson's cavalry brigade as it undertook its great raid through Mississippi during the American Civil War. Surby was frequently engaged in scouting and 'point' duties for the Union cavalry column. It is almost certain that it was at this time that he came into contact with the subject of this book, L. H. Naron, otherwise known as Chickasaw the scout because of his county of origin, who also served under Grierson. Surby wrote a valuable history and... The astounding experiences of a Union Scout
The writer of this book, R. W. Surby, was a Union soldier who served with Colonel Benjamin Grierson's... |
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65,60 |
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With Fire and Sword: The American Civil War Experiences of a Soldier of the 5th Iowa Infantry
ISBN: 9781782820147 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of the 'last man standing'
There are many military memoirs from hundreds of conflicts stretching back over the thousands of years that man has been engaged in armed conflict. For those who are aficionados of such memoirs each one has merit, and some are considered truly outstanding. The American Civil War was particularly well recorded by its combatants. Many men who left accounts for posterity fought in pivotal engagements or were members of notable corps. This book, written by a Union soldier who kept a diary of his experiences throughout the Civil War, has to be, by the... The story of the 'last man standing'
There are many military memoirs from hundreds of conflicts stretching back over the thousands of years that ... |
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123,99 |
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With Fire and Sword: The American Civil War Experiences of a Soldier of the 5th Iowa Infantry
ISBN: 9781782820154 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of the 'last man standing'
There are many military memoirs from hundreds of conflicts stretching back over the thousands of years that man has been engaged in armed conflict. For those who are aficionados of such memoirs each one has merit, and some are considered truly outstanding. The American Civil War was particularly well recorded by its combatants. Many men who left accounts for posterity fought in pivotal engagements or were members of notable corps. This book, written by a Union soldier who kept a diary of his experiences throughout the Civil War, has to be, by the... The story of the 'last man standing'
There are many military memoirs from hundreds of conflicts stretching back over the thousands of years that ... |
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65,60 |
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The Horse Soldiers' Raid: Grierson's Raid & Hatch's March During the American Civil War
ISBN: 9781782820185 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The greatest Union cavalry raid of the Civil War During the American Civil War in 1863, Union army commander, General U. S. Grant ordered Colonel Benjamin Grierson, of the 6th Illinois Cavalry, to embark on a raid into and through Confederate held territory to disrupt the enemy's lines of communication. Grierson departed from La Grange, Tennessee in command of 1,700 men-a brigade of the 6th and 7th Illinois and 2nd Iowa Cavalry regiments. In the course of a 17 day, 800 mile march Grierson's command fought numerous engagements, disabled two railroads, destroyed thousands of dollars-worth of...
The greatest Union cavalry raid of the Civil War During the American Civil War in 1863, Union army commander, General U. S. Grant ordered Colonel Benj...
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131,29 |
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The Horse Soldiers' Raid: Grierson's Raid & Hatch's March During the American Civil War
ISBN: 9781782820192 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The greatest Union cavalry raid of the Civil War
During the American Civil War in 1863, Union army commander, General U. S. Grant ordered Colonel Benjamin Grierson, of the 6th Illinois Cavalry, to embark on a raid into and through Confederate held territory to disrupt the enemy's lines of communication. Grierson departed from La Grange, Tennessee in command of 1,700 men-a brigade of the 6th and 7th Illinois and 2nd Iowa Cavalry regiments. In the course of a 17 day, 800 mile march Grierson's command fought numerous engagements, disabled two railroads, destroyed thousands of dollars-worth... The greatest Union cavalry raid of the Civil War
During the American Civil War in 1863, Union army commander, General U. S. Grant ordered Colonel... |
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72,89 |
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The Civil War in America: the Observations of One of Britain's Most Famous Special Correspondents
ISBN: 9781782820321 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first 'Warco's' view of the great Civil War in America
The author of this book, William Howard Russell, is renowned as the 'first modern war correspondent.' Even though his first experience of war reporting was in 1850 during conflict between Prussia and Denmark, Russell, an Irishman, first came to wider recognition as a 'Times' newspaper correspondent through his coverage of the Crimean War in 1854. His dispatches from the Crimea became massively influential because, for the first time, the public were able to read about the realities of life and death on campaign and on the field... The first 'Warco's' view of the great Civil War in America
The author of this book, William Howard Russell, is renowned as the 'first modern war ... |
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131,29 |
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The Civil War in America: the Observations of One of Britain's Most Famous Special Correspondents
ISBN: 9781782820338 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first 'Warco's' view of the great Civil War in America
The author of this book, William Howard Russell, is renowned as the 'first modern war correspondent.' Even though his first experience of war reporting was in 1850 during conflict between Prussia and Denmark, Russell, an Irishman, first came to wider recognition as a 'Times' newspaper correspondent through his coverage of the Crimean War in 1854. His dispatches from the Crimea became massively influential because, for the first time, the public were able to read about the realities of life and death on campaign and on the field... The first 'Warco's' view of the great Civil War in America
The author of this book, William Howard Russell, is renowned as the 'first modern war ... |
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72,89 |
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The Rhetoric of Rebel Women: Civil War Diaries and Confederate Persuasion
ISBN: 9780809332571 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the American Civil War, southern white women found themselves speaking and acting in unfamiliar and tumultuous circumstances. With the war at their doorstep, women who supported the war effort took part in defining what it meant to be, and to behave as, a Confederate through their verbal and nonverbal rhetorics. Though most did not speak from the podium, they viewed themselves as participants in the war effort, indicating that what they did or did not say could matter. Drawing on the rich evidence in women s Civil War diaries, The Rhetoric of Rebel Women recognizes women s...
During the American Civil War, southern white women found themselves speaking and acting in unfamiliar and tumultuous circumstances. With the war at t...
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176,32 |
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Confederate General Leonidas Polk:: Louisiana's Fighting Bishop
ISBN: 9781609497378 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Leonidas Polk is one of the most fascinating figures of the Civil War. Consecrated as a bishop of the Episcopal Church and commissioned as a general into the Confederate army, Polk's life in both spheres blended into a unique historical composite. Polk was a man with deep religious convictions but equally committed to the Confederate cause. He baptized soldiers on the eve of bloody battles, administered last rites and even presided over officers' weddings, all while leading his soldiers into battle. Historian Cheryl White examines the life of this soldier-saint and the legacy of a man who...
Leonidas Polk is one of the most fascinating figures of the Civil War. Consecrated as a bishop of the Episcopal Church and commissioned as a general i...
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84,74 |
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38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End
ISBN: 9780307389138 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year |
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80,92 |
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The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison
ISBN: 9780674526655 / Angielski / Twarda / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By 1861 William Lloyd Garrison's public image had progressed from that of impulsive fanatic to one of widely respected and influential abolitionist. As editor of The Liberator and president of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he was the acknowledged spokesman for radical antislavery opinion. Garrison was profoundly disturbed by the advent of war. In his correspondence, he kept military events at a distance, focusing on the morality of the conflict, an issue made the more poignant by his eldest son's enlistment in the 55th Massachusetts Regiment in 1863--the same year that... By 1861 William Lloyd Garrison's public image had progressed from that of impulsive fanatic to one of widely respected and influential abolitionist... |
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633,86 |
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The Civil War Journals of Col. Homer A. Plimpton 1861 - 1865
ISBN: 9781553950899 / Angielski / Miękka / 476 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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136,66 |
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The Quotable Alexander H. Stephens: Selections From the Writings and Speeches of the Confederacy's First Vice President
ISBN: 9780985863241 / Angielski / Miękka / 554 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Was Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens really a "racist" Dixiecrat who believed that slavery was the "cornerstone" of the Confederacy, as pro-North writers assert? Was he actually guilty of "treason" against the U.S., an "anarchist" who should have been hanged for leading the secession of the Southern states? Of course not. And The Quotable Alexander H. Stephens: Selections from the Writings and Speeches of the Confederacy's First Vice President, by award-winning Southern historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook, proves it This well-researched work, a companion... Was Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens really a "racist" Dixiecrat who believed that slavery was the "cornerstone" of the Confederacy... |
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142,38 |
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