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Norman Schwartzkopf: Hero with a Heart
ISBN: 9780595255702 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We were Protestants and Catholics and Jews and Moslems and Buddhists and many other religions fighting for a common and just cause, because that s what your military is. And we were black and white and yellow and brown and red, and we noticed that, when our blood was shed in the desert, it didn t separate by race; it flowed together.
We were Protestants and Catholics and Jews and Moslems and Buddhists and many other religions fighting for a common and just cause, because that s wha...
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49,91 |
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Valley Forge
ISBN: 9780595370719 / Angielski / Miękka / 76 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge, where he and his army of 12,000 men wintered beginning in December of 1777, and its significance for the American Revolution.
Describes George Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge, where he and his army of 12,000 men wintered beginning in December of 1777, and its signif...
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38,35 |
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A Valentine for Uncle Jim
ISBN: 9780595391257 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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38,35 |
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
ISBN: 9780613230292 / Angielski / Prebound / 79 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the "atom bomb disease." But she faces life with spirit and bravery. And a legend says that if she folds 1,000 paper cranes, the gods will grant her wish to be healthy again.
After several dizzy spells send Hiroshima-born Sadako to the doctor, the budding school track star finds out she has leukemia--known as the "atom bomb...
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91,72 |
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Struggle for a Continent: The French and Indian Wars 1689-1763
ISBN: 9780688134501 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As early as 1630, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands had settlements or colonies in North America. Always looking for ways to expand their territory, these European nations were constantly at war with one another over trade, borders, and religious differences. Beginning in 1689, their conflicts in Europe spread across the Atlantic to America. Over the next seventy years, competing European powers would battle for control of the New World. The winner would take the prize -- all of North America. Struggle for a Continent tells the riveting story of the French and... As early as 1630, Spain, France, England, and the Netherlands had settlements or colonies in North America. Always looking for ways to expand their... |
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77,03 |
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In the Company of Men: A Woman at the Citadel
ISBN: 9780689840036 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Nancy Mace entered the Citadel, the United States government had just recently overturned the ruling that women were not allowed to enter the "Corps of Cadets." Having grown up in a military family, Nancy was not unfamiliar with the harsh realities of military life. But upon entering those imposing gates. Nancy soon found out that she wasn't just fighting the tradition of the corps, but the culture and city that surrounded it.
Steeped in tradition and lore, the grand bastion known as El Cid is considered one of the South's most infamous and controversial institutions. Built in 1842,... When Nancy Mace entered the Citadel, the United States government had just recently overturned the ruling that women were not allowed to enter the "Co...
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50,05 |
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
ISBN: 9780698118027 / Angielski / Miękka / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.
Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, ...
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30,79 |
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The Battle of Gettysburg
ISBN: 9780736854917 / Angielski / Biblioteczna (library binding) / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This series presents the important events and people that shaped United States history through interesting text and historically accurate photos and drawings. Each book includes a supplemental section on important dates and people, and suggestions for finding more information.
This series presents the important events and people that shaped United States history through interesting text and historically accurate photos and d...
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38,54 |
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Korea, 1950 : Pusan to Chosin
ISBN: 9780791074367 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the Korean Conflict of the early 1950s, as well as its long-lasting consequences, looking particularly at the participation of United States troops.
Recounts events leading up to and surrounding the Korean Conflict of the early 1950s, as well as its long-lasting consequences, looking particularly a...
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122,40 |
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King Philip's War: The Conflict Over New England
ISBN: 9780791093467 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Between 1675 and 1676, King Philip's War shattered Native tribes and devastated the new English colonies in one of the most significant American wars of the 17th century.
Between 1675 and 1676, King Philip's War shattered Native tribes and devastated the new English colonies in one of the most significant American wars ...
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141,98 |
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Kindertransport
ISBN: 9780805042511 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mama and I climbed aboard. I waved to Papa until he was only a tiny speck in the distance. The train turned the curve, and he was gone. The powerful autobiographical account of a young girls' struggle as a Jewish refugee in England from 1939-1945. Mama and I climbed aboard. I waved to Papa until he was only a tiny speck in the distance. The train turned the curve, and he was gone. <... |
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65,47 |
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Revolutionary America, 1763 to 1800
ISBN: 9780816025282 / Angielski / Twarda / 383 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Describes everyday life in America during the Revolutionary War period.
Describes everyday life in America during the Revolutionary War period.
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386,93 |
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Revolutionary War Almanac
ISBN: 9780816059973 / Angielski / Twarda / 762 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the possible exception of the Civil War, no other period in American history rivals the American Revolution in importance. Originating in 1775 as disorganized, local violence over rights and taxes, it quickly escalated into full-blown armed conflict. By the time the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, a new nation had emerged. Offering a day-by-day chronology of the people and events important to the American Revolution, Revolutionary War Almanac provides an up-close look at this historic time. The A-to-Z dictionary covers people, battles, and other exciting details. More than 130 maps,...
With the possible exception of the Civil War, no other period in American history rivals the American Revolution in importance. Originating in 1775 as...
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386,93 |
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Korean War Almanac
ISBN: 9780816060375 / Angielski / Twarda / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Korean War was the first "hot war" of the Cold War, the first "police action" undertaken by the United States under the aegis of the United Nations, and the first war to be over-shadowed by the menace of nuclear conflagration. It has been called America's "forgotten war," but it had a profound impact on East-West relations and America's foreign and military policies. Offering a wealth of information, Korean War Almanac contains a day-by-day chronology of the events and the people involved in this important war. Alphabetically arranged entries bring the period to life by vividly describing...
The Korean War was the first "hot war" of the Cold War, the first "police action" undertaken by the United States under the aegis of the United Nation...
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386,93 |
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Civil War and Reconstruction
ISBN: 9780816063475 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Civil War is considered the most devastating war in the history of the United States in terms of the number of Americans killed and wounded. In addition to the tremendous loss of life, a young nation and its residents were left to rebuild and reconsider the problems that led them to war in the first place. Through the period of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, the United States emerged from a loose and fragile confederation of sovereign states to a single nation with greatly enhanced federal powers. The Civil War was a central turning point in the history of our country, as it...
The Civil War is considered the most devastating war in the history of the United States in terms of the number of Americans killed and wounded. In ad...
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328,15 |
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The American Revolution
ISBN: 9780816064823 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While the American Revolution officially began in Lexington, Massachusetts, in April 1775, the seeds of rebellion had been sown for decades. The struggle for representation in the British Parliament left many colonists eager to seek out independence. After "the shot heard 'round the world," loyalty to Great Britain was seen as treachery. As political philosophers such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson laid the foundation for a future government, George Washington led the charge against British forces in war. The American Revolution not only granted independence to the colonies but led...
While the American Revolution officially began in Lexington, Massachusetts, in April 1775, the seeds of rebellion had been sown for decades. The strug...
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328,15 |
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Fighter Planes
ISBN: 9780822528739 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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34,64 |
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A Rage for Glory: The Life of Commodore Stephen Decatur, USN
ISBN: 9781416568315 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stephen Decatur was one of the most awe-inspiring officers of the entire Age of Fighting Sail. A real-life American naval hero in the early nineteenth century, he led an astonishing life, and his remarkable acts of courage in combat made him one of the most celebrated figures of his era. Decatur's dazzling exploits in the Barbary Wars propelled him to national prominence at the age of twenty-five. His dramatic capture of HMS Macedonian in the War of 1812, and his subsequent naval and diplomatic triumphs in the Mediterranean, secured his permanent place in the hearts of his...
Stephen Decatur was one of the most awe-inspiring officers of the entire Age of Fighting Sail. A real-life American naval hero in the early nineteenth...
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69,17 |
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America at War: Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
ISBN: 9781416918325 / Angielski / Twarda / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this ever-timely collection of more than fifty poems and paintings divided into eight sections, one of America's most distinguished poets and anthologists, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and internationally acclaimed painter and printmaker Stephen Alcorn trace emotions of warfare from the American Revolution to the Iraq War. Warfare has taken -- continues to take -- a tremendous toll on every man, woman, and child in our society as war weaves itself into the fabric of our shared past, present, and future. Raw emotions and results of warfare are expressed here through voices of beloved poets...
In this ever-timely collection of more than fifty poems and paintings divided into eight sections, one of America's most distinguished poets and antho...
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96,30 |
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Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany
ISBN: 9781561452965 / Angielski / Miękka / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This compelling memoir of Eleanor Ramrath Garner's youth, growing up as an American trapped in World War II Berlin, puts a very human face on the horrors of war. Includes a new Author's Note. Photos.
This compelling memoir of Eleanor Ramrath Garner's youth, growing up as an American trapped in World War II Berlin, puts a very human face on the horr...
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50,07 |
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