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Guy Sajer - Forgotten Soldier

The deluxe edition of the classic German WWII autobiography of a teenaged German soldier on the front lines through the entire war. Includes some ...

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Latest review by ericjohnso Oct 20, 2007

"I was 16 when I first read Guy Sajer's book. I was a big enthusiast of American Civil War Literature..." Read full review

$8 - $20

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Jon Lee Anderson - Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life

"Author obviously admires Guevara and thus tends to exaggerate his role in the Cuban Revolution; however, he has managed a degree of ...

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Latest review by fudge23 Aug 20, 2004

"The first thing I noticed about this book was the great, brillant red striking cover - just marvelou..." Read full review

$8 - $17

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Barbara Tuchman - Zimmermann Telegram

Free Worldwide Delivery : The Zimmermann Telegram : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780345324252 : 0345324250 : 31 Dec 1985 : In January of 1917, ...

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Latest review by George_Chabot Apr 6, 2005

"The Zimmermann Telegram, by Barbara Tuchman What we now know as World War I was originally called "T..." Read full review

$10 - $13

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Simon Wiesenthal and Bonny V. Fetterman - The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness

Can evil be forgiven? The famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal asked this question of people from many walks of life--including authors, political ...

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Latest review by gracef Feb 28, 2004

"The other day, a friend looked at me and said, "Grace, you're a doormat!" I was shocked. Me? A doorm..." Read full review

$6 - $15

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Amanda Foreman - Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire

Provides a dramatic portrait of the colorful life of eighteenth-century British aristocrat Lady Georgiana Spencer, her roles as a society and ...

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Latest review by bablondie25 Oct 28, 2009

"I don't normally do book reviews, but felt compelled since I just got done reading this bo..." Read full review

$6 - $14

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Frederic Morton - A Nervous Splendor: Vienna, 1888/1889

Free Worldwide Delivery : A Nervous Splendour : Paperback : Penguin Books Ltd : 9780140056679 : 014005667X : 24 Sep 1981 : On January 30, 1889, at ...

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Latest review by catu11us Nov 6, 2003

"Perhaps we should leave the writing of history to novelists. Zoë Oldenbourg is a splendid example of..." Read full review

$6 - $11

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Riane Eisler - The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future

This thought-provoking book looks to the origins of culture as a means of assessing the current state of civilization and the direction in which it ...

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Latest review by VickeyK Aug 19, 2001

"Excellent, revelatory, mind-expanding, broadening, life-changing, well-researched, comprehensive...f..." Read full review

$7 - $13

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Bernard Grun - The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events

A vast and absorbing resource, this fourth edition spans a millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping ...

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Latest review by sleeper54 Jul 24, 2003

""The Timetables of History is a stimulus and an eye-opener for everyman's exploration of t..." Read full review

Primo Levi - Survival in Auschwitz: The Nazi Assault on Humanity

Originally entitled, IF THIS IS A MAN, Levi's narrative of his experiences at Auschwitz is unique among Holocaust memoirs for its simplicity, its ...

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Latest review by vicfar Jan 12, 2005

"What can we learn from the story of a man who survived Auschwitz and came back to write about it? Or..." Read full review

$6 - $13

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Anita Lobel - No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War

The author, known as an illustrator of children's books, describes her experiences as a Polish Jew during World War II and for years in Sweden ...

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Latest review by jadeprincess Nov 26, 2001

"Besides being an excellent historical research source, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War also gives..." Read full review

$8

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Rory Stewart - Places in Between

In the winter of 2002, Scottish writer Rory Stewart made a seemingly suicidal trek across Afghanistan to learn more about the inhospitable country ...

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Latest review by toiletoctopus Jul 7, 2009

"A few weeks ago, I was at my local bookstore, searching out "Escape From Saddam," which I've been ea..." Read full review

$14

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Stanley Karnow - Vietnam: A History

A study of American involvement in Vietnam discusses the historical background, politics, military campaigns, and consequences of American ...

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Latest review by alexdg1 Nov 17, 2004

"The recent Presidential election of 2004, which pitted a decorated naval officer-turned-antiwar prot..." Read full review

$9 - $23

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Christopher R. Browning - Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland

Free Worldwide Delivery : Ordinary Men : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers Inc : 9780060995065 : 0060995068 : 05 Jul 1993 : An account of how a ...

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Latest review by bibliofiend Feb 11, 2002

"When the Second World War ended in Europe in May of 1945, some six million Jews had been killed in w..." Read full review

$6 - $14

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Joseph J. Ellis - American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

In American Sphinx, Ellis sifts the facts shrewdly from the legends and the rumors, treading a path between vilification and hero worship in order to ...

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Latest review by Bryan_Carey Oct 29, 2001

"The policy of American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aidin..." Read full review

$15

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Alicia Appleman-Jurman - Alicia: My Story

After losing her entire family to the Nazis at age 13, Alicia Appleman-Jurman went on to save the lives of thousands of Jews, offering them her own ...

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Latest review by felrona Jul 26, 2012

"I am not a big fan of biographies or autobiographies, but when it comes to tales of the Holocaust I..." Read full review

$8

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