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  • Zulu Frontiersman

    It was said of George Dennison that he had seen more active service in southern Africa than any other living man. An eminent soldier cast from a colonial mould of bitter experience, rather than of a formal military education, he was also a frontiersman equal in standing to any legendary figure of the American West. His military career saw him rise from an uncouth trooper with the Bloemfontein ... Leer más

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  • The Anglo Zulu War: Isandlwana

    The Revelation of a Disaster

    de Ron Lock ...
    A concise history of the Battle of Isandlwana, the first encounter of the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879.In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, the invaders had been vanquished within days of entering the Zulu Kingdom, in one of the greatest disasters ever ... Leer más

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  • Zulu Conquered

    The March of the Red Soldiers, 1822–1888

    de Ron Lock ...
    The first Britons to reach Zululand were a handful of shipwrecked traders. They found themselves completely at the mercy of a nation whose name would become a byword for ferocity and courage. The castaways were fearful of their lives but, to their surprise, were well treated and prospered.At the time, the Indian Ocean shoreline of the Zulu kingdom extended for almost 400 miles, whilst its inland ... Leer más

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  • Zulu Victory

    The Epic of Isandlwana and the Cover-up

    "A densely detailed account of the 1879 Zulu defeat of the British . . . portrays a complex and interesting segment of British/African history."— Library JournalThe battle of Isandlwana—a great Zulu victory—was one of the worst defeats ever to befall a British Army. At noon on 22 January 1879, a British camp, garrisoned by over 1700 troops, was attacked and overwhelmed by 20,000 Zulu warriors. The ... Leer más

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  • Hill of Squandered Valour

    The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900

    de Ron Lock ...
    "Good focused context" pinpoints the historical significance of the single bloodiest episode in the Second Boer War—from a Zulu warfare expert ( FGS Forum).Spion Kop, just northeast of Ladysmith, South Africa, was the largest hill in the region, being over 1,400 feet high, and it lay almost exactly at the center of the Boer line. If the British could capture this position and bring artillery to ... Leer más

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    Grierson's Raid, The Bold Cavaliers, and The Galvanized Yankees

    de Dee Brown ...
    Three true tales of Civil War combat, as recounted by the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee .The acclaimed historian of the American West turns his attention to the country's bloody civil conflict, chronicling the exploits of extraordinary soldiers who served in unexpected ways at a pivotal moment in the nation's history.Grierson'... ... Leer más

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  • The Grandees

    America's Sephardic Elite

    The New World's earliest Jewish immigrants and their unique, little-known history: A New York Times bestseller from the author of Life at the Dakota.In 1654, twenty-three Jewish families arrived in New Amsterdam (now New York) aboard a French privateer. They were the Sephardim, members of a proud orthodox sect that had served as royal advisors and honored professionals under Moorish rule in Spain ... Leer más

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  • Churchill Warrior

    How a Military Life Guided Winston's Finest Hours

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    A "truly exceptional" account of how Churchill's experiences in the armed forces helped him lead Britain to victory in World War II ( Booklist).No defense minister in modern times has faced the challenges that Winston Churchill did during the Second World War. Fortunately, he had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services, which allowed him to assess their real needs—a crucial ... Leer más

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  • Hitler

    de Joachim Fest ...
    "The best single volume available on the torturous life and savage reign of Adolf Hitler." — TimeA bestseller in its original German edition and subsequently translated into more than a dozen languages, Joachim Fest's Hitler has become a classic portrait of a man, a nation, and an era.Fest tells and interprets the extraordinary story of a man's and nation's rise from impotence to absolute power, ... Leer más

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  • Kisses From Nimbus

    From SAS to MI6 An Autobiography

    Shot at, bombed, imprisoned and arrested for murder. His is the story the establishment doesn't want you to read.br>Captain P. J. "Red" Riley is an ex-SAS soldier who served for eighteen years as an MI6 agent. Riley escaped internment in Chile during the Falklands war during an audacious top-secret attempt to attack the Argentinian mainland. He was imprisoned in the darkness of the Sierra Leonean ... Leer más

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  • The Great Siege of Malta

    The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John

    In the spring of 1565, a massive fleet of Ottoman ships descended on Malta, a small island centrally located between North Africa and Sicily, home and headquarters of the crusading Knights of St. John and their charismatic Grand Master, Jean de Valette. The Knights had been expelled from Rhodes by the Ottoman sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, and now stood as the last bastion against a Muslim ... Leer más

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  • A Right Royal Scandal

    Two Marriages That Changed History

    From the authors of An Infamous Mistress: "The tale of two juicy 19th-century scandals, both concerning the aristocratic Cavendish-Bentinck family" ( Cheshire Life ).Almost two books in one, A Right Royal Scandal recounts the fascinating history of the irregular love matches contracted by two successive generations of the Cavendish-Bentinck family, ancestors of the British royal family. The first ... Leer más

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