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The true story of the World War II evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Day of Infamy.
In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler’s blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush...
In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler’s blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush...
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2021.
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English
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"Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. This 'Bomber Mafia' asked:...
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"From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II. Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the twentieth century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives,...
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Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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In his memoir, Marlantes relates his combat experiences in Vietnam and discusses the daily contradictions warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life. He also underscores the need for returning veterans to be counseled properly.
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Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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"A first-class history, impeccably researched and skillfully written . . . by the foremost historian of the American D-Day experience." -Naval History
Added to the invasion plan largely at the insistence of British General Bernard Montgomery, the attack at Utah Beach aimed to secure the Cotentin Peninsula and ultimately seize the port of Cherbourg. Although the assault on Utah Beach became one of the most successful American military operations...
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Citadel Press Books/Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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In the winter of 1941, as Britain faced defeat on all fronts, an RAF reconnaissance pilot photographed an alien-looking object on the French coast near Le Havre. The mysterious devicea Wurzburg Dishappeared to be a new form of radar technology: ultra-compact, highly precise, and pointed directly across the English Channel. Britains experts found it hard to believe the Germans had mastered such groundbreaking technology. But one young technician thought...
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Ravensburger North America, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Compete to build the most prosperous realm as a powerful Tuscan noble in the heyday of the Italian Renaissance. Build, trade, harvest, and quarry to bolster the towns, villages, and monasteries surrounding your "castello".
9) The Prince
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P.F. Collier & Son
Pub. Date
[1938]
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English
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With a mix of both respectable and immoral advice, The Prince is a frank analysis on political power. Separated into four sections, The Prince is both a guide to obtain power and an explanation on the aspects that affect it. The first section discusses the types of principalities. According to Machiavelli, there are four different types-hereditary, mixed, new and ecclesiastical. While defining each type, Machiavelli also discusses the implications...
10) Brix
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Blue Orange USA
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Line up four in a row on a whole new level in this one of a kind strategy game! Each turn, players build up the wall of bricks by adding their pieces to the growing structure. Each brick you place is guaranteed to ALSO contain your opponent's symbol or color. Each time you add a new piece, you risk giving your opponent an advantage if you don't plan your move carefully! Will you build your way to victory?
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2018
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English
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"Take friendly competition to a new level as you race your opponents to the top of the tower. Play your cards to move up in small steps or big leaps. Some cards allow you to sabotage your opponents by sending them down or knocking them off. Watch out for players on a rampage - they will knock everyone off on their way up! To be safe, move in pairs and protect your pawns from attack. The first player to get all four pawns to the top is the tower champion!"...
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Peaceable Kingdom, A MindWare brand
Pub. Date
©2018.
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English
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Queen Benevolence is hosting a celebration to honor her loyal subjects. To thank them, she will give away 12 extraordinary items from her treasure box that she keeps hidden away in a secret chamber in the castle. But when the Queen goes to choose the items that she wants to bestow, she discovers the box is empty! A thief has stolen her treasures and is running away with them! The celebration cannot happen without the treasures and there is not much...
15) Otrio Deluxe
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English
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٢With a rainbow of colors to keep trakc of and multiple ways to win, Otrio stretches your working memory and keeps your frontal cortex nimble as you keep on the lookout for 3-in-an-'O'!٣ - from box.
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University of Missouri Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
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English
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Shades of Blue and Gray places the 1861–1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare. Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, Hattaway includes valuable material on land and sea mines, minesweepers, hand grenades, automatic weapons, the Confederate submarine, and balloons. The evolution of professionalism in the American military serves as an important connective theme throughout. Hattaway extrapolates from recent works...
17) Mancala
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English
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Mancala is the generic name for a group of games from ancient Africa and Asia. Names, boards, and rules differ among regions but the strategy of play is basically the same.
18) Stratego
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Milton Bradley Co
Pub. Date
1986.
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English
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A game of strategy for two players, ages 10 through adult. Object of the game is to outwit your opponent and capture his flag.
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