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Broadswords, Bayonets & B52s by Joseph Cummins
Category: History | Series: Pocket History
"Broadswords, Bayonets and B-52s" is part of "The Pocket History series" - a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of six books that each open a window onto a selection of remarkable stories, characters and themes from the past. As one can tell by the diverse range of w ...Show more
Cast Away: Shipwrecked, Marooned or Cast Adrift on the High Seas by Joseph Cummins
Category: Non-Fiction
"Cast Away" recounts the epic tales of the survivors of shipwreck, mutiny and marooning through the ages and around the globe, focusing on the age of sail and steam. It captures some of the most magical, romantic, gruesome, exciting and bizarre stories of the sea, presenting for the reader's delectation ...Show more
Eaten by a Giant Clam: Great Adventures in Natural Science by Joseph Cummins
Category: Non-Fiction
There are countless stirring, occasionally alarming, natural history adventure stories to be told, rollicking tales of men and women risking life and limb in the name of science and in the cause of the broadening of human knowledge. Eaten by a Giant Clam focuses on the work of these natural scientists i ...Show more
Great Rivals in History: When Politics Gets Personal by Joseph Cummins
Category: Non-Fiction
When two supremely powerful political rivals lock horns in a clash of personality and ideology, they can change the course of human history. Great Rivals in History brings to life the drama of history's most vicious political and military feuds, ranging through centuries and across the globe. Rivalries ...Show more
Great Rivals in HistoryWhen Politics Gets Personal by Joseph Cummins
Category: History
Rivalries have sparked some of the most dramatic episodes in the history of the world, and twenty-four of these are re-created here, among them the dynastic and religious clash of Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots; the jockeying for power and prestige played out by Benedict Arnold and Hora ...Show more
Great Sea Stories by Joseph Cummins
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Moments in History
Great Sea Stories recounts epic tales of the victims of shipwreck, mutiny and marooning, through history and around the globe, and includes stories of cannibalism, madness and desperate fights for survival. And behind every tale of tragedy or triumph lies the eternal mystery and majesty of the merciless ...Show more
Heists by Joseph Cummins
Category: True Crime | Series: True Crime and Punishment
Brimming bank vaults. Loot laden trains. Who says crime doesn't pay? Heists is an incredible collection of eighteen of the world's most audacious robberies - tales of ransom, revenge and old-fashioned stick-ups. Investigating the planning, execution and modes of escape, Joseph Cummins reveals the bold a ...Show more
History's Forgotten Milestones by Joseph Cummins
Category: History
To better understand our world, it is useful to look far beyond the standard, often exclusive, texts taught in the West. History s Forgotten Milestones opens readers eyes to important places, events and peoples that have been ignored by other books yet directly affected our history. These stories come f ...Show more
History's Greatest Hits: Famous Events We Should Know More About by Joseph Cummins
Category: Non-Fiction
"The Crusades, Custer's Last Stand, the Charge of the Light Brigade, D-Day - we've all heard of these momentous events, but how much do we really know about them? History's Greatest Hits brings together, in one elegantly designed volume, the forty most famous events from our past. Author Joseph Cummins ...Show more
History's Greatest Wars: The Epic Conflicts That Shaped the Modern World by Joseph Cummins
Category: Military
Centuries of warfare that changed the world are captured in History's Greatest Wars. Each chapter includes a quick reference summary, a timeline, an overview of the war, essays on its principal leaders, a series of short, often offbeat features on aspects of the conflict, and a detailed account of a piv ...Show more
Obscure Events that Shaped the World: Little-known Stories of Lasting Consequence by Joseph Cummins
Category: History | Series: Pocket History
The Pocket History series is a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of books that each open a window onto a selection of remarkable stories, characters and themes from the past. Ranging through time and across the globe, this unique series reveals and re-examines event ...Show more
The Almost Complete History of the World by Joseph Cummins
Category: Non-Fiction
"Recorded history is rich with events that have changed the course of human experience-events that have rippled through the centuries, and still others that rumble on today. Here in one amazing volume are 75 of the most important historical events of all time, presented in 75 short, fascinating, fully i ...Show more