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History and Current Events July 2024
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Taking London : Winston Churchill and the fight to save civilization
by Martin Dugard
Presents a gripping account of London's desperate fight for survival during the blitz where the fate of the British people hinges on a small group of elite pilots stopping this onslaught—band of brothers known as The Few—and Winston Churchill's determination to face the Nazi menace head on. Illustrations.
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| American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873 by Alan TaylorTwo-time Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor (American Republics) explores the overlapping yet intertwined conflicts of the American Civil War, the Second Franco-Mexican War, and the establishment of the Canadian Confederation in this "compulsively readable history of perhaps the most dramatic period in the history of North America" (Kirkus Reviews). Try this next: 1848: Year of Revolution by Mike Rapport. |
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| Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of Obsessive Quest for El Dorado... by Keith ThomsonBestselling author Keith Thomson's (Born to Be Hanged) richly detailed latest chronicles English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh's failed attempts to locate the mythical city of El Dorado in the jungles of South America. For fans of: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. |
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At the Edge of Empire : A Family's Reckoning With China
by Edward Wong
A veteran diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times tells the story of Modern China through the lens of his father's life as a soldier in Mao's Peoples Liberation Army as well as his own experiences in the country. Illustrations.
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