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 Rasputin: The Untold Story 
 Author: Joseph T. Fuhrmann Rasputin: The Untold Story Wiley ISBN: 1118172760 2012 Format: PDF Size: 27,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 320 Based on new sources—the definitive biography of Rasputin, with revelations about his life, death, and involvement with the Romanovs A century after his death, Grigory Rasputin remains fascinating: the Russian peasant with hypnotic eyes who befriended Tsar Nicholas II and helped destroy the Russian Empire, but the truth about his strange life has never fully been told. Written by the world's leading authority on Rasputin, this new biography draws on previously closed Soviet archives to offer new information on Rasputin's relationship with Empress Alexandra, sensational revelations about his sexual conquests, a re-examination of his murder, and more. Based on long-closed Soviet archives and the author's decades of research, encompassing sources ranging from baptismal records and forgotten police reports to notes written by Rasputin and personal letters Reveals new information on Rasputin's family history and strange early life, religious beliefs, and multitudinous sexual adventures as well as his relationship with Empress Alexandra, ability to heal the haemophiliac tsarevich, and more Includes many previously unpublished photos, including contemporary studio photographs of Rasputin and samples of his handwriting Written by historian Joesph T. Fuhrmann, a Rasputin expert whose 1990 biography Rasputin: A Life was widely praised as the best on the subject Synthesizing archival sources with published documents, memoirs, and other studies of Rasputin into a single, comprehensive work, Rasputin: The Untold Story will correct a century's worth of misconception and error about the life and death of the famous Siberian mystic and healer and the decline and fall of Imperial Russia.
Apache Warrior 1860-86
 Apache Warrior 1860-86 Author: Robert N. Watt, Adam Hook Osprey Publishing Osprey Warrior 172 ISBN: 978 1472803528 2014 Language: English Pages: 66 Format: PDF (e-book) Size: 4,2 MB The idea of an Apache warrior still evokes a stereotyped response; that of an elusive, cunning, ferocious and cruel fighter. Focusing on the Chiricahua Apache, led by such famous warriors as Cochise Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana and Geronimo, this book explains how their upbringing, training and culture equipped them uniquely for survival in the harsh environment of New Mexico and Arizona, and enabled them to fight off their Mexican and American enemies for so long. Specially commissioned, full-colour illustrations featuring ‘exploded’ kit scenes and battle artwork complement meticulous research that seeks to strip away the myths behind the history of some of the most feared opponents of the US Army in the south-west United States.
Guns of the New West: A Close Up Look at Modern Replica Firearms
 Guns of the New West: A Close Up Look at Modern Replica Firearms Author: David Chicoine Krause Publications 2005 Pages: 264 Language: English Format: EPUB Size: 9 MB Choosing the right guns for cowboy competition just got easier. Noted gunsmith and author David Chicoine puts today's most popular replica firearms to the test and shares his findings on the good, the bad and the ugly. Chicoine tests and evaluates handguns, rifles and shotguns in this in-depth yet easy-to-use guide to modern replica firearms. If you love replica guns, this book will help you choose the best.
Memory of the World: The treasures that record our history from 1700 BC to the present day
 Author: UNESCO Memory of the World: The treasures that record our history from 1700 BC to the present day Collins 2012 Format: EPUB, PDF Size: 217, 103 Mb Language: English From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, priceless documentary heritage records the diversity of languages, peoples and knowledge that has influenced humanity from the early days of human history to the present. This heritage documents important events, discoveries or inventions that have transformed the world. The UNESCO Memory of the World programme was created to preserve these recorded treasures of humanity and mobilize resources so that future generations can enjoy this legacy which is preserved in the major libraries, archives and museums across the globe. This book is a full listing of all entries on the official UNESCO Memory of the World international register: • Unique list of documentary heritage from around the world • Photographs and descriptions for 244 precious documents • All entries identified by the UNESCO International Advisory Committee and endorsed by the Director-General Entries include: • 42-line Gutenberg Bible, printed on vellum • Archives of the International Prisoners of War Agency, 1914-1923 • Bayeux Tapestry • Magna Carta, issued in 1215 • Philippine Paleographs (Hanunoo, Buid, Tagbanua and Pala’wan) • The Endeavour Journal of James Cook • The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming 1939) • Russian posters of the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries • The Battle of the Somme documentary • The Atlas Blaeu-Van der Hem
Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution
 Author: Jack Coggins Ships and Seamen of the American Revolution Stackpole Books 1969 Format: PDF Pages: 228 Language: English Size: 40 MB The battles, tactics, plans that worked, and plans that went awry recreate here the struggle for the possession of half a continent. More than 150 detailed drawings, maps, plans, and diagrams show minutely how the battles went, what the ships looked like with their complex rigging, how the weapons worked, and what the gear looked like, Step-by-step sketches follow the construction of a mighty warship from skeletal framework to the finished vessel. Ships An Seaman Of The American Revolution tells a story to cap all sea stories in this panorama of the ships, the guns, and the men who turned the tide for the Colonists.
Le Mercure 1730. Navire Marchand
 Le Mercure 1730. Navire Marchand Author: Jean Boudriot Edite? par J. Boudrio Collection Archeologie Navale Francaise 1991 Pages: 31 + 30 Plates Language: French Format: PDF Size: 170 МВ
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (The American History Series)
Author: James Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 (The American History Series)
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 111892388X
2015
Format: PDF
Size: 3,1 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 264
A fully revised and updated third edition of the most established and innovative historical analysis of the Continental Army and its role in the formation of the new republic.
Written by two experts in the field of early U.S. history
Includes fully updated coverage of the military, political, social, and cultural history of the Revolution
Features maps, illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical Essay
Fully established as an essential resource for courses ranging from A.P. U.S. history to graduate seminars on the American Revolution
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The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson: The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy's Greatest Icon
 Author: Chris Mackowski, Kristopher White The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson: The Mortal Wounding of the Confederacy's Greatest Icon Savas Beatie 2013 ISBN: 1611211506 Format: EPUB Size: 19,0 МБ Language: English Pages: 168 May 1863. The Civil War was in its third spring, and Confederate Lt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan Jackson stood at the peak of his fame. He had arisen from obscurity to become “Old Stonewall,” adored across the South and feared and respected throughout the North. On the night of May 2, however, just hours after Jackson executed the most audacious maneuver of his career and delivered a crushing blow against an unsuspecting Union army at Chancellorsville, disaster struck. The Last Days of Stonewall Jackson recounts the events of that fateful night—considered one of the most pivotal moments of the war—and the tense vigil that ensued as Jackson struggled with a foe even he could not defeat. From Guinea Station, where Jackson crosses the river to rest under the shade of the trees, the story follows Jackson’s funeral and burial, the strange story of his amputated arm, and the creation and restoration of the building where he died (now known as the Stonewall Jackson Shrine). This newly revised and expanded second edition features more than 50 pages of fresh material, including almost 200 illustrations, maps, and eye-catching photos.
Fertility And Pleasure: Ritual And Sexual Values in Tokugawa Japan
 Author: William R. Lindsey Fertility And Pleasure: Ritual And Sexual Values in Tokugawa Japan Univ of Hawaii Pr 2006 Format: PDF Size: 3.1 Mb Language: English As their ubiquitous presence in Tokugawa artwork and literature suggests, images of bourgeois wives and courtesans took on iconic status as representations of two opposing sets of female values. Their differences, both real and idealized, indicate the full range of female roles and sexual values affirmed by Tokugawa society, with Buddhist celibacy on the one end and the relatively free sexual associations of the urban and rural lower classes on the other. The roles of courtesan and bourgeois housewife were each tied to a set of value-based behaviors, the primary institution to which a woman belonged, and rituals that sought to model a woman's comportment in her interactions with men and figures of authority. For housewives, it was fertility values, promulgated by lifestyle guides and moral texts, which embraced the ideals of female obedience, loyalty to the husband's household, and sexual activity aimed at producing an heir. Pleasure values, by contrast, flourished in the prostitution quarters and embraced playful relations and nonreproductive sexual activity designed to increase the bordello's bottom line. What William Lindsey reveals in this well-researched study is that, although the values that idealized the role of wife and courtesan were highly disparate, the rituals, symbols, and popular practices both engaged in exhibited a degree of similitude and parallelism. "Fertility and Pleasure" examines the rituals available to young women in the household and pleasure quarters that could be employed to affirm, transcend, or resist these sets of sexual values. In doing so it affords new views of Tokugawa society and Japanese religion. Highly original in its theoretical approach and its juxtaposition of texts, "Fertility and Pleasure" constitutes an important addition to the fields of Japanese religion and history and the study of gender and sexuality in other societies and cultures.
God Save Catalonia: England’s Intervention in Catalonia During the War of the Spanish Succession
 Author: Xavier Rubio God Save Catalonia: England’s Intervention in Catalonia During the War of the Spanish Succession Llibres de Matricula 2011 Format: PDF Pages: 136 Language: English Size: 22.8 MB
Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean
 Author: Thomas Suarez Early Mapping of the Pacific: The Epic Story of Seafarers, Adventurers, and Cartographers Who Mapped the Earth's Greatest Ocean Periplus 2004 ISBN: 0794600921 Language: English Pages: 265 Format: EPUB Size: 46,50 МБ 290 full-color and b&w maps and early prints. Fully illustrated history of the Pacific Ocean from Portuguese mariners to 20th centuy explorers that includes a cornucopia of rare and beautiful maps of the Pacific Ocean, in particular, Hawaii, Tahiti, Australia, and New Zealand, among other Pacific Islands and territories. The text traces the exploration, and charting of the great ocean, and follows the story from classical times through the turn of the 20th century, telling the tales of seafarers who ventured eastward from Asia and were the Pacific's greatest explorers.
Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee, February-December 1864 (The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War)
 Author: Derek W. Frisby Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee, February-December 1864 (The U.S. Army Campaigns of the Civil War) Center of Military History 2014 Format: PDF Pages: 68 Language: English Size: 8.5 MB The Campaigns in Mississippi and Tennessee, February–December 1864, by Derek W. Frisby, begins with an examination of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's Meridian Expedition, often called a dress rehearsal for the more famous March to the Sea. He then follows with an account of the operations of Confederate cavalry commander Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, including the notorious Fort Pillow Massacre and the brilliantly executed Battle of Brice's Crossroads. Frisby concludes his excellent study with a narrative of the pivotal Battles of Franklin and Nashville.
Civil War Generalship: The Art Of Command
 Author: W. J. Wood Civil War Generalship The Art Of Command Da Capo Press ISBN: 0306809737 2000 Format: PDF Size: 27,4 МБ Language: English Pages: 288 In this unique examination of Civil War leadership, W. J. Wood looks at the tactical and strategic problems that threatened to overwhelm untried Civil War generals and the pragmatic strategies, born of necessity, that they developed to solve them. Focusing on three decisive battles involving six generals, Wood provides the background necessary to understand the problems confronting commanders on both sides of the war, then looks at the campaign of Cedar Mountain, directed by Stonewall Jackson and Nathaniel Banks; the battle of Chickamauga, where Confederate Army leader Braxton Bragg and Union General William Rosecrans faced each other; the battle of Nashville, where Jon Bell Hood led his Southern troops against George H. Thomas and his Union army. Deftly describing the art of war these men developed, an art that provides paradigms for military leaders to this day, Wood demonstrate why Civil War remains a topic of never-diminishing interest.
Civil War: Fort Sumter to Appomattox
 Author: Gary Gallagher; Robert Krick; Stephen Engle Civil War: Fort Sumter to Appomattox Osprey Publishing Osprey General Military ISBN: 1782006435 2014 Format: PDF (e-book) Pages: 335 Size: 31 Mb Language: English Undoubtedly the most cataclysmic military struggle of the late nineteenth century, the American Civil War spanned four bloody years of fighting in which over 620,000 American soldiers and sailors lost their lives. From its outbreak at Fort Sumter, South Carolina in April 1861 until its conclusion at the Appomattox Court House, more than 10,000 battles, engagements and skirmishes were recorded across the length and breadth of America. This book explores the political, historical and cultural significance of the American Civil War, examining its impact on the civilians and military personnel caught up in it.
Time Frame AD 1600-1700 - Powers of the Crown
 Author: Collective Time Frame AD 1600-1700 - Powers of the Crown Time-Life Books 1990 Format: PDF Pages: 184 Language: English Size: 23.8 MB Table of Contents - Tokugawa Japan - China's Manchu overlords - The great shah of Persia - Civil war in England - The rise of the Dutch Republic - Newcomers to the New World.
HMS Beagle: The Story of Darwin's Ship
 Author: Keith Thomson HMS Beagle: The Story of Darwin's Ship W.W. Norton & Co Inc. ISBN: 0393037789 2014 Format: PDF Pages: 324 Size: 32 Mb Language: English "After having twice been driven back by heavy south-west gales, His Majesty's Ship Beagle, a ten-gun brig, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, sailed from Devonport on the 27th of December, 1813". These words open Darwin's story of his historical voyage in the "Beagle". Darwin's views and his books are well known but very little is known of the ship that circumnavigated the world. The "Beagle" was not a dashing frigate of the time but was known in its day as a "coffin brig", more likely to founder than to sail twice round the world. While the "Darwin voyage" has been celebrated in the history of exploration, her other two voyages - a prior survey of South America, including Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn, and the first complete exploration of the coasts of Australia - are less well known.
U.S. History I: United States History 1607-1865
 Author: Sage H.J. U.S. History I: United States History 1607-1865 Academic American History 2010 Format: pdf Size: 10 Mbyte Contents Preface History 121: U.S. History I Course Description & Objectives Introduction to American History Part 1: Colonial American History, 1607-1763 Documents of Colonial American History Part 2: Era of the American Revolution, 1763-1800 Documents of the American Revolution Era Part 3: Jeffersonian and Jacksonian Democracy Documents of American History 1800-1840 Part 4: Expansion and War: The United States 1840-1865 Documents 1840-1865
The Sources of Social Power: Volume 2, The Rise of Classes and Nation States 1760-1914
 Author: Michael Mann The Sources of Social Power: Volume 2, The Rise of Classes and Nation States 1760-1914 Cambridge University Press 2006 Format: pdf Language: English Size: 8.82 MBThis second volume of Michael Mann's analytical history of social power deals with power relations between the Industrial Revolution and the First World War, focusing on France, Great Britain, Hapsburg Austria, Prussia/Germany and the United States. Based on considerable empirical research it provides original theories of the rise of nations and nationalism, of class conflict, of the modern state and of modern militarism. While not afraid to generalize, it also stresses social and historical complexity. The author sees human society as "a patterned mess" and attempts to provide a sociological theory appropriate to this. This theory culminates in the final chapter, an original explanation of the causes of the First World War
The Family Tree Historical Maps Book - Europe: A Country-by-Country Atlas of European History, 1700s-1900s
 The Family Tree Historical Maps Book - Europe: A Country-by-Country Atlas of European History, 1700s-1900s Author: Allison Dolan Family Tree Books 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1440342042 Pages: 224 Language: English Format: Epub Size: 100 MB Journey to the Old Country From Ireland to Italy, Portugal to Poland, Germany to Greece, and everywhere in between, explore your ancestors' European homelands through more than 200 gorgeous reproductions of 18th-century maps, 19th-century and early 20th-century maps. These full-color period maps--covering the peak years of European immigration to America--will help you understand changing boundaries in ancestral countries, and inform your search for genealogical records. Inside you'll find: Historical maps of the European continent showing how national borders evolved over three centuries Detailed country maps illustrating key geographical units--provinces, counties, regions, cities and more Time lines of important events in each country's history Lists of administrative divisions by country for easy reference. A complete index to aid in viewing maps of interest in greater detail online. This country-by-country atlas is an indispensable tool for European genealogy. Put your ancestral origins in geographical context, unravel the boundary changes that trip up genealogists, and envision the old country as your ancestors knew it. The book is also a valuable reference for teachers, homeschooling parents and anyone with an interest in European history. Time travel across the continent with the Family Tree Historical Maps Book: Europe.
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