Enter the world of the early blues guitarists, jazz greats, and iconic rock heroes. For guitar fans everywhere, this lavishly illustrated book is packed with intriguing facts, anecdotes, quotes, lists
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In the summer of 1863, Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army slipped across the Potomac to draw out the Union Army. Lee's army was 70,000 strong and has won nearly every battle it had fought. The Union Arm
Even the world's most depraved murderers were once only known as somebody's neighbor or someone's son. What turned these people into killers? And why is everyone so fascinated with them? In one
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Despite being incredibly popular during his time, Nikola Tesla today remains largely overlooked among lists of the greatest inventors and scientists of the modern era. Thomas Edison gets all the glor
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By far the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to American and British Special Forces, this volume covers every aspect of their equipment, training, and role in modern warfare, and includes Iraq-
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Looks at the attacks that have taken place in the Malacca Straits, the Gulf of Guinea, and off the coast of Bangladesh,?and questions how international peacekeeping forces can try to bring stability a
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There are plenty of misguided, violent, and unpleasant people in the world, but how many can be classified as truly evil? In this hard-hitting collection, acclaimed author Nigel Cawthorne examines 10
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This book is about extraordinary men who lived through extraordinary times. The History of the Mob tells the stories of their lives, their families, their code, their crimes, and their cold-blooded mu
