A narrative portrait of ten remarkable Nova Scotians who served in the First World War, from Indigenous and Black soldiers to nursing sisters, including 90 images. Nowhere in Canada was the impact of the First World War felt more keenly than right here in Nova Scotia....

Editeur : Nimbus
Parution : 2025-10-07

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The Way of the Eagle by Charles J. Biddle is a vivid and personal memoir of aerial combat during World War I, written by one of America’s pioneering fighter pilots. First published in 1919, the book offers a firsthand account of Biddle’s experiences flying with both the...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2025-10-03

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Sixty Squadron R.A.F.: A History of the Squadron from Its Formation by A.J.L. Scott is a detailed and compelling account of one of the Royal Flying Corps' (later Royal Air Force's) most distinguished squadrons during World War I. First published in 1920, the book...

Editeur : Asimis Books
Parution : 2025-10-02

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Nel 1799, sull'onda della spinta rivoluzionaria francese, un gruppo di intellettuali e patrioti proclamò a Napoli una Repubblica, destinata a durare pochi mesi e a finire in un bagno di sangue. Perché un moto animato da ideali così alti si risolse in un tragico...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2025-10-01

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The first world war was one of the most devastating conflicts in our history.The death toll was like nothing experienced before, and it is estimated that over 11 million soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing, and many of those bodies have never been...

Editeur : Rob Satterfield
Parution : 2025-08-18

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The assyrians’ forced exile of the israelites was not the only time such a fate had befallen them, as made clear by babylonian accounts and the biblical account of the exodus out of egypt, but it was that exile that permanently scattered most of the legendary 12 tribes...

Editeur : Rob Satterfield
Parution : 2025-08-12

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The babylonians were indisputably a formidable force in the ancient world’s stage, but how did they rise to power three separate times in middle eastern history? What led to their cataclysmic falls? And why did everyone keep stealing their chief god marduk? Dive into...

Editeur : Rob Satterfield
Parution : 2025-08-07

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Considered by many to be the finest American combat memoir of the First World War, Hervey Allen's Toward the Flame vividly chronicles the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in the summer of 1918. Made up primarily of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, the...

Editeur : Rare Treasure Editions
Parution : 2025-07-25

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The threat of nuclear conflict loomed menacingly over the world during the Cold War. Early warning of an attack was a crucial focus for military and political intelligence. Intelligence networks in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom came together, forming...

Editeur : University of Calgary Press
Parution : 2025-07-15

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This is the story of the King’s Own Calgary Regiment. Beginning in the last years of collective innocence before the Great War, it follows the regiment to Vimy Ridge, through the short years of peace to Dieppe and the Italian Campaign, through the establishment and...

Editeur : University of Calgary Press
Parution : 2025-02-28

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Fix Bayonets! offers a vivid, firsthand account of World War I through the eyes of Captain John W. Thomason, an American Marine who witnessed some of the conflict’s most intense and harrowing moments. With striking illustrations and a soldier’s authentic voice, Thomason...

Editeur : Andrii Ponomarenko
Parution : 2024-12-11

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Influenzato dalle teorie della biologia darwiniana e da quelle di Cesare Lombroso, Guglielmo Ferrero ritiene che l'uomo “naturale” sia essenzialmente violento. I suoi atti violenti sono determinati dalla paura e dalla libido dominandi, e infatti la civiltà raffinata del...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2024-12-01

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"A thorough investigation into the history of craft beer" —Kendall Hunter, author of Beer Hiking Canadian RockiesThis rigorously researched deep dive into the history of craft beer in Vancouver makes an exciting addition to books on the city’s...

Editeur : Touchwood Editions
Parution : 2024-10-15

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Giuseppe Garibaldi, uno dei padri fondatori dell'Italia unita, è figura monumentale per l'identità nazionale della penisola. Incarna il sogno di libertà e indipendenza, nato dal suo spirito avventuroso che lo portò a combattere in molte battaglie per la giustizia e...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2024-09-29

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Benedict Joseph Murdoch's The Red Vineyard was a captivating autobiographical tale of a young man's experience as a chaplain during the First World War. As a young Roman Catholic priest from Chatham, New Brunswick, Murdoch became chaplain to the 132nd Infantry Battalion...

Editeur : Nimbus
Parution : 2024-09-24

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La Prima Guerra Mondiale non è stata solo una pagina della storia europea - e di conseguenza italiana - ma ha rappresentato anche l'enorme trauma collettivo di un popolo che ha scoperto la propria consistenza di comunità, pur in abissali differenze da regione a regione,...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2024-08-23

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The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book...

Editeur : Horizon Ridge Publishing
Parution : 2024-07-30

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Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use...

Editeur : Horizon Ridge Publishing
Parution : 2024-07-30

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Con la Storia della colonna infame Manzoni ricostruisce il processo contro Guglielmo Piazza e Gian Giacomo Mora, che furono ingiustamente accusati di essere untori della peste, e vennero successivamente torturati e condannati a morte nel 1630. Dove abitava Mora, dopo...

Editeur : Cactus
Parution : 2024-07-25

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The Wimsey Papers are a series of articles by Dorothy L. Sayers published between November 1939 and January 1940 inThe Spectator. They had the form of letters exchanged by members of the Wimsey Family and other characters familiar to readers from the Lord Peter Wimsey...

Editeur : Rare Treasure Editions
Parution : 2024-05-22

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