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The Presidents Club
Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 11-12-2012)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 35,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Traces the history of the presidential fraternity conceived by Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover during Eisenhower's inauguration, exploring the ways in which the nation's presidents depended on, sabotaged, and formed alliances that had world-changing impacts Lees verder
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A Night To Remember
The Classic Account of the Final Hours of the Titanic
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 10-04-2012)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 24,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
One hundred years ago, the mightiest "unsinkable" ship began her maiden voyage to cross the Atlantic. An engineering feat eleven stories high, the Titanic contained a list of passengers collectively worth $250 million when she left port on April 10, 1912, but she would never reach her destination. T... Lees verder
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Lions Of The West
Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 15-11-2011)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 47,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Thomas Jefferson, A Naturalist And Visionary, Dreamed That The United States Would Stretch Across The Continent From Ocean To Ocean. The Account Of How That Dream Became Reality Unfolds In The Stories Of Jefferson And Nine Others Whose Adventurous Spirits And Lust For Land Pushed The Westward Bounda... Lees verder
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Thinking The Twentieth Century
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 02-02-2012)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 47,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Offers a narrative of the United States' history during the past 100 years, not by discussing the events, but by discussing ideas, and highlighting the thoughts and thinkers that helped shape the century. Read by Ralph Cosham. Simultaneous Lees verder
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The Last Stand
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 04-05-2010)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 41,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Analyzes the characters and contributions of the Plains Indians leader and forefront Union cavalry officer while explaining how the conflict forged a Native American alliance and set the stage for the reservation confinement of major tribal leaders. Simultaneous. Lees verder
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The Ground Truth
The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 22-09-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 39,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission draws on recordings, transcripts, and recently declassified records to reveal aspects of the attacks that have not been previously disclosed, arguing that the day's events were predictable and that the nation is still at risk. Lees verder
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The Ground Truth
The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 22-09-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 77,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission draws on recordings, transcripts, and recently declassified records to reveal aspects of the attacks that have not been previously disclosed, arguing that the day's events were predictable and that the nation is still at risk. Lees verder
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Final Voyage
A Story of Arctic Disaster and One Fateful Whaling Season
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 27-10-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 36,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Documents the 1871 decimation of a fleet of whaling ships in an Arctic ice storm and the event's irrevocable inpact on oil, tracing the industry's founding by Quaker merchants and the role of oil derived from whale blubber in revolutionizing New England commerce. Lees verder
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Final Voyage
A Story of Arctic Disaster and One Fateful Whaling Season: Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 27-10-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 71,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Documents the 1871 decimation of a fleet of whaling ships in an arctic ice storm and the event's irrevocable impact on oil, tracing the industry's founding by Quaker merchants and the role of blubber-derived oil in revolutionizing New England commerce. Simultaneous. Lees verder
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The Canal Builders
Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 23-02-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 41,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A history of the Panama Canal told from the perspectives of its construction workers discusses Theodore Roosevelt's unpopular vision for Panama, the extensive resources that went into its building, and its role as a symbol of American power. Lees verder
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The Canal Builders
Making America's Empire at the Panama Canal, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 23-02-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 81,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A history of the Panama Canal told from the perspectives of its construction workers discusses Theodore Roosevelt's unpopular vision for Panama, the extensive resources that went into its building, and its role as a symbol of American power. Lees verder
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Brothers In Arms
The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murder, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 16-02-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 111,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Outlines connections between the Kennedys and the Castros in a report that considers such topics as Bobby Kennedy's support of an assassination plot against Fidel Castro and the possibility that JFK's death may have prevented a large-scale war. Lees verder
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Nothing To Fear
Fdr's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 22-01-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 39,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
An account of the first one hundred days of FDR's presidency traces the transformation that took place throughout the federal government in the wake of unprecedented bank failures, unemployment, and poverty levels. Lees verder
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Nothing To Fear
FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 22-01-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 77,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
An account of the first one hundred days of FDR's presidency traces the transformation that took place throughout the federal government in the wake of unprecedented bank failures, unemployment, and poverty levels. Lees verder
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The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 01-01-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 21,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A reinterpretation of the Great Depression seeks to demonstrate how the failures of Hoover and Roosevelt to understand the prosperity of the 1920s directly contributed to massive national burdens that marginalized common citizens. Lees verder
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A World Of Trouble
The White House and the Middle East-- from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 06-01-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 111,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Evaluating the ways in which the United States's relationship with the Middle East influences foreign policy, a historical analysis of America's presence in the region traces the positive and negative efforts by presidents from Eisenhower to George W. Bush. Lees verder
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The Bitter Road To Freedom
A New History of the Liberation of Europe
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 29-12-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 41,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
An account of the liberation of Europe in World War II from the perspectives of Europeans offers insight into the more complicated aspects of the occupation, the cultural differences between Europeans and Americans, and the moral implications of military action. Lees verder
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The Bitter Road To Freedom
A New History of the Liberation of Europe, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 29-12-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 81,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
An account of the liberation of Europe in World War II from the perspectives of Europeans offers insight into the more complicated aspects of the occupation, the cultural differences between Europeans and Americans, and the moral implications of military action. Lees verder
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The Rebellion Of Ronald Reagan
A History of the End of the Cold War, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 19-03-2009)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 81,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
Analyzes the fortieth president's role in ending the Cold War, in a report that challenges popular beliefs, reveals lesser-known aspects of the Reagan administration's foreign policy, and cites the contributions of such figures as Nixon, Kissinger, and Gorbachev. Lees verder
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Unintended Consequences
How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 01-11-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 26,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A former U.S. ambassador to Croatia describes the Middle East challenges that will be inherited by America's next president, explaining that the Iraq War has exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. intelligence and the military while compromising the nation's credibility. Lees verder
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Unintended Consequences
How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 01-11-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 51,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A former U.S. ambassador to Croatia describes the Middle East challenges that will be inherited by America's next president, explaining that the Iraq War has exposed vulnerabilities in U.S. intelligence and the military while compromising the nation's credibility. Lees verder
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Waking Giant
America in the Age of Jackson
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 28-10-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 39,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A chronicle of political events between 1815 and 1848 evaluates their role in shaping American culture, covering such topics as the slavery controversy, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization. Lees verder
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Waking Giant
America in the Age of Jackson, Library Edition
(Engels , Audio/CD's, 28-10-2008)
| Levertijd: | 5 tot 15 werkdagen |
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| Prijs: | € 77,95 |
| Genre: | Moderne geschiedenis (1870-heden) |
A chronicle of political events between 1815 and 1848 evaluates their role in shaping American culture, covering such topics as the slavery controversy, the rise of capitalism, and the birth of urbanization. Lees verder
