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Japan Runs Wild, 1942-1943 War in the Far East, Book 2 [Audiobook] (2024)


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English | September 21, 2021 | ASIN: B09FBXS4R5 | M4B@64 kbps | 7h 57m | 231 MB
Author: Peter Harmsen | Narrator: Walter Dixon
In early 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating Allied forces throughout the Pacific. In a matter of months, Japan had conquered an area larger than Hitler’s empire at its apex. Hawaiians and Australians feared a future under Hirohito. The fate of half of mankind was hanging in the balance.
But by the end of 1943, the tables had turned entirely. The American-led military machine had kicked into gear, and the Japanese were fighting a defensive battle along a frontline that crossed thousands of miles of land and sea. In Japan Runs Wild, 1942-1943, historian Peter Harmsen details the astonishing transformation that took place in that period, setting the Allies on a path to ultimate victory over Japan.

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Lincoln Runs For Congress


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English | 2017 | ISBN: 1258191075 | EPUB | pages: 228 | 3.2 mb
"THIS study of Lincoln’s campaign for nomination and election to Congress is offered as a report of an episode in Western history, rather than as a chapter of Lincoln biography. In the broadest sense it is a documentation of the Frederick Jackson Turner hypothesis of the significance of the frontier. Its potential contribution to Lincoln biography is within the framework of frontier history. The regional factors in the settlement of Illinois enable the understanding of the emergence of political attitudes and parties in a frontier state, and Lincoln’s early career can be understood as the issues and viewpoints of Illinois politicians were shaped by the regional influences in western settlement.

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Darkness Runs Deep

English | April 28, 2024 | ISBN: 176126821X | True EPUB | 350 pages | 2.6 MB
In the darkest hour, a blood-soaked teenager flees the rural Gerandaroo football oval. Eight months later, Bess, a young teacher, returns home to Gerandaroo. A childhood game of dare with her former best friend forces Bess to form a women’s footy team to play against Denby, a rival town. Bess reluctantly recruits players, but the team has to contend with hostile locals – including Bess’s own father. Will this help the small community to come back together – or will it be the final thing that blows everything apart? As tensions in the town boil over, so too do resentments and secrets and violence that have been previously held tight and close.

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It Runs in the Family Understanding More About Your Ancestors


Free Download Ruth A Symes, "It Runs in the Family: Understanding More About Your Ancestors"
English | 2013 | ISBN: 0752497022 | EPUB | pages: 160 | 1.8 mb
In the quest to uncover our family history, we turn to written records, the family album and even heirlooms. However, they can often be difficult to interpret and sometimes pose more questions than they answer: Why didn’t my ancestors smile for the camera? Why did great-grandfather wear a beard while his sons were clean-shaven? Why is my great-grandmother holding flowers in this photograph? Drawing on evidence from social history, women’s history, and the histories of photography, art and fashion, and using examples from the lowly as well as the famous, Ruth Symes explores many aspects of ordinary life in the past – from the state of the nation’s teeth, to the legal and economic connotations of wearing a wedding ring and even the business of keeping a dog. This fascinating volume aims to help family historians get to know their elusive ancestors by deciphering the wealth of personal and historical clues contained in photographs, documents and artefacts.

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A City Runs Through Them Dublin and its Twenty River Bridges


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English | November 2nd, 2023 | ISBN: 1838959351 | 400 pages | True EPUB | 24.12 MB
Dublin’s twenty bridges cross the tidal section of the River Liffey flowing through its centre; they were built over a span of a thousand years. Each has made a contribution to the city’s development over time, so much so that it is possible to piece together its history by tracing their construction in chronological order.

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A Dog Runs Through It Poems


Free Download Linda Pastan, "A Dog Runs Through It: Poems"
English | 2018 | pages: 80 | ISBN: 0393651304 | EPUB | 10,1 mb
A moving selection of poems for dog lovers, accompanied by charismatic line drawings, from a poet with an "unfailing mastery of her medium" (New York Times Book Review).

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