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  Exodus from the Alamo - The...

  Philip Thomas Tucker

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  "Contrary to movie and legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for Texan independence—including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William B. Travis—did not die under brilliant sunlight, defending their positions against hordes of Mexican infantry. Instead, the Mexicans launched a predawn attack, surmounting the walls in darkness, forcing a wild melee inside the fort before many of its defenders had even awoken. In this book, Dr. Tucker, after deep research into recently discovered Mexican accounts and forensic evidence, informs us that the traditional myth of the Alamo is even more off-base: most of the Alamo’s defenders died in breakouts from the fort, cut down by Santa Anna’s cavalry that was positioned to intercept the escapees. A number of the Alamo’s defenders did hang on inside the fort, fighting back every way they could, but most of the Texans, in two groups, broke out of the fort after the enemy had broken in, and the primary fights took place on the plain outside. Still fighting desperately, the Texans’ retreat was halted by cavalry, and afterward, Mexican lancers plied their trade with charges into the midst of the remaining resisters. Notoriously, Santa Anna burned the bodies of the Texans who had dared stand against him. But as this book proves in thorough detail, the funeral pyres were well outside the fort—where the two separate groups of escapees fell on the plain, rather than in the Alamo itself. "

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  ACT Made Easy: Your Ultimate...

  Griffin Hawthorne

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  ACT Made Easy: Your Ultimate Path to Unstoppable Success  
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  Empire of Deterrence - Nuclear...

  Michael Gardiner

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  This book considers nuclear deterrence as a form of authority. It describes the rise of deterrence in the Anglosphere particularly as the rule of economic law hardened to protect a civilization in its deterministic, automated phase. Nuclear deterrence has increasingly been leveraged against populations to smother politics and protect an absolute stasis with its heart in a cybernetics of human eclipse – helping to explain why, when nuclear war became immanent and taken for granted in the 1990s, much political campaigning began to collapse into culture wars turning politics into currency for an anxious managerial class. Pre-set political values now flow from the world’s foremost nuclear power, the US, and its British satellite, relying on a growing sense that conflict is pointless and there is no escape from the feedback loop of performative affirmation. This book resurrects some half-buried Cold War cultural and theoretical resources, from Paul Virilio to Stephen Poliakoff to Folk Horror, and brings up questions of local action and the undoing of the old Anglosphere commercial empire, to ask if there are ways of unthinking deterrence blackmail.

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  The Prince

  Niccolo Machiavelli

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  The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. Although The Prince was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice that had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's Divine Comedy and other works of Renaissance literature. The Prince is sometimes claimed to be one of the first works of modern philosophy, especially modern political philosophy, in which the "effectual" truth is taken to be more important than any abstract ideal. It is also notable for being in direct conflict with the dominant Catholic and scholastic doctrines of the time, particularly those concerning politics and ethics.

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  Teacher Man: Diaries of Life...

  George Pointon

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  I asked my Year 1 class, ‘What’s the best thing that’s ever happened to you?’ 
  George Pointon asks his class a lot of questions. What do you want to be when you grow up? What do you reckon your parents do while you’re at school? Can you put that down, please? JJ, the stapler – can you put it down? 
  He’s also got a few for himself: what is he doing here? Who was he kidding, thinking he could teach? 
  But the course of true professional fulfilment never did run smooth, and there’s no backing out now. 
  In this book, George takes us along on his first year inside the messy, magical world of primary school teaching. In the company of five-year-olds – who are somehow wisdom, innocence and chaos incarnate – there is always lots to be learned. 
  In Teacher Man, George Pointon masterfully combines elements of autobiography and non-fiction to provide a candid look at education and parenting. His essays delve into the complexities of behavioural management and relationships within the school environment, offering a unique perspective on the role of educators. 
  For fans of Maggie Hartley (Please Help My Mummy), Samantha Harvey (The Shapeless Unease), Alan Bennett (A Life Like Other People's), Ajay Tegala (Wetland Diaries), and Julie Ryan Mcgue (Twice a Daughter). 
  HarperCollins 2024

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  June 6 1944 D-Day - The Normandy...

  Secrets of History

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  Do you crave a thrilling adventure that will transport you to one of history's most remarkable moments? 
  Go no further! This book will immerse you in the complexities of Operation Overlord, more often known as D-Day. 
  Join me on an exciting journey as we investigate the painstaking preparation and strategic genius that resulted in the greatest seaborne invasion in history. You'll feel like you're right there with them as you read about the German defenses, the enormous bombardments building up to the assault and the heart-pounding moments of soldiers nearing Omaha Beach on D-Day. 
  This book, however, is more than just a dry history lesson. You'll see the incredible bravery and selflessness of the men who led the charge, from the first wave to the second and beyond. These valiant men and women defied the odds and battled valiantly to secure a triumph that altered the course of history. 
  So, why wait? Get your copy today and prepare to embark on an adventure unlike any other. This book will keep you intrigued from start to finish, and it is a must-read for anybody interested in the victories and tragedies of war.

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