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  Civil Wars of the Late Roman...

  Editors Charles River

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  Julius Caesar is still remembered for winning a civil war and helping bring about the end of the Roman Republic, leaving a line of emperors in its place, but it’s quite possible that none of what Caesar did would’ve happened without the template for such actions being set 40 years earlier. At the time, when Caesar was in his teens, war was being waged both on the Italian peninsula and abroad, with domestic politics pitting the conservative, aristocratic optimates against the populist, reformist populares, and this tension ultimately escalated into an all-out war. One of the leading populares was Caesar’s uncle, Gaius Marius, a military visionary who had restructured the legions and extended the privileges of land ownership and citizenship to legionaries on condition of successful completion of a fixed term of service. In the late 2nd century B.C., Marius had waged a successful campaign against several Germanic tribes, and after earning eternal fame in the Eternal City, Marius was appointed a consul several times. In 88 B.C., he entered into conflict with his erstwhile protégé, the optimate Sulla, over command of the army to be dispatched against Mithridates VI of Pontus, a long-time enemy of Rome and its Greek allies.   
  Ironically, Marius’s reforms had made the legions fiercely loyal to their individual generals rather than the state, which allowed Sulla to march his army against Rome and force Marius into exile. With that, Rome’s first civil war was officially underway, but Sulla’s triumph proved short-lived. Just as Sulla departed for a campaign, Marius returned at the head of a scratch army of veterans and mercenaries, taking over the city and purging it of Sulla’s optimate supporters, and though Marius died in 86 B.C., his party remained in power. 

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  Ghostriders 1968-1975 - "Mors De...

  William Walter

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  If necessity is the mother of invention, the AC-130 gunship was definitely her offspring. 
   
  Ghostriders: Mors De Caelis is a comprehensive history of AC-130 gunship combat operations in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The story begins with the first AC-130 in 1968, and ends in 1975 at the end of the war in Vietnam. It tells the life and  
  death stories of Spectre crews, who faced extreme danger while hunting trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and providing fire support for US and allied ground forces. Though the AC-130 was credited with 10,000 trucks destroyed, this phenomenal  
  achievement came with a hefty price. Fifty-two Spectre crewmen and six AC-130s were lost during combat operations in Laos and Vietnam. 
   
  Written in third-person omniscient point of view by an experienced combat veteran and Spectre historian, all aspects of the story are derived from official declassified records and personal interviews. The level of detail and context  
  figuratively puts the reader in the aircraft as an observer, flying alongside a Spectre crew in combat. Above all, this is the story of Spectre—accurate, detailed, compelling, and unique.

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  Dostoevesky Notes From The...

  Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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  Notes from Underground is an 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Notes is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel. It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man) who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The first part of the story is told in monologue form, or the underground man's diary, and attacks emerging Western philosophy, especially Nikolay Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?. The second part of the book is called "Àpropos of the Wet Snow," and describes certain events that, it seems, are destroying and sometimes renewing the underground man, who acts as a first person, unreliable narrator.Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880).Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as multiple of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.

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  Navigate the LSAT Maze: Secrets...

  Ashby Vexler

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  Navigate the LSAT Maze: Secrets to Effortless Success 
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  Being Brett - Chronicle of a...

  Douglas Hobbie

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  Being Brett is a memoir that chronicles the author's daughter's harrowing struggle with Hodgkin's disease."Hobbie's harrowing account of Brett's last days is a shattering portrait of how a family struggles through the loss of one of its beloved members." - Publishers Weekly

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  Lesbian Longings: Erotic...

  Lolita Grey

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  Step into a world where every touch is poetry, and every glance whispers secrets of desire. Lesbian Longings: Erotic Adventures invites you to lose yourself in a realm where pleasure dances on the edge of the forbidden, and passion, like art, knows no limits. Each tale in this provocative collection draws you into a universe of first-time encounters and daring seductions, where the boundaries of propriety are seductively shattered, and the heart's deepest longings come to life.Here, powerful women embrace their desires with the audacity of wild hearts, venturing into the delicate dance between vulnerability and irresistible ecstasy. With each stolen kiss and lingering caress, they unearth the beauty of pure, unrestrained love. From secret rendezvous to moments of lust that smolder just beneath the surface, every story pulses with a magnetic intensity, leaving you yearning for more.As you explore Lesbian Longings, you’ll be swept into a world of untamed passion where desire is celebrated, not hidden, and every moment invites you to surrender to the intoxicating allure of love. These tales aren’t just stories; they are an invitation to indulge in the erotic and the exquisite, where pleasure is art, and love defies all boundaries. 
  For a limited time, unlock this exclusive collection and let yourself be seduced by the ultimate journey of lesbian passion. Click now to immerse yourself in this irresistible anthology, where every word leads you deeper into the flames of unquenchable desire!

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