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  Washington's Lieutenants - Major...

  Douglas M. Branson

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  As commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, George Washington developed the strategy that won the Revolutionary War, but while Washington directed some battles, his strategy for the most part was carried out by his subordinates. In the spirit of the best military history and biography, Washington's Lieutenants tells the story of the generals who served under Washington from 1775 to 1781. 
   
   
   
  Based on extensive research, the book finds the brigadier generals a laudable group of commanders. A quarter of all brigadiers died in the service of the new nation. 
   
   
   
  Only three served for the war's duration, including the great Nathanael Greene and Henry Knox. Ten resigned. Benedict Arnold turned coat. At least three were involved in the so-called Conway Cabal of 1777–78 to oust General Washington. The controversial Horatio Gates, self-proclaimed victor of Saratoga, was accused of cowardice at the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. 
   
   
   
  At once entertaining information about some of the Revolutionary War's most colorful military commanders and an insightful analysis of how the young nation fought for its independence, Washington's Lieutenants will be essential during the wars 250th anniversary and beyond.

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  Agincourt

  Anne Curry

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  Agincourt (1415) is an exceptionally famous battle, one that has generated a huge and enduring cultural legacy in the six hundred years since it was fought. Everybody thinks they know what the battle was about. 
   
    
   
  But why and how has Agincourt come to mean so much, to so many? Why do so many people claim their ancestors served at the battle? Is the Agincourt of popular image the real Agincourt, or is our idea of the battle simply taken from Shakespeare's famous depiction of it? Written by the world's leading expert on the battle, this book shows just why it has occupied such a key place in English identity and history in the six centuries since it was fought, exploring a cultural legacy that stretches from bowmen to Beatles, via Shakespeare, Dickens, and the First World War. 
   
   
   
  Anne Curry first sets the scene, illuminating how and why the battle was fought, as well as its significance in the wider history of the Hundred Years War. She then takes the Agincourt story through the centuries from 1415 to now, from the immediate, and sometimes surprising, responses to it on both sides of the Channel, through its reinvention by Shakespeare in King Henry V (1599), and the enduring influence of both the play and the film versions of it, especially the patriotic Laurence Olivier version of 1944, at the time of the D-Day landings in Normandy.

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  Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel...

  Bright Summaries

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  Unlock the more straightforward side of The Scarlet Letter with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The "scarlet letter" of the title is the letter "A", which the protagonist Hester Prynne must wear as punishment for having committed adultery. However, Hester's virtuous behaviour throughout the narrative makes clear, the line between guilt and innocence is not clear-cut, and she proves an easy character to sympathise with. Through her story, Hawthorne examines the stifling role of Puritanism in her society and the double standards applied to men and women in matters of morality. The Scarlet Letter was chosen by The Guardian as one of the 100 greatest novels ever written in English, and it is widely considered to be a classic of American literature. Find out everything you need to know about The Scarlet Letter in a fraction of the time!This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:• A complete plot summary• Character studies• Key themes and symbols• Questions for further reflectionWhy choose BrightSummaries.com?Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!

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  Ancient Astrology: The Ultimate...

  Mari Silva

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  Explore the secrets of ancient astrologists and learn more about the Babylonian, Egyptian, and Hellenistic traditions of astrology. 
  Have you ever wondered where astrology was first discovered? 
  Have you ever wondered how the ancients used the stars? 
  Are you eager to use the secrets of ancient astrologists? 
  Ancient astrology offers individuals a new way of looking at the movement of the stars and celestial bodies and, through that, the world around them. It offers you the opportunity to add a unique level of depth to your astrological readings and allows you to make a more holistic analysis of a person’s natal chart, looking at both the positives and negatives. 
  In this audiobook, you will:Learn how Babylonians used astrology in their daily livesUnderstand decanoic astrology, which was the first astrological system used by ancient EgyptiansLearn about the Egyptian zodiac signsExplore how Hellenic astrology combines Babylonian and Egyptian astrology to create a new systemLearn about the Thema Mundi and Hellenistic chartsExplore the Hermetic lots in further detailLearn how to make your own Astrolabe 
  This audiobook allows you to understand the world as the ancients knew it. When exploring different astrological traditions, ancient astrology is among the most important to learn about, as it is the base on which modern astrology is founded – and that is exactly what you will get from this audiobook. 
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  Double your income course...

  LoveAndBloom

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  Everything in the universe is energy. Money is a medium of exchange. You can have whatever you want simply because of the law of attraction. When you harness the power of manifestation, you turn your dreams into reality. You can double your income, achieve financial independence and retire early.  
  In this course, we will be your personal coach. We will use coaching sessions, healing meditations and hypnosis sessions to achieve your financial goal. These alternative methods are powerful. They can transform your life instantly.  
  You cannot attract anything when you have resistance. We will break the pattern of your limited thinking step by step way through our therapeutic coaching session. We attract finance and achieve financial freedom through hypnosis sessions using the law of attraction.  
  In this course, we will Be your personal coachDissolve any obstacles between you and money Attract unlimited wealth Use hypnosis to achieve financial independence Affirm your true power Reprogram your mind to be successful Transform your life Regain confidence Receive unlimited abundance And much more

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  The Northmen In Britain

  Eleanor Hull

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  Two great streams of Northern immigration met on the shores of Britain during the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries. The Norsemen from the deep fiords of Western Norway, fishing and raiding along the coasts, pushed out their adventurous boats into the Atlantic, and in the dawn of Northern history we find them already settled in the Orkney and Shetland Isles, whence they raided and settled southward to Caithness, Fife, and Northumbria on the east, and to the Hebrides, Galloway, and Man on the western coast. Fresh impetus was given to this outward movement by the changes of policy introduced by Harald Fairhair, first king of Norway (872–933). Through him a nobler type of emigrant succeeded the casual wanderer, and great lords and kings’ sons came over to consolidate the settlements begun by humbler agencies. Iceland was at the same time peopled by a similar stock. The Dane, contemporaneously with the Norseman, came by a different route. Though he seems to have been the first to invade Northumbria (if Ragnar and his sons were really Danes), his movement was chiefly round the southern shores of England, passing over by way of the Danish and Netherland coast up the English Channel, and round to the west. Both streams met in Ireland, where a sharp and lengthened contest was fought out between the two nations, and where both took deep root, building cities and absorbing much of the commerce of the country.The Viking was at first simply a bold adventurer, but a mixture of trading and raiding became a settled practice with large numbers of Norsemen, who, when work at home was slack and the harvest was sown or reaped, filled up the time by pirate inroads on their own or neighboring lands. Hardy sailors and fearless fighters they were; and life would have seemed too tame had it meant a continuous course of peaceful farming or fishing. New possessions and new conquests were the salt of life.

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