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  Oliver Hazard Perry: The Life...

  Charles River Editors

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  "We have met the enemy and they are ours.” – Oliver Hazard Perry 
  Americans had few things to celebrate during the War of 1812, and fighting on the frontier against the British and their native allies didn’t go any better than the conflict did in other theaters, but one of the only major victories the Americans won came at the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. That action made Oliver Hazard Perry, a veteran of the Barbary Wars and commander of the USS Lawrence, a legend whose name has endured for over 200 years. Perry was so instrumental in the victory that British historian C.S. Forester noted “it was as fortunate for the Americans that the Lawrence still possessed a boat that would float, as it was that Perry was not hit." As one of the biggest naval battles of the war, the results meant that America maintained control of Lake Erie, an important location from which they could recover Detroit and be better positioned to confront the British and Shawnee leader Tecumseh’s confederacy. For his part, Perry would forever be remembered as the “Hero of Lake Erie,” even as he and compatriot Captain Jesse Elliot would feud over their respective actions during the battle for the rest of Perry’s life. 
  Perry received a Congressional Gold Medal and the Thanks of Congress for compelling the surrender of the entire British squadron, the first time that had ever happened, but he wouldn’t have much time to enjoy it. He fought in the Second Barbary War in 1815 but died of yellow fever while on a mission in Venezuela in 1819. Despite being just 34 at the time of his death, he was one of the most famous military heroes in the young nation’s history, and he has been commemorated with countless monuments across America ever since.

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  Learn German for Beginners -...

  Jasmin Voges, Nils Robin Staats

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  German Journey – Lesson 5: Turn everyday spaces and outdoor adventures into practical German. Guided by teacher Jasmin and learner Ari, this beginner lesson starts at home with the words you actually use: living room, kitchen, and bedroom essentials, plus easy decor and placement phrases that help you talk about sofas, tables, beds, lamps, picture frames, plants, fridges, and more. Short repeat-after-me prompts and quick roleplay moments keep you speaking from the first minute, while a light quiz locks in the core vocabulary. In the second half, step outside to explore nature and weather: trees, flowers, forests, lakes, mountains, rivers, sun, clouds, wind, and seasonal basics. Clear pronunciation tips, friendly pacing, and frequent mini-reviews build confidence without overwhelm. Designed for absolute beginners (A1), the tracks focus on high-frequency words and simple sentence patterns you can use immediately at home, on walks, or while traveling. Save the album, revisit key tracks for spaced practice, and watch your everyday German grow naturally.

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  The Great Seal of The United...

  Paul Foster Case

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  The Great Seal of the United States (1935) is an inspired and thought-provoking treatise on the forgotten history and spiritual symbolism of the iconic American emblem that embodies the principles and ideals of this nation's founders. 
  With surgical precision, American occultist, teacher and author Paul Foster Case reveals the Great Seal to be a profound spiritual symbol created by the Founding Fathers to serve as an immortal representation of the ideals of the Novo Ordo Seclorum (New World Order). 
  Students of American History, Freemasonry, Rosicrucianism, Gematria, Numerology, the Bible, the Qabalah/Kabbalah or the occult in general will find this one rich in esoteric meanings rooted in universal principles that transcend times and mankind.

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  Margaret Thatcher - Life After...

  Peter Just

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  "A joy to read." Andrew Roberts
  The story of Margaret Thatcher's post-premiership years is a tale of high drama and low farce, with, at its heart, one extraordinary woman.
  Margaret Thatcher enjoyed perhaps one of the most consequential political afterlives in British history. No longer in office but never really out of power, she was not only one of the most impactful Prime Ministers the UK has ever had; she was also one of the most impactful former Prime Ministers the UK has ever had. British politics today undoubtedly reflects Thatcher's time in No. 10, but it is also shaped by her later life and how people reacted and still react to it.
  To mark the centenary of her birth, Margaret Thatcher: Life After Downing Street provides a radical reassessment of how Thatcher's premier emeritus years have been viewed to date. Covering the four main areas of her work after Downing Street – philosophy, party, policy and performance – and analysing her continued and continuing influence on the Conservative leaders and Prime Ministers of all parties who followed her, it demonstrates why, however small the politics may or may not have got since 1990, Margaret Thatcher is still big.

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  Ancient Israelites’ Conquest of...

  Charles River Editors

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  Before the Hebrews established a kingdom and before the Phoenicians colonized much of the Mediterranean, the Canaanites were the most important group in the Levant for much of the Bronze Age and into the early Iron Age. Although the Canaanites never created a unified nation-state or kingdom, their importance in the ancient Near East cannot be understated. It was at least partially because of that fact that the Canaanites were unable to resist their larger and more powerful neighbors that the average person today knows so little about their history, but modern studies have revealed that they developed a unique religion that influenced non-Canaanite peoples and continued to be practiced in some form centuries after the Canaanites ceased to be an identifiable people. Furthermore, during the height of the Bronze Age the Canaanites provided important resources to the Egyptian and Hittite Empires and played a key role in the geopolitical game of chess between those two kingdoms. It also goes without saying that the Canaanites were also a factor in the establishment of the Kingdom of Israel, as the battles they lost to the Hebrews later became the foundation of the Jewish kingdom.  
  Today, the term “Philistine” is often used as a euphemism for a person who is particularly uncouth, uncultured, ignorant, and possibly violent. Most people probably do not know the etymology of the word when they use it, and those that do probably only know the Philistines as villains from the Old Testament who were the eternal enemies of the Hebrews prior to and immediately after the latter formed the kingdom of Israel. Others may know the Philistines from the Biblical story of David and Goliath, as the “giant” was not only much larger than David but also a Philistine leader who commanded a large host of men. 

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  Other Axis & Allied Armored...

  George Bradford

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  This fully illustrated volume presents an authoritative and highly detailed study of WWII’s lesser-known armored fighting vehicles.   The iconic tanks of WWII, such as America’s Shermans and the Germany’s Panzers, have been exhaustively studied. In Other Axis & Allied Armored Fighting Vehicles, military historian and technical artist George Bradford offers an in-depth look at a range of significant yet often-overlooked models.    This volume is filled with fine-scale drawings of Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Romanian, and South African armored vehicles, including: ·       Centauro Tank Destroyer (Italy) ·       TKS Light Reconnaissance Tank (Poland) ·       Ram “Kangaroo” Personnel Carrier (Canada) ·       Renault R-35 Light Tank (France) ·       Type 3 Chi-nu Heavy Tank (Japan) ·       Scorpion AC1 Cruiser Tank (Australia) ·       TACAM R-2 Tank Hunter (Romania) ·       And many, many more . . .

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