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27 produkter
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Häftad, 2002
265 kr
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Hellhound on his Trail
The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
Häftad, 2011
167 kr
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Hellhound on His Trail is the story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther …
In the Kingdom of Ice
The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
163 kr
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A harrowing tale of courage and sacrifice at the limits of human endurance‘A stirring story… a brilliant exposition of narrative non-fiction: moving, harrowing, as gripping as any well-paced thriller.’ The TimesThe age of exploration was drawing to a close, yet the mystery of the North Pole …
Blood and Thunder
The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West
Häftad, 2007
258 kr
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Ghost Soldiers comes an eye-opening history of the American conquest of the West—"a story full of authority and color, truth and prophecy" ( The New York Times Book Review ) . In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to …
On Desperate Ground
The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
Häftad, 2019
257 kr
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The Wide Wide Sea
Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Häftad, 2025
265 kr
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling and superbly crafted” ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of The New …
Wide Wide Sea
Häftad, 2025
159 kr
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A NEW YORK TIMES TOP-TEN BOOK OF 2024A BARACK OBAMA BOOK OF THE YEARFrom New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, the epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, culminating in Captain James Cook's death‘Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating. I felt it somehow …
In the Kingdom of Ice
The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
E-bok, 2014
213 kr
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New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of …
Hellhound on His Trail: The Electrifying Account of the Largest Manhunt in American History
Häftad, 2011
274 kr
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Blood and Thunder
E-bok, 2007
119 kr
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In the summer of 1846, the Army of the West marched through Santa Fe, en route to invade and occupy the Western territories claimed by Mexico. Fueled by the new ideology of “Manifest Destiny,” this land grab would lead to a decades-long battle between the United States and the Navajos, the fiercely …
Americana
Dispatches from the New Frontier
E-bok, 2007
153 kr
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Harley-Davidson bikers . . . Grand Canyon river rats. . .Mormon archaeologists. . . Spelling bee prodigies… For more than fifteen years, best-selling author and historian Hampton Sides has traveled widely across the continent exploring the America that lurks just behind the scrim of our mainstream …
In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
Häftad, 2015
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
266 kr
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Ghost Soldiers
Häftad, 2005
283 kr
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On a parched evening in the Philippines 53 years ago, 511 American POWs were saved from almost certain death. A force of elite US troops from the Sixth Ranger Battalion slipped 30 miles behind enemy lines and marched for three days through jungle and peat swamps. They stormed the camp at dusk, …
Blood And Thunder
An Epic of the American West
Häftad, 2008
173 kr
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Hampton Sides's extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but at the centre of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson - the legendary trapper, scout and soldier. Carson was an illiterate …
On Desperate Ground
E-bok, 2018
226 kr
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers and In the Kingdom of Ice , a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War On October 15, 1950, the vainglorious General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme …
The Wide Wide Sea
Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Inbunden, 2024
366 kr
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling and superbly crafted” ( The Wall Street Journal ) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of The New …
Why Moths Hate Thomas Edison
And Other Urgent Inquiries into the Odd Nature of Nature
Häftad, 2001
144 kr
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Do beavers ever get squashed by the trees they're gnawing down? Why are there so many worms writhing on the sidewalk after a storm? What good are goosebumps? Why do llamas spit? What is the oldest living creature on earth? Focusing on natural history and outdoor lore, this collection ranges from …
Going Free
American POWs in WWII Philippines
E-bok, 2015
16 kr
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From Hampton Sides’s Ghost Soldiers, a gripping narrative of World War II POWs on the brink of freedom. The men of Cabanatuan had been held by the Japanese since the Bataan Death March, in increasingly dire circumstances. With the war turning in the Americans’ favor, the POWs worried that their …
Ghost Soldiers
The Epic Account of World War II''s Greatest Rescue Mission
E-bok, 2002
113 kr
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On January 28, 1945, 121 hand-selected U.S. troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines. Their mission: March thirty rugged miles to rescue 513 POWs languishing in a hellish camp, among them the last survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March. A recent prison massacre by Japanese …
Wide Wide Sea
One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024
E-bok, 2024
189 kr
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*** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 ****** One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024 ****** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***'The story of Captain Cook’s third voyage. Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating on every page, it combines the satisfaction of a Patrick O’Brian or CS …
Wide Wide Sea
One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024
Ljudbok, 2024
217 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook''s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. On July 12th, …
In the Kingdom of Ice
The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
E-bok, 2015
106 kr
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A harrowing tale of courage and sacrifice at the limits of human endurance‘A stirring story… a brilliant exposition of narrative non-fiction: moving, harrowing, as gripping as any well-paced thriller.’ The TimesThe age of exploration was drawing to a close, yet the mystery of the North Pole …
Hellhound on his Trail
The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
E-bok, 2010
108 kr
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Hellhound on His Trail is the story of two very different men whose lives catastrophically interweaved over the course of some nine months in the late 1960s: one was a thief and con man called James Earl Ray, the other one of the greatest American figures of the twentieth century, Martin Luther …
En el reino del hielo
El terrible viaje polar del USS Jeannette
E-bok, 2019
154 kr
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La era de la exploración estaba llegando a su fin, pero el misterio del polo norte permaneció. Los contemporáneos describieron el polo como el "objeto inalcanzable de nuestros sueños", y el impulso de llenar este último gran espacio en blanco en el mapa creció irresistible. En 1879 el USS Jeannette …
Wide Wide Sea
Inbunden, 2024
313 kr
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*** BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 ****** One of the New York Times Top Ten Books of 2024 ****** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ***'The story of Captain Cook’s third voyage. Extraordinarily compulsive and fascinating on every page, it combines the satisfaction of a Patrick O’Brian or CS …
