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Out of the Darkness
The Planet Pluto
Av Clyde W. Tombaugh, Patrick Moore
Häftad, 2017
292 kr
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An adventure in scientific discovery Pluto, the farthermost planet in the solar system, some 3,673 million mites from the Sun, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in 1930. The fiftieth anniversary of Pluto's discovery will be celebrated in 1980 and OUT OF THE DARKNESS: THE …
Hunting Big Game
Volume 1 – In Africa and Asia
Av Frederick Selous, Samuel Baker m. fl.
Häftad, 2019
275 kr
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Here are the most exciting big game hunting yarns ever written about Africa and Asia. Ten superb stories on hunting lions, elephants, tigers, buffaloes, leopards and sheep, with chapters on big game rifles, equipment and knives.The authors are Selous, Baker, Kirby, Neumann, and Litledale—the most …
Colt
A Collection of Letters and Photographs About the Man, the Arms, the Company
Häftad, 2017
325 kr
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Same Colt! The mere mention of his name brings to the minds of practically all who read, one thing only—guns. Their interest in guns may be active or passive, all according to their inclinations and temperament, but they all recognize what the name stands for. If a collector, for Colt pistols and …
Cracking the Zero Mystery
How the U.S. Learned to Beat Japan’s Vaunted World War II Fighter Plane
Av Jim Rearden
Häftad, 2018
178 kr
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For six months after Pearl Harbor the nimble Japanese Zero-sen plane dominated the Pacific air war. Then, on June 4, 1942 a Zero crashed on tiny Akutan Island in the Aleutians. It lay there for five weeks until spotted by an American plane. Hauled back to California, the Zero revealed its secrets …
Last Train from Atlanta
Häftad, 2017
351 kr
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“The last train for the north leaves here tomorrow morning, Our soldiers are scattered along the railroad as hundred miles north, and as soon as that train passes, the work of destruction will commence. The railroad will be completely destroyed and every bridge burned. Then both armies (the armies …
Custer Myth
Av W. Graham
Häftad, 2017
294 kr
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“I have collected here, and offer in this volume, a great many bits of now scarce source material, from which you, the reader, may construct a mosaic of your own, appraising the value and proper placement of each item, should you wish to write a story of Custer’s Last Fight. It will probably be a …
Wilderness Campaign
The Meeting of Grant and Lee
Häftad, 2001
345 kr
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On May 5 and 6, 1864, in a rugged area of tangled woods and brush on the south side of the Rapidan River in Virginia, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met for the first time on a Civil War battlefield. The vicious, confused fighting lasted for two days. Though no clear victor emerged, neither …
Shower of Stars
The Medal of Honor and the 27th Maine
Häftad, 2017
250 kr
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Since 1941 the Medal of Honor has been more often awarded to dead than to living men. Of all the medals issues by the United States Government, this singular medal has had a particularly solemn glory attached to its meaning. But a look at its history reveals that, from its inception, it was steeped …
Advanced Fly Fishing
Modern Concepts with Dry Fly, Streamer, Nymph, Wet Fly, and the Spinning Bubble
Häftad, 2017
258 kr
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Unerring Fire
The Massacre at Fort Pillow
Häftad, 2017
245 kr
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What really happened at Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864?The Union called it a massacre.The Confederacy called it necessity.TheTennessee spring came early that year, “awakening regional plants as warmer air and mois soil nurtured new life. Across the landscape could be seen the faint hint of green as …
Articles of War
Winners, Losers, and Some Who Were Both During the Civil War
Häftad, 2017
233 kr
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The American Civil War is filled with fascinating characters. This collection of biographical essays on the “winners and losers” of the Civil War covers some of the most intriguing: Ulysses S. Grant, George B. McClellan, Sam Houston, Albert Sidney Johnston, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and William …
Being Your Own Wilderness Doctor
Av Bradford Angier, E. Russel Kodet
Häftad, 2017
185 kr
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Chasing Villa
The Story Behind the Story of Pershing's Expedition into Mexico
Häftad, 2017
335 kr
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On March 9, 1916 the border town of Columbus, New Mexico was attacked by forces under the command of the Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa. Eighteen Americans were killed and a number of buildings were burned to the ground before the U.S. Cavalry, inflicting heavy losses, drove Villa and his …
Robert Churchill's Game Shooting
A Textbook on the Successful Use of the Modern Shotgun
Häftad, 2017
324 kr
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Hitler'S Wings of Death
Häftad, 2017
242 kr
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How big is Germany’s Air Force?Of what is it capable?Is Hitler preparing for battle?Will Germany wage and air-war?These questions, and many more, are answered in this book. Concisely, employing a lucid style which will be refreshing to American readers, Herr Lehmann-Russbueldt states the case of …
Inside the Army of the Potomac
The Civil War Experience of Captain Francis Adams Donaldson
Häftad, 2017
408 kr
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At the outbreak of war, twenty-year-old Francis Adams Donaldson enlisted in the 1st California Regiment (later known as the 71st Pennsylvania Volunteers) of the famous Philadelphia Brigade of the II Corps, Army of the Potomac. He fought at Ball’s Bluff (where he was captured) and participated in …
Project Space Station
Plans for a Permanent Manned Space Station
Häftad, 2017
270 kr
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It’s happening now—plans are being formulated under the coordination of NASA to launch a permanent, manned space station by the year 1990. Studies surveying user requirements, system attributes, and architectural options have been conducted, and you’re on the top of these far-reaching …
Space Trek
The Endless Migration
Av Jerome Clayton Glenn, George S. Robinson
Häftad, 2017
286 kr
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Mass human migrations into outer space may begin this century! Are Earth’s inhabitants prepared for this next giant leap? Millions of tax dollars are being employed in NASA and Defense Department research facilities to answer this urgent question.Can humankind migrate to space intelligently, in a …
