Arms and the Man
Author: Bernard Shaw
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 0486264769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA dramatic comedy combines high comedy with social commentary in deflating misconceptions about love and warfare.
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The Illustrated Man
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Published: 1952
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780435123734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of a series of fiction for schools. The Illustrated Man is covered with tiny illustrations which quiver and come to life in the dark. Each one becomes one short story, and each story offers a picture of the future and a disturbing glimpse into the minds of those who live there.
The Other Foot
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780886821067
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerican blacks, settled on Mars after centuries of abuse on earth, have a chance for revenge when a space ship bearing a white man arrives seeking help in the aftermath of World War III.
Arms and the Man
Author: William Lowther
Publisher: Novato, Calif. : Presidio Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChronicles the life and death of Dr. Gerald Bull, inventor of the supergun and one of the greatest weapons experts in the world, who was murdered when he became involved in weapons dealing in the Middle East.
Whoever You Are
Author: Mem Fox
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780152060664
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite the differences between children around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love. Inside they are the same.
Armies of the Crusades
Author: Terence Wise
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 1978-03-23
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780850451252
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues and famine which were rife at the time, still others in search of land or a fortune in loot. Fighting alongside all of these were the armies raised in Outremer, the Holy Land itself. Together they waged a bloody religious war, the participants of which included such forces as the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, and the Byzantine Army.
Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896
Author: Sean McLachlan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2011-09-20
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 1849084580
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the late 19th century, the new nation-state of Italy was eager to join her European neighbours in creating an international empire, and her eyes turned toward Africa as a source of potential colonies. Securing a foothold in Eritrea on the Red Sea coast, the Italians quickly became embroiled in a shooting war with the Ethiopians. The war proved a disaster for the Italians, who suffered three major defeats against the forces of Emperor Menelik's army, including a horrendous massacre at Adowa, the largest defeat of a colonial army prior to World War I. This book looks at the campaign with an emphasis on the colourful uniforms worn by both sides.
Knights of Christ
Author: Terence Wise
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-04-20
Total Pages: 113
ISBN-13: 1780966423
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church had grown wealthy, and the Saracen invasions of Spain and France posed a threat to that wealth. The Roman Church began to support war in defence of the faith, and by channelling the martial spirit into the service of God, the brutal warrior of the past was transformed into a guardian of society.
The Scythians 700–300 BC
Author: E.V. Cernenko
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2012-05-20
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 178096773X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThough the 'Scythian period' in the history of Eastern Europe lasted little more than 400 years, the impression these horsemen made upon the history of their times was such that a thousand years after they had ceased to exist as a sovereign people, their heartland and the territories which they dominated far beyond it continued to be known as 'greater Scythia'. From the very beginnings of their emergence on the world scene the Scythians took part in the greatest campaigns of their times, defeating such mighty contemporaries as Assyria, Urartu, Babylonia, Media and Persia. This highly illustrated book details their costume, weapons and the way they waged war.
The Only Girl in the Game
Author: John D. MacDonald
Publisher: Murder Room
Published: 2014-06-14
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1471911616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHer employers are the high priests of Las Vegas and she is their handmaiden. Her job is to lead the lambs to the sacrifice, to keep them happy at the tables, where her partners slaughter the suckers. She longs to be free of the entertainers rubbing elbows with thugs at the craps tables, the divorcées hocking their jewels next to all-night marriage chapels, and the little white balls bouncing along the roulette wheels twenty-four hours a day. But no matter how hard she tries to escape her past, she's fated to be caught for ever backstage in the sick glitter of the infamous strip with nothing but sand and neon and money, money, everywhere.
