The Seven Years' War was a world war fought between 1754 and 1763, the main conflict occurring in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. It involved every European great power of the time except the Ottoman Empire, spanning five...
War
- Author:Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)Summary:
- Author:Richler, NoahSummary:
Examines the rhetoric of conflict, how story and information is used to convince a society to pursue a particular path, or not. Richler suggests that our changing narrative about war speaks volumes about our collective consciousness and...
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Philosopher, diplomat, politician, inventor, writer, architect, even gardener, from a historical perspective Thomas Jefferson emerges as an extraordinary individual one who was clearly many things to many people. But, too, precisely...
- Author:Flanagan, JohnSummary:
Now a full-fledged Ranger, Will must rescue his friend Alyss from a rogue knight and uncover vital information needed to ward off a Scotti invasion.
- Author:Marin, AmelaSummary:
In The Sea, Amela Marin takes the universal story of Exodus and pares it down to a seemingly simple allegory, in which a mother places her two children in her pockets and attempts to leave her besieged city, walk across war-ravaged...
- Author:DRUMMOND, EmmaSummary:
The story of a young, strong willed and passionate couple living in Hong Kong and Canton during the 1850's when the penetration of China by Western countries was causing bitter hatred and war.
- Author:Hill, Martin RoySummary:
Iraq, 1991: Operation Desert Storm. In a terrible friendly fire incident, an U.S. helicopter massacres a small convoy of American MPs. Among the dead: a mysterious American civilian engineer discovered by the soldiers behind enemy lines...
- Author:Pauwels, Jacques R.Summary:
Historian Jacques Pauwels applies a critical, revisionist lens to the First World War, offering readers a fresh interpretation that challenges mainstream thinking. As Pauwels sees it, war offered benefits to everyone, across class and...
- Author:Buckley, MichaelSummary:
After their parents awake from a sleeping spell, Daphne and Sabrina become caught in the middle of a war between the Scarlet Hand and Prince Charming's Everafter army and learn a shocking secret about a deadly enemy.
- Author:Ibbotson, Eva.Summary:
Tally, a twelve-year-old English girl, and her classmates at Delderton, a progressive boarding school, help Karil, the young prince of Bergania, escape into England after the Nazis invade Bergania and kill the king.
- Author:Buckley, MichaelSummary:
Hoping to save their family and the citizens of Ferryport Landing from the evil plans of Mirror, Sabrina and Daphne Grimm seek counsel from the other magic mirrors, who advise them to join forces with the Scarlet Hand.
- Author:Flanagan, JohnSummary:
Will is forced to overcome his fear of Wargals, the foot soldiers of rebel warlord Morgarath, as Araluen's army prepares to battle Morgarath's forces.
- Author:Flanagan, JohnSummary:
After Ranger's apprentice Will battles Temujai warriors to rescue Evanlyn, Will's kingdom of Skandia joins forces with rival kingdom Araluen to defeat a common enemy.
- Author:Tzu Sun TzuSummary:
- Author:Sun, TzuSummary:
Ready to boost the kill count in your online combat game? A must-read for any strategy gamer, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War offers tips on where to position your players, how to stage an effective attack, the secret to discovering your enemy...
- Author:Buttrose, Larry editorSummary:
A collection of speeches from world leaders on the topic of war and peace.
- Author:Brennan, HerbieSummary:
While simultaneously trying to prevent and prepare for war between the Faeries of the Night and Faeries of the Light, Queen Holly Blue is kidnapped from her Uncle Hairstreak's home by human Henry Atherton and learns she must face...
- Author:Mayrand, GisèleSummary:
Rose Emma Levèrs, très jolie jeune fille de dix-huit ans, fille aînée de Adrien et Cécile, des cultivateurs heureux de leur sort, épouse Yvan, fils cadet de Léone Valois Mayer, une veuve aigrie, anoblie par l’héritage de son mari. En...
- Author:Magini, RogerSummary:
Ce roman au ton intimiste propose une réflexion sur l’oubli et la banalisation de l’horreur. Assis à la terrasse d’un café de Cholula, l’antique Cité Sacrée du Mexique, un journaliste écrit un article sur « Hiroshima, soixante ans plus...
- Author:Ness, PatrickSummary:
As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace.