His instinctive ability to command authority and divide the opposition through lies and deceit set him on a path he would follow to become Russia's most absolute dictator. Used book in Good Condition. Six times he was exiled to siberia for his illicit activities, escaping many times despite below freezing temperatures and on one occasion an attack by a pack of wolves.
Ultimately responsible for the deaths of over 30 million 13 million alone in the Ukrainian famine he caused Stalin's life is a sober and heartbreaking account of the reign of terror suffered by countless millions at the hands of one man. His vision was far reaching, and while his initial purpose was to establish a Soviet socialist state his larger goal was world domination.
Enamored as a young man with the revolutionary politics of Lenin, he joined the underground Marxist Party and began his pursuit of power by leading strikes and demonstrations. Illustrated with photographs.
Hitler
Used book in Good Condition. School library journal: best book of the year Published by Beautiful Feet Books Adolf Hitler der Fuehrer rose from a childhood of obscurity to wield more power than probably any person in history. When he is twice rejected at a prestigious art school in Vienna, Hitler's delusional thoughts of himself seek a scapegoat for his seething anger.
Hitler's path to power included a heroic career as an infantryman in World War I where he earned six medals for bravery, including the Iron Cross. His control over his subjects was so complete that he literally shaped every aspect of their lives the slightest defiance of his authority meant torture and death.
In this state he began to believe he was called by God to "right Germany's wrongs, rebuild her armies, and punish the traitors. The rest is history, and marrin brings the tragedy of Hitler's dark reign to the young adult reader in a manner that is honest, forthright and sobering. This was the genesis of Hitler's raging anti-Semitism that would play out in the deaths of over six million.
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The Yanks are Coming: The United States in the First World War
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Victory in the Pacific
America and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger
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The first televised war, newscasters became a force creating the greatest anti-war movement in history, while American boys suffered and died in jungles and rice paddies against guerilla soldiers they rarely saw face to face. As everett alvarez, says of this book, the longest-held POW in Vietnam, "One of the book's strong points is that it portrays the war the way the men who fought remember it.
277pg used book in Good Condition. Beginning with a history of vietnam from ancient times, religious, readers will understand the cultural, and geo-political forces that made Vietnam a desirable territory conquered again and again by rival nations.
Three "Whys" of the Russian Revolution
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No Promises in the Wind
Chicago daily newsin 1932, a place to sleep, food to eat, American's dreams were simple: a job, and shoes without holes. Condition: New. Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Tracking provided on most orders. Trade paperback. At fifteen years of age, Josh has to make his own way through a country of angry and frightened people.
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Understanding Jewish History 2: From Renaissance to the 21st Century
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America in the 1930s Decades of American History
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America In The 1900s And 1910s DECADES OF AMERICAN HISTORY
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Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s Harper Perennial Modern Classics
The president Harding scandals. Tracking provided on most orders. Used book in Good Condition. Prohibition. These are only an inkling of the events and figures characterizing the wild, tumultuous era that was the Roaring Twenties. Buy with confidence! Millions of books sold! Used book in Good Condition. Trade paperback.
Used book in Good Condition. Used book in Good Condition. Al Capone. Hailed as an instant classic, this is frederick Lewis Allen's vivid and definitive account of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating decades, chronicling a time of both joy and terror--when dizzying highs were quickly succeeded by heartbreaking lows.
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