The Battle of the Somme: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Devastating Events of the First World War That Took Place on the Western Front (The Great War)

History

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Hundred Years' War, then keep reading... Two captivating manuscripts in one book: <ul> <li>The Hundred Years' War: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the English House of Plantagenet and the French House of Valois That Took Place During the Middle Ages</li> <li>Joan of Arc: A Captivating Guide to a Heroine of France and Her Role During the Lancastrian Phase of the Hundred Years' War</li> </ul> Knights and battles, princesses and castles, sieges and warrior prophets who lead the way to victory upon shining white horses: all of these feel like the stuff of myths and legends. Yet the story of the Hundred Years' War contains all of these things, and it is a story that is entirely true. The story of this war is made fascinating by its setting, but it is made inspiring by its characters. Here is a blind king who rides to war for the opportunity to strike one last blow with his sword; here is a young prince, dressed all in black, who leads his father's men to victory; here are boy kings and fierce queens, prisoners who believe in honor, hailstorms that stop entire campaigns, and the wonderful story of a young peasant girl who changed the course of history forever. The Hundred Years' War changed language, national identity, weaponry, and even the way that people think about war. It is part of the greater narrative of human history and gives a snapshot of how human nature can behave when pressed by the extremity of such a conflict-sometimes with unspeakable honor and courage and other times with cowardice, selfishness, and arrogance. There are many lessons to be learned from this war. Its tale is a cautionary one, but it is also a tale of adventure, battle, hope, and divine intervention. It's the tale of a war unlike any other. Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include: <ul> <li>The Edwardian War (1337-1360)</li> <li>A Question of Succession</li> <li>Striking the First Blow</li> <li>Death of a Different Ilk</li> <li>The Black Prince's Raid</li> <li>The Treaty of Brétigny</li> <li>The Caroline War (1369-1389)</li> <li>Charles the Wise</li> <li>The Death of John Chandos</li> <li>A French Victory</li> <li>The Great Chevauchée</li> <li>Two Boy Kings</li> <li>Madness and Deposition</li> <li>The Lancastrian War (1415-1453)</li> <li>Besieging Harfleur</li> <li>The Battle of Agincourt</li> <li>A Baby King</li> <li>Joan and the Siege</li> <li>The Last Battles</li> <li>And much, much more!</li> </ul> Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include: <ul> <li>The Unending War</li> <li>A Whispered Prophecy</li> <li>The First Vision</li> <li>The Doubt of Baudricourt</li> <li>A Prediction of Defeat</li> <li>An Audience with the King</li> <li>The Road to Orléans</li> <li>Arrival at Orléans</li> <li>Flying the White Banner</li> <li>A Sign Provided</li> <li>The Battle of Patay</li> <li>Beans for the Apocalypse</li> <li>The French King Crowned</li> <li>The Siege of Paris</li> <li>Peace</li> <li>Capture</li> <li>Captive</li> <li>A Saint Tried for Heresy</li> <li>The Burning of Jeanne d'Arc</li> <li>And much, much more!</li> </ul> So if you want to learn more about the Hundred Years' War, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

The Hundred Years’ War: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Notable Conflicts of the Middle Ages and in European History and the Life of Joan of Arc

Europe

If you want to discover the captivating history of India, then keep reading... India is a land of mystery, richness, and deep spiritual discovery. Every facet of this ancient land seems scented with the famous spices that lured European traders to its shores more than five centuries ago. Here, Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, and Buddhists live shoulder to shoulder in a crowded world of multiple gods and juxtaposed pilgrimage routes, each one perfectly peaceful in their own beliefs and traditions. More than one billion people live on the Indian subcontinent, working in a range of industries that begins in the agricultural sector and ends in the high-tech business world of Delhi. Intensified manufacturing and digital technologies have brought modern India into the global market, trading in communications software, customer service, and IT management—but these are far from the technologies and industries that put this ancient land on every map. Long before the British Raj or the tea trade, India was beloved for its spices and jewels. For much of history, India provided the majority of the world’s diamonds from its own mines. Some of those sparkling, perfect gems grace the likes of the British crown jewels. India is quite unique in the way it has brought its ancient histories and traditions with it into the modern age. Ganesh and Shiva have accompanied their people from the Indus River Valley–the spring of Indian civilization–down the Ganges and forward through time. In History of India: A Captivating Guide to Ancient India, Medieval Indian History, and Modern India Including Stories of the Maurya Empire, the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi, and More, you will discover topics such as <ul>
<li>The Indus River Valley</li>
<li>Mythology of the Vedic Age</li>
<li>Aryan India and the Great Vedic Debate</li>
<li>Alexander the Great</li>
<li>The Empire of Chandragupta Maurya</li>
<li>Buddhism and the Regrets of Ashoka</li>
<li>The Return of the Greeks</li>
<li>The Gupta Empire</li>
<li>Ancient Mathematical Discoveries</li>
<li>The Delhi Sultanate</li>
<li>Babur and the Mughal Empire</li>
<li>The Taj Mahal and a Story of Love</li>
<li>India is “Rediscovered” by Portugal</li>
<li>The Maratha Empire</li>
<li>The East India Trading Company</li>
<li>East India Company Rule</li>
<li>The British Raj</li>
<li>The Caste System</li>
<li>Mohandas Gandhi</li>
<li>The Salt March and Independence</li>
<li>Wildlife, Then and Now</li>
<li>A Brief History of the Curry</li>
<li>The Space Program</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
</ul>
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History of India: A Captivating Guide to Ancient India, Medieval Indian History, and Modern India Including Stories of the Maurya Empire, the British ... Gandhi, and More (Exploring India’s Past)

Asia

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mycenaeans, then keep reading... The Mycenaeans were the first advanced civilization to develop on mainland Greece and were responsible for much of the urban organization and cultural development seen in the early ancient Greeks. The Mycenaeans created sprawling palatial states, unique and sophisticated works of art, and possessed a writing system that could be used to make records. For these reasons, they are considered a prime example of a thriving Bronze Age civilization. The Mycenaeans were responsible for numerous innovations and technological advancements for the region, including architecture and military structure. They developed their own syllabic script called Linear B and also possessed the first ever written records of the Greek language. Perhaps more surprising for modern audiences, the Mycenaeans worshipped several of the deities famous in Greek religion long before the development of the Olympic pantheon. Although the Mycenaeans would eventually fall during something called the Bronze Age Collapse, their civilization would survive by adapting and eventually morphing into the ancient Greeks known so well in Western civilizations. In The Mycenaeans: A Captivating Guide to the First Advanced Civilization in Ancient Greece, you will discover topics such as 
<ul>
<li>Political and Military Organization</li>
<li>Culture and Daily Life</li>
<li>Economy and Trade</li>
<li>The Shaft Grave Era, c. 1600 – 1450 BCE</li>
<li>The Koine Era, c. 1450 – 1250 BCE</li>
<li>The Collapse, c. 1250 – 1100 BCE</li>
<li>The Caroline War (1369-1389)</li>
<li>The Precursors of Greek Religion</li>
<li> Art and Architecture</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
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The Mycenaeans: A Captivating Guide to the First Advanced Civilization in Ancient Greece (Ancient Greek History)

Ancient Civilizations

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Greco-Persian Wars, then keep reading... This cultural prominence was on full display during these wars, for the Greco-Persian Wars were documented by Herodotus, who is often said to be the father of modern history. His carefully detailed events inspired people like Thucydides to write his own history of the Peloponnesian War. These writers, although limited in terms of the sources available to them, were able to carefully document all of the events both during and after the war, and their versions of the story have been verified time and time again by various historians, helping enshrine these works as some of the most important in human history. Because of the work of Herodotus, we know that the conflict that eventually became the Greco-Persian Wars began along the coast of the modern nation of Turkey in a region known as Ionia. In this region, twelve Greek city-states, which had been free and independent since their founding, had recently been subjugated by the Kingdom of Lydia, which was shortly thereafter conquered by Persia. So, when the tyrant king Aristagoras called for the people of Ionia to revolt against the Persians in 499 BCE, the Ionian Greeks responded. Athens and Eritrea rushed in to support their besieged countrymen, and the Greco-Persian Wars were under way. In other words, the Greco-Persian Wars are often portrayed as a battle between good and evil. This is simultaneously an exaggeration and an oversimplification, but there is no doubt that this war, or series of wars, fought between some of the most powerful civilizations of the ancient era helped to plot the course of human history that we have been following up until this very day. In The Greco-Persian Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis, Plataea, and More, you will discover topics such as <ul>
<li>On the Eve of War</li>
<li>The Ionian Revolt</li>
<li>Darius I Marches on Greece: The Battle of Marathon</li>
<li>The Interwar Years: Greece and Persia Prepare to Meet Again</li>
<li>The Invasion of Xerxes Part 1: The Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium</li>
<li>The Invasion of Xerxes Part 2: The Battles of Salamis and Plataea</li>
<li>The Delian League Wars</li>
<li>The Aftermath of the War</li>
<li>The Greek Military</li>
<li>The Persian Military</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
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The Greco-Persian Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Conflicts Between the Achaemenid Empire and the Greek City-States, Including the Battle of ... Plataea, and More (Ancient Greek History)

If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of World War 1, then keep reading... Three captivating manuscripts in one book: 
<ul>
<li>World War 1: A Captivating Guide to the First World War, Including Battle Stories from the Eastern and Western Front and How the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Impacted the Rise of Nazi Germany</li>
<li>The Battle of Verdun: A Captivating Guide to the Longest and Largest Battle of World War 1 That Took Place on the Western Front Between Germany and France</li>
<li>The Battle of the Somme: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Devastating Events of the First World War That Took Place on the Western Front</li>
</ul>The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in our history. The death toll was like nothing experienced before, and it is estimated that over 11 million soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing, and many of those bodies have never been found. Regardless of how people remember the First World War, and whether or not they romanticize the life of a soldier on the front lines, it is important that the world never forgets this brutal and bloody conflict. The tumult and chaos that remained in the wake of the First World War had far-reaching and devastating consequences, not just for Europe and the survivors of the war, but for the entire world. The ruins of Europe provided a fertile breeding ground for fierce nationalism, which led to the rise of the Third Reich and allowed the evil of Adolf Hitler to go unchecked for far too long. Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include: <ul>
<li>The Fatal Shots That Set the Stage for War</li>
<li>The Western Front and the First Battle of Marne</li>
<li>War in the Trenches</li>
<li>The Eastern Front and the Battle of Tannenberg</li>
<li>The Battle of Ypres and the Christmas Truce</li>
<li>Second Battle of Ypres and the Introduction of Chemical Warfare</li>
<li>Chemical Warfare on the Western Front</li>
<li>My Boy Jack, the Very Human Cost of the First World War</li>
<li>The Gallipoli Campaign</li>
<li>The Battle of Jutland</li>
<li>The Decline of the Russian Empire</li>
<li>The Battle of Verdun</li>
<li>The Battle of the Somme</li>
<li>America Joins the War</li>
<li>The Final Days of the War and the Treaty of Versailles</li>
<li>World Leaders Who Played a Pivotal Role in the First World War</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
</ul>Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include: <ul>
<li>The Road to Verdun</li>
<li>The Citadel of Verdun</li>
<li>The Significance of Verdun</li>
<li>The First Phase of the Battle of Verdun</li>
<li>The Battle of Verdun Gets Bogged Down in the Trenches</li>
<li>A Summer in Hell</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
</ul>Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include: <ul>
<li>The Road to the Somme</li>
<li>The Significance of Verdun</li>
<li>The Battle of the Somme Begins</li>
<li>Z Day</li>
<li>The Battles of the Somme</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
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The First World War: A Captivating Guide to World War 1, The Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Somme (Military History)

If you want to discover the captivating history of the United States, then keep reading... When the first settlers reached the United States of America and started to chip out a living in the wilderness that seemed so fierce and unfamiliar to their European eyes, they could never have dreamed that someday the land upon which they stood would become one of the most powerful countries in the entire world. When Native Americans first witnessed those white sails bringing ships with white sailors into their world for the first time, they could never have dreamed that within a few centuries their population would be all but destroyed, that they would have to endure massacre after massacre, be stripped of their freedom and confined to comparatively tiny reservations, and walk the Trail of Tears within the next few hundred years. When the preachers of the Great Awakening stood on the backs of wagons or bits of old tree stumps and told the American people a new story of individual freedom and the power of ordinary people, they could never have dreamed that their preaching would trigger a landslide of abolitionism that would end in a civil war that almost tore the entire country apart. When the Civil War was finally won by the Union, and all African Americans' chains were broken at last, the military leaders could never have dreamed that within the next half century, the United States would emerge as one of the world's greatest military powers during the Spanish-American War. And when those soldiers won the struggle against Spain in Cuba, they could never have dreamed that later in the century, Cuba itself would turn against them and become the single greatest threat of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War. When the Wright Brothers first took to the air and Thomas Edison made the lightbulb, they could never have dreamed that American innovation would produce not only the Ford car, basketball, the telephone, and Facebook, but it would also be instrumental in creating the atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of people and finally brought an end to the Second World War. As for Martin Luther King, Jr., he did dream. He had a dream of equality and brotherhood, and his dream at least partially came true in 2008 when America saw the inauguration of its first black president. Never could the slaves of the great plantations of the South have dreamed that that day would ever come, but it did. Nobody could have dreamed it, but it all came to pass, and it became the history of the United States of America. And this is how it all happened... In The History of the United States: A Captivating Guide to American History, Including Events Such as the American Revolution, French and Indian War, Boston Tea Party, Pearl Harbor, and the Gulf War, you will discover topics such as <ul>
<li>The People Who Were There First</li>
<li>A Time of Exploration</li>
<li>Colonizing America</li>
<li>The French and Indian War</li>
<li>The Boston Tea Party</li>
<li>The American Revolution</li>
<li>The First President</li>
<li>Restless Times</li>
<li>Horrors for the Natives</li>
<li>Awakening</li>
<li>Civil War</li>
<li>Seeking for Peace</li>
<li>A Rising Power</li>
<li>Progress</li>
<li>Disaster Strikes</li>
<li>The Biggest Bomb in the World</li>
<li>Icy Tension</li>
<li>Freedom on the Home Front</li>
<li>Terror and Its War</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
</ul>
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The History of the United States: A Captivating Guide to American History, Including Events Such as the American Revolution, French and Indian War, ... Pearl Harbor, and the Gulf War (U.S. History)

Americas

2 manuscritos completos en 1 libro <ul> <li>Segunda Guerra Mundial: Una guía fascinante de principio a fin (Libro en Español/World War 2 Spanish Book Version)</li> <li>Día D: Una Guía Fascinante de la Batalla de Normandía (Libro en Español/D Day Spanish Book Version)</li> </ul> La Segunda Guerra Mundial fue uno de los eventos más traumáticos en la historia de la humanidad. En todo el mundo, los conflictos existentes se fusionaron, enzarzando a las naciones en una vasta red de violencia. Se libró a través de tierra, mar y aire, afectando a todos los continentes habitados. Más de 55 millones de personas murieron, algunos de ellos combatientes, otros civiles atrapados en medio de la violencia o asesinados por sus propios gobiernos. Fue la guerra que desencadenó el Holocausto y la bomba atómica sobre el mundo. Pero también fue una guerra que destacó por actos de coraje y sacrificio en todos los bandos. La primera parte de este libro incluye: <ul> <li>La marea creciente</li> <li>Desde Polonia hasta la caída de Francia</li> <li>El instante más oscuro de Gran Bretaña</li> <li>Despliegue de la Operación Barbarroja</li> <li>Primeras operaciones en África y el Mediterráneo</li> <li>Un día que vivirá en Infamia</li> <li>Ofensivas orientales de Alemania</li> <li>Guadalcanal y la guerra en Asia</li> <li>Operación Antorcha y toma del norte de África</li> <li>Cambian las tornas en Europa del Este</li> <li>Avances en Japón</li> <li>La invasión de Italia</li> <li>Desde el día D hasta las Ardenas</li> <li>La caída de Alemania</li> <li>La caída de Japón</li> <li>¡Y mucho más que no querrás perderte!</li> </ul> Al leer la segunda parte de este libro, usted: <ul> <li>¿Por qué Día D?</li> <li>Preparación</li> <li>El Engaño</li> <li>Los Comandantes</li> <li>Los hombres y el equipamiento</li> <li>Las defensas alemanas</li> <li>Los aterrizajes de paracaidistas</li> <li>La Resistencia</li> <li>El avance</li> <li>La salida</li> <li>¡Y mucho más que no puedes perderte!</li> <li>¡Y mucho más que no querrás perderte!</li> </ul> ¡Obtén el libro ahora para saber más acerca del Segunda Guerra Mundial y Día D!

La segunda Guerra Mundial: Una guía fascinante de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el día D (Spanish Edition)

Explore the Captivating History of Early Modern Europe The beginning of modern Europe was a time of confusion, excitement, suspicion, hope, despair, and ideas. It was a time of a lot of change spread out over just a few hundred years, but the end result was a completely different world than the one that had come before it. This book includes details of the transition from the Middle Ages to the early modern era, where Europe saw significant shifts across the continent in phases. The years following the 30 Years War until the 1800s are treated as a transition between the early and current modern eras. The unrest that started at the end of the Middle Ages exploded following the Thirty Years' War, and it marked the change to many of the thought processes widely accepted as true today. In Early modern Europe: A Captivating Guide to a Period in European History with Events Such as The Thirty Years War and The Salem Witch Hunts and Political Powers Such as England and The Ottoman Empire, you will discover topics such as <ul> <li>The World Leading to the Modern Era</li> <li>The European Power Dynamic</li> <li>The Age of Discovery</li> <li>Sanctioned Piracy - Ruling the High Seas</li> <li>Religious Corruption and Upheaval</li> <li>The Inquisition</li> <li>The Protestant Reformation</li> <li>The Thirty Years' War</li> <li>Witch Hunts - Including the Infamous Salem Witch Trials</li> <li>The Italian Renaissance</li> <li>Johannes Gutenberg - One Invention to Change the World</li> <li>The Slow Transition to Today</li> <li>And much, much more!</li> </ul> So if you want to learn more about Early Modern Europe, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!

Early Modern Europe: A Captivating Guide to a Period in European History with Events Such as The Thirty Years War and The Salem Witch Hunts and ... and The Ottoman Empire (Early Modern History)

If you want to discover the captivating history of Classical Antiquity, then keep reading... From about the 9th to 5th centuries BCE, the population of Greece grew unprecedently large, expanding from about 800,000 people to as many as 13 million. About a quarter million of these lived in Athens. The average size of urban households during this period grew considerably, a fact that suggests that food was suddenly available in excesses sufficient to keep larger families healthy and alive much more effectively than just a millennium earlier. Bigger families meant bigger armies and larger communities that would eventually grow into the metropolises of Classical Greece. This incredible stretch of time is called Classical Antiquity; the age in which Western civilization first realized its potential and place in the world. The era brought on big changes for all the people of the Mediterranean. Thanks to new agricultural methods, seafaring technology, and trade, great civilizations sprang up around the sea, building large urban centers full of artists, merchants, political thinkers, scientists, and philosophers. As Greco-Roman culture grew, the relationships each city and realm had with one another also developed and changed. In Classical Antiquity: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome and How These Civilizations Influenced Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, you will discover topics such as <ul>
<li>A Blind Poet from Ionia</li>
<li>Pythagoras</li>
<li>Athens, Greece</li>
<li>The Greek Pantheon</li>
<li>The Expulsion of the Persians</li>
<li>Slavery</li>
<li>The Golden Age of Athens</li>
<li>Pericles at War</li>
<li>The Socratic Method</li>
<li>Plato</li>
<li>Alexander the Great</li>
<li>The Hellenistic Period</li>
<li>From Greece to Rome</li>
<li>The Roman Republic</li>
<li>The Borrowed Gods of Rome</li>
<li>The Classical Romans</li>
<li>The Gladiators</li>
<li>Julius Caesar, Part 1</li>
<li>Julius Caesar, Part 2</li>
<li>The Roman Empire</li>
<li>The City of Pompeii</li>
<li>Antonine and Cyprian Plagues</li>
<li>Britannia and Londinium</li>
<li>Remnants of Classical Antiquity</li>
<li>And much, much more!</li>
</ul>
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Classical Antiquity: A Captivating Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome and How These Civilizations Influenced Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia (Ancient Greek History)

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