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To the Last Man: The Battle of the Alamo (Paperback)

Imagine being in the middle of the Texas rebellion at the Battle of the Alamo. The Texans were outnumbered more than 10 to 1,but they were ready to fight to the death for independence from Mexico. Lively language and historical illustrations help readers feel as if they are part of the fight. The text is clear where fact meets legend in this historical battle. Meets Common Core critical thinking standards.

Exodus from the Alamo: The Anatomy of the Last Stand Myth

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tucker, Phillip Thomas, PUBLISHER: Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, A startling new analysis of one of America's most glorious battles... Contrary to movie and legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo in the war for Texan independence-including Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William B. Travis-did not die under brilliant sunlight, defending their positions against hordes of Mexican infantry. Instead the Mexicans launched a predawn attack, surmounting the walls in darkness, forcing a wild melee inside the fort before many of its defenders had even awoken. In this book, Dr. Tucker, after deep research into recently discovered Mexican accounts and the forensic evidence, informs us that the traditional myth of the Alamo is even more off-base: most of the Alamo's defenders died in breakouts from the fort, cut down by Santa Anna's cavalry that had been pre-positioned to intercept the escapees. To be clear, a number of the Alamo's defenders hung on inside the fort, fighting back every way they could. Captain Dickinson, with cannon atop the chapel (in which his wife hid), fired repeatedly into the Mexican throng of enemy cavalry until he was finally cut down. The controversy on Crockett still remains, though the recently authenticated diary of the Mexican de la Pena offers evidence that he surrendered. The most startling aspect of this book is that most of the Texans, in two gallantly led groups, broke out of the fort after the enemy had broken in, and the primary fights took place on the plain outside. Still fighting desperately, the Texans' retreat was halted by cavalry, and afterward Mexican lancers plied their trade with bloodcurdling charges into the midst of the remaining resisters. Notoriously, Santa Anna burned the bodies of the Texans who had dared stand against him. As this book proves in thorough detail, the funeral pyres were well outside the fort-that is, where the two separate groups of escapers fell on the plain, rather than in the Alamo itself.

The Last Victim: The True-Life Journey into the Mind of the

A chilling and fascinating exploration of the minds of serial killers draws from revealing and open interviews and correspondence that the author conducted as an eighteen-year-old student with such criminals as John Wayne Gacy and Charles Manson. first printing.

Bale: The Biography Of The 100 Million Man (Paperback&LOW PRICE)

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Jfk's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the

A revelatory,minute-by-minute account of JFK’s final days that asks what might have been Fifty years after his assassination,President John F. Kennedy’s legend endures. Noted author and historian Thurston Clarke reexamines the last months of the president’s life to show a man in the midst of great change,both in his family and in the key issues of his day: the cold war,civil rights,and Vietnam,finally on the cusp of making good on his extraordinary promise. JFK’s Last Hundred Da

WAR WALKS From the Battle of Hastings to the Blitz -

BY RICHARD HOLMES ACCOMPANIES THE TV SERIES BBC Hastings Bosworth Naseby The Boyne Dunkirk The Blitz 219 pages Read More

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The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 3D - Extended

The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion as The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson is released as an Extended Edition A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures (MGM) the extended cut of the final film in The Hobbit Trilogy includes 20 minutes of extra footage and more than 9 hours of bonus features that will complete every Hobbit fans collection Read More

LEGO The Lord of the Rings : The Battle of Helm's Deep

LEGO The Lord of the Rings : The Battle of Helm's Deep. Used, in original box resealed with instructions, all pieces present. vgc

Lord of the rings, the return of the king strategy battle game

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  The Battle of the Bulge: Vol. 3, the 3rd

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon, paperback

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The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed (Paperback)

The Last Day the Dogbushes Bloomed,set in a small southern town at midcentury,tells the story of nine-year-old Susan,for whom the first bright,carefree,promise-filled days of summer slowly evolve into a time of innocence lost and childhood illusions shattered. Susan's mother is vain and frivolous,her father loving but distracted,and her sister,several years her senior,is coping with the first stirrings of serious love. Susan's circle of young friends is joined for the summer by Eugene,the frail,s

The Last Days of Richard III and the Fate of His DNA: The

A fully revised and expanded edition includes the discoveries of the Leicester dig,Richard III's burial location,and the DNA results of the skeleton found A uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days details these events from the standpoint of Richard himself and his contemporaries. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field,this book presents a new Richard—no passive victim,awaiting

The Landmark Arrian:The Campaigns of Alexander the Great Paperback – 15 Mar by James Romm

CAN DELIVER IF LOCAL Like new, unused copy of The Landmark Arrian:The Campaigns of Alexander the Great Paperback – 15 Mar by James Romm "During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India. Arrian's history of those conquests, the most reliable and detailed account to emerge from the ancient world, is a work that will fascinate readers interested in classical studies, the history of warfare, and the origins of East-West tensions that still simmer today in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan. Drawing on Ptolemy's memoirs and other sources that have not survived antiquity, Arrian's portrait of Alexander is unmatched for its accuracy and immediacy. Having served as a high Roman official with command of an army, Arrian had a unique perspective on Alexander, imbued with a level of understanding that only firsthand military experience can provide. In the richly illustrated and annotated style of the Landmark series, The Campaigns of Alexander, which features an engaging and eloquent new translation by Pamela Mensch, brings together some of the pre-eminent classics scholars at work today to create what is certain to be the definitive edition of this essential work of history. About the Author James Romm is Professor of Classics at Bard College. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His books include The Edges of the Earth in Ancient Thought and the forthcoming Ghost on the Throne: The Death of Alexander the Great and the War for Crown and Empire." Ad ID: Delivery Services Consumer Credit

Mic Mac Adam-the last hunt-the iron cross-the Amazon of

3 parts in luxury of Mic Mac Adam.Published by Arcadia. Read More

Battle of the Blue Lanterns (Paperback)

In the far reaches of space,deadly MANHUNTER robots attack a small planet and its people. Luckily,HAL JORDAN,a member of the GREEN LANTERN CORPS is close by! The super hero stops the first wave of mechanical killers,but hundreds more quickly follow. Soon,HAL is overwhelmed,unable to hold off the assault any longer. Then suddenly,two members of the BLUE LANTERN CORPS restore his energy. HAL is thankful for the help,but it comes with a price. They want HAL to give up his GREEN RING and join the BLUE

THE HOBBIT: THE PRELUDE TO THE LORD OF THE RINGS - CARTRIDGE

Take on the role of Bilbo Baggins from JRR Tolkiens "The Hobbit" in this GBA title The game follows the story told by Tolkien starting from when Bilbo meets Gandalf the wizard and gets talked into going on an adventure when a bunch of dwarves come to visit him for supper Begin your journey to defeat Smaug the dragon that has taken over the dwarves home Find the One Ring as you meet Gollum Solve puzzles as you fight your way through many areas and meet many characters including elves Battles are fought in real-time as you attack your enemies while trying to keep from being hit yourself Attacking can be done quickly or you can attack more slowly to build up a more powerful attack Each way is useful depending on the situation Find many items to help you on your journey including fireworks Read More

The search for the dice man - Luke Rhinehart, paperback

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Vintage musician copy Bass, in the corner of my spare room for the last decade, time to go!

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The Search for the dice man, paperback.

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The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brandt, Anthony, PUBLISHER: Anchor Books, The enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of nineteenth-century British exploration. After the triumphant end of the Napoleonic Wars in , the British took it upon themselves to complete something they had been trying to do since the sixteenth century: find the fabled Northwest Passage, a shortcut to the Orient via a sea route over northern Canada. For the next thirty-five years the British Admiralty sent out expedition after expedition to probe the ice-bound waters of the Canadian Arctic in search of a route, and then, after , to find Sir John Franklin, the Royal Navy hero who led the last of these Admiralty expeditions and vanished into the maze of channels, sounds, and icy seas with two ships and 128 officers and men. In "The Man Who Ate His Boots, " Anthony Brandt tells the whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. Sir John Franklin is the focus of the book but it covers all the major expeditions and a number of fascinating characters, including Franklin's extraordinary wife, Lady Jane, in vivid detail. "The Man Who Ate His Boots" is a rich and engaging work of narrative history that captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise. "From the Hardcover edition."

Blueberry T5 + T6 - the track of Navajo + the man in the

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Box set JRR Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers & The Return of the King

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To Battle for God and the Right: The Civil War Letterbooks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Opdycke, Emerson / Longacre, Glenn V. / Haas, John E., PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, Emerson Opdycke, a lieutenant with the 41st Ohio Infantry and later a commander of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, won fame at the Battle of Franklin when his brigade saved the Union Army from defeat. He also played pivotal roles in some of the major battles of the western theater, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge. Opdycke's wartime letters to his wife, Lucy, offer the immediacy of the action as it unfolded and provide a glimpse into the day--to--day life of a soldier. Viewing the conflict with the South as a battle between the rights of states and loyalty to the Union, his letters reveal his dislike of slavery, devotion to the Union, disdain for military ineptitude, and opinions of combat strategies and high-ranking officers. A thorough introduction by editors Glenn V. Longacre and John E. Haas and a preface by Peter Cozzens provide additional historical context and biographical information.

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