Men of Empire 9780801891458, 2008031489

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio 9781501759338

Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries—Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff

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The Michelin Men: Driving an Empire 9780755623372, 9781860648960

This is the remarkable story of how two brothers - Edouard and Andre Michelin - turned a sleepy, family tyre firm in the

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Heroes of Empire: Five Charismatic Men and the Conquest of Africa 9780520947191

During the decades of empire (1870–1914), legendary heroes and their astonishing deeds of conquest gave imperialism a re

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Mapping Men and Empire: Geographies of Adventure [1 ed.] 0415137713, 9780415137713

First published in 1996. Adventure stories, produced and consumed in vast quantities in eighteenth-, nineteenth- and twe

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Empire of the air : the men who made radio 9781501759321, 1501759329

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The Men Who Lost America: British Leadership, the American Revolution and the Fate of the Empire

The loss of America was an unexpected defeat for the powerful British Empire. Common wisdom has held that incompetent mi

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In the Name of Rome: The Men Who Won the Roman Empire 9780300221831

A definitive history of the great commanders of ancient Rome, from bestselling author Adrian Goldsworthy.   “In his eleg

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Six of Monty's Men 9781783031153

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Condemned: The Transported Men, Women and Children Who Built Britain's Empire 030024648X, 9780300246483

A powerful account of how coerced migration built the British Empire In the early seventeenth century, Britain took ru

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Sage, Saint & Sophist: Holy Men & Their Associates in the Early Roman Empire 0415023726, 9780415023726

Holy men, both pagan & Christian are persistent & puzzling figures in the religious life of the Roman Empire. In

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