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Days of Valor by Robert L. Tonsetic
epub |eng | 2010-11-14 | Author:Robert L. Tonsetic

( Category: Military June 18,2017 )
The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Dean C. Worcester
epub |eng | 2004-03-31 | Author:Dean C. Worcester [Worcester, Dean C.]

CHAPTER IV The Premeditated Insurgent Attack It will be remembered that the minutes of the session of the Hong Kong junta at which Aguinaldo reported the result of his negotiations ...
( Category: Asia June 18,2017 )
2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake by The quakebook community & Our Man in Abiko
mobi |eng | 2011-04-11 | Author:The quakebook community & Our Man in Abiko

Leaving A Twitter exchange I saw a few days after the earthquake: "Anything a returning gaijin can bring back that would be helpful?" "People who run away don't need to ...
( Category: Social Sciences June 17,2017 )
When A Billion Chinese Jump by Watts Jonathan
mobi |eng | 2010-10-25 | Author:Watts, Jonathan [Watts, Jonathan]

It was not far from heaven to hell in Xinjiang. At the foot of the Tian Mountains was the Turpan Depression, the lowest and hottest place in China. In classical ...
( Category: Politics & Government June 17,2017 )
Lives of Confucius by Michael Nylan
mobi, epub |eng | 2010-03-10 | Author:Michael Nylan

Imperial Ancestors A cult of the imperial ancestors also held exalted status within the highest tier of the ritual hierarchy. Five times a year the emperor offered a carefully prepared ...
( Category: Philosophy June 17,2017 )
Raffles by Victoria Glendinning
epub |eng | 2012-06-16 | Author:Victoria Glendinning

Chapter 9 Sir Stamford Raffles England 1816–1817 Cousin Thomas was slightly acquainted with two dissolute royal Dukes, and was elated by such encounters: ‘I can scarcely realise my present situation.’ ...
( Category: Asia June 17,2017 )
Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750 by Odd Arne Westad
epub |eng | 2013-01-15 | Author:Odd Arne Westad [Westad, Odd Arne]

ANY SOCIETY PUT UNDER the stress of massive warfare will suffer, not just at the time but for years to come. China was no exception. Everywhere the Japanese armies went, ...
( Category: Asia June 17,2017 )
History Upside Down: The Roots of Palestinian Fascism and the Myth of Israeli Aggression by David Meir-Levi
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-05-13 | Author:David Meir-Levi [Meir-Levi, David]

THE 1948 WAR As early as the fall of 19 4 7, when the end of the British Mandate was clearly in sight, the Arabs began sporadic attacks against the ...
( Category: Middle East June 17,2017 )
Death by China (Pioneer Panel's Library)
epub |eng | 2011-06-16 | Author:Peter W. Navarro & Greg W. Autry

A Mining Cornucopia What China also seeks in space is the valuable array of precious metals and raw materials that reside in the crusts of both the moon and numerous ...
( Category: International June 17,2017 )
The Ottoman Empire The Classical Age 1300-1600 by Halil Inalcik
epub |eng | 2013-11-20 | Author:Halil Inalcik [Inalcik, Halil]

1 Portrait of Mehmed the Conqueror, by Gentile Bellini 2 The Topkap Palace, seen from Galata 3 Plan of Seraglio Point 4 The first court of the Topkap Palace, between ...
( Category: Europe June 17,2017 )
Genghis Khan The Emperor of All Men by Harold Lamb
epub |eng | 2011-07-03 | Author:Harold Lamb [Lamb, Harold]

Chapter XVII. Genghis Khan Goes Hunting WHILE the two Orkhons were raiding the west of the Caspian sea, two sons of the Khan journeyed to the other inland sea, now ...
( Category: Travelers & Explorers June 17,2017 )
The Dream Palace of the Arabs: A Generation's Odyssey by Ajami Fouad
mobi |eng | 2009-09-22 | Author:Ajami, Fouad [Ajami, Fouad]

The “children of the stones” were everything the older generation had not been: irreverent, defiant, and bold. They would not run away as their elders had. Qabbani was not alone ...
( Category: Politics & Government June 17,2017 )
Tears Before the Rain by LARRY ENGELMANN
epub, mobi |eng | 1990-06-16 | Author:LARRY ENGELMANN

Keyes Beech, Chicago Daily News “Christ Almighty, How Can They Do This?” I should preface everything I say about Asia and Vietnam by stating that we are all products of ...
( Category: Military June 17,2017 )
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China by Chang Leslie T
epub |eng | 2008-09-26 | Author:Chang, Leslie T. [Chang, Leslie T.]

Her first boyfriend was a driver at the building-materials company where she worked. Chunming did not particularly like him at first, but they spent a lot of time together and ...
( Category: Politics & Government June 16,2017 )
Tribes of India by Christoph von Fürer-haimendorf
epub |eng | | Author:Christoph von Fürer-haimendorf [von Fürer-haimendorf, Christoph]

This is certainly not the rousing speech of a charismatic leader, and the loyalty Suruji attracts may simply be due to the Gonds' longing for some anchor to enable them ...
( Category: Anthropology June 16,2017 )

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