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Berlin in Focus: Cultural Transformations in Germany Best Price: $155.10 This collection of essays breaks new ground in looking at Berlin after the fall of the Wall as... | The Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814 Best Price: $125.00 When you buy any product produced by the legendary George F. Nafziger, you expect quality. With... | The French Overseas Empire Best Price: $125.00 For more than five centuries France has been both a European and a global power. French... | Children of Victory: Young Specialists and the Evolution of Soviet Society Best Price: $58.00 Born after 1940 and finishing higher education between 1965 and 1982, a generation of... | Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History) Best Price: $30.00 This book focuses primarily on the Battles of Barnett and Tewkesbury,2 decisive battles of the... |
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