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Here is your war. Story of G. I. Joe.

Here is your war. Story of G. I. Joe. more books like this

by Ernie Pyle

A wonderful and enduring tribute to American troops in the Second World War, "Here Is Your War" is Ernie Pyle's story of the soldiers' first campaign against the enemy in North Africa. With unequaled humanity and insight, Pyle tells how people from a cross-section of America-ranches, inner cities, small mountain farms, and college towns-learned to ...

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Here is your war more books like this

by Ernie Pyle

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Hannibal: Enemy of Rome

Hannibal: Enemy of Rome more books like this

by Leonard Cottrell

In the year 216 B. C. , Hannibal of Carthage, faced with an opposing Roman army twice the size of his own, outwitted the enemy at Cannae by means of a strategy which has become a classic of its kind. As a result of his famous double pincer maneuver, 70,000 Roman soldiers died within the space of a few hours on a field the size of New Yorks ...

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Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman

Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman more books like this

by Joyce Salisbury, Salisbury Joyce

A biography of the third-century Christian martyr, based largely on excerpts from her prison journal. Salisbury, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, attempts to re-create the historical atmosphere of late antiquity, in which Christianity began to establish itself as the dominant cultural and religious force in the West.

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The Tremor of Forgery

The Tremor of Forgery more books like this

by Patricia Highsmith

An American writer heads to Tunisia, finds intrigue, and becomes an accomplice to murder.

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The battle is the pay-off more books like this

by Ralph Ingersoll

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A History of Modern Tunisia

A History of Modern Tunisia more books like this

by Kenneth J Perkins

Kenneth Perkins' book, which is the first English-language history of modern Tunisia, traces its story from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. The years from 1881 saw the inauguration of French colonial rule, the creation of the nationalist movement and, finally, independence in 1956. Perkins examines the problems that were created by ...

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The Rough Guide to Tunisia

The Rough Guide to Tunisia more books like this

by Dr. Daniel Jacobs, Peter Morris

"The Rough Guide to Tunisia" is the definitive guide to this Afro-Mediterranean destination. The full-colour introduction covers the mile-long beaches of the distinctly European northern coast, as well as the fortified kasbah's of the mountainous interior and the sub-Saharan oases. There are lively accounts of all the sights, from Roman remains ...

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Pillar of Salt

Pillar of Salt more books like this

by Albert Memmi

A semi-autobiographical novel about a young boy growing up in French colonized Tunisia. "His father an Italian Jew, his mother a Berber, Benillouche struggles on the tattered fringe of the Tunisian ghetto for the very air he breathes. . . . A mature, thoughtful book." --The New York Times

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Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia more books like this

by Eric Delson, Lowell Dingus, David Soren

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Amyntas more books like this

by Andre? Gide

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Die Tunisreise : Klee, Macke, Moilliet more books like this

by Paul Klee, August Macke, Louis Moilliet, Ernst-Gerhard Güse, Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster, Städtisches Kunstmuseum Bonn

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The Land of Canaan more books like this

by Isaac Asimov

Traces the history of the Fertile Crescent, the area stretching between the Persian Gulf and central Israel, from the New Stone Age to the Roman conquest.

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Three Turk Plays from Early Modern England: Selimus, Emperor of the Turks; A Christian Turned Turk; And the Renegado

Three Turk Plays from Early Modern England: Selimus, Emperor of the Turks; A Christian Turned Turk; And the Renegado more books like this

by Daniel J Vitkus (Editor)

-- Greg Bak, Early Modern Literary Studies

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Carthage: A History

Carthage: A History more books like this

by Serge Lancel, Antonia Nevill (Translator)

Carthage, now a spectacular ruin on the North coast of Africa, was the capital of one of the ancient world's most powerful empires. This book describes its history, from foundation by the Phoenicians in the 9th century BC to destruction by the Romans some six centures later. The volume opens with a narrative account of the expansion of the ...

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Tunisia: The Rough Guide, Fifth Edition

Tunisia: The Rough Guide, Fifth Edition more books like this

by Peter Morris, Daniel Jacobs

A comprehensive guide to North Africa's most popular destination, this text features coverage of the best beaches and resorts; recommendations of places to eat and stay; accounts of all the sights; advice on getting around the country; and background on Tunisian history, culture and wildlife.

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Daughters of Tunis: Women, Family, and Networks in a Muslim City more books like this

by Paula Holmes-Eber

An innovative ethnography that uses the personal stories of four Tunisian women to explore womens experiences in a developing Muslim nation. . Daughters of Tunis is an innovative ethnography that carefully weaves the words and intimate, personal stories of four Tunisian women and their families with a statistical analysis of womens survival ...

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Islamic Society in Practice more books like this

by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban

Written in the wake of the Gulf War, this book introduces the West to everyday Arab-Islamic culture and society, humanising the region and its people. It ventures behind the headlines to show how Islam is lived and practiced in daily life in the Sudan, Egypt and Tunisia. "Islamic Society in Practice" is both scholarly and personal, intended for ...

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Rough Guide to Tunisia more books like this

by Peter Morris

The Rough Guide to Tunisia is the definitive guide to this fascinating North African country. The guide includes a full-colour 24-page introduction to Tunisia's highlights, from the mile-long beaches of the mediterranean coast to the fortified Kasbahs of the mountainous interior and the Saharan oases towns. The guide gives lively accounts of all ...

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Women, the State, and Political Liberalization: Middle Eastern and North African Experiences more books like this

by Professor Laurie Brand

History has shown that periods of political transition can be perilous, even when change is directed towards more open systems. While new or "reformed" regimes often promise greater respect for human and civil rights, an examination of women's experiences in such contexts reveals a deterioration in political/civil status, reductions in the number ...

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Behind Closed Doors: Women's Oral Narratives in Tunis more books like this

by Monia Hejaiej

Tunis has a long history of city life reaching back to ancient times. The Arabic language is firmly rooted among it inhabitants and most embrace the morals and culture of Islam. Behind Closed Doors presents forty-seven tales told by three Beldi women, members of a historic and highly civilized community, the city's traditional elite. Tale-telling ...

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Human Rights and Reform: Changing the Face of North African Politics more books like this

by Susan Waltz

Independence from colonial rule did not usher in the halcyon days many North Africans had hoped for, as the new governments in Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria soon came to rely on repression to reinforce and maintain power. In response to widespread human rights abuses, individuals across the Maghrib began to form groups in the late 1970s to ...

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Armies of the Carthaginian Wars 265-146 BC more books like this

by Terence Wise, Richard Hook (Illustrator)

The epic conflict between Rome and Carthage remains one of the most compelling stories of military history. The wars included such legendary events as the crossing of the Alps by Hannibal, and the Battle of Cannae. Terence Wise's fine text details the armies of both sides of the wars, including the many different allied troops employed by the ...

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Exit Rommel: The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43 more books like this

by Bruce Watson

In the sands of North Africa during the early years of World War II, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel burnished his reputation as the Desert Fox. After a string of successes, Rommel's fortunes began to sour with the battles of El Alamein, where the British under Bernard Montgomery halted Axis expansion in the fall of 1942, followed days later by ...

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Tunisia more books like this

by Roslind Varghese Brown

Examines the history, economy, people, lifestyles, and culture of this Arab country in northern Africa.

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