Mark Barber
This is a concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from the Arctic convoys, to the battle for Malta, to the last raids on Japan. The contribution of British Naval aviation to the ultimate Allied victory cannot be ... [... more]
Random House |
America: A Concise History, Volume 1: To 1877
 America:A concise History: This was a typical textbook, but more involved and interesting than the average. I would not read it for fun, but since I had too, I am happy that it was not incredibly dry and boring. Author: James A. Henretta Author: David [... more]
CDN$46.36
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Thomas Bokenkotter
Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between, A Concise History of the Catholic Church has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, ... [... more]
Random House |
A Concise History of Italy
excellent analysis: Christopher Duggan's Concise History of Italy (320 pp.) covers the period since the fall of Rome in 410 and the entire Italian peninsula. Yet the focus on the book is on the history of Italy as a whole; as Italy was not united before 1 [... more]
CDN$27.95
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A Concise History of the Middle East
Excellent History: Great Detail to Present & Very Read: Very informative book written by a man who can write to the masses in that he can explain detail of Middle East life, countries, religion and conflicts in terminology that is not too academic [... more]
CDN$59.50
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Scotland A Concise History Revised Edition Updated By ...
scotland, A Concise History: This is a quite readable work of political history for a general public and with a highland focus. A short book with lots of nice pictures, little analysis, no context provided for the political history, and no footnotes. [... more]
CDN$26.00
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A Concise History of Poland
Best concise history so far-Better than the usual myths: In contrast to the usual myths, it is such a pleasure to read a more honest historical account written by two ethnic Polish writers, now, after many decades of war propagandas. As the authors of [... more]
CDN$25.95
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A Concise History of the Catholic Church
The Standard: I remember reading this in college almost 20 years ago and bought a copy of this new edition as a gift for a friend and enjoyed re-aquainting myself with it before passing it along. I must say it holds up even a little better than I [... more]
CDN$22.00
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A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, ...
Good, but...: Make it past the cover - half a century of cinemagoing to his name, and Richie chooses the second-rate 'Gohatto'! - and most of what follows is highly recommended. But on page 246 Richie turns his attention to anime (Japanese animation), [... more]
CDN$30.95
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1812 and All That: A Concise History of Music from ...
For anyone who sat in an audience or performed upon a stage: In 1812 And All That: A Concise History Of Music From 30,000 BC To The Millennium, classical music composer, conductor, and musician Lawrence Leonard takes a fascinating, unique, irreverent, [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Concise History of Western Music, Third Edition
by CCNY STUDENT: This book is titled as "Concise" edition of Grout's full-scale edition. Barbara Hanning edited it unsatisfactorily. Therefore, I do not agree to the title "Concise." I would warn the novices away from it because of [... more]
CDN$82.57
Amazon CA |
A Concise History of China
From Amazon.com: This compact and accessible book successfully condenses four millennia of Chinese history into 300 pages. J.A.G. Roberts of Huddersfield University leads the reader through the chronological framework, adding sufficient detail and [... more]
CDN$22.07
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