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Why is the Earth teeming with life? Which are the various formations on earth? What is the role of the forests on earth? This encyclopedia about our planet earth will answer these and many more whys and hows for you. Learning is made simpler with well-labelled diagrams and an extensive glossary of difficult words. Bonus: the engrossing book comes loaded with Isn't It Amazing-- a section of fun facts to keep you glued for more. This encyclopedia is a must-read for all children! - It is well-researched and has child-friendly content - The various topics improve knowledge about the world around us and beyond - The content will cater to curious minds and expand their horizon - The book comprises a glossary of new and difficult terms - It is an excellent selection for gifting and school libraries

When did our ancestors start using tools? How did ancient cultures deal with illnesses? How were new lands discovered? How did scientists learn about the universe and its cosmic secrets? How did people travel before engines were invented? This encyclopedia on inventions and discoveries will answer these and many more hows and whens for you. Learning is made simpler with well-labelled diagrams and an extensive glossary of difficult words. Bonus: the engrossing book comes loaded with Isn't It Amazing-- a section of fun facts to keep you glued for more. This encyclopedia is a must-read for all children! - It is well-researched and has child-friendly content - The various topics improve knowledge about the world around us and beyond - The content will cater to curious minds and expand their horizon - The book comprises a glossary of new and difficult terms - It is an excellent selection for gifting and school libraries

How were world-famous structures like the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben built? What do the enigmatic Renaissance motifs mean? When did Leonardo da Vinci paint his masterpieces? This encyclopedia on art and architecture will answer these and more hows and whats for you. Learning is made simpler with well-labelled images and an extensive glossary of difficult terms. Bonus: the engrossing book comes loaded with Isn't It Amazing-- a section of fun facts to keep you glued for more. This encyclopedia is a must-read for all children! - It is well-researched and has child-friendly content - The various topics improve knowledge about the world around us and beyond - The content will cater to curious minds and expand their horizon - The book comprises a glossary of new and difficult terms - It is an excellent selection for gifting and school libraries

Who were the first animals on Earth? What differentiates a reptile from an amphibian? How do mammals give birth? What do insects eat? This encyclopedia will answer these and more hows and whats for you. Learning is made simpler with well-labelled diagrams and an extensive glossary of difficult words. Bonus: the engrossing book comes loaded with Isn't It Amazing-- a section of fun facts to keep you glued for more. This encyclopedia is a must-read for all children! - It is well-researched and has child-friendly content - The various topics improve knowledge about the world around us and beyond - The content will cater to curious minds and expand their horizon - The book comprises a glossary of new and difficult terms - It is an excellent selection for gifting and school libraries

This is an authentic retelling of Valmiki's great epic Ramayana that chronicles Lord Rama's heroism, and Sita's grit and devotion. Flying chariots, magical weapons and a raging battlefield are brought to life in this timeless retelling by Shubha Vilas that will take young readers on an enchanting adventure, and also impart important values. Filled with vibrant illustrations by award-winning illustrator Ishan, this book is a lucid narration of the triumph of good over evil.

Study of royal letters of uncertain authenticity in circulation in ancient Mesopotamia ca. 700-100 BCE. Contains catalogue, text editions and a systematic assessment of their reliability as historical sources for the reigns and events they depict.

Explore life in Antarctica through the diary of an emperor penguin chick. With humorously intriguing words, Harry Monster portals you to the inner world of a little penguin who is experiencing the world for the first time on his own.

Greek Jewry has a unique history in Europe. Greek Judaism is possibly the oldest faith on the continent. The Hellenized Romaniotes, the Sephardim from the western Mediterranean and the Ashkenazim from central Europe created a mosaic of communities across the country, each one with its own fascinating history and tradition. Thessaloniki, the ' Jerusalem of the Balkans', Ioannina, the capital of the Romaniotes, Larissa, Volos, Patra, Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Athens, and many others. These Jewish communities, together but also individually, are an integral part of the Greece's rich history. This pioneering book presents a unique detailed historical overview of the history of Greek Jews from antiquity to the present day, including the period of the Shoah when nearly 90% of the community was annihilated. Beyond this historical landscape, the book also highlights the contributions of Greek Jews to the economic, cultural, intellectual and political life of the country, and reveals the golden times and the darkest days in the coexistence between Jews and Christians in Greece.

The Jewish, Odesa-born poet, Semyon Izrailevich Lipkin (1911-2003), was a central figure in modern Russian literature, although until recently he was best known in the West for his role in preserving the manuscript of Vasily Grossman's Life and Fate from the KGB.As a Soviet journalist in WW2, he witnessed and wrote about the horrors of Stalingrad which led the Nobel Laureate Josef Brodsky to refer to him as 'Russia's war poet'.Later, during the years of Stalin's deportation of ethnic groups, Lipkin translated and preserved the language and writings of Tajiks, Uzbeks, Tatars and in doing so became a living repository of their culture for which he risked censure and arrest from the Soviet authorities.The poems in this volume show the remarkable range of Lipkin's work: his Jewish faith, Stalin's oppression, the Holocaust, and the spiritual fate of mankind and reveal why as a poet he was revered by great Russian writers such as Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Anna Akhmatova and Josef Brodsky.

Russia's brutal February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has attracted widespread condemnation across the West. Government and media circles present the conflict as a simple dichotomy between an evil empire and an innocent victim. In this concise, accessible and highly informative primer, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies insist the picture is more complicated. Yes, Russia's aggression was reckless and, ultimately, indefensible.But the West's reneging on promises to halt eastward expansion of NATO in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union played a major part in prompting Putin to act. So didtheU.S. involvement in the 2014 Ukraine coup and Ukraine's failure to implement the Minsk peace agreements.The result is a conflict that is increasingly difficult to resolve, one that could conceivably escalate into all-out war between the United States and Russia-the world's two leading nuclear powers.Skillfully bringing together the historical record and current analysis,War In Ukrainelooks at the events leading up to the conflict, surveys the different parties involved, and weighs the risks of escalation and opportunities for peace. For anyone who wants to get beneath the heavily propagandized media coverage to an understanding of a war with consequences that could prove cataclysmic, reading this timely book will be an urgent necessity.

This volume comprises supplemental source material to accompany courses in the history of Russian Orthodox music course. It is meant as a study aid for students and contains valuable reference sources for students and practitioners alike.

Examines the diverse experiences of Reformed Protestant religious refugees fleeing war and persecution in the Netherlands for cities and towns in the Holy Roman Empire in the late sixteenth century.

A thrilling, true-life detective story about the search for the missing members of the Romanov royal family, murdered by Bolsheviks in 1918, and one family’s involvement in the hundred-year-old forensic investigation into their deaths, clandestine burials, and the recovery and authentication of the remains.

When Sean finds himself magically transported to the North Pole, he embarks on a fun-filled, festive adventure meeting elves, reindeer and even a talking snowman!He will need all the help he can get on his mission... Finding Nutmeg!

"This book is about the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky, which began in 1992 and ended with Berezovsky's death in 2013. Berezovsky played a key role in bringing Putin to power in 2000, but a conflict arose between them when Putin began reversing democratic reforms"--

This volume presents one of very few accounts of the household artifacts found at an estate centre remote from urban Rome. It provides an important resource for specialists seeking to date similar objects, and adds much interesting detail to our picture of the rural economy of Italy in late antiquity.

Introducing Penguin Parade. Get ready for an amazing adventure with penguins in this super cool book by talented nature photographer James Roberts.Read along as we travel to icy places and meet all kinds of penguins. Learn how they swim like fish, see how they take care of their babies, and find out what to call a bunch of penguins hanging out together - whether they're on land or in the water!Imagine seeing penguins up close, in their icy homes. James Roberts took some awesome pictures, and readers will feel like they're right there with the penguins as they turn the pages.Penguin Parade is not just a book - it's a ticket to a penguin-packed adventure. This book is the perfect companion for animal lovers, nature lovers, and anyone who likes to have fun while learning. Get ready to dive into the adorable world of penguins with James Roberts and his fantastic photos. Let's go have a penguin-tastic time!

From the critically acclaimed author of Dünkirchen 1940, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean. In this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses. The Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenalin of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes while simultaneous dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. The Hill details what was felt, heard or seen throughout the battle for both attacker and defender. Drawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107.

A detailed, fully illustrated overview of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars, one of the most important conflicts of the ancient world.

Barbarossa was the biggest German invasion of World War II. Comprehensively illustrated, this study explores the air campaign that spearheaded it, and how it evolved during the rest of 1941.

Fully illustrated, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops fighting in three bloody battles of World War II in the Pacific. In June 1944, the United States military launched an offensive against the Japanese forces holding the Mariana Islands and Palau. The US Marine Corps played a vital role in this campaign alongside Army and Navy forces, while their Japanese opponents mounted a desperate defense of their conquests amid the harsh island terrain. This book assesses both sides' doctrine, tactics, weapons, and battlefield effectiveness in three battles of this stage of the Pacific War. Landing on Saipan on June 15, the Marines established a beachhead as the Japanese defenders strove to fight to the last man. On July 21, US Marine Corps and Army forces landed on Guam. Only on August 10 was Guam declared secure by the Americans, and even then resistance continued. US forces landed on Tinian on July 24 and wrested the island from its conquerors. Alongside Army troops, the US Marine Corps also targeted the island of Peleliu. Predicted to last four days, the US assault on Peleliu lasted more than two months as the defenders inflicted appalling US casualties. Featuring all-new artwork and mapping alongside archive photographs, this study assesses the tactics and technology employed by the Marines and their Japanese opponents in these bloody battles, as the Pacific War moved toward its grim climax.

This illustrated study assesses the British Crusader and the Italian M13/40, two medium tanks that played crucial roles in World War II's Desert War.

This illustrated study pits Germany's PzKpfw III against the Soviet Union's T-34 in the wake of Hitler's 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union. This book evaluates the PzKpfw III and T-34 medium tanks fielded by Germany and the Soviet Union during 1941. Both designs were intended to be the primary medium tanks of their respective armies, but owing to manufacturing difficulties, neither was available in quite the numbers intended. Even though both tanks were relatively new, neither was deemed entirely satisfactory, and replacements for both were already on the drawing board. Nevertheless, it was these tanks that clashed in what the Soviet Union called the Great Patriotic War.While the T-34 rapidly established a fearsome reputation only sometimes borne out by its actual performance, the PzKpfw lII was smaller, lighter, and not as well armed as its Soviet opponent but benefited from the support of a more seasoned and better structured army. Full-colour artwork, archive photographs and authoritative text drawing upon Russian- and German-language sources combine to reveal how the Germans harnessed the advantages of combat experience and superior organization to counter the T-34's tactical strengths, but also how the PzKpfw III quickly lost relevance as it became evident that it could not carry a gun powerful enough to destroy the T-34 at range.

An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2.