The History of Fort St. Joseph
Автор: Graeme Mount
Год издания: 0000
In early 1812, as the British and the Americans were on the brink of war in North America, Fort St. Joseph was not thought to be of much importance to the British cause. It was disregarded as a useless, poorly located post. But when war was delcared, the garrison at Fort St. Joseph pulled off a miracle: it captured the American Fort Mackinac, and for the remainder of the War of 1812 the British never relinquished control of the Upper Great Lakes. Built in the aftermath of the American Revolution, Fort St. joseph played an important role in the defence of Canada. And yet, when the war ended, the fort was abandoned, and almost forgotten. However, there were those who could not forget the heroics of 1812. They sought to restore the memory of the fort that was part of one of the defining moments in Canadian history. Determined individuals campaigned for government assistance and public support. Their efforts have paid off: since the 1960s, St. Joseph Island and the site of the fort have been revived as tourist destinations, and there are high hopes for an even greater tribute to the legacy of the fort and its soldiers.
The Oxford History of the Classical World.
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Обзор этой книги огромный.Книга покрывает период значительно больший чем тысяча лет, от стихотворений Гомера до конца языческой религии и падения Римской Империи на Западе. В географическом расширении, повествование начинается с Греции, с небольших общин, возникших в темные времена завоевания и уничтожения, и деревнями бронзового периода на холмах Рима, и заканчивается Империей, которая объединяла не только Средиземноморский мир , а северные земли до Алжира, от Португалии до Сирии, от Рейна до Нила.
Идиоты. Харчевня двух ведьм / Conrad, Joseph. The Idiots. The Inn of the Two Witches
Автор: Джозеф Конрад
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Рассказ «Харчевня двух ведьм» повествует о странном и загадочном случае, приключившимся с одиноким путником в старой харчевне. Джозеф Конрад (настоящее имя – Юзеф Теодор Конрад Коженевский) – английский писатель польского происхождения, автор многочисленных романов и новелл, мастер морской темы в мировой литературе. Произведения Конрада проникнуты романтическими мотивами, его герои – волевые, решительные и мужественные люди. "Идиоты" – драматическая история, случившаяся однажды ночью на пустынном морском берегу. Аудиокнига на русском и английском языках. The Idiots Новелла The Inn of the Two Witches Идиоты Харчевня двух ведьм
Trojan Horse of Western History
Автор: Oleg Matveychev
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What is this book about? This book is about an exciting journey to Troy, both ancient and modern. About the fact that the Trojans defeated the Greeks (not the other way around, as is commonly believed). And that the well-known Greek religion with its anthropomorphism was created artificially for political reasons. The authors assert that the information warfare, the falsification of history – is not an innovation, but the oldest essence of Western way of thinking. The book refutes the conventional wisdom that “history is written by the winners.” On the contrary, authors have shown: those who write history become winners. The book is written in bright, vivid and interesting manner for laymen. At the same time it is absolutely scientific and opposed fancy sensational historical fast food. This book is about the struggle for historical truth and justice, which roots us in the world, because without the truth we are orphans.
Vie, poesies et pensees de Joseph Delorme
Автор: Charles Sainte-Beuve
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Vie, poesies et pensees de Joseph Delorme».