A NEW NATION – Aulus Septimus Quintorius has welded the disparate peoples of Zanturia together, uniting this fractious land of exiles under the banner of one Republic. His New Order stands on its own, strong for the first time. But its prosperity and success make it a threat to all who would rule by tyranny. AN OLD ENEMY – the Namorians, who once held the whole of Zanturia pinned under the hobnails of their legions, have not forgiven, or forgotten....

In this deeply personal and insightful biography, author and music industry insider Jeff Apter provides a rare glimpse inside Farnsies world. Thanks to the support of those close to John its unlike any other book about the man. A family man at heart and the most loyal of friends, John was sometimes uncomfortable with the spotlight and for many years struggled to make his music career as successful as those close to him, including Glenn Wheatley and...

At a cost of at least 800,000 lives, the Civil War preserved the Union, aborted the breakaway Confederacy, and liberated a race of slaves. Civil War Memories is the first comprehensive account of how and why Americans have selectively remembered, and forgotten, this watershed conflict since its conclusion in 1865. Drawing on an array of textual and visual sources as well as a wide range of modern scholarship on Civil War memory, Robert J. Cook charts...

Be aware that the first 50,000 words of this novel are also in The Merlin Gambit. This is now the re-edited and revised 2nd edition of my sequel to H. Beam Piper's Cosmic Computer. You do not have to read Cosmic Computer to understand and enjoy this sequel. For those of you who are new to Piper's brand of mid-20th century science fiction, you can read a copy of Cosmic Computer at the end of my story. You can find my other books on my website (dwehrSFwriter...

Revolutionary Surgeons offers an integrated picture of surgeons as political and military leaders of the American Revolution. Prominent surgeons participated in political activities that ultimately resulted in the breakaway of the colonies from Britain. Surgeons were members of the Sons of Liberty and other groups opposing Acts imposed on the colonies by Parliament. Similar to other groups in society, surgeons were split in their view of the growing...

After the events of Hellhole Awakening, the people of Hellhole and the shadow-Xayans scramble to rally against the threat from the still-living rogue Xayans. Back on Sonjeera, the Monarchy is in an uproar after their surprising defeat and the breakaway of the Deep Zone planets. The dowager Queen decides to go to Hellhole on a diplomatic mission, hoping to keep her power. But after touring Hellhole, Queen Michella is shaken, and begins to realize that...

After initial revelations of previously suspected but not well-understood circumstances of Julie and Ted's lifelong contactee experiences in The Star Table Trance Missions-they discovered they are Pleiadian/Earthuman hybrids with ET fathers from Planet Erra in the Taygeta (pron. "Tai-jeta") System-they now move beyond the second volume adventures of Star Family Excursions, towards aspects of Earthly humankind's genesis from the region of Andromeda...

"Fully revised and updated, Tom de Waal's The Caucasus is an essential and authoritative introduction to this complex region. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and the breakaway territories that have tried to split away from these states constitute one of the most diverse and challenging regions on earth, impressing the visitor with their multi-layered history, ethnic complexity, and seemingly intractable conflicts. Over the last few years, the South...

"In January 1972, a peaceful civil rights march in Northern Ireland ended in bloodshed. Troops from Britain's 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment opened fire on marchers, leaving 13 dead and 15 wounded. Seven of those killed were teenage boys. The day became known as 'Bloody Sunday'. The events occurred in broad daylight and in the full glare of the press. Within hours, the British military informed the world that they had won an 'IRA gun battle'. This...