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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Monte Cassino Monte Cassino Matthew Parker A gripping chronicle of the greatest and most terrible confrontation between Allied forces and the Nazi army, based on groundbreaking archival research and the compelling first-person accounts of fou… OL6038066W
Panama fever Panama fever Matthew Parker A thrilling tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicineThe Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in human history. It literally required moving mountains, breaking the back of t… OL6038067W
Panama Fever Panama Fever Matthew Parker Traces the construction of the canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and its opening in 1914, describing the human cost in terms of the harsh working conditions and epidemics, and the result… OL8479421W