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The Sinking of the Belgrano The Sinking of the Belgrano Arthur L. Gavshon “The SINKING Of The BELGRANO” By Desmond Rice and Arthur Gavshon. Launched March 12, 1938 the USS Phoenix (CL-46) was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The Brooklyn-class cruiser managed to get un… OL127439W
The burning of Washington The burning of Washington Anthony Pitch In the hot and humid summer of 1814 British troops completed a fifty-mile march to capture the young American capital, putting to rout along the way pitiful citizen militiamen (some in winter gear, o… OL1856839W
Armageddon Armageddon Max Hastings Armageddon is the epic story of the last eight months of World War II in Europe by Max Hastings--one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians, whose accounts of past battles John Keegan … OL2439632W