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  Hitler's Atlantic Wall - Normandy

  Paul Williams

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  This highly informative book begins with an examination of the background to Germany's primary military objectives in relation to the western end of their self-styled 'Fortress Europe' including the early foundation of shore defences in northern France.In 1941, there was a switch in emphasis of the Atlantic Wall's role from attack to defence. Beach defences became more elaborate and the Nazi-controlled Todt Organisation began a massive building programme constructing new bunkers and reinforcing existing sites, using forced labour.Hitler appointed Rommel to formulate Germany's anti-invasion plans in early 1944. At the same time the Allies were making extensive studies of the fortifications and preparing for the challenge of overcoming this most formidable of obstacles.Using, in many cases, previously unpublished accounts of the soldiers on the ground this book follows Britain's 79th Armoured Division, Sir Percy Hobart's 'Funnies', as they utilised their unique weaponry in support of Allied efforts to ensure the success of the invasion. The author draws on British, American, Canadian and German sources.Hitler's Atlantic Wall  Normandy also includes information on war cemeteries along with travel information and accommodation suggestions and a guide to the relevant museums.

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  Women in the Valley of the Kings...

  Kathleen Sheppard

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  The history of Egyptology is often told as yet one more grand narrative of powerful men striving to seize the day and the precious artifacts for their competing homelands. But that is only half of the story. During the Golden Age of Exploration, there were women working and exploring before Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tut. Before men even conceived of claiming the story for themselves, women were working in Egypt to lay the groundwork for all future exploration. 
   
   
   
  In Women in the Valley of the Kings: The Untold Story of Women Egyptologists in the Gilded Age, Kathleen Sheppard brings the untold stories of these women back into this narrative. Sheppard begins with the earliest European women who ventured to Egypt as travelers: Amelia Edwards, Jenny Lane, and Marianne Brocklehurst. Their travelogues, diaries, and maps chronicled a new world for the curious. In the vast desert, Maggie Benson, the first woman granted permission to excavate in Egypt, met Nettie Gourlay, the woman who became her lifelong companion. They battled issues of oppression and exclusion and, ultimately, are credited with excavating the Temple of Mut. 
   
   
   
  Women in the Valley of the Kings upends the grand male narrative of Egyptian exploration and shows how a group of courageous women charted unknown territory and changed the field of Egyptology forever.

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  Reading in the Wild - The Book...

  Donalyn Miller, Susan Kelley

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  In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Miller continues the conversation that began in her bestselling book, The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealed the secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in the Wild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes how to truly instill lifelong "wild" reading habits in our students. 
   
   
   
  Based, in part, on survey responses from adult readers as well as students, Reading in the Wild offers solid advice and strategies on how to develop, encourage, and assess five key reading habits that cultivate a lifelong love of reading. Also included are strategies, lesson plans, management tools, and comprehensive lists of recommended books. Originally copublished with Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week and Teacher magazine, Reading in the Wild is packed with ideas for helping students build capacity for a lifetime of "wild" reading.

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  How to Survive a Terrorist...

  Federal Emergency Management...

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  Recent improvised explosive device (IED) and active shooter incidents reveal that some traditional practices of first responders need to be realigned and enhanced to improve survivability of victims and the safety of first responders caring for them. This multi-disciplinary edition translates evidence-based response strategies based on military experience in responding to and managing casualties from IED and/or active shooter incidents and from its significant investment in combat casualty care research into the civilian first responder environment. 
  Table of Contents:
  Executive Summary 
  Purpose 
  General Information:  
  Improvised Explosive Device 
  Active Shooter 
  Take an Active Role in Your Own Safety: 
  Explosions 
  Active Shooter Incident 
  First Responder for Improving Survivability in Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents 
  Background: 
  Defining First Responders 
  Defining the Threat 
  Military Lessons Learned and Civilian Adaptation 
  Improvised Explosive Device Incidents 
  Active Shooter Incidents 
  Hemorrhage Control 
  Protective Equipment 
  Response and Incident Management 
  Responder Guidelines: 
  Hemorrhage Control 
  Protective Equipment 
  Response and Incident Management 
  Summary 
  Threat-based Scenarios: 
  Large-scale Terrorist/insurgency Attack 
  Medium-scale Terrorist/insurgency Attack  
  Medium-scale Terrorist/insurgency Attack  
  Small Scale Terrorist/insurgency Attack  
  Involuntary Suicide Bomber  
  Discovery/recovery of Homemade Explosives (Not an Attack)  
  Active Shooter With Access Denial to First Responders  
  Active Shooter in a Public Commercial Facility  
  Active Shooter in an Open, Outdoor, Unbounded Location  
  Active Shooter in a Public Sports Complex 
  Provide First Aid After Improvised Explosive Device and/or Active Shooter Incidents 
  Stop the Bleeding and Protect the Wound
  First Aid for Specific Injuries
  List of Major Bombing Incidents in the United States 2007-2017 
  List of Major Mass Shootings in the United States 2007-2017

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  Trump vs Clinton: In Their Own...

  James Patterson

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  "Our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it."*-Hillary Clinton"She doesn't have strength. She doesn't have the stamina. . . . I think she's an embarrassment."**-Donald TrumpIn this presidential contest of diametric opposites, nothing is certain on the path to the polls-except that every word matters. Direct from the candidates, from point and counterpoint to wit and wisdom, an unvarnished conversation on the issues captivating the American electorate. *Victory speech on Super Tuesday II, West Palm Beach, Florida, March 15, 2016**Interview on CNN, New Day, March 16, 2016BookShotsLIGHTNING-FAST READS BY JAMES PATTERSONBooks you can devour in a few hoursImpossible to stop listeningAll original content by James Patterson

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  Under This Roof - The White...

  Paul Brandus

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  In Under This Roof, award-winning White House journalist Paul Brandus weaves together stories of the presidents, their families, the events of their time, and an oft-ignored major character, the White House itself. 
   
   
   
  From George Washington to the current occupant, Barack Obama—the story of the White House is the story of America itself, Brandus writes. You'll: 
   
   
  Walk with John Adams through the still-unfinished mansion and watch Thomas Jefferson plot to buy the Louisiana Territory 
    
  Feel the fear and panic as British invaders approach the mansion in 1814—and Dolley Madison frantically saves a painting of Washington 
    
  Be in the room as one president is secretly sworn in and another gambles away the White House china in a card game 
   
  Stand by the presidential bed as one First Lady—covering up her husband's illness from the nation—secretly makes decisions on his behalf 
    
  Learn how telephones, movies, radio, and TV changed the presidency—and the nation itself 
   
    
  Through triumph and tragedy, boom and bust, secrets and scandals, Brandus brings history to life in this riveting, highly entertaining inside look at the presidency and White House.

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