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  • Bay of Pigs Invasion
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Bay of Pigs Invasion to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.An armed rebellion, the Cuban Revolution was led by Fidel Castro. It resulted in the overthrow of the cruel dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The revolution started on July 26, 1953, with a failed attack on Cuban military ba...
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    17,32 €

  • Coral Sea 1942
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Coral Sea 1942 to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.Ever heard of the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II? It’s a fascinating piece of history that played a significant role in the war’s outcome. The battle occurred in 1942 and was fought between the Japanese and the Allied ...
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  • Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Eruption of Mount Vesuvius to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.Mount Vesuvius, on the gulf of Naples in Italy, erupted in 79 AD killing many of the citizens of the town of Pompeii and surrounding towns and burying them under lava and debris.One thousand, seven hundred years later, ...
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  • The Newsies
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Newsies to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.A massive strike stopped the circulation of newspapers in New York City just before the turn of the twentieth century. However, neither the strikers nor the majority of the parties involved were professionals. Young boys, known as 'ne...
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    17,22 €

  • Hitler’s Cohorts
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Hitler’s Cohorts to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.During his time Hitler seemed like a hero to the Germans. After the shame of the First World War and the Walmer Republic’s fall, Hitler returned dignity to the German people. But in many of the narrations of his life and antics, ...
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  • The Cuban Revolution
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Cuban Revolution to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.An armed rebellion, the Cuban Revolution was led by Fidel Castro. It resulted in the overthrow of the cruel dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. The revolution started on July 26, 1953, with a failed attack on Cuban military ba...
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    17,25 €

  • Alamo
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Trail of Tears to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The turning point of the Revolution for Independence in Texas, the Battle of the Alamo is a big part of Texan history. The Battle of the Alamo, which started in December of 1835, was also known as the War for Texan Independence. Th...
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    17,16 €

  • Trail of Tears
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Trail of Tears to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.Throughout the world, gross acts of cruelty have been enacted against many groups of people. Often it was with the mindset that there was promised land or a group that felt like they were divinely ordained to take over another grou...
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    17,11 €

  • Salem Witch Hunt
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Salem Witch Hunt to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.Salem is a Puritan safe haven before it became a ground for witch persecution. The Salem witch hunt started in the home of one of their reverends. From then, the hunts started and ended with persecutions, usually done by hanging....
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    17,61 €

  • Modern Africa
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Modern Africa to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.Modern Africa consists of fifty-four countries, each with its history and unique culture. Many people consider Africa a wonder, being one of the most mineral-rich continents in the world. Riddled by corrupt governments that seem to ...
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    17,30 €

  • Culper Spy Ring
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Culper Spy Ring to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington relied on intelligence given by the American espionage network known as the Culper Spy Ring. George Washington appointed Major Benjamin Tallmadge chief of military intellige...
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    17,54 €

  • Battle of Gettysburg
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of Gettysburg to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Battle that transpired in Gettysburg is one of the most important and gruesome battles during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Gettysburg was the battlefield for the Union, led by Major General George Meade, and the Co...
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    17,73 €

  • The Pilgrims
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Pilgrims to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.For over two centuries, the Pilgrims’ story was one told around the dinner table every year at Thanksgiving, and the people in that story became something of a myth. Yet the Pilgrims were just as real as you or me, and in 1620, they ...
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    17,42 €

  • Apollo Program
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Apollo Program to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Apollo Program’s mission is to enter the Moon’s orbit and land on its surface. This idea came from the competition between the United States and the USSR and President John F. Kennedy’s challenge to his people. The Americans ac...
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    17,92 €

  • Kingdom of Dahomey
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Kingdom of Dahomey to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Kingdom of Dahomey, a West African Kingdom which lasted for more than three hundred years, takes us into the heart of darkest Africa. It’s the land of voodoo and rituals, cannibalism, mighty kings, cruelty, and beauty. It’s...
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    17,61 €

  • Battle of New Orleans
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of New Orleans to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Battle of New Orleans was fought as the climax of the British’s Gulf Campaign between Britain and the United States of America on January 8, 1815. The conflict began five months earlier than the War of 1812 when the Unit...
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    17,23 €

  • Phoenician Civilization
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Phoenician Civilization to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Phoenicians have gone down in history as the original seafarers of the world. It’s interesting to note that they were considered a lost civilization until archeologists and etymologists discovered ancient writings from...
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    17,11 €

  • Battle of the Somme
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of the Somme to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Battle of the Somme, from July to November 1916, was the bloodiest in the history of the British armed forces. It is also a battle that has captured the imagination and interest of the world because of the extent of its po...
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    17,67 €

  • History of Ethiopia
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from History of Ethiopia to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.Ethiopia’s rich and wonderful history has been traced to four million years ago, based on the oldest hominid discovered by the respected American paleoanthropologist Tim D. White in 1994. First known as Abyssinia, this landloc...
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    17,48 €

  • The Salem Witch Hunt
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from TThe Salem Witch Hunt to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. Salem is a Puritan safe haven before it became a ground for witch persecution. The Salem witch hunt started in the home of one of their reverends. From then, the hunts started and ended with persecutions, usually done by ha...
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    10,03 €

  • Battle of Verdun
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of Verdun to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Battle of Verdun was planned by German General Erich von Falkenhayn, who wanted to weaken the French army by causing heavy casualties. He believed that the British army, combined with the French army, could severely impact th...
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    17,42 €

  • Aztec Empire
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Aztec Empire to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Aztec Empire began its humble beginnings in the Valley of Mexico and went through at least four rulers before they could call their civilization an empire. Their practices were centered on their religion, which involved daily hum...
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    17,61 €

  • Mongol Empire
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Mongolian Empire to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed.The Rise and Fall of the Mongolian Empire is such a fascinating story that it reads like fiction. It seems quite fantastic that a few militant tribesmen could create an empire that conquered most of the then-known world in the sp...
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    17,67 €

  • Battle of the Somme
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Battle of the Somme to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. The Battle of the Somme, from July to November 1916, was the bloodiest in the history of the British armed forces. It is also a battle that has captured the imagination and interest of the world because of the extent of its p...
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    10,33 €

  • Culper Spy Ring
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Culper Spy Ring to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. During the American Revolutionary War, George Washington relied on intelligence given by the American espionage network known as the Culper Spy Ring. George Washington appointed Major Benjamin Tallmadge chief of military intellig...
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    9,96 €

  • The Berlin Wall
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Berlin Wall to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. The Berlin Wall was the concrete manifestation of the Iron Curtain, which signified the profound ideological difference between the capitalist, democratic Western powers and the socialist, communist Soviet Union. After WWII ended...
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    9,96 €

  • American history The Pilgrims
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Berlin Wall to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. The Berlin Wall was the concrete manifestation of the Iron Curtain, which signified the profound ideological difference between the capitalist, democratic Western powers and the socialist, communist Soviet Union. After WWII ended...
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    9,96 €

  • Kingdom of Dahomey
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Kingdom of Dahomey to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. The Kingdom of Dahomey, a West African Kingdom which lasted for more than three hundred years, takes us into the heart of darkest Africa. It’s the land of voodoo and rituals, cannibalism, mighty kings, cruelty, and beauty. It’...
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    10,39 €

  • Salem Witch Trials
    History Encounters
    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from Salem Witch Trials to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. The Salem witch trials were a blot on American history. They occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. This period of mass hysteria by young girls and spiteful behavior among friends and neighbors caused a situ...
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    10,51 €

  • The Chernobyl Disaster
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    History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from The Chernobyl Disaster to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. Chernobyl was a nuclear disaster that occurred in Ukraine in 1986, caused by a combination of human error and a poorly designed nuclear plant. The results were catastrophic for the people involved and for the environment a...
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    10,03 €


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