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Kenneth Sewell with Clint Richmond
One of the great secrets of the Cold War, hidden for decades, is revealed at last. Early in 1968, a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank close to American shores. Compelling evidence strongly sugges...$21.75

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Since Yesterday

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Light and the Glory

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In Time of War: Hitler's Terrorist Attack on America

Pierce O'Donnell
In 1942, eight Nazi saboteurs were caught on American beaches and executed. The decision was challenged in court but eventually upheld in the Supreme Court's ruling in Ex parte Quirin—a case that h...$24.49

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First Heroes, The

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	Publisher :	Blackstone Audio Inc
	Author :	Craig Nelson
	Narrator :	Raymond Todd

	Length :	19 hours (Unabridged)

Physical Price :		$85.95
Download Price :		$33.49

Format :		Encoded Windows Media

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Immediately after Japans attack on Pearl Harbor, daredevil flyer Jimmy Doolittle led a retaliatory bombing raid on Tokyo itself. This is the true account of how ordinary people, when faced with extraordinary circumstances, can rise to the challenge of history.

Craig Nelson is the author of three previous books. His writings have appeared in Salon, Blender, Genre, and a host of other publications. He was an editor at HarperCollins, Hyperion, and Random House for almost twenty years and has been profiled by Variety, Interview, Manhattan, File, Inc., the Daily News, Publishers Weekly, and Time Out. He lives in New York City.

Raymond Todd is an actor-director in the theater, a poet, a jazz trombonist, and a documentary filmmaker who lives in New York.

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