“Spence draws upon his extensive knowledge of Chinese politics and culture to create an illuminating picture of Mao. . . . Superb.” (Chicago Tribune)
From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong rose to absolute power, unifying with an iron...
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One of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, an aggressive and distrustful...
Биографии и мемуары, История
Marina and Lee: The Tormented Love and Fatal Obsession Behind Lee Harvey Oswald's Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Reissued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination, Marina and Lee is an indispensable account of one of America’s most traumatic events, and a classic work of narrative history. In her meticulous, at times even moment by moment,...
Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species...
Альтернативные науки и научные теории, История
Materials for the Study of Extraterrestrial Presence in Human History Based on Ancient Primary Sources
Ancient primary sources contain a suggestion that extraterrestrials or intelligent non-humans had some role in early human history. It is a suggestion which derives from circumstantial evidence. Based on currently available written sources, a proof...
Год: 1996
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Maus - супертанк доктора Порше [Panzer...
Летом 1944 года экипажи "Летающих крепостей", бомбивших Германию с 10-километровой высоты, где обычные поршневые истребители двигались как...
Летом 1944 года экипажи «Летающих крепостей», бомбивших Германию с 10-километровой высоты, где обычные поршневые истребители двигались...