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Ethel Thomas Herold (1896–1988) was an ordinary person caught up in extraordinary circumstances—a woman whose sense of patriotic duty took her from s

Many American women were held captive during Japan's military offensive in the South Pacific. This book chronicles their harrowing experiences, with t

“I will always be somebody.” This assertion, a startling one from a nineteenth-century woman, drove the life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only A

“I will always be somebody.”This assertion, a startling one from a nineteenth-century woman, drove the life of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only Ameri

Lonely Planet’s Pocket Krakow is your guide to the city’s best experiences and local life - neighbourhood by neighbourhood. Explore fascinating histor

Apes alive! When Solovar, leader of Gorilla City, is apparently assassinated by pro-human extremists, Gorilla City's new government declares war on hu

· Throughout Chinese literary history, dreams act as harbingers of important messages and as narrative devices that thoroughly confuse the order betwe