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The Fall of the Shogun    by Dov Silverman
Price: $3.99 USD. 122670 words. Published on October 24, 2012. .

London Times bestseller list: Out of the mysterious world of isolated, 19th century Japan comes a young boy who will change the course of history. John Mung leads his adopted brother, John Whittefield, into this exotic society and together they are instrumental in causing THE FALL OF THE SHOGUN, which returns the Meiji Emperor to power. A sweeping novel in the James Michener/Clavell genre.
The Spanish-American War: A Brief History    by Victor Mobley
Price: $1.99 USD. 14980 words. Published on November 11, 2012. .

In 1898, the United States embarked on a war that would alter the trajectory of the nation forever. The war itself was short and is often forgotten. But it made America a world power, gave birth to a modern navy and catapulted Theodore Roosevelt to the Presidency. This history is a very brief introduction, thoroughly researched and written in a lively and accessible style.
A Pictorial History of Óglaigh na hÉireann, The Defence Forces of Ireland    by Defence Forces Ireland
Price: Free! 3050 words. Published on December 3, 2012. .

A very brief history of Ireland's Defence Forces. The tradition of service and loyalty, that runs as a theme throughout our history, was set by the Volunteers in 1913 and is continued to this day in the modern Defence Forces. Our history is in essence a history of the State.
37: The Year of Portent    by Markham Pyle
Price: $4.99 USD. 81660 words. Published by Bapton Books  on December 18, 2012. .

1937 – from the flooded Ohio to the new Golden Gate Bridge, from bombed Guernica to newly-opened Buchenwald to the Rape of Nanking – was a year of portent. Markham Shaw Pyle and GMW Wemyss, the celebrated historians of the Titanic enquiries and of the coming of the Second World War, here survey that dread year, from Tolkien and Disney to war and terror. This is history in the grand manner.
The Way To Glory: Men of the North-West Who Rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade    by James W Bancroft
Price: $1.99 USD. 11740 words. Published on January 4, 2013. .

Concise and informative biographical tributes to 17 men who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade and attended a benefit concert held on their behalf in Manchester. Drawn from official documents and archives, eyewitness accounts, newspaper reports and stories related by their descendants.
Submarine: A Cold War Drama    by Adrian Poniatowski
Price: $0.99 USD. 3290 words. Published on January 5, 2013. .

At the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis, tensions run lethally high on both sides. A misunderstanding quickly escalates into a deadly choice: to strike or be struck?
Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior    by Thomas Hoisington
Price: $9.99 USD. 112590 words. Published on January 18, 2013. .

Translated for the first time into English, Kirichenko’s absorbing account brings to life the history of Russia’s largest church--its origins, conception, the fits and starts of its planning and construction, the life that developed in and around the Cathedral, its demise in the Soviet period--and its recent reincarnation.
MWSA Dispatches February 2013    by Pat McGrath Avery
Price: $2.99 USD. 9500 words. Published on February 16, 2013. .

A quarterly publication featuring the work of members of the Military Writers Association of America. This issue showcases the Rio Grande Valley Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, the USS Arizona, WWII B-29s and the Mexican-American War. Articles include social media marketing, Scrivener writing tips, the Stars & Flags Book Awards, Bob Doerr's reading list and a poetry corner.
MARCH OF THE SCYTHIANS: FROM SARGON II TO THE FALL OF NINEVEH    by Cam Rea
Price: $2.99 USD. 43430 words. Published on March 25, 2013. .

The Assyrian-Scythian wars.
Browning FN Hi-Power: An Engraved Mystery    by TK Rolland
Price: $1.99 USD. 3150 words. Published on April 27, 2013. .

In 2009 an engraved 1935 Browning FN Hi-Power in perfectly preserved condition appeared for sale online. Purportedly a personal gift from Chiang Kai-shek, the gun had been carefully stored away until finally sold as part of an estate. This article looks into the mystery of the gun's provenance. How had this Browning passed from a once powerful Asian leader to an American soldier during WWII?