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  • av James Ellman
    396,-

    Through discussion of historical battles and leaders, James Ellman describes how the history of the United States at war, from the American Revolution through Korea, is the story of tenacity in the wake of defeat, of flexibility and adaptability on the path to victory.

  • av Petra Marciniak
    396,-

    The rigid heddle loom is a popular alternative to the floor loom because of its smaller size, much lower price, and ease of use. The rigid heddle loom is easy to use and the perfect size for small to medium items. The early chapters in this book give photo-illustrated instructions on how to prepare your materials, set up your loom, and weave. Detailed instructions are also given for more advanced types of weaving such as saori, lace, and working with pick up sticks and inclusions. To practice the techniques learned, step-by-step project notes are given for 11 pieces including scarves, placemats, cushions, wall hangings, and bags. Here you have a complete course that will take you from your first weaving to many more advanced techniques for your rigid heddle loom.

  • av John Bicknell
    396,-

    In 1856 the fledgling Republican party nominated as its first candidate for president John C. Frémont, the dashing explorer of the American West known as the Pathfinder and a radical opponent of slavery. He lost, but when the Civil War broke out, Lincoln tapped him for high command, setting the two on a collision course over how to deal with slavery during the conflict. The Pathfinder and the President explores their volatile relationship in all its political and military dimensions as well as its effects on the Civil War and the battle for emancipation.Lincoln had not supported Frémont's nomination in 1856, favoring a more moderate Republican, but when the war came, the president recognized his importance - his morale-boosting value as a national celebrity and his political value as an ally of Radical Republicans - and gave Frémont command of the Department of the West, with the task of defending the vital border state of Missouri. There Frémont lived extravagantly, commanded like a tyrant, oversaw a fraud scandal, feuded with the state's political leaders, and struggled with seesawing guerrilla warfare. Desperate to break the stalemate, Frémont in August 1861 proclaimed the emancipation of all rebel slaves. Lincoln reacted swiftly, fearing that such a move would drive Missouri and other border states to secede, and revoked the order, firing the recalcitrant Frémont shortly thereafter, at some political cost amongst Radical Republicans, who launched an investigation while continuing to lobby for Frémont and swift emancipation. Within four months, the Pathfinder was back, this time to command in the Appalachians, where he proved no match for Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. He never commanded again. Lincoln soon issued the Emancipation Proclamation, his thinking on the subject having been shaped by the Frémont affair. In the 1864 election, Frémont ran on the anti-Lincoln Radical Democracy Party, withdrawing before the election in a compromise that also removed a hated rival from Lincoln's cabinet, ending his involvement in the Civil War.Frémont had lost two commands, every battle in which he fought, a presidential campaign, a good portion of his personal fortune, and much of his reputation, yet Lincoln still compared him to Moses and praised him as a pioneer-a pathfinder-for emancipation. Frémont's is an important-and never dull-story, and in telling it, John Bicknell gives us a better understanding of not only Frémont, but also Lincoln, emancipation, and the Civil War.

  • av Salena Baca
    176,-

    Anyone can learn to crochet!All you need to start crocheting are yarn, a crochet hook, and step-by-step instructions from an expert teacher such as Salena Baca. She brings her years of experience teaching novice crocheters to this instructional guide, presenting the stitches and techniques of crochet in easy-to-understand terms and illustrative photos that will have you making your first stitches within a few minutes. Once you know how to form the basic stitches, the sky is the limit! Salena teaches you to crochet in rows to make items like scarves and towels and then in rounds to make hats, baskets, and other circular items. Then you'll be ready to crochet from your first pattern! Salena explains pattern-reading and includes 10 beginner-level patterns you can use to practice your skills. By the time you finish the practice patterns, you'll have a solid foundation of crochet skills and be ready for more complex crochet adventures!

  • av Barbara Franco
    476,-

    Surgeons of Gettysburg narrates the shocking but inspiring story of courageous surgeons facing some of the worst situations imaginable. In the midst of Civil War, they faced a common enemy of death and disease and ultimately saved many thousands of lives.

  • av Margaret Holzmann
    396,-

    Margaret Holzmann, author Geometric Knit Blankets and Margaret Holzmann's Iconic Knit Blankets, is back with 24 more colorful, modern blankets-all in Margaret's signature style. Each design features gorgeous photos, row-by-row instructions, illustrations, and schematics.

  • av Roxan O'Brien
    306,-

    Roxan O'Brien, author of the hugely popular Colored Pencil on Copper Jewelry, is back with brand-new techniques and designs, this time for a variety of metals including silver, tin, nickel silver, aluminum, and brass. She demonstrates the techniques in jewelry, but these processes can be used for other artforms on metal, and she includes inspirational examples of these types of works.In this new book, she also teaches more advanced techniques for jewelry makers and mixed media artists:dotting tool techniquesnew blending techniques with a blending pencilenhancing effects using metallic pastesusing different colored gesso for more coloring effectsadding gold leafusing stencilshow to set rivetsBuild your skills in the new techniques by making the 10 step-by-step jewelry projects:Three Ring CircusGum Drop NecklaceLunar EclipseFiery TreeTree of LifeFlower PendantCrazy HeartCelestial SpiralFantasy NecklaceBird NestSunset Pendant Butterfly WingPieces of My Heart Tin Gears

  • av Thomas Ames Jr.
    396,-

    Thomas Ames explores the insects of New England and the best flies to imitate them. Tom's color photography of the naturals and their imitations is superb, making this book as beautiful as it is useful. A must for all New England fly-fishers!

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    av Darin Wipperman
    376,-

    During the first year of the Civil War, engineer and inventor Hiram Berdan proposed the creation of a unit of marksmen armed with Sharps rifles, and thus were born the 1st and 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters. Thunderbolt to the Rebels tells the story of these Civil War deadeyes on battlefields from Antietam to Gettysburg and beyond.

  • av Salena Baca
    176,-

    Granny Squares are for more than just blankets! They can be adapted to make cute tops, bags, hats, and more! Salena Baca walks you through your first square row by row to ensure success. Joining techniques are also explained and illustrated, so you'll be ready to complete any of the 10 patterns with ease.

  • av Clarissa Schellong
    330,-

    With the 16 designs in this book, you'll have a whole range of options, from textured pullovers to classic cardigans-in sizes ranging from 31.5 to 51 in. circumference. Skill levels range from intermediate up, though a tutorial section will help the advanced beginner learn any new skills.

  • av Andrea Brauneis
    330,-

    Unleash your love of colorwork!Instead of restricting stranded knitting to only the yoke of a sweater, the 17 patterns in this collection embrace colorwork from top to bottom. Modern and traditional motifs are used in new ways to create an array of styles and shapes, from cardigans, hoodies, and short sleeve sweaters to cozy pullovers, ponchos, and even a dress. A variety of colorful yarns are used to varying effects: mohair for soft halos, merino wool for stitch definition, and alpaca for lightweight warmth. The sweaters are unique and sure to be noticed, yet are comfortable and appropriate for everyday wear. Patterns are sized from small to extra large and are appropriate for intermediate knitters comfortable with sweater-making techniques and colorwork. An illustrated tutorial section provides a refresher on stranded knitting, if needed, as well as instructions on how to work a few possibly unfamiliar stitches and techniques. Knitters will be absorbed from start to finish as they add many new favorite sweaters to their collection!

  • av Matthew Lewis
    476,-

    A guide to the rich diversity of fish, their environments, and endless fly fishing opportunities Alabama has to offer.

  • av Drew Price
    396,-

    Favorite Flies for Vermont is part of Stackpole's Favorite Flies series, pulling together fifty important (either from a historical or fishing standpoint or both) flies from a particular region, tied by anglers with close ties and local knowledge of the place.

  • av Deborah Held
    396,-

    Get the most from your blending board!As more and more spinners delve into fiber preparation for intentional spinning, the blending board has become more popular than ever before. It's space efficient, lightweight, and far less costly than investing in expensive blending tools and machinery. While most spinners know that the blending board makes lovely rolags, few are aware of the many other ways it can be used in one's fiber preparation practices. In The Spinner's Blending Board Bible, widely regarded spinning teacher and writer Deborah Held explains the many ways to use a blending board to its fullest capacity. Step by step, she reveals secrets for maximizing the board's carding and blending properties, providing an as-yet untapped level of know-how for putting the blending board to use in color management, combining fibers and mix-ins, and for creating specific yarn structures in spinning along the woolen and worsted continuum. Beginners and advanced spinners alike will find plenty to learn from her beautiful and instructive photos of fiber, detailed explanations of techniques, and numerous blending "recipes."

  • av Susan Kesler-Simpson
    396,-

    "Summer and Winter" refers to the weave's characteristic look of one light side and one dark side. This new book follows a similar format to the author's Overshot Simply, in which she breaks down the weave structure to make it easy to understand, and includes 34 projects including shawls, blankets, table linens, and dish towels

  • av Stuart Buxton
    476,-

    In a vivid narrative traveling from London to Paris, from Copenhagen to Havana, from Washington to Tokyo, Ship of Five Nations brings to life the incredible true story of the Stonewall, one of the first ironclads built during the Civil War.

  • av Jr. (RET) Molyson
    396,-

    D-Day, June 6, 1944, was one of the largest and most complicated undertakings in military history. During the first twenty-four hours of Operation Overlord, the Allies landed some 150,000 men by sea and air, secured a beachhead in France, and began the campaign that would liberate Western Europe and help defeat the Third Reich eleven months later. How did the Americans and British lay the groundwork for this massive and momentous invasion?In Air Battles Before D-Day, Joseph Molyson charts the year-long effort that made D-Day possible. By May 1943, the tide of the Battle of the Atlantic had turned toward the Allies, opening up the flow of American men and materiel (including vital landing craft) to Britain and accelerating the buildup required for the invasion. It also enabled the ramping up of the ongoing bombing of Germany-the British at night, the Americans by day-to destroy its industrial base, weaken civilian morale, and damage the Luftwaffe's ability to take to the skies and defend against the invasion. As D-Day approached, aerial attacks began to target roads and railways in France. Under the direction of commanders including Dwight Eisenhower, Bernard Montgomery, and Carl Spaatz-who didn't always see eye to eye-planners pieced together the jigsaw puzzle of amphibious landings, airborne drops, naval support, air attacks, and intelligence, the last of which included a fictitious army group under George Patton.In Molyson's telling, the air campaign is the centerpiece of Allied efforts before D-Day, the essential foundation for success on June 6 and after, but his narrative connects all the events that preceded "the longest day" and covers the Germans' Atlantic Wall, Erwin Rommel's barrier of pillboxes, beach obstacles, and artillery that stood in the Allies' path. Air Battles Before D-Day is essential reading for understanding the greatest operation of World War II.

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    av Tim Cammisa
    396,-

    Perhaps no other area in fly fishing has experienced as much sensation, and growth, as "Euro Nymphing." This term, which is actually not the most accurate but has been the one that has stuck, describes a broad category of nymphing (fishing flies under the water as opposed to on top of the water) techniques from around the world--Czech, Polish, Spanish, French, American, etc.--brought to the forefront by the rise of fly fishing competitions. This pioneering fly tying book focuses on teaching the most popular patterns in this category and includes approximately 15 flies with over 350 full-color tying steps.

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    av Kevin Feenstra
    476,-

    One of the country's top guides and fly tiers covers how to effectively imitate the baitfish and other foods that warmwater gamefish feed on. This book includes stunning underwater photography of the foods the fish eat, guide tips for reading the water, strategies for fishing, and detailed tying steps for over 16 patterns. This is indispensable information for all anglers pursuing bass (largemouth, smallmouth, shoal), musky, pike, carp, and other warmwater species.

  • - 50 Essential Patterns from Local Experts
    av Jerry Darkes
    326,-

    This new entry in the Stackpole Favorite Flies series covers flies for the Upper Midwest--Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. This area has fishing that is very different than the rest of the Midwest (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois), and Jerry Darkes leads anglers through it. The Favorite Flies series pulls together fifty important (either from a historical or fishing or both standpoint) flies from a particular region, tied by anglers with close ties and local knowledge of the place. Each fly featured in a spread that includes large, easy to see image, recipe, tying notes, and a supplemental image or possibly a few tying steps if a technique needs to be illustrated. This book, though not a tying manual, showcases important flies that work well on the water for a given area and a fishing/tying resource and tribute to the region.

  • av Guillaume Neves
    280,-

    Learn all you need to know to make your first tufted rug, from buying the material to using the tufting gun, assembling the frame, and finishing. For advanced tufters, workshop secrets help take your tufting to the next level. Eight practice projects with complete step-by-step instructions.

  • av Salena Baca
    176,-

    Adorn your mantle with handmade crocheted stockings!Whether you are looking for a stocking reminiscent of Christmases past or love a fresh twist on tradition such as the Santa hat or mitten "stocking," you'll find just what you need in this collection. Styles include colorful textured patterns, granny squares, stripes, bobbles, cables, and more; some with tassels and ties and all with a loop for hanging. Change up the colors to go with any holiday color scheme.All patterns are achievable by a beginner to intermediate crocheter, and small projects like this are the perfect place to learn and practice new skills. Your unique stocking may also give Santa a clue as to what he should put in your stocking--more yarn!

  • av Virginie Pugliesi
    320,-

    The 15 designs in this book include suspended wall shelves; hanging succulent display; double-hang design; unique basket, fringe, and butterfly designs; as well as traditional pot hangers. The 10 basic knot designs needed to complete the projects in the book are described and illustrated in detail, as are each of the designs: 300 step-by-step photos in all.

  • av Tom Feigel
    330,-

    Tom Feigel¿s memoir recounts the thick and thin of helicopter combat in Vietnam. Heart-pumping missions into hot landing zones and much more. It was dangerous and thrilling. The crews loved it and hated it. They were proud of it. And they never wanted to do it again. Super Slick is close as you can get to being inside a Huey.

  • av Joan Wulff
    196,-

  • av Jr. (RET) Molyson
    380,-

    In Six Air Forces over the Atlantic, Joseph Molyson tells the story of WWII¿s Battle of the Atlantic from the perspective of the air forces¿and airmen¿who waged it from the skies above the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

  • av Paul Taylor
    390,-

    ¿Tis Not Our War answers the question of why men chose not to serve in the Civil War by focusing on the thoughts, opinions, and beliefs of average civilians and soldiers. This vivid and complex portrait of such men shows that the North was never as unified in support of the war as portrayed in much of Americäs collective memory.

  • av Steven A. Griffin
    250,-

    Steve Griffin is an ice fishing expert who fishes on the ice in Michigan. To update his 1985 book on the subject, Steve has enlisted other experts to add information about fishing in various locales throughout the Midwest. This updated edition will include all the changes that have happened in the sport over the last 35 years: what¿s new in tackle, materials, shelters, and electronics. Steve covers the latest methods for fishing the species¿pike, walleye, trout, perch, and panfish, including late ice conditions.

  • av Larry J. Hughes
    390,-

    In the weeks after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military¿gunners on naval ships and in antiaircraft units¿realized it had a problem: ¿We couldn¿t hit the broad side of a barn.¿ It urgently needed a gunsight that was easy to use and quick to aim. Enter Edwin Land, founder of Polaroid and self-taught expert in polarizing technology, who very swiftly came up with the idea for the optical ring sight (ORS), in which a set of concentric circles glowed¿like rings of fire¿for the gunner.Rings of Fire tells the gripping story of the unique cast of characters whose diverse talents transformed insight into gunsight. Irascible ¿desert rat,¿ mineral dealer, and cactus grower John Hilton mined the initial lodes of calcite¿essential for the sight, historically in very short supply¿in California; General George Patton wanted to take Hilton to North Africa with him, but mining calcite was deemed more important. A crew of misfits¿draft dodgers, criminals, a cross-section of the underbelly of Americäunder a Marine officer did the initial mining, but as production sagged, Native Americans of the Cahuilla tribe were recruited to pick up the slack.For the rest of the war, calcite production shifted back to California and then to Mexico, where a man with an FBI dossier drove operations, while Polaroid began to develop artificial crystals to fill the needs to produce the ORS. By the end of the war, Polaroid had fabricated hundreds of thousands of calcite-based sights for naval antiaircraft guns and the army¿s bazookas¿and the technology would be integrated into cameras long after the war, including on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space missions. The famous ¿Earthrise¿ photograph was taken using calcite.Rings of Fire is a story of American ingenuity, determination, and grit. Larry J. Hughes tells the story with accessible explanations of the science and engineering behind the optical ring sight, but always lets the colorful characters drive this vivid history of science and war.

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