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Sharpe's Command is a historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2023. The story leads up to the Battle of Almaraz , which took place on 18–19 May 1812 in the Peninsular War .
The Mauritius Command is the fourth naval historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1977. Aubrey is married and the father of twin girls, owner of a cottage with a fine observatory he built.
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes is a Matthew Scudder novel, written by Lawrence Block. Based on the short story "By the Dawn's Early Light", and published four years after Eight Million Ways to Die , this novel resurrected Block's interest in the character and led to his writing 10 more titles in the series.
Command Authority is a techno-thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and co-written with Mark Greaney, and published on December 3, 2013. It is Clancy's last major work of fiction and was released two months after his death.
Incidents Schlosser discusses in the book include the 1980 Damascus Titan missile explosion, the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash, and the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash. [2] [3] It was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History. [4] A documentary film based on the book aired as an episode of American Experience on PBS in early 2017. [5]
The background music in the "Pipe Organs" segment of Season 2, episode 2 is called "Variations for Organ on 'O Filii et Filiæ', Opus 49, No. 2" by French organist and composer Alexandre Guilmant. The "Techno Flash" segment was removed from the third season, and the "Historical Capsule" segment was removed from the fifth season.
The term "Bourbon" refers to rulers who are unable to adapt to new situations and who espouse ideas suited for former eras. [1] [2] In the late 1800s, it was applied to Bourbon Democrats who tried to reverse some of the effects of the Reconstruction Era. [2] The term triumvirate refers to a group of three individuals who exercise political ...
The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann is a 1974 American hardcore adult film starring Barbara Bourbon and directed by Radley Metzger [1] [2] (as "Henry Paris") that is considered one of the classics of the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984). [3] It was a step forward in the development of the genre, as it had a plot and good acting.