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	N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia 3.81 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Крушение «Италии»: История арктической экспедиции Умберто Нобиле by Марк Пайсинг, Mark Piesing (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My latest for History.com: 7 Brilliant Acts of Psychological Warfare in History

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Long before the term “psychological operations”—or “psyops”—entered modern military jargon, the art of manipulating perception to influence enemy behavior has shaped the course of history. From the famed Trojan Horse ruse to Gulf War leaflets an

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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

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The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction

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