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John F. Kennedy

His Fight Against Communism

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of John F. Kennedy in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of John F. Kennedy. At a time when the Cold War was in full swing and the threat of Communism loomed dangerously over the Western...
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Napoleon Bonaparte

The Emperor of France

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Napoleon Bonaparte in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Napoleon Bonaparte. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, France was in a state of division and anarchy, and in desperate...
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Saint Thomas Aquinas

Reason as the Servant of Faith

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Saint Thomas Aquinas in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life, work and ideas of the medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas. Unlike many of his influential predecessors,...
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Isaac Newton

A Giant of Modern Science

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Isaac Newton in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and work of Isaac Newton. Although this English scientist and mathematician is best known for his theory of...
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Winston Churchill

Britain’s Legendary Wartime Leader

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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Winston Churchill in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Winston Churchill. In May 1940, with Europe under threat from Adolf Hitler’s Germany, Winston Churchill became...
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Oliver Cromwell

The Man Who Refused to be King

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Oliver Cromwell in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Oliver Cromwell. In 1642, the established order in England was overturned when Parliament raised an army against...
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Vasco da Gama

The Sea Route to India

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Vasco da Gama in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the maritime voyages of Vasco da Gama. In a daring voyage in the late 15th century, Vasco da Gama became the first European to...
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Margaret Thatcher

The Iron Lady

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Margaret Thatcher in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Margaret Thatcher. In the 1970s, the United Kingdom was struggling economically in comparison with its stronger European...
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Francisco Pizarro

Conquistador of the Attack on Peru

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Francisco Pizarro in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Francisco Pizarro. In the 16th century, much of the Americas was as of yet undiscovered by European explorers. After two...
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Nixon

The Rise and Fall of the President at the Heart of the Watergate Scandal

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the career of Richard Nixon in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life and political career of Richard Nixon. In 1974, Nixon made history as the first ever US president to resign from office....
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Gandhi

The Power of Nonviolence

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Mahatma Gandhi in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Gandhi’s life and achievements. In the 19th century, European countries had colonised large parts of Asia and Africa to increase...
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The Watergate Scandal

The conspiracy that brought down Nixon

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2017

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Watergate scandal in next to no time with this concise guide.50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Watergate scandal. What started out as an apparently ordinary break-in at the DNC headquarters soon turned into...
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Tito

The Marshal of Yugoslavia

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2018

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life and career of Josip Broz Tito in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Josip Broz Tito, Marshal of Yugoslavia, who exercised a decisive influence on the country’s...
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Nelson Mandela

The Fight Against Apartheid

by 50MINUTES.COM
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2018

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Nelson Mandela in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Nelson Mandela’s lifelong fight against apartheid. This system of racial segregation was enshrined in law in South...
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