SLITHER: HOW NATURE'S MOST MALIGNED CREATURES ILLUMINATE OUR WORLD BY STEPHEN S. HALL Gundam Models 30" x 24" maps marked

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The potential of amphibious warfare was revealed by the Union efforts to capture Fort Fisher in North Carolina

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) recruits women as well as men for combat operations

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SLITHER: HOW NATURE'S MOST MALIGNED CREATURES ILLUMINATE OUR WORLD BY STEPHEN S. HALL Gundam Models 30" x 24" maps markedIn this "wise and wondrous" (David Quammen) exploration, a science writer reintroduces readers to The Snake, encouraging our initial reaction to the slithery creature to be one of awe rather than disgust. For millennia, depictions of snakes as alternatively beautiful and menacing creatures have appeared in religious texts, mythology, poetry, and beyond. From the foundational deities of ancient Egypt to the reactions of squeamish children today, it is