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Over the last forty years, Hippocrene Books has become one of America’s foremost publishers of foreign language reference books and ethnic cookbooks. As a small publishing house in a marketplace dominated by conglomerates, Hippocrene has succeeded by continually reinventing its list while maintaining a strong international and ethnic orientation. George Blagowidow founded the company in 1970, initially as a distribution firm called Optimum Book Marketing. In the following year the publishing side of the business came into being as Hippocrene Books. The name Hippocrene comes from Greek mythology and refers to the sacred fountain of the Muses that was the source of their inspiration. Hippocrene’s international focus derives from Mr. Blagowidow’s passion for travel and his personal history. Born in Poland of Russian parents, he survived the Nazi occupation and narrowly escaped from communist Europe in 1945. After attending university in Antwerp, Belgium, he came to New York in 1951, where he earned master’s and doctorate degrees in business from New York University. Before starting his own publishing company, Mr. Blagowidow held executive positions at Doubleday, Macmillan, and Reader’s Digest. Hippocrene’s first list, in spring 1972, featured European literary classics in translation, including the Polish novel The Doll. In 1973, it began to distribute foreign language dictionaries for the German company Langenscheidt, thereby entering what would prove to be its strongest category.

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Army of Frederick the Great, The

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Blucher's Army 1813-1815

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British Army of the Eighteenth Century, The

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German Half-Tracked Vehicles of World War 2

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Goering - Air Leader

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MSRP $8.95

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Guide to Wargaming, A

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MSRP $19.95

In Hell Before Daylight

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Knight's Battles for Wargamers - Saratoga 1777

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Napoleon's Army

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Napoleon's Last Campaign in Germany 1813

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Napoleon's Military Machine

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Patton's Third Army

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Polish Campaign 1939, The

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Practical Wargaming

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Thirty Years' War

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Uncertain Glory - Lee's Generalship Re-Examined

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Anatomy of Victory, The - Battle Tactics 1689-1763

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Arab-Israeli Wars (Book Club Edition)

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Army of Maria Theresa, The

Army of Maria Theresa, The

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Battle for Antwerp

Battle for Antwerp

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Best of Board Wargaming, The

Best of Board Wargaming, The

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Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, The

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includes SPI's Strike Force One

End of Chivalry, The - The Last Great Cavalry Battles 1914-1918

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Fantasy Role Playing Games

Fantasy Role Playing Games

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Hitler and the Nazi Leaders - A Unique Insight Into Evil

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Indian Army, The - The Garrison of British Imperial India 1822-1922

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It Never Snows in September

It Never Snows in September

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Knight's Battles for Wargamers - Borodino 1812

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Korea - The First War We Lost

Korea - The First War We Lost

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Marshal Ney - The Romance and the Real

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Napoleon and the Arch-Duke Charles

Napoleon and the Arch-Duke Charles

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Napoleon at Bay 1814

Napoleon at Bay 1814

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Napoleon at War - Selected Writings of F. Loraine Petre

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Napoleon's Conquest of Prussia - 1806

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Options of Command - Ten Crucial Command Decisions that Could Have Altered the History of World War II

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Pearl Harbor - Japan's Fatal Blunder

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Poland's Navy (1918-1945)

Poland's Navy (1918-1945)

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Rommel's Desert Army

Rommel's Desert Army

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Strategy & Tactics Staff Study - Wargame Design

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Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars in Color (1796-1814)

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Uniforms of Waterloo in Color (16-18 June 1815)

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Wargame Tactics

Wargame Tactics

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World Tanks and Reconnaissance Vehicles Since 1945

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