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Hippocrene Books

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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Goering - Air Leader

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1972

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Hippocrene Books)

Guide to Wargaming, A

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1980

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Wargaming Books (Hippocrene Books)

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Patton's Third Army

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1992

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Hippocrene Books)

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Practical Wargaming

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1974

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Wargaming Books (Hippocrene Books)

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Thirty Years' War

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1980

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Hippocrene Books)

Battle for Antwerp

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1978

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Hippocrene Books)

Best of Board Wargaming, The

By: Hippocrene Books

Stock #: HPB1083    Year: 1980

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Wargaming Books (Hippocrene Books)

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Comprehensive Guide to Board Wargaming, The

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1977

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Wargaming Books (Hippocrene Books)

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Fantasy Role Playing Games

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1981

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Fantasy Role Playing Games

Napoleon at Bay 1814

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1977

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Hippocrene Books)

Rommel's Desert Army

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1976

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Hippocrene Books)

Wargame Tactics

By: Hippocrene Books

Year: 1979

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Wargaming Books (Hippocrene Books)