Vietnam ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 (14) Vietnam was the longest war in American history. US ground troops and their Australian, New Zealand and Korean allies were committed there for eight long years. In all, t... Verifica stoc
The Great Rescue ♡ 16 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Published in commemoration of the centennial of America’s entry into World War I, the story of the USS Leviathan, the legendary liner turned warship that
Return ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'After growing up in Britain following exile from Palestine in 1948, Karmi returns to her homeland in the hope of helping with the peace process
Valkyrie's Song ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 M.D. Lachlan's brooding and powerful tales of Vikings, Norse gods and werewolves have already won praise from, amongst others, Joe Abercrombie, Adam Roberts, Mike Carey
Comrade from Milan ♡ 3 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 In this much-lauded memoir, acclaimed for its blend of literary elegance and political passion, Rossana Rossanda, a legendary figure on the Italian left, reflects on
The Hidden History of Burma 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 A New York Times Critic's Pick 2019 'A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.' Financial Times 'Thant Myint-U
Five Presidents ♡ 17 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret
Short History Of The Victorian Era, A Pocket Essential ♡ 11 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Începând în anii 1830 și terminându-se cu moartea reginei Victoria în 1901, imperiul britanic a prins în era victoriană cel mai mare contur pe care
The Great Liners Story ♡ 16 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 The story behind the great liners and the golden age of ocean travel, from a true expert of cruise and maritime history Charting the heyday
Stories of World War One ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Tales to remember yesterday's fallen - from today's bestselling authors. Compiled by Tony Bradman, this collection of short stories chronicles the events of World War
BRIEF HISTORY OF 1917 ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'Lenin? Yes, he was a good man -- he ran the whole country -- and he did it on a worker's wages.' The view of
Spitfire Story ♡ 9 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 The Spitfire Story, published in association with Imperial War Museums, is a fascinating anthology of first-hand stories from Spitfire heroes and heroines of the Second
The Balloonists ♡ 17 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made history with the first hot-air balloon flight, and so began the era of flight and man's love affair with
The Horn Of Africa ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in three interlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterized by a range of
50 Things You Should Know About Tudors ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Acoperind perioada de 118 ani a domniei Tudorilor, din 1485 până în 1603, această carte explorează originile dinastiei Tudor până la eventuala sa dispariție după
The Sack of Rome ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Award-winning author Alexander Stille has been called 'one of the best English-language writers on Italy' by the New York Times Book Review, and in The
The New Threat From Islamic Militancy ♡ 11 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In The New Threat renowned expert and prize-winning reporter Jason Burke provides the clearest and most comprehensive guide to Islamic militancy today. From S...
A Walk Through Paris ♡ 3 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.75/5 Paris, the City of Light, has long captivated the hearts and minds of writers, artists, and dreamers from around the globe. Its storied boulevards, charming
Spit and Polish: Old-Fashioned Ways to Banish Dirt, Dust and Decay ♡ 11 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it.
1918 the Year of Victories ♡ 12 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 At the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into
Defiant ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Familiile militarilor RAF uciși în timp ce pilotează avioane Defiant credeau că soții lor, frații și fiii lor au murit în zadar, dar adevărul este
1916: The Easter Rising ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 An account of the events, personalities and repercussions of the Irish rebellion The Easter Rising began at 12 noon, 24 April, 1916 and lasted for
National Archives: World War I ♡ 12 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, The National Archives: World War I takes a look at
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory ♡ 10 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 An epic of remarkable originality, Alone captures the heroism of World War II as movingly as any book in recent memory. Bringing to vivid life
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BK ; BROWN ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'The sky was lit by burning villages and houses . . . Rivers and seas of flame leaping up hundreds of feet, crowned by black
Cables from Kabul ♡ 13 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 O carte de memorii sinceră și onestă scrisă de fostul ambasador al Marii Britanii la Kabul, care oferă o perspectivă unică, la nivel înalt, asupra
The Spectre of Babeuf ♡ 16 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 While the Great French Revolution of 1789 served as a political compass for several generations of European radicals, for socialists in particular, Gracchus Babeuf was
Battle Story: Waterloo 1915 ♡ 13 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 On 18 June 1815 the armies Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, each of approximately equal strength, faced one another in southern Belgium to fight
The Hercules Story (Story series) ♡ 11 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the Charlie 130
In the Empire of Genghis Khan ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Vivid, hilarious, and compelling, this eagerly awaited book takes its place among the travel classics. It is a thrilling tale of adventure, a comic masterpiece,
Naija Marxisms ♡ 10 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Since the 1940s, Marxist thought has blossomed in Nigeria. The history of 'Naija Marxism' is also that of the country's labour movement, its feminist movement,
First Iron Lady ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 In this magnificent biography, the first for over seventy years, Matthew Dennison seeks to reverse this neglect. The First Iron Lady uncovers the complexities of
Battle Story - Somme 1916 ♡ 13 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 The Battle of the Somme raged from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and was one of the bloodiest fought in military history. It has
The Hunter Story (Story series) ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 One of the world’s greatest aircraft, for three decades pilots enthused about the Hunter and its smooth lines, Rolls- Royce Avon engine, outstanding handling characteri...
Erdogan Rising: A Warning to Europe ♡ 14 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Cine este Recep Tayyip Erdogan și cum a condus o democrație la marginea Europei spre dictatură? Cum a ajuns haosul din Orientul Mijlociu să se
Haven't You Heard? ♡ 16 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'The politics book to be seen with in these febrile times' - The i Newspaper 'How facts, rumour and mischief-making become the news we all
Waterloo 1815 ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 On 18 June 1815 the armies Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, each of approximately equal strength, faced one another in southern Belgium to fight
Dismembered ♡ 17 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 What is the state? And what's it ever done for you? More than you think. The state houses us, educates us, employs us, protects us
President Carter ♡ 13 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 'The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments--drawing on his extensive and never-before-...
Freedom Flight ♡ 12 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 — Centu cu centimetru, a mutat pistolul de sub stomac, spre partea dreaptă. S-a răsturnat doar cât să pună pistolul în clar, a ridicat încet
The Unwinding : An Inner History of the New America ♡ 13 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have
The History of Europe in Bite-Sized Chunks ♡ 8 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks
Gramsci on Tahrir ♡ 16 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Coming in the wake of intense political and academic debate on the nature and development of the Arab Uprisings, Gramsci on Tahrir zeroes in on
Great Military Blunders ♡ 13 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Down through the centuries military history has been marked as much by misjudgments and incompetence as by gallantry and glory. Such blunders have often ended
The 10 Worst Serial Killers ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 A gripping analysis of the world's ten worst serial killers. They have been selected not simply because of their high 'body counts': these killers are
Stonehouse ♡ 13 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 This is the definitive biography of John Stonehouse, Labour cabinet minister and Privy counsellor, spy for the Czech State Security (StB), and convicted fraudster. Stoneh...
More Noble Than War ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 By turns tragic and hopeful, the history of Israel and Palestine through the lens of the world's most popular sport. Football has never been shy
From Eton Manor to the Olympics : More Lea Valley Secrets Revealed ♡ 22 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 With a wealth of information regarding the Lea Valley's history, this guide provides a special emphasis on the regions past, and forthcoming 2012, Olympic connecti...
How To Win a Roman Chariot Race ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Profesorul de limbi clasice de la Oxford, Jane Hood, propune o incursiune în istoria, cultura, literatura, mitologia și filozofia Greciei antice, Romei și Egiptului. Hoo...
Arena of Ambition ♡ 15 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Older than fourteen colleges and the Boat Race, the Cambridge Union has been an important part of university life at Cambridge since its foundation in
A Brief History of The British Army ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.96/5 The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken
Three Days at the Brink : Young Readers' Edition ♡ 19 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 This young readers' edition from New York Times bestselling author and Fox News anchor Bret Baier dives into the first of the secret World War
Establishment and Meritocracy ♡ 21 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Like so many of the postwar generation in Britain, Peter Hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 Education Act designed to
Facts, Legends & Mysteries: Pyramids of Giza ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.96/5 Piramidele din Giza sunt singura din cele Șapte Minuni ale Lumii care a rezistat tipului. Sfidând secolele, aceste monumente funerare gigantice construite cu mai mult
Women of Westminster ♡ 17 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton, becoming the first woman MP to take her seat in the
Reader's Digest and The Royals : A Jubilee Celebration of the British Royal Family ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 The Reader’s Digest Magazine has a long and close association with the Royal Family. This book, reproduced from the magazine archives, features the best of
Telling Tales ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Anita Leslie (1914-85), best known for the popular biographies of her extraordinary relatives, including Jennie Churchill (Winston's mother) and sculptor Clare Sheridan, ...
Full Steam Ahead ♡ 19 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation
Conservatism ♡ 18 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.95/5 Roger Scruton looks at the central ideas of conservatism over the centuries. He examines conservative thinking on civil society, the rule of law and the
Great Britain : Let's Get Quizzical ♡ 10 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 A fun collection of puzzles, quiz questions, mazes, spot-the-differences, and more, all with a British theme Get ready for a brain-teasing trip through the best