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Battle for the Escaut 1940

On 10 May 1940 the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), under the command of Lord Gort, moved forward from the Franco-Belgian border and took up positions

Naija Marxisms

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,

Freedom Trails

Ex-RAF officer and researcher for the RAF Escaping Society, Terry Treadwell, tells the incredible tales of some of the lesser known attempts to escape POW

Aussie soldier prisoners of war

The heartfelt stories will transport you on their very personal journeys. You will relive the capture, living conditions, escape attempts, punishments, humour, strength a...

The Black Beret

Volume 1 of 'The Black Beret' starts with the early history of South Africa and ends with the invasion of Madagascar by the South African

Debunking Women's History

What you didn't know about famous and infamous women in history. History is not something that counts to men's credit alone, though they have often

Admiralty Despatches

The original dispatches that provide vivid accounts of some of the most famous naval operations of the Second World War

Allied POWs in German Hands 1914 - 1918

After making the decision to surrender, the soldier, sailor or airman was at the mercy of his captors. The book examines what it felt like

World War II Witness Accounts

World War II Witness Accounts tells the gripping story of one of the greatest conflicts the world has ever known. Contemporary accounts, personal recollections and

Bugles and a Tiger

The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII John Masters was a soldier before

The Victorian Treasury

From the great-great-great granddaughterof Charles Dickens comes a fascinating look at life during the Victorian era. The Victorian age witnessed enormous changes around...

Hitler's V-Weapons

For years, key individuals in the UK had been aware of experiments by Germany to build long-range weapons. From leaked documents, reports from the French

Joanna of Flanders

Joanna of Flanders, Countess de Montfort and Duchess of Brittany, abruptly vanished from public life after 1343 amid the Breton Wars of Succession during the

Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England

The reign of Elizabeth I - a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects... Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin

The Royal Marines and the War at Sea, 1939-1945

Combining a personal narrative with tactical and technical analysis, this book casts new light on the Royal Marines during the Second World War.

Wings on My Sleeve

Eric Brown went to Germany in 1939 on an exchange course, and his first experience of the war came when the Gestapo arrested him, not

Magdalene's Lost Legacy

In Magdalene’s Lost Legacy, author Margaret Starbird decodes the symbolic numbers embedded in the original Greek phrases of the New Testament--revealing the powerful pre...

Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism

New York Times bestseller 'A cogent analysis of the concurrent Trump/Brexit phenomena and a dire warning about what lies ahead...a lucid, provocative book.' --Kirkus Revi...

The History of the World

In a narrative beginning almost 1.5 million years ago with the emergence of Homo erectus, Frank Welsh takes the reader from the Middle Ages to

Red-Color News Soldier

The Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) remains one of the most catastrophic and complicated political movements of the twentieth century. Almost no visual documenta...

Atomic

Drawing on declassified material such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded Soviet messages cracked by American cryptographers in the Venona project, and interpret...

The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz

For readers ofThe Tattooist of Auschwitz,After AuschwitzandThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamascomes the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly in...

The History of Europe in Bite-Sized Chunks

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

BRIEF GD GREEK MYTHS

The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the

Avoiding Armageddon

Here is an original and up-to-date account of a key period of military history, one that not only links the two World Wars but also

Arta de a vorbi in public

Arta de a vorbi in public

THE ART OF WAR SUN TZU

For more than 2,000 years, Sun Tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and

Pebble Island

This is the story of the SAS raid on Pebble Island during the Falklands War. In atrocious weather, 48 men of 22 SAS Regiment were

Mythology of The Americans Nations

This is a reference guide to the mythology of the native North American, Maya, Aztec, Inca and earlier civilizations and cultures of the Americas. It

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy Of The Mass Media

O evaluare puternică a modului în care mass-media din SUA nu reușesc să ofere tipul de informații de care avem nevoie pentru a înțelege lumea.

The six

Six glamorous women: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. Born into privilege, the Mitford sisters were the 'bright young things' of high society London

Kremlin Winter

Putin's rule, whether as president or prime minister, has been marked by a steady increase in domestic repression and international assertiveness. Despite this, there h...

Creierul se transforma. Experientele neuroplasticitatii (editia a III a)

Creierul se transforma. Experientele neuroplasticitatii (editia a III a)

Classic Stories of World War I

Published to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of The Great War, Classic Stories of World War I is a compilation of fiction and

James Connolly

'Very interesting on how fanaticism can develop within a community, and especially relevant today.' Bob Geldof By former member of the IRA and police informant,

U-Boats Beyond Biscay

On the outbreak of war in 1939 Admiral Donitzs U-boat flotillas consisted of some thirty U-boats fully operational, with only six to eight at sea

The Tudor Kings and Queens

Tudor Kings and Queens is the ideal, handy guide to what is a perennially popular era in British history. Beginning with the accession to the

The Voyages of Captain James Cook

Călătoriile Căpitanului James Cook este acum disponibilă într-o ediție broșată foarte produsă special pentru a coincide cu aniversarea a 250 de ani de la prima

Princes of Wales : Royal Heirs in Waiting

For over 700 years, the title 'Prince of Wales' has been awarded to royal heirs waiting to accede to the throne of England. They did

Cioran. Filosofia unui antifilosof

Cioran. Filosofia unui antifilosof

Creierul barbatului

Creierul barbatului

Here Comes Trouble

Ellis Dau dreams of the West - of London, New York and Ashford, Kent. But he is growing up in Kyrzbekistan, a secretive nation where

Rusinea - Vocea, experienta si vindecarea rusinii in procesul terapeutic

Rusinea - Vocea, experienta si vindecarea rusinii in procesul terapeutic

Women in History Ancient Rome

Discovering the important position that women have held in history, this book illustrates the roles that women played in family life. In ancient Rome women

London Map of Days

The brainchild of Canadian-born, London-based artist, Mychael Barratt, London Map of Days is a miscellany of facts and fictions arranged around the events and characters...

The New Threat From Islamic Militancy

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...

Wellington and Waterloo

The events which unfolded south of Brussels on 18 June 1815 conferred instant immortality on those who took part in them. For the Duke of

Pacienti narcisici, terapeuti incepatori

Pacienti narcisici, terapeuti incepatori

Fields of Battle

Richard Evans revizitează locurile unei selecții de bătălii și asedii grecești și romane pentru a căuta noi perspective. Relatările de bătălii din sursele antice pot

The World Encyclopedia of Destroyers and Frigates

(New edition) This comprehensive encyclopedia focuses exclusively on destroyers and frigates. The opening section both explains the rationale behind the technological de...

Globalizing Resistance

'Globalizarea rezistenței' explorează fenomenul mișcărilor de rezistență în contextul globalizării. Autorul François Polet investighează diversele forme de rezistență ca...

THE EITINGONS: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY STORY

Leonid Eitingon was a KGB killer who dedicated his life to the Soviet regime. He was in China in the early 1920s, in Turkey in

Un ocean nemarginit de Constiinta

Un ocean nemarginit de Constiinta

Crusader

Although he missed combat in World War II and Korea, Donn Starry became one of the most influential commanders of the Vietnam War, and after

Britain and a Widening War, 1915-1916

Într-o serie de capitole concise, care îndeamnă la reflecție, autorii rezumă și fac accesibile cele mai recente cercetări privind anii de mijloc ai Marelui Război

Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory

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

Inca Empire

Istoria incașilor fascinează din ce în ce mai mult lumea modernă. Această carte inovatoare separă faptele de ficțiune, explorând popoarele native din Peru și Anzi,

The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III

‘Louis Napoleon’s story is certainly remarkable. Alan Strauss-Schom tells it with brio in The Shadow Emperor… This is a boldly revisionist biography… For all the

Omul care si-a confundat jobul cu viata

Omul care si-a confundat jobul cu viata

A Pocket Essentials Short History of the Anglo-Saxons (Pocket Essential series)

But who were the Anglo-Saxons, and where did they come from? A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons traces the fascinating history of this era and

501 Most Devastating Disasters

Volumul din seria „501” prezintă cele mai copleșitoare, înfricoșătoare și imprevizibile catastrofe de pe tot globul. Această lectură uimitoare îți va prezenta dezastrele...

Kick in the Belly

„Kick in the Belly” de Stella Abasa Dadzie este un roman puternic și care provoacă gândirea, care explorează teme de identitate, familie și moștenire culturală

Malaya

When Imperial Japan unleashed the Pacific War, Australian forces went into action in Malaya and later on Singapore Island. This book covers the role of

Viva la Revolucion : Hobsbawm on Latin America

Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) wrote that Latin America was the only region of the world outside Europe which he felt he knew well and where he

The Battle of Tsushima

Povestea călătoriei și a bătăliei finale rămâne fascinantă, oamenii implicați acționând și deportându-se ca niște personaje de roman. Amiralul rus Rozhestvensky era un e...

Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

By January 1968 the fighting in Vietnam seemed to be at a stalemate. Yet General William Westmoreland, commander of American forces, announced a new phase

Brutus of Troy

Invented to give Britain a place in the overarching mythologies of the Classical world and the Bible, Brutus's story long underpinned the British identity and

War in Ancient Greece

Atenianul Thucydides (c. 490-395 î.Hr.) a scris această istorie a Războiului Peloponesiac între spartani și atenieni, crezând că va fi un război mai mare decât

Images of The National Archives: Codebreakers

The centre of Britain's codebreaking operation was located at Bletchley Park in rural Buckinghamshire and it was from here that a hastily assembled army of

Chinese Lives

China is the most populous country on earth, with the longest history of any modern nation. In the 21st century, it is clear that China's

History of the Battle of Britain Association

In 1958 the Battle of Britain Fighter Association (BBFA) was formed, with full membership only available to holders of the Battle of Britain Clasp. Lord

A History of Cannibalism

This volume tackles one of society's last remaining taboo subjects unflinchingly. It uses material from complementary areas like psychology, sociology, criminology, histo...

Erebus: The Story of a Ship

In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time. On the first, she

D-Day: Before and After

D-Day was the pivotal turning point of the Second World War.The assault on the beaches of Normandy was an astounding feat of logistical prowess, technological

Knights Across the Atlantic

The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the first national movement of the American working class, began in Philadelphia in 1869. Millions

Patologia normalitatii

Patologia normalitatii

The Battle of the Somme

La 1 iulie 1916, 20.000 de soldați britanici și-au pierdut viața în prima zi a bătăliei de pe Somme. Artileria a bombardat liniile germane timp

Lone Survivor

In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base in Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious

Bolile nu apar chiar din senin

Bolile nu apar chiar din senin

Warmongers

They were all, in their different ways, `Warmongers' who waged unnecessary wars, or used a grossly disproportionate amount of force. In modern times (since 1648),

The Death of a Hero

When David Wilkinson bought a picturesque cottage alongside the Kennet and Avon Canal in Berkshire, he was astonished to learn that the writer Richard Aldington,

Psihoterapie si consiliere

Psihoterapie si consiliere

Viata e grea

Viata e grea

CAVE CANEM: ANIMALS AND ROMAN SOCIETY

In many ways, Roman attitudes to animals were similar to our own they kept animals as household pets, they farmed animals for meat and hunted