RAF 100: The Official Story ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 (7) The Official Story RAF 100 celebrates and commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Air Force. Officially endorsed by the RAF, and with unique access to their h... Verifica stoc
Mankind ♡ 13 46 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.71/5 An accounting of the key turning points in human history that assisted with the journey from hunter-gatherer to global citizen.
City in Terror ♡ 15 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.72/5 Shortly afterwards, the German army disarmed Italian forces and, despite military and partisan resistance, quickly overran Rome. Rome - City in Terror is a comp...
Operation Pedestal ♡ 12 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.71/5 The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings'
The Fateful Year ♡ 14 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.72/5 Here, among a crowded cast of unforgettable characters, are suffragettes, armed with axes, destroying works of art, schoolchildren going on strike in support of their
World Aflame ♡ 13 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.72/5 Like The Colour of Time , this is a collaboration between the gifted Brazilian artist Marina Amaral, and the leading British historian Dan Jones. A
The Tudors ♡ 10 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.71/5 Continuing his exploration of the pathways of British history, Timothy Venning examines the turning points of the Tudor period, though he also strays over into
The Battle of Iwo Jima ♡ 10 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.71/5 The enemy garrison had heavily fortified Iwo Jima with a network of bunkers, caves and dugouts, hidden artillery positions and more than ten miles of
N-4 Down ♡ 15 44 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.72/5 The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia,
Viva la Revolucion: Hobsbawm on Latin America ♡ 9 48 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 In his autobiography Interesting Times: A Twentieth Century Life, published in 2002 when he was eighty-five years old, the historian Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) wrote that...
1918 ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 1918 saw the culmination of World War I, and saw the most dramatic and dynamic events on the battlefields of the Western Front since the
ON THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS ♡ 10 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.67/5 In this fascinating book Kenneth Baker explores how the Seven Deadly Sins Pride, Anger, Sloth, Envy, Avarice, Gluttony and Lust have shaped history from the
Assassins ♡ 16 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 7 December 2006 was a lousy day. Only hours before the event a secret message was delivered to a narrow circle of people who were
Daughters of Yalta ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The brilliant untold story of three daughters of diplomacy: Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, glamorous, fascinating young women who accompanied the...
Lighter-Than-Air ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Neville Florian Usborne entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897. In the years between him joining up and the outbreak of the First
Fatal Fortress ♡ 17 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 The Fatal Fortress traces the history of Singapore's fortifications and guns from the city's foundation in 1819 to the demise of coast artillery in the
Ethel Rosenberg ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Ethel Rosenberg's story has been called America's Dreyfus Affair: a catastrophic failure of humanity and justice that continues to haunt the national conscience, and is...
140 Days to Hiroshima ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 During the closing months of the Second World War, as America's strategic bombing campaign incinerated Japan's cities, two military giants were locked in a death
American Tanks & AFVs of World War II ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The entry of the U.S. into World War II provided the Allies with the industrial might to finally take the war to German and Japanese
When Paris Went Dark ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The spellbinding and revealing chronicle of Nazi-occupied Paris. On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight days later, France
Assassinations Anthology ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 In Assassinations Anthology a number of well-known authors and historians have looked at past events where key individuals were involved in either attempts on their
British Expeditionary Force - The 1915 Campaign ♡ 15 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 The British Expeditionary Force – The 1915 Campaign is a thorough account of the BEF’s actions during the battles of 1915 and early 1916, starting
The Amistad Rebellion ♡ 18 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.70/5 Using newly discovered evidence, Marcus Rediker reframes the story of the Amistad rebellion (1839) to show how a small group of courageous men fought and
Real War Horses: The Experience of the British Cavalry 1814 - 1914 ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Many histories have been written about the conflicts the British army was involved in between the Battle of Waterloo and the First World War. There
Zeebrugge Raid 1918: Voices from the Past ♡ 10 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Approximately a third of all Allied merchant vessels sunk during the First World War were by German boats and submarines based at Bruge-Zeebrugge on the
Sacred Mysteries of Egypt ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Frank Teichmann has researched Egyptian civilisation for over forty years and in this beautiful, highly illustrated book he shows that a deep understanding of the
Putin's Virtual War ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 With his elfin poker face, receding short golden hair, diminutive but muscular body, and stiff clipped gait, Vladimir Putin is among the world's most recognizable
Building for Battle ♡ 16 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 The only thing that ever really frightened me during the war was the U-boat peril - Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Churchill, as a former First
The Spy Who Changed History ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The Spy Who Changed History este o poveste palpitantă în care Svetlana Lokhova duce cititorul într-o călătorie prin cea mai îndrăzneață operațiune a lui Stalin.
Bedford Triangle ♡ 9 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.67/5 The Bedford Triangle portrays the crucial part played by the British Special Operations Executive, the US Army Air Force and the American Office of Strategic
1666: Plague, War, and Hellfire ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 1666 was a watershed year for England. An outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War, and the devastating Great Fire
The White King ♡ 10 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.67/5 Barely forty years after the England's golden age under Elizabeth, the country was at war with itself, split between loyalty to the Crown and Parliament,
VW Kubelwagen/Schwimmwagen ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Few war films made about the 1939-45 period are complete without sight of a boxy little Kübelwagen light utility vehicle being smartly driven by a
Churchill and the Generals ♡ 17 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 A limited edition hardcover book exploring Churchill's relationships with his generalsThis is the incredible story of the darkest days of World War II when Winston
World War II : the Definitive Visual History Vol 2 ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 This second volume in the landmark series about WWII begins with the Allied invasion of Europe and ends with atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Revolution: The History of England from the Battle of the Boyne to the Battle of Waterloo ♡ 17 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England, beginning in 1688 with a revolution and ending in 1815 with a famous victory. In
World War II : the Definitive Visual History Vol 1 ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 As this volume begins, the Axis powers reign supreme, having conquered much of mainland Europe, moved into the Soviet Union, and pushed the Allies out
The Great British Dream Factory ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 It is extraordinary to think that one British writer, J. K. Rowling, has sold more than 400 million books that Doctor Who is watched in
God ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this
Remembering Tommy ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The British soldier of the Great War has been depicted in many books. Invariably, a pen picture paints him as stoic, joining the army in
Wreck Hunter ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 As long ago as 1961 a young Terry Parsons, then still in his twenties, began his long search for lost aircraft and memories of the
The Official Illustrated History of RAF Search and Rescue ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 This book is an official, fully illustrated, in-depth account of the SARF's rich and glorious history, from its origins in World War II through to
The Reckoning ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Timp de patru ani, Donald J. Trump a provocat poporului american o avalanșă de traume suprapuse și interconectate, vizând pe oricine pe care îl percepea
Witness to War Crimes ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 In this overdue memoir, he describes his role mediating, negotiating and persuading political and military leaders of all sides to halt the seemingly inexorable path
The Men Who Flew the Halifax Hardcover, Martin W Bowman ♡ 11 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Covers the period of 1942 to 1945, looking in particular at Halifax's encounters with the Luftwaffe and the individual experiences of the men involved in
Secret Naval Investigator ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Ashe Lincoln soon found himself pitting his wits against brilliantly skilful German scientists and technicians. These were the men Hitler had entrusted to devise secret
Bully Beef and Biscuits ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 Napoleon Bonaparte is often credited with saying that 'an army marches on its stomach'. A hundred years after his time, the soldiers of the Great
El Alamein 1942 ♡ 10 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second World War. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing
The First World War in 100 Objects ♡ 10 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 From the iconic to the intimate, each object is illustrated and accompanied by the story of its role within the war and its significance today
Blitz Operations Manual ♡ 12 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 The Blitz was one of the gravest threats the UK has faced in its long history. From August 1940 to May 1941, the island nation
The Platoon ♡ 13 49 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 John Joseph Steward fought in the Great War, from the Battle of the Somme to the final offensives of 1918, and he was an acute,
Classical Mythology ♡ 5 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.65/5 Călătorește înapoi într-o vreme în care ființele divine se amestecau cu muritorii, când eroii se luptau cu vrăjitorii, iar natura era un tărâm misterios condus
Free World ♡ 18 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.68/5 How did elitism and an anti-totalitarian scepticism of passion and ideology give way to a new sensibility defined by experimentation and loving the Beatles? How
SBS - Silent Warriors ♡ 20 41 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.76/5 The fledgling unit's first mission was a daring beach reconnaissance of Rhodes in the spring of 1941. Over the next four years, the SBS and
The Men Who Flew the F-4 Phantom ♡ 12 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.67/5 This is the perfect book for the general reader, enthusiast or modeler wishing to find a succinct yet detailed introduction to the design of the
The Conservatives ♡ 13 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.67/5 The history of the Conservative party has, extraordinarily, rarely been written in a single volume for the general reader. There are academic multi-volume accounts and
The First Iron Lady ♡ 11 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.66/5 History has forgotten Caroline of Ansbach, yet in her lifetime she was compared frequently to Elizabeth I and considered by some as 'the cleverest queen
Flight Through the Ages ♡ 12 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.67/5 Flight Through the Ages' was the title of the first annual exhibition of the Guild of Aviation Artists in 1971. This book celebrates 50 years
The Scramble for Africa ♡ 5 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.65/5 In 1880 the continent of Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The
Tales from the Frontline - Middle East Hunters ♡ 23 51 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.69/5 In addition to defending the skies above Aden and its Protectorates, Middle East Command expended a large proportion of its energy supporting army activities in