Rigged ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 (14) 'This pioneering and judicious history of foreign intervention in elections should be read by everyone who wants to defend democracy now.' Timothy Snyder, author of On Ty... Verifica stoc
Invisible Emperor ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Few historical figures are as well-known as Napoleon Bonaparte, and yet the Emperor's ten-month exile on the small island of Elba is virtually unexplored. Now,
The Death of a Hero ♡ 18 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 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,
Illustrated History of Islam ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Islam has been viewed as a militant and destructive force bent on conquest, but religious anthropologist Michael Jordan urges us to lay aside this perception.
A Very Private Celebrity ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 For ten years, Hugh Purcell has been tracking John Freeman, trying to get face to face with this enigma. Now that he has died, the
SAS with the Maquis ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 On the night of 5/6 June 1944, D-Day, a Lockheed Hudson dropped a small group of parachutists into the mountainous Morvan area of central France.
Pebble Island ♡ 18 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 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
Blood Ransom ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 For the first time in history, the navies of every superpower on the planet have united against a common enemy-a couple thousand ragtag underfed men
Monitors of the Royal Navy ♡ 17 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 Monitor warships mounted the biggest guns ever deployed by the Royal Navy, and played an undeniably important part in Allied efforts during World War I
Into the Dark ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 In July 2005 Reg embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to discover the fate of his aircraft. Undeterred by the skepticism of family, friends and
Building Stalinism ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Today the 80-mile-long Moscow Canal is a source of leisure for Muscovites, a conduit for tourists and provides the city with more than 60% of
The BEF in 1917 ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 This new volume in the long-running Images of War series features the actions of the British Army at Passchendaele. The book is comprised of rare
Holocaust Landscapes ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Holocaust Landscapes is a book of genuine originality and imagination. The theme is the places of the Holocaust, the Holocaust as place-making event for both
The Prisoner King ♡ 17 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 Much has been written about Charles I's reign, about the brutal civil war into which his pursuit of unfettered power plunged the realm, and about
Tudors and EuropeThe Tudors and Europe ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 A hugely topical re-appraisal of Tudor England's place in Europe and Europeans' place in Tudor England
The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 When the ship of dreams sank, so did the Edwardian era. In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell considers the real story of
Home Front 1939-1945 in 100 Objects ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 The ordinary objects featured in this book, whether those produced in their millions to the far from ordinary or unique, all portray and exude the
The six ♡ 19 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 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
Against the grain ♡ 17 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 This title presents a journey through the political career of Norman Baker, the independent-minded, and colourful, former Liberal Democrat MP, and a minister for state
The Victorian Master Criminal ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 On August 2, 1876, a young policeman named Constable Cock was shot dead while walking 'the beat' in Manchester. A few months later, Arthur Dyson,
Against the Tommies: History of 26 Reserve Division 1914 - 1918 ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 This unique collection of images details the travels of a German infantry division along the entire Western Front, where it fought from the start until
Confessions of a Political Maverick ♡ 20 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 Austin Mitchell is a politicalmaverick. For thirty-eight years he was a fly in the parliamentary ointment, arecurring itch on the body politic. A maverick may
Zealots ♡ 17 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 A page-turning account of often misunderstood events set in train by religious zealotry that cost hundreds of thousands of lives in Britain. This is an
School of Aces ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 This is the fascinating true story of RAF Sutton Bridge. Between 1926 and 1946, the base saw the development and implementation of a training system
The Face Of Britain ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait
Kremlin Winter ♡ 19 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 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...
Wandering in Strange Lands ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 'One of the smartest young writers of her generation.'--Book Riot From the acclaimed cultural critic and New York Times bestselling author of This Will Be
Hitler's British Isles ♡ 12 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 The answer lies closer to home than we think, in the experiences of the Channel Islanders – the only British people to bear the full
The Secret Life of Special Advisers ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Shadowy geniuses whispering, Rasputinlike, into the ears of our elected politicians under a cloak of secrecy, or a crucial but undervalued cog in the machinery
The End Is Always Near ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 BESTSELLERUL NEW YORK TIMES Oare vremurile grele creează oameni mai duri? Poate omenirea să facă față puterii armelor sale fără să se autodistrugă? Tehnologia umană
100 Great Black Britons ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Patrick Vernon's landmark 100 Great Black Britons campaign of 2003 was one of the most successful movements to focus on the role of people of
The Invitation-Only Zone ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Throughout the late 1970s and early '80s, dozens of Japanese citizens were abducted from coastal Japanese towns by North Korean commandos. In what proved to
BRASSEY'S BOOK OF BODY ARMOR ♡ 16 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 An illustrated History of the evolution of Body Armor, from Ancient Egypt to the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century.
Germany in the Great War - The Opening Year ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Germany in the Great War - The Opening Year: Mobilisation, the Advance and Naval Warfare is the first volume of a projected six-part series that
The Soldier ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 De la infanteriștii experimentați din anii 1700 la războinicii hi-tech de astăzi, 'The Soldier' ne duce într-o călătorie interesantă prin 300 de ani de serviciu
1918- HOW THE FIRST WORLD WAR WAS WON ♡ 17 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 When the Germans launched their offensive in March, 1918, World War One changed character radically—and nowhere more so than on the Western Front. This gripping
Jaguar Boys ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Originally intended as a trainer, the Anglo-French Sepecat jet, equipped with the very latest in weapon-aiming and navigational equipment, eventually became the backbone ...
Treasures of British History : The Nation's Story Told Through Its 50 Most Important Documents ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 From the Magna Carta to Hitler’s letter to Chamberlain agreeing never to go to war, these 50 documents capture some of the most significant moments
War on Peace ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America’s place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after de...
Long Shot ♡ 14 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 'A book to marvel at, learn from, and return to again and again' John le Carré The incredible inside story of a Kurdish sniper in
Mayday ♡ 12 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Maritime supremacy was key to America's rise to superpower status. Over the past two decades, however, while Washington has been preoccupied with Middle East land
Per Ardua ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 The path from 'Civvy Street' to operational on a fighter squadron was arduous and beset with obstacles. The prize was to fly the iconic Phantom
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman ♡ 10 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 The gripping, untold story of how Saudi Arabia's secretive and mercurial new ruler rose to power. Even in his youth as a prince among thousands
Crucible of Hell ♡ 24 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.80/5 For the ferocity of the fighting, the loss of life on both sides, and the pivotal, war-ending potential of its outcome, the assault on Okinawa
The Great Great Wall ♡ 15 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 During his campaign for the presidency, one of Donald Trump’s signature promises was that he would build a “great great wall” on the border between
The World's War ♡ 20 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 The extraordinary story of how Europe's Great War became the World's War - a multi-racial, multi-national struggle fought in Africa and Asia as well as
From Battle of Britain Airman to PoW Escapee ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 This is the Second World War story of a champion cyclist turned airman who lived to tell the tale against almost impossible odds. A New
From Journey's End to The Dam Busters ♡ 10 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Kingston playwright R.C. Sherriff came to fame with his First World War drama Journeys End, which was based on his own experiences as a young
Times Great Events ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 As one of Britain's leading newspapers for more than 200 years The Times has covered every major world events as they happened. This book profiles
Somme: 141 Days, 141 Lives ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 The Battle of the Somme was not only the costliest battle of World War I, but one of the bloodiest in human history, with more
SAS Great Escapes ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most
Monty’s Highlanders: 51st Highland Division in the Second World War ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in
French Exile Journalism and European Politics, 1792-1814 ♡ 10 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Between 1792 and 1814 London was home to a flourishing French émigré newspaper and periodical press that served both an exile audience and a Europe-wide
The Battle of the Somme ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Published to coincide with the commemoration of the centenary of the battle of the Somme, this new study comprises twelve separate articles written by some
Victoria Crosses that Saved an Empire ♡ 10 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 The Indian Mutiny struck at the very heart of the British Empire. If India was lost the whole edifice of British domination across its colonies
Time the Great Places of History ♡ 17 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.79/5 This title lets you join 'TIME' for a grand tour of civilization's most important landmarks. Here is a 'bucket list' for the intellectually curious, a
Land ♡ 6 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.76/5 De la cel mai bine vândut autor Simon Winchester, o istorie umană a pământului din întreaga lume: cine l-a cartografiat, l-a deținut, l-a furat, l-a
Roosevelt and Churchill: A Friendship That Saved the World ♡ 11 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Thrown together during World War II, their relationship was rarely straightforward. They disagreed politically, but maintained the greatest affection and respect for eac...
La Reine Blanche ♡ 12 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.77/5 Mary Tudor's childhood was overshadowed by the men in her life: her father, Henry VII, and her brothers Arthur, heir to the Tudor throne, and
The Complete Illustrated History of the Aztec & Maya ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 Această lucrare de referință oferă o perspectivă captivantă asupra artei și asupra arhitecturii, asupra miturilor și asupra vieții de zi cu zi a oamenilor din
Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906 and the Narratives of the Enlightenment ♡ 13 39 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.78/5 The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 opened the way for enormous change in Persia, heralding the modern era and creating a model for later political and