The War With Hitler's Navy ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 (12) As this well researched work reveals, Hitler's handling the German Navy during the Second World War was full of contradictions. The seriousness of the U-boat threat w... Verifica stoc
Great Train Robbery Confidential ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 IN 1981, Detective Inspector Satchwell was the officer in charge of the case against Train Robber Tom Wisbey and twenty others. The case involved massive
Gibraltar : The Greatest Siege in British History ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions and social classes. Durin...
Ordinary Heroes ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Task Force defeated
No God but Gain ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 'From 1501 to 1867 more than 12.5 million Africans were brought to the Americas in chains, and many millions died as a result of the
The 1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44 ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The mettle of the famous First Household Cavalry Regiment was tested to the maximum in action in the mountains of Italy in 1943-44. This book
Lessons from History ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 “Provocative, memorable and humorous – Deane never fails to entertain.” - Kwasi Kwarteng MP History is full to the brim with untold tales of heroics
Went the Day Well? ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Drawing from the diaries, letters, reports and stories from participants and witnesses, the author describes in detail an hour-by hour account of the Battle of
The Last of the Celts ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Award-winning author Tanner has journeyed throughout the Celtic world--from the wilds of Northwest Scotland to the Isle of Man, and from Boston to Cape Breton--seeking
AUGUSTUS - FROM REVOLUTIONARY TO EMPEROR ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his
Pearls Before Poppies ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 'In February 1918, when the First World War was still being bitterly fought, prominent society member Lady Northcliffe conceived an idea to help raise funds
Lawson Lies Still in the Thames ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of
Death at Dawn ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 His ships delivered a crushing blow to the Nazi German squadron then occupying Narvik, the famous Arctic iron-ore port. Only moments later, a salvo of
If It Moves, Salute It! ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 A series of encounters help to influence his progress from raw recruit to reluctant adulthood, encompassing his journey through the hazards of training to a
To War With Wellington: From The Peninsula To Waterloo ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Using first-hand accounts written by generals, cavalrymen and foot-soldiers of the Duke of Wellington's army, Peter Snow conjures up the horror of the early 19th
Codename Suzette An Extraordinary Story of Resistance and Rescue in Nazi Paris ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The thrilling and previously untold true story of Suzanne Spaak, who abandoned her life of opulence to save the Jewish children of Occupied Paris during
CONSPIRACY THEORIES ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Enter the world of dark and sinister conspiracy theories with this engaging collection of the world's famous enigmas.
Hero on the Western Front ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The US effort in 1918, in what became known as the Hundred Days Offensive, was focused on the Argonne Forest. It was there that 1,200,000
Combat Over the Trenches ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Already an experienced combat pilot, he rose quickly through the ranks of the Australian Flying Corps, becoming a squadron leader and leading his unit at
Darling Winston ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Churchill's life across this period follows a trajectory of adventure and political ambition - army service in India, escape from a Boer POW camp, swift
Renegade Hero ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Cold war helicopter ace Terry Peet lived for flying. He was a 'go anywhere, do anything,' Royal Air Force pilot with a reputation for 'sheer
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021 ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to
The Age of Reason ♡ 18 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 Acest al patrulea volum din seria „Aventura descoperirii și a invențiilor” acoperă anii 1600-1750, Epoca Rațiunii. Revoluția intelectuală a Renașterii i-a inspirat pe gâ...
Sovereign of the Isles ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 This is the story of how the territory of the British nation was won and parts of it were lost. It was the English who
LENIN: A BIOGRAPHY ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 The critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of Trotsky, Stalin and Comrades. Lenin is a
The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia ♡ 6 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Peter Hopkirk's now classic work tells the extraordinary story of the Great Game, one of the most gripping sagas in imperial history, largely through the
The Great Pyramid Operations Manual ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 This Manual will look at the construction, meaning and conservation of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The focus is on an engineering perspective, analysing how
On Intelligence: The History of Espionage and the Secret World ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 In this ground-breaking volume, Colonel John Hughes-Wilson charts the history of intelligence- from its biblical origins to the onset of the surveillance state in the
Spend Spend Spend ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 A History of Shopping tells the history of Britons as shoppers, from the Middle Ages to present day.
Action Stations Revisited ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Military airfields in Kent, through Sussex, Hampshire up to Swindon in Wiltshire are all in this new third volume of the Action Stations Revisited series.
In a Time of Monsters ♡ 17 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense
Empty Sky ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 One moment the sky would be full of aircraft wheeling and positioning for the best shot at the enemy a sky full of danger and
D-Day The Soldiers' Story ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force' Damien Lewis Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the day of the grea...
Read Dirt on America's Frontier Legends ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The first in a new Wild West series: Learn the real stories behind the larger-than-life characters of the West. Characters like Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket,
It All Adds Up ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. Full
Enemies of The State ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 On 1 May 1820, outside Newgate Prison, in front of a dense crowd, five of the Cato Street conspirators - Arthur Thistlewood, William Davidson, James
The Journey to the Mayflower ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 ‘A rattling good read’ – The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 2020 sees the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower – the
Dawn of Victory, Thank You China! ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Jim Maultsaid's third and final book, The Dawn of Victory, Thank You China! is based on his service with the 169 Chinese Labour Corps (CLC)
Secret Techniques of the Elite Forces ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 'Offers key insights into the commando's mind.' Warfare magazineIt is easy to visualise special-operations troops as men in camouflage with painted faces, lurking in the...
Deeds Not Words ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Why is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.
Stalin: A Biography ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Drawing on a wealth of unexplored material - available for the first time since the collapse of the former Soviet Union - Robert Service's biography
Come Fly the World ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Alongside the glamour was real danger, as they flew soldiers to and from Vietnam and staffed Operation Babylift - the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children
Dangerous Seats ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Eugene L. Wolfe looks at how instances of individual strife against Members of Parliament - be it arrest or imprisonment, brawls on the floor, attacks
Sex, lies & the ballot box ♡ 6 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 In the run-up to the most unpredictable election in a generation, this extraordinary book seeks to explain some of the more surprising facts about Britain's
Haven't You Heard? ♡ 7 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Looks at the role gossip, whispers and tittle-tattle play in all areas of politics - for the MPs and their advisers, the press who cover
Barbarossa ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Drawing on remarkable and never-before-seen material, the extraordinary story of one of the most horrific and devastating encounters of the Second World War. On June
Forbidden Wife ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The first and definitive tale of the tumultuous and tragic life of Lady Augusta Murray, the forbidden wife of a royal prince in Georgian England
Breakdown ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Then in July 1916 with the start of the Somme battle the incidence of shell shock rocketed. The high command of the British army began
What Really Happened In Wuhan ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia. A VIRUS MORE
The Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848 ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Eric Hobsbawm urmărește cu o claritate analitică strălucitoare transformarea adusă în fiecare sferă a vieții europene de revoluția duală - Revoluția franceză din 1789 și...
The Debs of Bletchley Park and Other Stories ♡ 6 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 For Winston Churchill the men and women at Bletchley Park were ' the geese the laid the golden eggs' , providing important intelligence that led
A Brief History of the Roman Empire ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 În această istorie plină de viață a Imperiului Roman (de la înființarea sa în 27 î.Hr. până la incursiunile barbarilor și căderea Romei în 476
Beyond the Call ♡ 7 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 The incredible account - recounted by the protagonist's son - of a secret POW rescue mission at the end of WW2.
Surprise, Kill, Vanish ♡ 7 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Since 1947, domestic and foreign assassinations have been executed under the CIA led covert action operations team. Before that time, responsibility for taking out Ameri...
Politics of Pain ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 England’s recent lurch to the right appears to be but one example of the nationalist wave sweeping across the world, yet as acclaimed Irish critic
Brief History of London ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical
Rubicon ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up
The Great Conspiracy ♡ 8 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 Discover the underground war waged between Britain and Revolutionary France
Lotharingia ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 În 843 d.Hr., cei trei nepoți supraviețuitori ai marelui împărat Carol cel Mare s-au întâlnit la Verdun. După ani de certuri legate de cine va