Bombing Pompeii: World Heritage and Military Necessity, Hardcover - Nigel Pollard

Bombing Pompeii examines the circumstances under which over 160 Allied bombs hit the archaeological site of Pompeii in August and September 1943, a...

Reducere. The legions of Rome were among the greatest fighting forces in history. For almost half a millennium they secured the known world under the power o...

Over 60, 000, 000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was ci...

Stakeholder Perspectives on World Heritage and Development in Africa argues that World Heritage sites across the African continent should adopt pra...

This book provides a comprehensive discussion of the phenomenon of World Heritage tourism through a critical, global perspective that encompasses b...

Reducere. In June 1941 the German Wehrmacht launched Operation Barbarossa: the attack on the USSR and the largest land invasion in recorded history. The tita...

Reducere. Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the...

Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the...

Reducere. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" Theodore Roosevelt famously said in 1901, when the United States was emerging as a great power. It was the rig...

Reducere. DescriptionIncluding more than two hundred vintage photographs and illustrations, Portsmouth Harbor's Military and Naval Heritage chronicles the hi...

Reducere. Volume IIB is the second volume relating to (and completing) the Wehrmacht, and the German mobilisation and war-economy, from June to December 1941...

Reducere. Volume IIIA is the first of two volumes relating to the Soviet armed forces, mobilisation and war-economy from June to December 1941. All the signi...

The Book of Aggie Lists brings together in one volume a vast amount of information that will be welcomed by current and former students of Texas A&...

Reducere. In 2071, Sergeant Tachikoma leads a Marine combat armor squad. She knows the Corps never promised her a rose garden, only the chance to fight for h...

Explore Chester's military heritage, from Roman times to the present day, in this illustrated guide.Illustrations: 120 Illustrations, unspecified

This book provides a fascinating insight into the people, places and events that are Kent's Military Heritage from Roman times to the present day.

Highly illustrated historical look at the military heritage of Llandudno from Roman times to the present day.Illustrations: 120 Illustrations, unsp...

The military heritage of Farnborough from earliest times to the present day. This book will be of interest to all those who would like to know more...

DescriptionThese three Battleground Europe books on Ypres 1914 mark the centenary of the final major battle of the 1914 campaign on the Western Fro...

A compendium of undercover warfare from around the world, featuring spies, soldiers, mercenaries and assassins. The secret history of 20th- and 21s...

Reducere. "A must-read for anyone interested in military might--and how it can help us maintain the edge we need in this treacherous age." --Walter Russell M...

The military heritage of Cornwall from medieval times to the present day. This book will be of interest to all those who would like to know more ab...

Explore the military heritage of Devon from Roman times to the present day. This book will be of interest to all those who would like to know more ...

In Great World Wonders, travel enthusiast and writer Michael Turtle offers a curated guide to the best UNESCO World Heritage sites around the globe...

Created in 1945 when Korea was partitioned, North Korea or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea remains the world's most secretive nation. Eve...

Reducere. Great patch book focused only on World War II. Depicts hundreds of SSIs (patches), tabs and scrolls, as well as chevrons, including SSI reproductio...

Naval warfare is the unsung hero of ancient Greek military history, often overshadowed by the more glorified land battles. Owen Rees looks to redre...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. "One smart book...delving deep into the history and implications of a daily act that dare not speak its name."--NewsweekBodily waste is common to a...

"It's a nice tome for armchair travel, whisking you off around the country from where you sit--or time travel, taking you back to that life-changin...

DescriptionJapan's World Heritage Sites presents the exquisite temples, shrines, gardens, castles and natural wonders found throughout Japan which ...

Reducere. "NEW YORK TIMES "EDITOR'S CHOICE"SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE "RECOMMENDED BOOKWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZEOne morning in 1805, off a remote island in t...

Reducere. A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first mille...

Reducere. The method used to grow plants without the use of soil is known as hydroponics. Instead of using soil, it uses mineral nutrient solutions in a wate...

DescriptionPoland was re-created as an independent nation at the end of the First World War, but it soon faced problems as Nazi Germany set about e...

Evacuee - a real-life World War Two story is the author's own true story of her evacuation to the countryside during WWII. Beautifully told, reader...

Reducere. Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. In an age of bloody combat, how did physicians a...

Reducere. Horticulture refers to the agriculture of plants for various purposes such as food, materials, beauty and comfort. It also includes the growing of ...

Reducere. A full assembly of all 249 maps and sketches from UNITED KINGDOM MILITARY SERIES: OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN HISTORY - THE MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST. Al...

Reducere. Khaldoun Fansa is an Aleppo native who was displaced by the Syrian Civil War. For many years he worked as an architect who managed restoration of A...

DescriptionExpanded and updated. BIKERS: Legend, Legacy and Life is a painstakingly detailed chronicle of this unique band of Brothers, and trawls ...

The life and times of the last man hanged in BirminghamPublisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor(s): Jon BerryNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 202...

'Napoo', 'compray', 'san fairy ann', 'toot sweet' are anglicized French phrases that came into use on the Western Front during the First World War ...

The Third Armored Division, famously known as the "Spearhead Division, " had an illustrious combat career in WW2. One of only two "heavy armored" d...

Reducere. The Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 A.D. It was first occupied in 6th century B.C, and the Romans turned it into a...

There's a reason we pay top dollar for champagne and that bottles of wine from prestige vineyards cost as much as a car: a place's distinct geograp...

Introducing World Food, an exceptional new cookbook series in the classic tradition, taking readers on a journey to the world's greatest cuisines a...

"This book is valuable as expounding in full a theory of meaning that has its roots in the work of Frege and has been of the widest influence. . . ...

Reducere. From Italy to the Indian Ocean, from Japan to Honduras, a far-reaching examination of the perils of American military bases overseasAmerican milita...

Reducere. DescriptionAs German troops entered Paris following their victory in June 1940, the American journalist William L. Shirer observed that they carrie...