British Cruiser Warfare: The Lessons of the Early War 1939-1941, Hardcover - Alan Raven

DescriptionCruisers were the Navy's maids-of-all-work employed in a greater variety of roles than any other warship type. Smaller faster and far mo...

A sweeping, groundbreaking epic that combines military with social history, to illuminate the ways in which Great Britain and its people were perma...

Reducere. The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fi...

Fully illustrated complete history of British armoured warfare from the pioneering tanks for the First World War through to the start of the Second...

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Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War?

The central theme of Love Letters from World War Two is the story of Alan and Sheila Stevenson and their separation by war.

More than 170, 000 British prisoners of war (POWs) were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Guests of the Third Reich w...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Angus KonstamIllustration(s): Colour illustrations throughout, including profiles, technical drawing...

The field of leadership has often been criticized for excluding voices that are not White and male. This book analyzes the transformational leaders...

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This book sets out to provide a coherent history of the fortunes of this ship-type in the twentieth century. It begins with a brief summary of deve...

This is the fascinating account of the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest-running, continuous military campaign in World War II, spanning from 193...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Norman FranksIllustration(s): 40 mono photographsNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 232 x ...

This vivid and accessible history of the civilian gas mask from the years 1915-1945 reveals the shocking consequences of modern, total war and how ...

Contributor(s): Author: Conrad WatersThe technical details of British warships were recorded in a set of plans produced by the builders on completi...

At a time when popular solutions to the educational plight of poor children of color are imposed from the outside-national standards, high-stakes t...

Contributor(s): Author: David DoyleThe Sturmgesch tz, or StuG, as it is more popularly known, while conceived as self-propelled, infantry support a...

Everything Happens for a Reason sheds light on many of life's nagging mysteries. If you've ever wondered why you were born, what death is, and why ...

Offers an up-to-date assessment of the nature of early Roman warfare and the evolution of the legions, a subject debated for over a century.Publish...

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A gripping virtual reality thriller based on Norse mythology - the final volume of The Legendeer trilogy.

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Reducere. St. Michaels, Maryland, is a town of shipbuilders whose reputation for crafting powerful schooners carries far beyond the shores of young America. ...

DescriptionConflict on the early American Frontier This is the fascinating and bloody story of the American frontier of the eighteenth century-wher...

This timely and relevant book focuses on the societal impact of the pandemic on children and the educational, social and psychological services tha...

This book describes the similarities and differences between two species, bonobos and chimpanzees, based on the three decades the author has spent ...

Lucid, compelling, enlightening. From the international bestselling author of The Ingenious Language, a fascinating portrait of antiquity's most mi...

Reducere. In this dramatic first-hand account of military intelligence triumphs, secretive detective work, and true-life espionage dramas, R.V. Jones reveals...

Having guided the nation through the worst economic crisis in its history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt by 1939 was turning his attention to a world o...

This series tells the story of all 7, 364 men who were awarded the Knight's Cross, including the disputed awards. The series has over 200 photos of...

The first British casualties of the Second World War were not members of either the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force but British merchan...

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Our Civilizing Mission is both an exploration of colonial education and a response to current anxieties about the foundations of the 'humanities'. ...

An eloquent call to draw on the lessons of the past to address current threats to international order The ancient Greeks hard-wired a tragic sensib...

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Publisher: Simon & SchusterAuthor(s): Iyanla VanzantNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2000Dimensions: 199 x 130 x 19Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. This inspiring memoir dives into ordinary Andrea Olatunji's story. Her story telling will ignite readers to find something extraordinary in their o...

Auden, George Barker, William Empson, Geoffrey Faber, John Hayward, James Laughlin, Hope Mirrlees, Mervyn Peake, Ezra Pound, Michael Roberts, Steph...

Autor: Dan Lucinescu

Reducere. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...

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Provides a forceful corrective to the idea that Britain 'stood alone' until the invasion of the Soviet Union and the attack on Pearl Harbor brought...

DescriptionA highly illustrated and accessible account of tank warfare through history and around the world. Explore the development of tank warfar...

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