Caravan of Martyrs. Sacrifice and Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan, Hardback - David B. Edwards

What compels a person to strap a vest loaded with explosives onto his body and blow himself up in a crowded street? In this book, th author argues ...

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A joint biography of Tudor England's martyrs whose executions triggered a wave of bloody repression

A former senior mujahidin fighter teams up with an ex-counter terrorism analyst in this remarkable account from the frontlines of the jihad

Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Elliot AckermanNumber of pages: 112Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 223 x 30Cover type: Hardba...

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Publisher: Haus PublishingAuthor(s): Stephen LandriganNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 227 x 146 x 31Cover type: HardbackRedes...

When you audition by accident and take your cross-dressing ballerina act to entertain the troops in Iraq & Afghanistan

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Ashley JacksonNumber of pages: 328Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 147 x 223 x 35Cover type: Hard...

The story of the six-day battle that began the War in Afghanistan and how it set the scene for twenty years of conflict.Publisher: Welbeck Publishi...

The cross has long been not only a scandal but also a profound paradox: filled with saving significance and power, it is at the same time a soberin...

Exploring historic and future trends in energy supply and demand, this text explains how to use modeling to make projections and study climate impa...

In the First Anglo-Afghan War of 1839 to 1842, considered the most infamous of all colonial wars, only Dr. Brydon survived out of the 13, 000-to-20...

Description2014 Military Writers Society Bronze Award Winner in the History Category Every war continues to dwell in the lives it touched, in the l...

One of the world's leading doctors presents the simple rules everyone should follow in order to live a long, healthy and productive life

Reducere. ★★★★★"A fascinating small town, character-driven novel that delivers the most shocking twist you'll read this year..." - The Book ReviewWHEN LIVES ...

Drawing on interviews with yarn bombers and craftivists, Craftivism and Yarn Bombing explores how such acts can be understood and explored through ...

Building a fully unified Afghan Army dominated neither by Pashtuns nor by Tajiks has eluded the authorities in Kabul for decades. This book explain...

Reducere. This is a book that will never die--one of the great Christian classics. Written with passion and tenderness, it tells the dramatic, true stories o...

Publisher: DRA PublishingAuthor(s): David ReynoldsIllustration(s): 300 illustrationsNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 213 x 306...

Examines the rise of autonomy in air warfare from the inception of powered flight to the first phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War ...

"War and Health" explores medical consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Something to Tell You follows the two families of Bert Leinster and his best friend Sam Murray, as the earth comes under bombardment by a Higgs Bos...

A visual voyage through the world of retro caravans, exploring the exterior and interior design of these classic icons and revealing the resurgence...

When a young woman killed herself in the office she shared with her employer in 1920s Shanghai, the city reeled in shock. Xi Shangzhen became a sym...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Robert H. EdwardsIllustration(s): 100+ colour & b/w photos, maps & graphicsNumber of pages: 264Publica...

This ethnographic study looks closely at women from the upper and middle classes in Kolkata, India, who work with non-governmental organizations (N...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Professor Drew DanielIllustration(s): 3 halftonesNumber of pages: 288Collection: Thinking Lite...

Reducere. "The reportorial relentlessness of David] Vann's imagination often makes his fiction seem less written than chiseled. A small, lovely book has been...

Reducere. "Luthierie, The Art of Building Classical Guitars" presents making classical guitars from a non-technical perspective. It describes the creative pr...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): Syed Irfan AshrafNumber of pages: 240Collection: Anthem Global Media and Communication StudiesPublication date: 2...

Afghanistan In Ink uses a wide and largely unknown corpus of twentieth century Afghan Dari and Pashto literature to show not only how Afghans have ...

Reducere. DescriptionFor the Shadows, nothing can ever be the same again. Their existence revealed to the world in Of Saints and Shadows, the truth of their ...

A Few Bad Men is the incredible true story of an elite team of U.S. Marines set up to take the fall for Afghanistan war crimes they did not commit-...

A go-to vegan cookbook with 100 delicious and satisfying recipes, each with a time promise.Publisher: Octopus Publishing GroupAuthor(s): David BezN...

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The much-awaited book about Abdallah Azzam, one of the jihadi movement's most important figures. It explains why jihadism went international in the...

From devotional literature to political narratives, medieval texts propose that sexual violence victims have privileged moral, ethical, and spiritu...

Set in occupied Paris, this epic, powerful story of love, retribution and atonement sheds light on the events of Liberation and its aftermath. A no...

This book analyzes the successes and impediments of various educational policies in Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. The authors analyze how ...

The perfect summer read for fans of Terry Pratchett, David Walliams and Roald Dahl!Illustrations: 30 b/w illus