Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth, Hardcover - Iain MacGregor

Reducere. DescriptionA powerful, fascinating, and groundbreaking history of Checkpoint Charlie, the famous military gate on the border of East and West Berli...

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With a foreword by William Boyd, Checkpoint Charlie is a vivid and poignant exploration of the history surrounding the Berlin Wall through the lens...

Reducere. In June 1961, Nikita Khrushchev called Berlin "the most dangerous place on earth." He knew what he was talking about. Much has been written about t...

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Anthropology At the Dawn of the Cold War. The Influence of Foundations, McCarthyism and the CIA - Dustin M. Wax

Meet the animal kingdom's most competent killers in this fascinating natural history book.

A true Cold War espionage thriller set in the ultra-secret Berlin Tunnel - where British officer George Blake must run a high-stakes double cross t...

The first major study of Alan Bush, this book provides new perspectives on music and communism in twentieth-century Britain and the Communist Bloc....

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DescriptionThe Berlin Wall finally came down in 1989. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first place; and what it meant for Berliners...

Discover a fresh approach to Pearson Edexcel GCSE History, developed by bestselling author Ben Walsh while working with hundreds of students and te...

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A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of ...

Publisher: The Larks PressAuthor(s): Roger PughIllustration(s): 9 black & white and 31 colour photographsNumber of pages: 110Publication date: 2014...

Publisher: Lang Syne Publishers LtdAuthor(s): John MackayIllustration(s): 8 illustrations (2 colour)Number of pages: 32Collection: Scottish Clan Mi...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Iain MacGregorIllustration(s): Fully illustrated in colourNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2022...

This beautifully curated collection of amazing beaches all around the world evokes awe-inspiring, attainable travel adventures. Whether you're plan...

This beautifully curated collection of amazing camping spots all around the world evokes awe-inspiring, attainable travel adventures. Whether you'r...

DescriptionIn 1949, as Cold War tensions in Europe mounted, French intellectual and former Buchenwald inmate David Rousset called upon fellow conce...

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Reducere. DescriptionMost Dangerous is the award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth. In 1964, Dan...

The true life story of Dudley Buck, an American Cold War hero whose pioneering work with computer chips placed him firmly in the sights of the KGB.

Publisher: Steerforth PressAuthor(s): Peter ShinkleIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Reducere. In this exciting book, children learn how to face and survive the world's most dangerous situations. From natural disasters and wild weather, to ge...

Reducere. In a rapidly changing New York, two forces battled for the city's soul: the pro-slavery New Yorkers who kept the illegal slave trade alive and well...

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of ...

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Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Paul OzorakIllustration(s): 170 illustrationsNumber of pages: 363Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 164 x...

In 1952, John T. "Jack" Downey, a twenty-three-year-old CIA officer, was shot down over Manchuria. He was captured by the Chinese and held for the ...

WINNER OF THE IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER. A sophisticated and compelling historical thriller about the fall of the Berlin Wall, by an author who was ...

A unique account of the terrifying experience of incarceration and interrogation in an East German political prison, from which Boyd eventually esc...

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Publisher: VDM VerlagAuthor(s): Antonio GarrastazuNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 151 x 226 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softb...

In the dying days of the USSR, battlelines have shifted from spycraft to the cut-throat capitalism and it's intellectual property, not state secret...

DescriptionThis is a very British story from more than 50 years ago. It is a story of remarkable technological ambition from a different country th...