Cornwallis. Soldier and Statesman in a Revolutionary World, Hardback - ***

The first biography of Charles Cornwallis in forty years-the soldier, governor, and statesman whose career covered America, India, Britain, and Ire...

The Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and the newly-formed IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the Brit...

This is the second volume in the Plato Dialogue Project series: it is devoted to the Statesman, and offers a comprehensive philosophical analysis o...

Reducere. David Perry was an American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War, which resulted in the founding of the United States - this autobiography r...

Reducere. With a new afterword by William Chad Stanley Here a private in the Continental Army of the Revolutionary War narrates his adventures in the army of...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Mark LevineIllustration(s): 31 b-w photosNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

Reducere. John of Gaunt was an English prince in the 14th century whose political skills and astute negotiating strengthened the monarchy of his brother, Kin...

Contributor(s): Author: Louise BordenSki Soldier is a true-life adventure story for readers ages 10 to 14 by noted nonfiction writer Louise Borden....

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Susanne (University of Bremen, Germany) SchattenbergIllustration(s): 37 bw illusNumber of pages: 512...

Biography of Earl Jellicoe, a British soldier, diplomat, and politician.

On 31st January 2010, Trooper Corie Mapp of The Life Guards was driving his armoured vehicle on combat operations in Afghanistan when it ran over a...

Reducere. "Gripping, exhilarating and inspiring." Sir Ranulph Fiennes, world's greatest living explorer.Why did some people in history achieve at an epic lev...

By exploring transnational networks involved in smuggling, privateering, slave trade, marronage, and corruption, Jeppe Mulich illuminates the entan...

Arthur James Balfour was British Prime Minister (1902-5) and Foreign Secretary (1916-19), a conservative and an intellectual. This is the first ana...

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Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Daisy HayNumber of pages: 528Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 243 x 46Cover type: HardbackRedescoper...

DescriptionThe extraordinary, and largely unchronicled, account of the Cuban people's struggle for survival in a post-Soviet world In the aftermath...

Publisher: Fort Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Graeme CornwallisIllustration(s): col. Illustrations, col. mapsNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2009D...

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Reducere. When Christina discovers her Grandfather's diary years after his death, she is surprised to learn he had been stationed in Iceland as a young Canad...

"We all want our dreams to come true. Within The Way, we learn the exact steps on how to get there. This is one of those books that everyone needs ...

Reducere. "We all want our dreams to come true. Within The Way, we learn the exact steps on how to get there. This is one of those books that everyone needs ...

Reducere. The Testament of Solomon could be the oldest of all classical grimoires. The work is one of the so called Pseudepigrapha and should therefore be da...

Reducere. Alois Dwenger, writing from the front in May of 1942, complained that people forgot ``the actions of simple soldiers....I believe that true heroism...

Ron Davies' story is that of an ordinary soldier from Essex and his experiences, by turns amusing and harrowing, in the Second World War.Publisher:...

Reducere. German infantry during World War Two was the most highly trained infantry in the world. They trained hard and fought even harder. These individuals...

Draws together economic, political and diplomatic history to explain how the French state and its fiscal system were transformed in the aftermath o...

Reviews all aspects of the phenomenon of mass tourism, from theoretical perspectives to the historical context, as well as covering the current cha...

The Middle East represents the greatest threat to world peace. A clear and concise explanation of the complex historical, religious, political and ...

This biography of Beatriz Allende - revolutionary doctor and daughter of Salvador Allende - portrays what it means to live, love, and fight for cha...

A powerful memoir from one of the world's most successful orchestral conductors, whose life story, talent and dedication to music is an inspiration...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 32 color & 61 bw illusNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 241 x 24Cove...

Jaroslav Hasek's black satire, the inspiration for such works as Joseph Heller's Catch-22 Good-natured and garrulous, Svejk becomes the Austro-Hung...

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Since his conversion from Judaism, Charles Rich has sought to lead a contemplative life while still in world. He has shared the results of his medi...

Richly illustrated with archival photographs and sketches, The Last Battle covers new ground in its social approach to the history of Australian so...