Gibraltar: The History of a Fortress, Paperback - Ernle Bradford

Reducere. Since ships first set sail in the Mediterranean, The Rock has been the gate of Fortress Europe. In ancient times, it was known as one of the Pillar...

Reducere. The epic life story of the Roman statesman, military commander, and dictator, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. Born to Roman aristocracy...

Reducere. Few historians immersed themselves in their topics like bestselling, noted author Ernle Bradford. Specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval...

Reducere. An impressively accessible narrative depicting the three-day battle for the pass at Thermopylae (the Hot Gates)--a critical contest in Xerxes's mas...

A memoir of life as an adventurer and sailor in the Mediterranean, by the noted naval historian. Ernle Bradford spent his twenty-first birthday in ...

Reducere. The life of the great military commander of ancient Carthage from the bestselling author of Thermopylae and Gibraltar. Born in Carthage in 247 BC, ...

An eyewitness account of one of the greatest-ever battles as a few men under the Knights of St John took on a huge Turkish armada.

Reducere. An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. At the dawn of the...

Reducere. Few historians immersed themselves in their topics like bestselling noted author Ernle Bradford. Specializing in the Mediterranean world and naval ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elizabeth MannIllustrator: Alan Witschonke This is the story of a people's struggle for absolute security in a violent and ...

Reducere. The word "German" was being used by the Romans as early as the mid-first century B.C. to describe tribes in the eastern Rhine valley. Nearly two th...

A study of Aquileia, a Roman city in Italy, which considers its significance from its foundation in the 2nd-century BC through to its fall in the 5...

Reducere. For three days in the fall of 1846, U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought fiercely in the picturesque city of Monterrey, turning the northern Mexican to...

Reducere. The book of Acts ends with the Apostle Paul sitting in prison awaiting trial. But what happened to Paul afterwards? Was he acquitted? Did Nero exec...

A biography of Katherine SwynfordPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Jeannette LucraftNumber of pages: 252Publication date: 2010Dimensions: ...

Established in the 19th century to carry passengers and freight across the Atlantic and Pacific, this is the story of the development of the compan...

Reducere. Distinguished liturgical historian and theologian Frank Senn here ventures behind the liturgical screen, behind the texts, and behind the rubrics t...

Reducere. First edition by Paula Gooder titled: The Pentateuch: a story of beginnings.

Reducere. In this brilliant, engrossing work, Jack Turner explores an era from ancient times through the Renaissance when what we now consider common condime...

Reducere. Authoritative and immediate, this is the classic account of the most powerful of the American Indian tribes. T.R. Fehrenbach traces the Comanches' ...

It was during the Battle of Britain in 1940 that the Spitfire became an enduring legend and a symbol of the British fighting spirit, partnering wit...

Nicholas Rankin's revelatory new book, whose cast of characters includes Haile Selassie, Anthony Burgess and General Sikorski, sets Gibraltar in th...

Down's Syndrome is a mental disability with very distinctive characteristics. David Wright looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers - de...

A Chernobyl survivor and award-winning historian "mercilessly chronicles the absurdities of the Soviet system" in this "vividly empathetic" account...

Judy Simons thought to leave her grandchildren a legacy of reminiscences about her Jewish upbringing in 1950s Sheffield. But when her mother died s...

Like an assorted tin of biscuits, this charming and beautifully illustrated book has something to offer for everyone, combining recipes for hardtac...

Master horseback riders who lived in teepees and hunted bison, the Comanches were stunning orators, disciplined warriors, and the finest makers of ...

The conventional history of nations, even continents, is a history of warfare.

A book about history, friendship, family and what it means to belong, from the award-winning journalist and author of ExpectingPublisher: Canongate...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): Quintin BarryIllustration(s): 25 b/w ills, 11 mapsNumber of pages: 364Collection: From Reason to RevolutionPu...

Winner of the Wolfson Prize 2013 and Herald Books of the Year 2014, this book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness:...

Reducere. Author of an acclaimed history of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War Two (OUP 2016), Jonathan Dimbleby now offers a compelling account of ...

English Begins at Jamestown explores how people tell and have told the story of English, from its Indo-European origins to its present-day status a...

Reducere. "One of Ten Best History Books of 2021." --Smithsonian Magazine For fans of The Boys in the Boat and The Storm on Our Shores, this impeccably resea...

In the mountain of books that have been written about the Third Reich, surprisingly little has been said about the role played by the German nobili...

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DescriptionIn 1914, the city of Bradford was the world's leading manufacturer of fine woolen goods. Upon the outbreak of war, and at the urging of ...

Reducere. William Bradford's History of Plymouth Plantation is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony t...

Reducere. Of Plymouth Plantation was written by William Bradford, leaders of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Written between 1630 and 1651, it is an of...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter more than thirty years of existence, the Zelda saga has been renewed from top to bottom with its last episode, so acclaimed, Breat...

The essays in this volume examine interreligious relationality, hope and doubt, human labour and mortality, structures of nature, movements of hist...

Blue has had a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europe...

A history of the modern concept of water that traces how a scientific abstraction has helped to produce a global crisis.Publisher: University of Br...

Reducere. Christianity Today Book AwardConceiving of Christianity as a -worldview- has been one of the most significant events in the church in the last 150 ...

Reducere. Most often remembered for its role in the air war against Germany, no book has ever before been devoted to the B-17's Pacific operations. The autho...

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. DescriptionHow They Became Famous Dancers: A Dancing History for young readers tells the story of twelve dancers - six women and six men -who becam...