Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu

Reducere. The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and...

DescriptionUsing new material unearthed in French archives, Vietnamese-language publications, and the testimony of veterans, this book, now in pape...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Christopher GoschaIllustration(s): 32 b/w illus. 15 maps.Number of pages: 568Publication date: 2022...

Reducere. In December 1953 French paratroopers, who had been searching for the elusive Vietnamese army, were quickly isolated by them and forced to retreat i...

Reducere. Dien Bien Phu is the definitive account of the great, climactic battle in French Indochina that led to the American commitment to Vietnam. Defense ...

When the world held its breath ... It is 25 years since the end of the Cold War, now a generation old. It began over 75 years ago, in 1944--long be...

A highly illustrated study of the battle at Dien Bien Phu, the 56-day siege that eventually led to the surrender of the remaining French-led forces...

Reducere. After years as a Ranger's Apprentice, Will is now the protector of his first fief. Not long into his service, everything that can go wrong, does: K...

Reducere. The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone The kingdom is in danger. Renegade knight Sir Keren has succ...

Reducere. DescriptionAn odd surge filled my heart as I looked at him, sitting there in that chair: so old; so evil; so broken; so... alone. A warmth. A carin...

Travel To A Distant OutpostDurgam's Folly sits at the edge of the kingdom, an embattled outpost against the evil creatures of the world. You travel...

Inspired by the Indian Mutiny of 1857, The Siege of Krishnapur is set in the fictional town of that name where a British garrison withstands a four...

DescriptionIn this perceptive retelling of The Iliad, a young Greek teacher draws on the enduring power of myth to help her students cope with the ...

Reducere. In the summer of 1991 the Yugoslav People's Army and Serb paramilitary formations attacked the city of Vukovar in a bid to deliver a knock out blow...

Publisher: Ikon Gallery LtdIllustration(s): 94 colourNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 216 x 262 x 17Cover type: Paperback / so...

Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and endeavours to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mys...

Reducere. It's not always easy to fit in with the village community. For Anthony and Ivana Stancomb, more often than not their endeavours on the island of Vi...

Publisher: Onwards and UpwardsAuthor(s): Elizabeth LoynesNumber of pages: 107Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 232 x 13Cover type: Paperback ...

Reducere. - Graphic account of a bloody battle on the Eastern Front in the final months of World War II - The Germans defended K strin tenaciously--with high...

The Portuguese winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature exercises his capacity for darkness, intellectual inquiry and humour across these reissued ...

DescriptionOnly an ember of humanity survived the first Xaros invasion. Now, the Xaros return to deliver the final blow to Earth and her defenders....

Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made an officer, wishes he had stayed a sergeant after he is put in terrible danger by Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill at t...

Reducere. In the tradition of Thoreau's Walden, William Paul Winchester offers a chronicle of everyday life on Southwind, his farm of twenty acres. As a subs...

The full story of the most terrible siege in history when over a million people perished, illustrated by pictures recently released from Russian ar...

Reducere. THIS IS THE BOOK THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO READ. This book was previously withdrawn from its original publisher and is now being released in an author...

Reducere. "In a world facing the worst refugee crisis in history, this is an important and timely book."-- John Zaritsky, Oscar-winning filmmaker "An epic ta...

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Reducere. "When I first committed to three full months in El Salvador, the feeling that I was signing up for the equivalent of marriage and reproduction was ...

Reducere. Are you new to a board and have no idea what's expected of you? Do you know what a board's six key responsibilities are? Do you know what your rela...

Captain Richard Sharpe has to lead the attack on the terrible fortress.