Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945

Reducere. A powerful, groundbreaking narrative of the ordinary Russian soldier's experience of the worst war in history, based on newly revealed sourcesOf th...

Reducere. Doctors at War is a candid account of a trauma surgical team based, for a tour of duty, at a field hospital in Helmand, Afghanistan. Mark de Rond t...

Bridging Pen and Swords existing military and genealogy readerships, this book will provide an interesting perspective on the experience of the Bri...

Shortlisted for the 2013 Orwell Prize. THE STORY CONTINUES: TWO NEW CHAPTERS FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITIONIn 1986, Kris Maharaj, a British businessman ...

Reducere. "A model of investigatory journalism and a small masterpiece of the genre."--Anthony Burgess On the eve of September 28, 1978, John Paul I died une...

Johnny Alpha's explosive return from beyond concludes in this action-packed finale.

Reducere. Just like us, medieval men and women worried about growing old, got blisters and indigestion, fell in love, and had children. And yet their lives w...

Reducere. Choice Outstanding Title Scorned by allies and enemies alike, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was one of the most maligned fighting forc...

A revealing memoir of a decade on the streets of London as a female police constable and a unique insight into a city and the cost of keeping it safe.

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Malcolm GaskillNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedes...

The monumental battles of World War II's Eastern Front--Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk--are etched into the historical record. But there is another, hid...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Eric WightBeing a game warden in Maine is not just a job, it's a way of life. This honest and entertaining book by a twenty...

Based on never previously explored personal accounts and archival documentation, this book examines life and death in the Theresienstadt ghetto, se...

Reducere. Here is the haunting, inspirational account of Nien Cheng's six-and-a-half years as a political prisoner during Communist China's Cultural Revoluti...

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 ...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Halik KochanskiNumber of pages: 960Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 165 x 62Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Reducere. One of the world's leading historians re-examines World War II and its outcome A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by ...

Reducere. The Achuar people have survived in isolation in the Amazonian jungle by aggressively resisting intruders. In this book, Descola depicts an altogeth...

Reducere. Lisbon had a pivotal role in the history of World War II, though not a gun was fired there. The only European city in which both the Allies and the...

DescriptionKalief Browder was 16 when he was arrested in the Bronx for allegedly stealing a backpack. Unable to raise bail and unwilling to plead g...

But beneath the surface lies a frightening truth, for years the music industry has tolerated death, addiction, and exploitation in the name of ente...

Detailed graphic account of the three great offensives launched by the Republican People's Army in 1937-38.

An authoritative account of the European naval air war by a retired naval aviator. Coverage of many overlooked operations as well as new detail on ...

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction.

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction....

Reducere. Originally published in 1980 and still the best one-volume aerial history of World War II, Richard Overy's classic work remains profound and highly...

Interweaving images of the manuscript, portraits, medical instruments and contemporary diagrams into her narrative, Sharon Ruston shows how this ex...

More than 170, 000 British prisoners of war (POWs) were taken by German and Italian forces during the Second World War. Guests of the Third Reich w...

This book demonstrates how Britain's black soldiers helped shape attitudes towards race throughout the nineteenth century. Using military-medical l...

When Dr. Ellen Einterz first arrives in the town of Kolofata in Cameroon, the situation is dire: patients are exploited by healthcare workers, unst...

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 ...

A gripping portrait of modern Tibet told through the lives of its people, from the bestselling author of Nothing to Envy. "You simply cannot unders...

Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): Richard HoughNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Reducere. Winner of the Pritzker Prize for Military HistoryA New York Times Notable BookFrom one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that sh...

This book details more than forty people's memories, cleverly incorporated by the author into his vivid account of what Hastings endured when it wa...

In the Iron Age over 3, 000 forts were built on top of hills. Find out how hill forts were constructed, what they were used for, and what they tell...

Find out what happens when Lucifer's Sword Motorcycle Club goes head to head with a badass rival club in this graphic novel from a lifelong motorcy...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom heavy tanks to self-propelled guns, this highlyillustrated technical guide introduces all the main types of armored fighting vehicl...

A unique collection of items that between them reveal the story and development of the German U-boat service during the Second World WarIllustratio...

The Second World War was, for Britain, a 'total war'. In this title, the author presents not only the great events and leading figures but also the...

While the impact of World War II on America and other countries has been exhaustively chronicled, few historians have investigated the experiences ...

The definitive history of Oradour-sur-Glane, a village ripped apart by tragedy in Nazi-occupied FranceIllustrations: 45 Illustrations, black and white

Pulitzer Prize winner Sheri Fink's gripping and riveting true story of the hospital doctors who struggled to survive and maintain life in a New Orl...

Publisher: Brewin BooksAuthor(s): Simon ButeuxIllustration(s): 111 colour illustrationsNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2003Dimensions: 239 x ...

Reducere. A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has ...

Reducere. The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon Schechter attends to a diverse ar...

New edition of a unit history originally published in 1945 in Germany, compiled from the official history of the VII Corps, summarizing the events ...

Reducere. Dear Bill is, in many ways, a time capsule that illuminates and brilliantly colours the years of 1939-1946 from a uniquely Canadian pioneer perspec...

A close look at the worry and hardships the people of Glasgow were faced with during the Second World War.

Presents numerous personal experiences of the war