Poland: A History, Paperback - Adam Zamoyski

Reducere. As Adam Zamoyski set out to update The Polish Way, his bestselling first history of Poland, he realized the task required not so much re-writing as...

A revised and updated edition of Zamoyski's classic 1987 book The Polish Way, which has been out of print since 2001. Looks at the history of Polan...

A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history. 'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfol...

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. Following Napoleon's defeat and exile in 1814, the future of the European continent hung in the balance. Eager to negotiate a lasting, workable pea...

Reducere. "Complex, personal, and profound ... a brash and brave piece of writing ... filled with the swords and spears that inflict the carnage of the Iliad...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Adam ZamoyskiIllustration(s): 30 PhotosNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 233 x 156 x...

Tens of thousands of Jewish children were orphaned during World War I and in the subsequent years of conflict. In response, Jewish leaders in Polan...

This new edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the st...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. For the ruling and propertied classes of the late eighteenth century, the years following the French Revolution were characterized by intense anxie...

Reducere. DescriptionOn March 9, 1942, the Jewish community of Mielec, Poland, ceased to exist. The Nazis dismantled the entire town in a single day, executi...

Reducere. "I am over the moon that Albert Poland has written STAGES, a fascinating and revelatory memoir of his life in the world of New York Theater and bey...

Reducere. DescriptionPoland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated ag...

Reducere. How much Eastern European history do you know?The story of Eastern Europe is one of successes and failures, competing interests, and the rise and f...

The true, devastating story of a Jewish child's survival in wartime Poland, while the rest of her family were killed by the Nazis. Made into a mass...

Giving an introduction to the political, social, and cultural development of imperial Chinese civilisation, this work introduces a number of import...

In Finding Poland Matthew Kelly embarks on a journey through his ancestor's footsteps, travelling through places they lived, and landscapes they su...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORYWINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE IN HISTORY';Full oflively insights and lucid prose' (The Wall Str...

A new history of Nottingham that traces the growth of the city from the days of Robin Hood to its rise as one of the great Victorian cities.

Beelzebub is one of the most popular of all "demons" in the Western Occult tradition. He, like many of his infernal colleagues, has roots in the an...

A thought-provoking and entertaining twenty-first century look at what was once referred to as 'angelology', which searches out the origins of ange...

DescriptionLocated on the banks of the River Clyde, Glasgow was once the second city of the Empire, producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy en...

Reducere. 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. Since its beginnings, Poland has been a moving target, geographically as well as demographically, and the very definition of who is a Pole has been...

A history of Tavistock, new in paperbackPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Gerry WoodcockNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Ideal new history for students and a general audience interested in the seven centuries when the Roman Empire ruled Egypt. An international group o...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncIllustration(s): 5 colorNumber of pages: 304Collection: OXFORD PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTS SERIESPublication date:...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Ivan DayIllustration(s): 40 b/w; 50 colNumber of pages: 64Collection: Shire LibraryPublication date:...

DescriptionThe bestselling author of Intern and Doctored tells the story of the thing that makes us tickFor centuries, the human heart seemed beyon...

In history, mythology, religion, folklore, medicine and warfare, the yew tree bears timeless witness to a deep relationship with mankind.Publisher:...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncIllustration(s): 15Number of pages: 344Collection: OXFORD PHILOSOPHICAL CONCEPTSPublication date: 2020Dimensi...

Illustrated with selected images from Watford Museum and the author's own collection, it will interest newcomers and local residents alike, celebra...

New edition of this popular history of the Picts.

Reducere. Europe - and the question of whether to stay in or leave - has dominated British politics for the last three years. Discover the most ambitious his...

DescriptionFor centuries, on prairie grasslands, dusty streets and racing ovals, everyday Montanans participated in the sport of kings. More than a...

New paperback edition of a popular history

This book presents specific cases of companies and entrepreneurs that have had their role throughout the history of Spain. The intention is to show...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncNumber of pages: 472Collection: Oxford Philosophical ConceptsPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 212 x 33...

Reducere. This landmark work presents prayer in all its richness and variety throughout history, across traditions, and around the globe. In a thorough and f...

A fascinating study of the devastating new form of warfare that redrew the map of Europe in the opening year of World War II, bringing about the mi...

Aleutian Islands and Aleut Settlement, a History After the war, William S. Laughlin began a multi-year, interdisciplinary program on Umnak Island. ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Professor Christopher (Florida Atlantic University, USA) ElyIllustration(s): 14 bw illusNumber of pa...

America's evolution from a loose union of colonies to the world-shaping economic force of the twentieth century, explained.