Sarajevo Under Siege. Anthropology in Wartime, Paperback - Ivana Macek

A richly detailed account of the lived experiences of ordinary people in this multicultural city between 1992 and 1996, during the war in the forme...

This edited volume analyses siege warfare as a discrete type of military engagement, in the face of which civilians are particularly vulnerable.Ill...

Across the Channel, the battle rages ... On the Tilling front, another battle is being fought--the constant war of wits and social ascendancy betwe...

Reducere. Have you ever looked up at the sky and seen a huge object coming towards you which you could not identify? Have you ever wondered what would happen...

Reducere. 'A remarkable work' - Irish TimesThe newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse makes for a fascinating, dramatic and uniquely personal insight into...

The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second Worl...

A brand new wartime family saga, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Val WoodPublisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Karen DicksonNumber of pag...

Reducere. The orthodoxy regarding the relationship between politicians and military leaders in wartime democracies contends that politicians should declare a...

Co-winner of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Lincoln's White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the ex...

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...

Reducere. The 1992-1995 battle for Sarajevo was the longest siege in modern history. It was also the most internationalized, attracting a vast contingent of ...

Agent Under Siege by Lena Diaz Can they outsmart a killer who escaped justice?Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Nichole SevernNumber of...

Reducere. A dissection of the Soviet Union's legacy of health and environmental disaster, this book examines a former country of 103 cities - home to 70 mill...

Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick revisits her compelling account of living in a city under ...

A gripping and emotional historical novel filled with secrets and drama, set during the Second World War.

Despite the resounding victory at the battle of Oudenarde, the Duke of Marlborough finds his position as captain-general threatened by political en...

This is a deeply personal memoir of the Bosnian Civil War, detailing the author's experience of the siege of Sarajevo, of having to flee their home...

Reducere. What is the relationship between faith and works? Some have erroneously concluded that faith includes works or that "true" faith guarantees a life-...

The trials and triumphs of Britain's black community during the Second World War

For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another.

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Buddy ShayNumber of pages: 174Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 205 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Inspired by real-life accounts of the Siege of Sarajevo, only thirty years ago, Black Butterflies is a heartrending and utterly captivating portrai...

Reducere. DescriptionThe remarkable, improbable story of a small, makeshift library in the Syrian town of Darayya, and the people who found hope and humanity...

A vivid recreation of how the governors and governed of early seventeenth-century Florence confronted, suffered, and survived a major epidemic of p...

The NHS is in crisis. The past 10 years of Tory real-terms cuts in funding has been disastrous. This book looks at the threat to the NHS posed by t...

A sophisticated "how to" for owners of troubled companies who want to salvage as much of their equity as possible in the face of daunting foes.

Reducere. Michael Wolff, author of the bombshell bestseller Fire and Fury, once again takes us inside the Trump presidency to reveal a White House under siege.

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.Author(s): Michael WolffNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 292 x 216 x 5Cover type: PaperbackRedesc...

A critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really k...

Reducere. On August 5, 1864, the Civil War arrived at Mobile's doorstep. The Union navy blockaded Mobile Bay and the city for eight months. Confederate gener...

This detailed, intimate and often visceral account of the Falklands invasion, occupation and war is based on the journals of Graham Bound, the then...

Publisher: Little, BrownAuthor(s): Michael RussellPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 154 x 233 x 32Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturi...

Publisher: University of Minnesota PressIllustration(s): 26 black & whilte illustrationsNumber of pages: 376Collection: Indigenous AmericasPublicat...

Reducere. Charlie and Marcy Boxford are two normal teenage kids. Their parents are David and Louise Boxford. Although the two siblings have grown up in a Chr...

The gripping, shocking and true story of a Bosniak family's flight from their home at the outbreak of war in former Yugoslavia. Hasan Nuhanovic was...

Reducere. In 1993, Amira Hass, a young Israeli reporter, drove to Gaza to cover a story-and stayed, the first journalist to live in the grim Palestinian encl...

In the style of Benjamin Black, an evocative, literary crime thriller set in Ireland and London during the outbreak of WWII.

Reducere. The Weidners in Wartime is the intimate story, told in their own words, of a family separated by war. Despite the dangers of writing under the insp...

Challenging the claim that democracy is a means to an end rather than an important value in and of itself.

In the style of Benjamin Black, an evocative, literary crime thriller set in Ireland and London during the outbreak of WWII.

The Sunday Times top ten bestselling story of a British company under siege in Afghanistan - outnumbered, outgunned and out of time.