Short History of the Crimean War - Trudi Tate

The Crimean War (1853-1856) was the first modern war. A vicious struggle between imperial Russia and an alliance of the British, French and Ottoman...

Reducere. From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians, " (Financial Times) the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern ag...

Reducere. This biography of Florence Nightingale is intended for younger readers eager to understand her immense contributions to the nursing profession.Publ...

From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" ("Financial Times") comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the mod...

Reducere. The Crimean War is one of history's most compelling subjects. It encompassed human suffering, woeful leadership and maladministration on a grand sc...

The most comprehensive biographical study of the Crimean VC holders ever compiled.

This was the first occasion in history that a railway was constructed to support an army in war.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Anthony ...

This book studies Crimean War nursing from a transnational perspective setting nursing in the five combatant armies into the wider context of Europ...

This is the first book-length study to examine the predicaments and achievements of mid-Victorian war poets. Confronted with news of suffering sold...

A moving journey through the history of the Vietnam War, packed with gripping accounts of struggle, sacrifice, and braveryThis is the definitive st...

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Reducere. This is the definitive narrative history of the people, politics, and events of the Second World War - the epic conflict that shaped the modern wor...

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 wonderfully engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the futurePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor...

Reducere. A Short History of England is a history book written by G. K. Chesterton in which he summarizes British history from the time of Roman provinces on...

Part of the }Short History{ series, this provides a concise and accessible history of one of the most important conflicts of the 20th century. Comp...

Reducere. A gripping and informative visual guide to one of the bloodiest conflicts in US and world history Journey through the Vietnam War; exploring detail...

Publisher: Rutgers University PressAuthor(s): Martin DanahayNumber of pages: 154Collection: War CulturePublication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 228 ...

All you need to know about WW1 from one of the world's foremost experts

DescriptionThe American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodie...

Reducere. The enduring appeal of the motorbike and how it has been responded to in differing ways across history and culture is considered by TV's Richard Ha...

Reducere. Description"Stokesbury's rare combination of scholarship and readability merits the highest recommendation."--Booklist In commemoration of the 150t...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Prof. Julian (University of Zaragoza, Spain) CasanovaNumber of pages: 240Collection: Short Histories...

DescriptionThe conflict that swept over France from 1337 to 1453 remains the longest military struggle in history. A bitter dynastic fight between ...

DescriptionArt is often obscured behind alienating and nonsensical jargon. Introducing art in its international context, this accessible book explo...

An accessible introduction to a very complex cultural history, that ranges from Ancient beginnings to modern radicalism, including Islamic State. P...

From the first symptoms of serious unrest to the tortuous political manoeuvrings culminating in the 2003 Assembly elections, the book traces the re...

Reducere. Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike ...

Of all civilizations of the ancient Mediterranean, it is perhaps the Etruscans who hold the greatest allure. This is fundamentally because, unlike ...

The Mughal Empire dominated India politically, culturally, socially, economically and environmentally, from its foundation by Babur, a Central Asia...

Reducere. Vladimir Solovyov's philosophical classic explores the nature of war and battle in human society, and the potential manifestations of the Antichris...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Crimean War, one of history's most compelling subjects, encompassed human suffering, woeful leadership and misadministration on a gr...

Reducere. Distillation is an art. And even an ancient one. It is strange to find that the history of this oldest and still most important method of producing...

Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the ...

This stunning new textbook traces the full history of the Ottoman Empire from its origins through to its dissolution in the early twentieth century...

Martin Luther's foundational bringing about of a schism towards Protestantism is considered in terms of its impact on art, sexuality, print culture...