Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace, Hardcover - Max Hastings

'A fascinating collection of military stories ... The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals ... [but] once tasted, is hard to put down' W...

Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion o...

'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily Mail'An unmissable read' Sunday TimesPu...

Reducere. One of the most lauded historians of our time returns to the Second World War in this magnificent retelling of the awe-inspiring raid on German dam...

In The Drone Age, Michael J. Boyle addresses some of the biggest questions surrounding the impact of drones on our world today and the risks that w...

Reducere. The 95th Bomb Group (Heavy), the most highly decorated bomb group of World War II, participated in every major mission of the war in Europe from Ma...

From the celebrated author of Border, here is a portrait of an ancient but little-understood corner of Balkans, and a personal reckoning with the p...

Publisher: Good Read PublishingAuthor(s): Paul HenkeNumber of pages: 639Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 176 x 110 x 30Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Description"If you want peace, prepare for war." "A buildup of offensive weapons can be purely defensive." "The worst road may be the best route to...

Reducere. Hugo Grotius lived during Eighty and Thirty Years' Wars which influenced his concern with the issues of conflicts between nations and religions. Th...

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 ...

The Armistice of 1918 brought ceasefire to the war on the Western Front, but 'the Great War' would not as hoped be 'the war to end all wars'.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `His masterpiece' Antony Beevor, Spectator `A masterful performance' Sunday Times `By far the best book on the Vietnam ...

Reducere. In September 1944, seven-year old Elin, her mother and grandmother fled Estonia ahead of the advancing Soviet Army escaping the risk of deportation...

Reducere. DescriptionDe jure belli ac pacis (English: On the Law of War and Peace) is a 1625 book in Latin, written by Hugo Grotius and published in Paris, o...

A global history of world politics, offering a corrective to Western views of history and diplomacy. The East/West spanning approach allows Holslag...

Reducere. It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent militar...

A vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill during wartime from acclaimed historian Max Hastings, Winston's War captures the full range of C...

3, 000 Years of War and Peace in the Maya Lowlands presents the cutting-edge research of 25 authors in the fields of archaeology, biological anthro...

75 years on from the end of the second world war, a unique collection from veteran Commonwealth voices who tell how the war changed their lives irr...

Reducere. The Civil War never left South Carolina, from its beginning at Fort Sumter in 1861 through the destructive, harrowing days of Sherman s march throu...

Clearly and accessibly written, Dixon provides a lively introduction to the nature and politics of the Northern Ireland conflict and of successive ...

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...

Reducere. The first history of the epic defeat of Napoleon's empire told from the Russian perspective. Though much has been written about Napoleon's doomed i...

Edited by one of the most renowned scholars in the field, this reader assembles classic and contemporary readings on enduring problems of internati...

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...

A narrative history of the Korean War by bestselling author Sir Max Hastings

Reveals new hitherto unknown stories and adds many more unseen images about the twelve boys caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge...

In mitologia greaca, Nemesis este zeita razbunarii si a justitiei divine. Cititorii trebuie sa judece singuri daca soarta care s-a abatut asupra Ja...

A lively introduction to one of the oldest but still most relevant ethical debates. The third edition has been revised and updated throughout. The ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Max HastingsAn absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling aut...

A history of the peoples of Britain, in the century and a half between the first Viking raids and the expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.

A study of how artists and photographers shaped imperial visions of war and peace in the Victorian periodPublisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies ...

A book of everyday objects which unlock the secrets of the pastPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Dr Joseph PearsonIllustration(s): Integra...

Reducere. This collection of heroic soldier's stories relays sobering accounts of combat on the Western Front during the First World War. Evocative and vivid...

Reducere. The Civil War never left South Carolina, from its beginning at Fort Sumter in 1861 through the destructive, harrowing days of Sherman's march throu...

Extensively researched from a wide range of sources so that theoretical concepts are illuminated with the men's own accounts of lived experience. -- .

Reducere. Letters from Diaspora is a collection of 12 short stories that focus on how Bosnians that survived the war and genocide in the early 90s are dealin...

Reducere. More than one million Indian soldiers were deployed during World War I, serving in the Indian Army as part of Britain's imperial war effort. These ...

The most comprehensive study published to date about John Galsworthy's philanthropic support for, and his compositions about soldiers disabled in t...

The most comprehensive study published to date about John Galsworthy's philanthropic support for, and his compositions about soldiers disabled in t...

Reducere. Because so few Americans have served in the military since 9/11--or even know anyone who has--many look to the media for information about veterans...

Strong on human interest coupled with military history.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Victor PiukIllustration(s): 16 pages of black and...

Reducere. Great Stories of the Bible is a six book treasury of level 2 Adventure Bible I Can Read titles designed for newly independent readers and based on ...

A rich treasure chest of journals, letters and stories about the men and their animals on the Western Front, by the bestselling author of The Last ...