The Channel. The Remarkable Men and Women Who Made It the Most Fascinating Waterway in the World, Paperback - Charlie Connelly

The most complete and thorough journey through and among the culture, people and history of this defining piece of waterPublisher: Orion Publishing...

A voyage through the culture, people and history of the defining piece of water known as the English Channel.

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Reducere. The Civil War is most often described as one in which brother fought against brother. But the most devastating war fought on American soil was also...

Following on from Derek Niven's genealogical histories of the Lisbon Lions and the great Scottish football managers, he turns his attention to the ...

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Twenty remarkable men and women have their life stories told in vivid and lively detail, briefly enough to fit into a Main Lesson Eighth grade is t...

Reducere. Derek Niven sets out to tell the history of the Lisbon Lions from a completely new slant. This book is not just about an immortalised game of footb...

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The Great Escape for the Great War: the astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all...

The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.Publisher: Profile Books L...

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Publisher: Prometheus BooksAuthor(s): Robert CourlandIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White ...

Max Gunther's classic study of the super rich - now back in a new edition. The Very, Very Rich and How They Got That Way provides revealing insight...

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DescriptionA richly illustrated book, We Are Artists celebrates the life and work of fifteen female artists from around the globe and the distincti...

A lavishly illustrated look at the most important atlases in history and the cartographers who made them.Publisher: The Ivy PressAuthor(s): Philip ...

The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.Illustrations: integrated b/w

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Publisher: Cider Mill Press Book Publishers LLCAuthor(s): Tim RaybornIllustration(s): 35Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x...

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Reducere. Empire of the Air tells the story of three American visionaries--Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff--whose imagination and dr...

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* A powerful and time-honoured collection of interviews with the veterans of Vietnam.

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