The Real and the Romantic. English Art Between Two World Wars, Hardback - Frances Spalding

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Frances SpaldingIllustration(s): 147 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022D...

The first ever comprehensive history of British submarines before 1945, illustrated with superb photographs and many original plans.

Hitherto overlooked aspect of both world wars. Spectacular collection of rare photos. Strong aviation interest.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuth...

In the wake of WWI, religious identity and practice became tools for leaders to appropriate as instruments to define national belonging, often to t...

This new book traces the histories of navies and ships of the defeated powers from the months leading up to the relevant armistices or surrenders t...

The fascinating story of the ingenious conversion of naval warships.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Nick RobinsIllustration(s): 125 b/w ...

In 1934, Ludwig von Mises left his native Austria in fear of the Nazis, who seized all his papers in 1938 in Vienna and, Mises thought, destroyed t...

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Bloomsbury Group transformed British culture with their innovative approach to art, design and socie...

DescriptionAn original account of the life and work of legendary designer Jan Tschichold and his role in the movement in Weimar Germany to create m...

This revealing, illustrated biography of Virginia Woolf accompanies a major exhibition of portraits of the world-renowned British novelist, essayis...

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In Resonant Recoveries, author Jillian C. Rogers shows what a profound effect World War I had on French musical life as musicians and their audienc...

Reflecting on the experience, philosophy, and practice of Latin American indigenous and Afro-descendant activist-intellectuals who mobilize to defe...

The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the per...

What did it mean to be a 'rebel woman' in the interwar years? Taking the form of a multiple biography, this book traces the struggles, passions and...

DescriptionVanessa Bell is central to the history of the Bloomsbury Group, yet until this authorised biography was written, she largely remained a ...

This collection examines the Young Men's Christian Association's support for soldiers and civilians during World War I and World War II. The contri...

The first systematic publication of a famous plans collection. All plans reproduced in their entirety and at large size. Backed with knowledgeable ...

Reducere. From award-winning literary scholar Robert Alter, a masterful exploration of how Nabokov used artifice to evoke the dilemmas, pain, and exaltation ...

Authoritative, comprehensive and highly original. Full technical details, with much new information and insight; many plans and photographs. A part...

A unique overview of sniping throughout the First and Second World War. Draws on a breadth of material, including the first-hand testimonies of ove...

Poison gas was one of the most fearful weapons of its day. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas ...

Reducere. A comprehensive chronicle and analysis of the two deadliest conflicts, and how they were fought.

Reducere. The Ghosts of Yearning is a gothic novella partially inspired by The Sixth Sense, The Notebook, and The Turn of the Screw. It centers on the lives ...

Picturing England between the Wars offers a richly illustrated study of the interplay of word and image in representations of the English countrysi...

Tying in with the 100-year anniversary of the First World War Armistice, this title explores the huge global aftershocks of the end of the Great Wa...

Reducere. From a Harvard historian, this riveting portrait of four trailblazing American journalists highlights the power of the press in the interwar period...

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A full and detailed biography of Roger Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet and Lord of Zeebrugge and Dover. Lord Keyes was Churchill's trusted friend. He p...

Examining the triangular relationship between Iran, Britain and the Gulf Arab shaykhdoms, this is the first book to investigate the origins of the ...

I Know an Artist is a collection of 84 beautifully illustrated portraits that reveal the fascinating connections between famous artists throughout ...

Reducere. Amrita Sher-Gil was always making art--as a little girl in Budapest, as a young woman in Northern India, and as an art student in Paris, she filled...

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Weimar Republic has become a byword for a failed, tragic, ...

The first book of its kind, Agente tells the remarkable stories of some of the bravest and most dangerous women who ever lived.

When something falls from the sky and bops Chicken Little on the head, he looks high and low to figure out what it was. He even asks the sky if it'...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served ...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Punic Wars, then keep reading...The Punic Wars between 264 BCE and 146 BCE were a series of ...

DescriptionThis pioneering study examines a pivotal period in the history of Europe and the Near East. Spanning the ancient and medieval worlds, it...

Reducere. Who are you calling little?Chicken Little is NOT afraid of anything. Well, okay, maybe a mysterious BONK to the head can produce panic. But only mo...

Reducere. DescriptionAmericans have been embroiled in debate over culturally significant issues including race and immigration, gender and sexuality, and mor...

The gripping story of the toy car wars: how Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox drove our childhoods!Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Giles Chapman...

Reducere. THE DYBBUK (BETWEEN TWO WORLDS) YIDDISH-ENGLISH EDITION x, 192 pp. Yiddish and English on facing pages. The Dybbuk, by S. An-sky (1863-1920) is the...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdIllustration(s): 105 b 210 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 288Collection: The MIT PressPublication date: 2014Dim...

Discover hundreds of the most interesting and memorable art experiences from around the world! Amazing Art Adventures offers us art and culture as ...