With Our Backs to the Wall. Victory and Defeat in 1918, Paperback - David Stevenson

At the end of 1917 Britain and France faced a strategic nightmare. Their great offensives against Germany had been calamitous, leaving hundreds of ...

A vivid depiction of the extraordinary circumstances of the Third Reich's final daysPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Tony TissierIllustra...

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To Win the Battle: The 1st Australian Division in the Great War 1914–1918 - Robert Stevenson

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The tales of war are best told by those who have fought in the battles, endured the elements, suffered through pain, and nurtured camaraderie with ...

Reducere. An updated new edition of a classic history of the Hungarians from their earliest origins to today In this absorbing and comprehensive history, Pau...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Prof. Peter (Ostasieninstitut, Germany) WetzlerNumber of pages: 256Collection: SOAS Studies in Moder...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Colin G. CallowayIn 1791, General Arthur St. Clair led the United States army in a campaign to destroy a complex of Indian ...

The author was inspired to write Shirts Off Our Backs, Boots Off Our Feet by the dedicated men and women who serve in the Department of Defense's l...

In The Final Days of Jesus, Mark Smith brings his experience as a classical historian to bear on the life of the historical Jesus, piecing together...

The personal story of 'Andy' Andrews and his machine-gun crew, following their journey in 1943 from the US to England, and on to France, Belgium, G...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Brigadier (retired) Ben, OBE (Senior Fellow Land Warfare) BarryIllustration(s): 64pp colour plate se...

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The burro has been a very special part of the land that is now called Colorado, dating all the way back to Spanish exploration of the New World. De...

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Spanning seven decades of Chinese history, the remarkable life-story of a man who remained committed to the values of the Revolution despite decade...

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Reducere. The fall of Singapore was the worst defeat ever suffered by the British Empire; this dramatic account emphasizes the initiative and tactics that en...

Publisher: Carnegie Publishing LtdAuthor(s): David C. A. ShotterIllustration(s): 100ill.Number of pages: 192Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 242 x...

Reducere. For many, the Doukhobor story is a sensational one: arson, nudity, and civil disobedience once made headlines. But it isn't the whole story. In Our...

Based on the annual Rhind Lectures delivered in May 2019, David J. Breeze presents six papers on Hadrian's Wall. He first considers the historiogra...

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Little-known yet fascinating tales of notable and notorious Welshmen during the war.

The first global history of 1917-a year of calamitous events, and of pivotal importance in the development of the First World War.

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Climatenomics explains how climate change is no longer just an environmental or social issue; it's now an economic issue. Climatenomics is rattling...

Striking images that represent the spectrum of feeling and experience accompanying the end of the First World War are brought together here, drawin...

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This detailed study reveals the history of the Meuse-Argonne campaign, the US Army's first full-scale offensive against German forces in France. Wh...

In 1878, Robert Louis Stevenson was suffering from poor health, struggling to survive on the income derived from his writings, and tormented by his...

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Reducere. Wings of Victory is written by Ruth and Joshua Eleos, pen names for a husband/wife team, sharing about their experience of living with a mental ill...

Anniversary of crucial year of the Great War, describing a series of disasters for the BEF that were transformed into what many consider the Britis...

The incredible true story of the greatest illusionist of modern times and the man who altered the course of the second world war. Soon to be a majo...

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Reducere. David Stevenson's widely acclaimed history of World War I changes forever our understanding of that pivotal conflict. Countering the commonplace as...

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Tracing our environmental impact through time, David Howe demonstrates how humanity's exploitation of the Earth's natural resources has pushed our ...