Women and Wars

Reducere. 'A startling heroine' SARAH MOSS, Summerwater'A vividly female perspective on the Wars of the Roses' IMOGEN HERMES GOWER, The Mermaid and Mr Hancoc...

Although she is best known for her time on the mission field in Ecuador, Elisabeth Elliot went on to become a vibrant role model for valiant, godly...

Reducere. Persuasion narrates the emotional journey of its protagonist Anne Elliot, who chances upon Captain Wentworth, a suitor she was persuaded to reject ...

DescriptionA masterpiece of social satire, featuring one of literature's best-loved characters, Becky Sharp.Ruthless social climber and irrepressib...

Reducere. It began as the ultimate voyage of discovery-only to become the stuff of lost Republic legend . . . and a dark chapter in Jedi history. Now, at las...

Reducere. The children's issues picture book Why Is Mom So Mad? is a story for children in military families whose mother battles with combat related Post Tr...

Reducere. Incredible Stories And Accounts Of World War 2 Women Spies, Heroes And Informers... Clich d though it may be, a human being's true strength of char...

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the 'war to end all wars'. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated....

Shirley is Charlotte Bront: e e's only historical novel and her most topical one. Written at a time of social unrest, it is set during the period o...

Reducere. Did you know that the Trinity often turned to goddesses to defeat the asuras? Did you know that the first clone in the world was created by a woman...

A fascinating new take on one of the most enduring mysteries in history - what happened to the princes imprisoned in the Tower? Gregory vividly bri...

Reducere. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED - A companion novel inspired by Star Wars: Battlefront, this action-packed adventure follows a ...

Set in Europe through the World Wars, three generations of women share a story that will echo across time. The summer of 1915 was a time of prosper...

A history of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), affectionately known as the Wrens, a branch of the British Royal Navy that served in both worl...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the coal wars from Mother Jones and other important participants *Includes online resources and a bibliogr...

Reducere. DescriptionRazia is excited when her grandfather tells her there's a school for girls being built in their Afghan village. At last, girls will have...

Reducere. The Incredible Life Of Irma Grese And The Holocaust: The Intriguing Life And History Of The Blonde Beast The two World Wars were standing testimony...

Two women Two wars A secret that threatens to tear them apartPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Deborah CarrNumber of pages: 416Publicat...

England has always been a place of queens. The earliest known lived nearly 2, 000 years ago. Early queens, such as Boudica and Cartimandua, are his...

A story of men and women setting out in search of new adventures, blown off course by illness, war and strokes of fate, this exuberant Franco-Chile...

A dinner party during the Second World War unites celebrated writers Agatha Christie, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the massacre by civilians and Japanese soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further ...

DescriptionThese are the stories of women, famous, infamous and unknown, who shaped the course of medieval history. The lives and actions of mediev...

Reducere. Share the amazing American story with your children with Our Patriots, a one-of-a-kind coloring book sponsored by the Daughters of the American Rev...

The New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the da...

How the Golden Age of transatlantic travel between the wars transformed women's lives across all classes - a vivid portrait of life on-board the ic...

Reducere. 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 ...

WORLD WAR II Prelude to World War II Collapse of World Financial Markets Felt Around the GlobeAbout the AuthorLeap into Adventure with Books for Ou...

Set during the first half of the twentieth century, this is the story of the Brunis, a family of farmers from the Italian Padan Plain who have work...

Reducere. This eye-opening journey through centuries of medical care on the battlefield is a fascinating read. The research is impressive, the writing style ...

DescriptionThis inspiring trio of notebooks celebrates three iconic heroes of the Star Wars galaxy: Leia Organa, Rey, and Ahsoka Tano. Each noteboo...

Members of Hanger's Horsemen, Mark Wallace and Jonah Brooks arrive in Llano County, Texas, to deliver a steed, never expecting they'd deliver a bab...

Description"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you whe...

Reducere. Farid Younes makes his home in Byblos, a coastal town in northern Lebanon. He lived through both the Lebanese and now the Syrian civil wars. Like a...

In J. R. R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion, Middle-earth endured cataclysmic wars and critical battles, causing great ...

Reducere. DescriptionA New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * A Time Best Book for Summ...

Wide-ranging, stimulating reassessment of the changing role of women in modern warfare, focuses on the parts women played in the world wars.

DescriptionInnovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women. After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to h...

"Ashamed? Not in the least, my superiors told me that the results of my work saved thousands of British and American lives. It involved me in situa...

Reducere. The four life histories collected here--personal accounts of the Yaqui wars, deportation from Sonora in virtual slavery, life as soldaderas with th...

Reducere. Each life has its place, and every variation ripples the surface of the tiny alpine village called Rosenau. Be it a mysteriously misaddressed love ...

DescriptionThe winner of the National Book Award returns with a moving story of a family of women drawn together by the trials of the times.The wom...

Reducere. This book is a daily devotional filled with inspirational stories about Marines, vividly demonstrating how our warriors have been sustained by fait...

DescriptionNow a classic, the first novel in New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark's gritty Thug series takes readers into the streets, wh...

Reducere. DescriptionRead the complete adventures of Trinity and Leo in Ascension Saga, Volume 1 (Books 1-3). A princess. A soldier. A destiny neither could ...

Reducere. "A searing, facts-driven indictment of America's drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned c...

Reducere. By Clint Lacy. Deep in the eastern Ozarks of Missouri, a battle still rages about a massacre that happened on Christmas Day of 1863. While some cal...

Reducere. DescriptionMany books have been written about inward prayer, or meditation, but Joel Goldsmith's classic, The Art of Meditation, presents meditatio...

Reducere. DescriptionFrontier Cabin Story is a rare architectural biography of a long-forgotten 18th-century log farmhouse in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. J...

Reducere. The adventures of the Gumbeaux Sistahs continue Five, fiery Southern women wage wars against their unique problems using their improbable friendshi...

Reducere. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this essential Star Wars Legends novel--the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy--Gr...

The first study of Queens and Princesses in wartime nursing - from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth IIPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): C...

Reducere. "S. may very well be one of the strongest books about war you will ever read. . . .The writing is taut, precise, and masterful." Set in 1992, durin...

DescriptionEveryone has a mother and a line of female ancestors and often their paths through life are hard to trace. That is why this detailed, ac...

DescriptionNew stories set in Tom Kratman's hard-hitting Carrera military sf series "Send us your tired, your poor, " says the inscription at the b...

Reducere. These are the stories of four women with Latin roots and their different journeys. Their true stories, secrets, and struggles are single and unique...

Reducere. DescriptionNot Forgotten: Inspiring Missionary Pioneers remembers eighteen women and men, who lived to fulfill Christ's mandate: "Go and make disci...

From the Line brings together the best of Scotland's poetry from the two World Wars: 138 poems, from fifty-six poets, are represented here; poetry ...

Reducere. In conversations with drivers ranging from veterans of foreign wars to Indigenous women protecting one another, Di Cintio explores the borderland o...

Reducere. "Hardly War, " Don Mee Choi's major second collection, defies history, national identity, and militarism. Using artifacts from Choi's father, a pro...

Reducere. Beloved New York Times bestselling author Adriana Trigiani returns with the most epic and ambitious novel of her career--a breathtaking multigenera...

DescriptionSaffron unites the women of the Serenity crew to join her on a heist in this all-new original FIREFLY graphic novel. Saffron -- the enig...

Reducere. They were the most famous women in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, the thre...

DescriptionDuring the two world wars, it is well known that women all over the country entered factories, armed services and farms, filling gaps le...

Soon after publication on September 30, 1868, Little Women became an enormous bestseller and one of America's favorite novels. Its popularity quick...

The most powerful and feared vampire disappeared at the height of his powers and passed into legend. Most vampires think he's dead. He is not dead....

Reducere. Eileen M. Wirth never set out to be a groundbreaker for women in journalism, but if she wanted to report on social issues instead of society news, ...

Reducere. Meet Trenchmouth Taggart, a man born and orphaned in 1903, a man nicknamed for his lifelong oral affliction. His boyhood is shaped by the Widow Dor...

Reducere. The life of a princess isn't all glamor, handsome princes, and beautiful clothes. It's also devotion to duty, sacrifice for your people, and a lot ...

Reducere. When the King and all the men of the castle die, it's time for the women to knight up. When King Mancastle and his mighty vassals ride off on a cru...