Women and Weapons in the Viking World. Amazons of the North, Hardback - Leszek Gardela

An in-depth, beautifully illustrated exploration into women's role in the martial sphere of Viking culture.Publisher: Oxbow BooksAuthor(s): Leszek ...

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE Valkyries: the female supernatural beings that choose who dies and who lives on the battlefield. They...

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Reducere. For 300 years, from the ninth to the eleventh centuries, the power of the Vikings dominated Western Europe. Their voyaging extended westwards to Am...

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Reducere. Infographics -- the new generation encyclopedia for curious kids.This encyclopedia is armed cap-a-pie Hurry Open the book -- and meet fearless Viki...

Contributor(s): Author: James Graham-CampbellContribution by: Sean McGrailFor 300 years, from the ninth to the eleventh centuries, the power of the...

From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordi...

Dublin and the Viking World is a unique blend of the familiar and the unfamiliar, the broad generalisation and the rarefied detail, the well-known ...

The first systematic publication of a famous plans collection. All plans reproduced in their entirety and at large size.Illustrations: 120 plans, 5...

Reducere. The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), an African American Pentecostal denomination founded in 1896, has become the largest Pentecostal denomination ...

Legends from the Ancient North: Five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's epic vision in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Ri...

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Nancy Marie Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic lives of female Viking warriorsPubli...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Yahya El-DroubieIllustrator: Colin GordonPhotographer: Glass StephenSatisfy your passions for female combat and nostalgia w...

Warriors in the Medieval World examines the different roles of foot soldiers and knights in Medieval history as well as the development of heavier ...

Comprehensive and authoritative work on the whole range of Second World War Red Army weaponry.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael Gr...

Reducere. The only thoroughly documented Amazons in world history are the women warriors of Dahomey, an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western African ki...

Biographies of women of the north east who have made local, national and international contributions to society.

Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the German cavalry as used on all fronts throughout World War II.

The work of female journalists focuses more squarely on individuals caught in the conflict - including themselves. It offers a valuable counterpoin...

Reducere. This superbly illustrated volume traces the evolution of the art of warfare in the Greek and Roman worlds between 1600 B.C. and A.D. 800, from the ...

Reducere. During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forc...

Reducere. Hitler's regime was notorious for its many experiments and its various secret ploys, weapons, and technological developments. But typically, the te...

The process of globalization has had a dramatic impact on the lives of women in developing countries in the past decade.

Using archaeological evidence, written sources and place-names, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Viking legal system and assembly...

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A history of Viking Weapons & Warfare

DescriptionAs many as 20, 000 women worked in Union and Confederate hospitals during America's bloodiest war. Black and white, and from various soc...

Nubia, Queen of Themyscira! But what challenges await our new queen?Publisher: DC ComicsAuthor(s): Vita AyalaNumber of pages: 160Publication date: ...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdIllustration(s): 450 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 504Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 260 x 296 x 52Co...

Small Arms Survey 2015: Weapons and the World

Investigates the mystery and unease surrounding the issue of women called before the Inquisition in Spain and its colonial territories in the Ameri...

Reducere. Bringing Jurassic Park to your home, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Canada's most exciting team. When the Toronto Raptors first took the ...

Reducere. Beginning on the shores of West Africa in the sixteenth century and ending in the U.S. Lower South on the eve of the Civil War, Alexis Wells-Oghogh...

Reducere. Based on the author's online photography project, this stunning collection features portraits of 500 women from more than 50 countries, accompanied...

Bold and daring adventures of boy hero Oolaf in the world of Vikings!

This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2, 000 children born to black GIs and white British women in world war 11. Stories from o...

Reducere. Anthrax. Smallpox. Incurable and horrifying Ebola-related fevers. For two decades, while a fearful world prepared for nuclear winter, an elite team...

DescriptionJohn Lambert was a renowned naval draftsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by model makers and enthusiast...

Fully illustrated guide to the key weapons types used by the German armed forces in WWII, such as the Panther tank, 88mm gun, Messerschmitt Bf 109,...

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world - rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

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For fans of The Century Girls and The Bletchley Girls comes a new book by Tessa Dunlop.Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Tessa DunlopN...

Reducere. During World War II, unprecedented employment avenues opened up for women and minorities in U.S. defense industries at the same time that massive p...

Reducere. When Confederate men marched off to battle, southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations, providing fo...

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Tina SkinnerIllustration(s): 582 color and b/w photosNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2005Dimensi...

Reducere. In the tradition of Stacy Schiff's Cleopatra, Brown lays to rest the hoary myth that Viking society was ruled by men and celebrates the dramatic li...

51 true revelations by women from all over the world about what they really think about when they're having sex.Illustrations: 51 illustrations