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Mantle of the Prophet(2008) MOTTAHEDEH, ROY P.A new edition of Mottahedeh's gripping account of Islam and Politics in revolutionary Iran.Vezava: Mehka35,64 € -
Million Bullets(2009) FERGUSSON, JAMESHere, in their own words and for the first time, are the young veterans of Herrick 4. Controversial, fascinating and occasionally downright terrifying, A Million Bullets analyses the sorry slide into war in Helmand and asks this most troubling question: cVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Afgantsy(2012) BRAITHWAITE, SIR RODRICExamines the Russian experience in that most recent war in Afghanistan (after Alexander's conquests and the many British imperial wars and skirmishes). Largely basing his account on Russian sources and interviews, the author shows the war through the eyesVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Lords of the Horizons(1999) GOODWIN, JASON‘Perhaps the most readable history ever written’ Time OutLords of the Horizons charts the Ottoman Empire's swirling epic history; dramatic — detailed and alive — a journey, and a world all in one. The Ottoman Empire has long exerted a strong pull on WesVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Untold History of Ramen(2014) SOLT, GEORGEA rich, salty, and steaming bowl of noodle soup, ramen Offers an account of geopolitics and industrialization in Japan. It traces the meteoric rise of ramen from humble fuel for the working poor to international icon of Japanese culture.Vezava: Mehka48,47 € -
Wave(2013) DERANIYAGALA, SONALIA profoundly moving, piercingly frank memoir of grief -- of learning to live with grief -- that begins in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, when the author lost her parents, her husband, and her two young sons in the tsunami she miraculously survived.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Hiroshima Nagasaki(2013) HAM, PAULHiroshima Nagasaki challenges this deep-set perception, revealing that the atomic bombings were the final crippling blow to the Japanese in a stratgic air war waged primarily against civilians.Vezava: Mehka28,03 € -
Soldier Five(2004) COBURN, MIKESOLDIER FIVE is an elite soldier's explosive memoir of his time within the Special Air Service (SAS) and, in particular, his experiences during the 1991 Gulf War. SOLDIER FIVE is a gripping and suspenseful account of one man's experiences as a Special ForVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Bookseller Of Kabul(2004) SEIERSTAD, ASNE* The international bestseller: 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other ... a compelling read' Christina Lamb, SUNDAY TIMESVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Cypress Tree(2012) MOHAMMADI, KAMINThe story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century IranVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
After They Killed Our Father(2008) UNG, LOUNGIn 1980, at the age of ten, Loung Ung escaped a devastated Cambodia and flew to the US as a refugee. She and her eldest brother, with whom she escaped, left behind their three surviving siblings. This book follows the parallel lives of Loung and her closeVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Ataturk(2001) KINROSS, PATRICKThe definitive biography of the father of modern Turkey, a powerful figure in the still-unfolding drama of the Middle East.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Freedom at Midnight(1997) COLLINS, LARRY,LAPIERRE, DOMINIQUEThe electrifying story of India’s struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of interviews with nearly all the surviving participants – from Mountbatten to the assassinsVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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When God Made Hell(2011) TOWNSHEND, PROFESSOR CHARLESA cautious strategic invasion by British forces led - within seven years - to imperial expansion on a dizzying scale, with fateful consequences for the Middle East and the world.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Bitter Revolution(2005) MITTER, RANA (, LECTURER IN THE HISTORY AND POLITICS OF MODERN CHINA AT THE UNVERSITY OF OXFORD)China is poised to take a key role on the world stage, but in the early twentieth century the situation could not have been more different. This book goes back to this pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition fromVezava: Mehka24,52 € -
Pity the Nation(2001) FISK, ROBERT (, MIDDLE-EAST CORRESPONDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT)Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the LVezava: Mehka30,83 € -
To The Last Round(2010) SALMON, ANDREWThe story of the most desperate battle fought by British soldiers since World War II.Vezava: Mehka28,04 €
