Zbirka: Azijska zgodovina
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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 € -
To The Last Round(2010) SALMON, ANDREWThe story of the most desperate battle fought by British soldiers since World War II.Vezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Patriot of Persia(2013) DE BELLAIGUE, CHRISTOPHEROn 19 August 1953 the British and American intelligence agencies launched a desperate coup against a cussed, bedridden 72-year-old. Above all, the life of Muhammad Mossadegh is a warning to today's occupants of Downing Street and the White House, as theyVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
God's Terrorists(2007) ALLEN, CHARLESA fascinating history of the religious fanatics that would come to be known as the founding fathers of Islamic terrorism and who set down the intellectual roots of Al Queda.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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One That Got Away(2011) RYAN, CHRISNothing had prepared them for the vicious cold of the desert winter, and after a blizzard and a desperate search for food, Chris Ryan found himself the last man standing. Left on his own, Ryan narrowly escaped an Iraqi attack and set out alone, trying toVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Paolo Pellegrin: Double Blind(2007)Features photographs that capture the fear and powerlessness of the Lebanese population in the face of the ceaseless Israeli air strikes, revealing the terror and despair of families and friends witnessing the deaths of their loved ones, whilst around theVezava: Mehka42,05 € -
Tokyo War Crimes Trial(2009) TOTANI, YUMAThis book assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE)—commonly called the Tokyo trial—established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II.Vezava: Mehka34,95 € -
Test Of Time(2001) ROHL, DAVIDBy employing the same basic methodologies used to establish the currently accepted chronology, it has been possible for a group of young archaeologists, including David Rohl, to create a New Chronology which resolves many of the problems permeating ancienVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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Evil Cradling(1993) KEENAN, BRIANBrian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped by fundamentalist Shi'ite militiamen and held in the suburbs of Beirut for the next four and a half years.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
