Zbirka: Britanska in irska zgodovina
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Land Is All That Matters(2024) DUNGAN, MYLESA sweeping narration of the land wars that shaped Irish history, from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two.Vezava: Trda41,69 € -
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Mungo Park's Ghost(2024) KENNEDY, DANE (GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC)The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its source. The forgotten story of their disastrous failures is a revealing case study of the hubris that spurredVezava: Trda51,68 € -
Working-Class Raj(2023) LINDGREN-GIBSON, ALEXANDRA (UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI)Working-Class Raj explores what happened to working-class men and women when they left Britain and travelled to India, where their worlds were upended by the disruptive addition of race to British social hierarchies. Drawing on previously unused corresponVezava: Trda133,88 € -
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Short History of the Irish Revolution(2007) KILLEEN, RICHARDThe most critical period in modern Irish history is covered in this authoritative, informed overview. A perfect introduction for non-specialists.Vezava: Mehka16,66 €
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Origins of Manchester(2023) KIDD, ALANThis fascinating book, by a leading historian of the city, tells Manchester's story from the Romans to the first steam-poweredfactories, showing how the centuries before the Industrial Revolution formed the foundation for the city's later greatness.Vezava: Mehka18,05 €
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Colonel Paddy(2013) MARRINAN, PATRICKThe classic story of Blair Mayne from Newtownards in Northern Ireland, late commanding officer of the first SAS Regiment - the most daredevil and dangerous regiment in the British Army. The personification of courage and a man who commanded remarkable loyVezava: Mehka16,07 € -
Plantation of Ulster(2014)The first major academic study of the Ulster Plantation in over 25 years. This collection of essays by leading scholars in the field on a broad range of historical and literary topics redresses the previous coverage of the plantations, moving away from anVezava: Mehka34,44 € -
King's Grave(2014) LANGLEY, PHILIPPA,JONES, MICHAELThe real life, death and remarkable discovery of history's most controversial monarch.Vezava: Mehka18,05 €
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All the Countries We've Ever Invaded(2013) LAYCOCK, STUARTThis book takes a look at some of the truly awe-inspiring ways our country has been a force, for good and for bad, right across the world. A lot of people are vaguely aware that a quarter of the globe was once pink, but that’s not even half the story.Vezava: Mehka13,88 € -
Hawker VC: The First RFC Ace(2013) HAWKER, TYRREL M.Major Lanoe Hawke was one of only 19 flying VCs. By the age of 26 Hawker had won his VC and DSO. He was the first pilot to record five 'kills'. Contains Baron von Richthofen's (The Red Baron) account of the aerial combat which resulted in Hawker's deatVezava: Trda27,78 € -
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Trees in Anglo-Saxon England(2013) HOOKE, DELLAA powerful exploration of trees in both the real and the imagined Anglo-Saxon landscape.Vezava: Mehka37,31 € -
Bageye at the Wheel(2013) GRANT, COLINBageye already finds it a struggle to feed his family on his wage from Vauxhall Motors, but now his wife Blossom has set her heart on her sons going to private school and she will not settle for anything less. This is the story of a father seen throughVezava: Mehka15,27 €
