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William and Mary(2008) KISTE, JOHN VAN DERMary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, married William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, who was eleven years older than her. This dual biography deals with both thVezava: Mehka25,22 € -
Dancing into Battle(2007) FOULKES, NICHOLASThe social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Unfree French(2007) VINEN, RICHARDIn the summer of 1940, the French army was one of the largest and best in the world, confident of victory. In the space of a few nightmarish weeks all that changed as the French and their British allies were crushed and eight million people fled their homVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Alfred the Great(2006) POLLARD, JUSTINIn an era darkened by the terror of the Viking invasions, England's first and greatest king was a beacon of light.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Hollow Crown(2006) RUBIN, MIRIThere is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. This account brings the reader a long lost world, a strange, Catholic, rural country of monks, peasants, knights and merchants, almost perpetually at war, but coVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Origins of the Final Solution(2005) BROWNING, CHRISTOPHEROffers an analysis of the descent of the Nazi persecution of the Jews into mass murder. Arguing that genocide was not a preconceived plan, this book explains how the decision to murder the Jews en masse emerged in stages and by a process of elimination thVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands(2005) SEACOLE, MARYWritten in 1857, this is the autobiography of a Jamaican woman whose fame rivalled Florence Nightingale's during the Crimean War. Seacole travelled widely before eventually arriving in London, where her offer to volunteer as a nurse in the war met with raVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Easter Rising(2000) KOSTICK, CONOR,COLLINS, LORCANDefying all the odds 1600 men, women and children went out on 24 April, Easter Monday, 1916 to fight for an independent Ireland. Vividly illustrated, this book takes you through the battle-torn streets of Dublin.Vezava: Mehka14,25 € -
Nathaniel's Nutmeg(2000) MILTON, GILESThe extraordinary adventure-filled story of how England came to own Manhattan in the seventeenth centuryVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Rethinking the Holocaust(2002) BAUER, YEHUDAA study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He also examines topics such as the relationship between the HolocauVezava: Mehka24,70 € -
Revolution(2007) HARRIS, TIMThe 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. This book tells that this was a turning poinVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Swiss Reformation(2002) GORDON, BRUCEIn this comprehensive study of the Swiss Reformation, Gordon examines the event in the context of the history of the Swiss Federation. The Reformation is presented as a narrative of events followed by an examination of various key themes surrounding the eVezava: Mehka35,63 € -
Scotland from Pre-History to the Present(2003) WATSON, FIONAA lively new history from one of Scotland's brightest young historians.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Penguin History of Britain(2001) BRIGDEN, SUSANNo period in British history retains more resonance and mystery than the sixteenth century. Here, the author sees the key to the Tudor world as religion - the new world of Protestantism and its battle with the the old world of uniform Catholicism.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
In Time of War(1996) FISK, ROBERTAward-winning journalist Robert Fisk's definite study of Ireland during the Second World War details factors from German U-boats to conscription attempts in Northern Ireland. A gripping study of Ireland's neutrality - and every bit as relevant for today'sVezava: Mehka30,83 € -
Periodic Table(1995) LEVI, PRIMOAn extraordinary kind of autobiography in which each of the 21 chapters takes its title and its starting-point from one of the elements in the periodic table.Vezava: Trda21,02 € -
Jutland, 1916(2008) STEEL, NIGEL,HART, PETERDramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the First World WarVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
War The Infantry Knew(1988) DUNN, CAPTAIN J.C.A classic account of war - in the soldiers' own words.Vezava: Mehka23,82 €










