Zbirka: Splošna in svetovna zgodovina
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Princess Margaret(2008) HEALD, TIMElegant and sophisticated biography of Princess Margaret, the controversial sister of Queen Elizabeth II, the Princess Diana of her day'A fascinating insight into the life of the party girl who became an icon in postwar Britain' DAILY EXPRESSVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Dust Diaries(2005) SHEERS, OWENWhen Owen Sheers discovers a book in his father's study he stumbles upon the life of an obscure relative: Arthur Cripps, lyric poet and maverick missionary to Rhodesia.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Thinking the Twentieth Century(2013) SNYDER, TIMOTHY,JUDT, TONYTwo explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Thinking the Twentieth Century is about the lifeVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Vol IV: 1917 Year of Crisis(2014) MARDER, ARTHUR J.New and affordable edition of this major naval history of the First World War Five volumes to be published in time for the centenary of the War Specially commissioned introductionsVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Frozen in Time(2004) GEIGER, JOHN,BEATTIE, OWENThe Franklin expedition was not alone in suffering early and unexplained deaths. This title makes the case that this illness was due to the crews' overwhelming reliance on a new technology, namely tinned foods.Vezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Perfect Summer(2007) NICOLSON, JULIETThe enchanting and absorbing story of a remarkable summer; defining a world on the cusp of irrevocable changeVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Scottish Nation(2012) DEVINE, T. M.Provides a key focus for the ongoing debate regarding Scotland's future. This book is drawn from research and exploring everything from the high politics of the devolved parliament to the everyday effects of huge and growing levels of social inequality. IVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Eastern Front 1914-1917(1998) STONE, NORMANAn account of the Russian Front in the First World War. It dispels the myths surrounding a still relatively little-known aspect of the war, showing how inefficiency rather than economic shortage led to Russia's desperate privations and eventual retreat.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
To Lose a Battle(2007) HORNE, ALISTAIRIn 1940 Hitler sent his troops to execute the Fall of France. A six-week battle with lightning 'blitzkrieg' warfare and combined operations techniques, the offensive ended the Phony War and sent the French forces reeling as their government fled from occuVezava: Mehka26,62 € -
Most Secret(2013) HEAZELL, PADDYAt this highly atmospheric and often inhospitable location on the Suffolk coast, the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) conducted crucial experiments and trials, some brilliant, others futile, on effective gunnery, accurate bombing and improved navigational aVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Bloody White Baron(2009) PALMER, JAMESRoman Ungern von Sternberg was a Baltic aristocrat, a violent, headstrong youth posted to the wilds of Siberia and Mongolia before the First World War.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ghosts of Empire(2012) KWARTENG, KWASIThis fascinating book shows how the later years of the British Empire were characterised by accidental oversights, irresponsible opportunism and uncertain pragmatismVezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Our Queen(2012) HARDMAN, ROBERTHistory has known no monarch like her. She has travelled farther than all her predecessors put together and lived longer than any of them - Queen Elizabeth II. This title tells her story.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Battle of Normandy 1944(2003) NEILLANDS, ROBINA fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Ancient Warfare(2004) SIDEBOTTOM, HARRY (MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD)Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war in a wider context and explores the ways in which ancient society thought about conflict: can a war be just? Why was siege warfareVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
World War One(2008) STONE, NORMANIn 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. This title provides a terse, opinionatVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
1066(1999) MCLYNN, FRANKEveryone knows what William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but in recent years is has become customary to assume that the victory was virtually inevitable, given the alleged superiority of Norman military technology.Vezava: Mehka23,82 €
