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Viking Warrior vs Anglo-Saxon Warrior(2017) WILLIAMS, GARETHAn absorbing study of Viking and Anglo-Saxon warriors at three pivotal battles of the Early Medieval era, as they fought for control of pre-Norman England. Ideal for any enthusiast of medieval warfare.Vezava: Mehka22,42 € -
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Memories of a Wartime Childhood in London(2022) MODEL, DOUGLASThe incredible true story of a boy trying to lead a normal life in London amidst the terrors and horrors of the Blitz and V bombs raining down in the Second World WarVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Unreturning Army(2015) GORDON, HUNTLYIn the centenary year of the Great War, names such as Ypres, the Marne, the Somme, Passchendaele are heavy with meaning as settings for the near-destruction of a generation of men.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Postwar Journeys(2021) LE-TORMALA, HANG THI THUTells the story of the roles played by American and Vietnamese citizens in their postwar quest for peace. Hang Thi Thu Le-Tormala deepens our understanding of the Vietnam War and its aftermath by taking examining postwar Vietnam and offering a fresh analyVezava: Trda94,50 € -
Ian Fleming's War(2020) SIMMONS, MARKThe first book to explore in detail the link between the work of Ian Fleming at Naval Intelligence during the Second World War and the 007 plotsVezava: Trda28,04 € -
London County Council Bomb Damage Maps 1939-1945(2015) WARD, LAURENCEThe attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of which can still be seen in its urban and social landscapes. This title includes an introduction to the historical context.Vezava: Trda90,34 € -
Great Cat and Dog Massacre(2018) KEAN, HILDADuring WWII, four hundred thousand cats and dogs were euthanized in Britain. In The Great Cat and Dog Massacre, Hilda Kean unearths the history, piecing together the compelling story of the life—and death—of Britain’s wartime animal companions.Vezava: Mehka45,62 € -
Odyssey of an Apple Thief(2019) ROZENBAUMAS, MOISHEMoishe Rozenbaumas (1922-2016) recounts his fascinating life, from his Lithuanian boyhood, to the fraught experiences that take him across Europe and Central Asia and back again, to his daring escape from Soviet Russia to build a new life in Paris.Vezava: Mehka36,10 € -
Beauty of Living(2022) ROSENBLITT, J. ALISON (REGENT'S PARK COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)An incisive biography of E.E. Cummings’ early life, including his First World War ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetryVezava: Mehka29,93 € -
Nuclear Weapons(2021) CASEY-MASLEN, STUART (UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA)A new nuclear arms race is underway. This book describes in accessible language how and why it is happening, who still possesses nuclear weapons, and what constraints apply to those weapons under international law.Vezava: Mehka77,00 € -
Sweet Taste of Liberty(2019) MCDANIEL, W. CALEB (MARY GIBBS JONES PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, MARY GIBBS JONES PROFESSOR OF HUMANITIES, RICE UNIVERSITY)The extraordinary life of Henrietta Wood--a formerly enslaved woman sold back into slavery, eventually freed again, and who then sued the man who had sold her back into bondage, and won.Vezava: Trda36,44 € -
Dublin's Great Wars(2018) GRAYSON, RICHARD S. (PROFESSOR OF TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY, GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)The first integrated history of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and Irish Revolution. Richard S. Grayson reveals the importance of First World War experiences to the Easter Rising as welVezava: Trda46,32 €










