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Deterring Democracy(1992) CHOMSKY, NOAMFrom World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world.Vezava: Mehka20,83 €
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Orientalist(2006) REISS, TOMThe Orientalist unravels the mysterious life of a man born on the border between West and East, a Jewish man with a passion for the Arab world. Tom Reiss first came across the man who called himself 'Kurban Said' when he went to the ex-USSR to researchVezava: Mehka20,83 €
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On the Crofter's Trail(2010) CRAIG, DAVIDIn the Clearances of the 19th century, crofts - once the mainstay of Highland life in Scotland - were swept away as the land was put over to sheep grazing. The author sets out to discover how many of their stories survive in the memories of their descendaVezava: Mehka22,38 €
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Real Bravo Two Zero(2003) ASHER, MICHAELThe true story of the most famous SAS operation in history.Vezava: Mehka13,88 €
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Fine Brother(2014) MILLER, LOUISEFirst full-length biography to explore the life of the first woman to be commissioned as an officer in the Serbian army and the only British woman to enlist as a soldier in World War IVezava: Mehka13,88 €
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God's Playground A History of Poland(2005) DAVIES, NORMAN (, PROFESSOR EMERITUS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, AND SUPERNUMERARY FELLOW OF WOLFSON COLLEGE, OXFORD)This edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century.Vezava: Mehka96,68 €
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Long Road Home(2011) SHEPHARD, BENAfter the Great War, the millions killed on the battlefields were eclipsed by the millions more civilians carried off by disease and starvation when the conflict was over.Vezava: Mehka23,61 €
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Ill Met By Moonlight(2014) MOSS, W. STANLEYA classic real-life adventure story from the Second World War involving Patrick Leigh Fermor, kidnap and a Nazi manhunt.Vezava: Mehka12,50 €
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The German Trauma: Experiences and Reflections 1938-1999(2001) SERENY, GITTAGitta Sereny is one of the world's most respected journalists and historians. This book gathers together her writing on Germany. It amounts to a portrait of the country and its people, how they have come to terms with their Nazi past, both collectively anVezava: Mehka20,83 €
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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: Mehka23,61 €
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Last Man in Russia(2014) BULLOUGH, OLIVERThe author travels across Russia, from crowded Moscow train to empty windswept villages, following in the footsteps of one extraordinary man, the dissident Orthodox priest Father Dmitry. In this book, he tells the story of a nation: famine, war, the frozeVezava: Mehka15,27 €
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American Caesars(2011) HAMILTON, NIGELThe twentieth century has been called 'the American Century'. And who were these men in their private lives?Compulsively readable, packed with unforgettable characters as well as stories, lessons and revelations, American Caears is essential reading for oVezava: Mehka23,61 €
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English Affair(2013) DAVENPORT-HINES, RICHARDWINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of socialVezava: Mehka16,66 €
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Northern Ireland Conflict(2010) EDWARDS, AARON,MCGRATTAN, CILLIANThe Northern Ireland conflict is the most protracted campaign of terrorist violence in modern history. Despite decommissioning and political compromise, violent incidents are still rife and Unionists and Nationalists are as segregated as ever. This book uVezava: Mehka13,88 €
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Pity of it All(2004) ELON, AMOSPresents history of German Jews, tracing the journey of a people and their culture from the mid eighteenth century to the eve of the Third Reich. This book chronicles a 150-year period of achievement and integration that at its peak produced a golden ageVezava: Mehka18,05 €
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Pity the Nation(2001) FISK, ROBERT (, MIDDLE-EAST CORRESPONDENT OF THE INDEPENDENT)Account of war in the late-20th century both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this book combines political analysis and war reporting: it is an epic account of the LVezava: Mehka29,17 €
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Sea Harrier Over The Falklands(2007) WARD, COMMANDER SHARKEYThe controversial account of what really happened in the south Atlantic skiesVezava: Mehka18,05 €
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To The Last Round(2010) SALMON, ANDREWThe story of the most desperate battle fought by British soldiers since World War II.Vezava: Mehka27,79 €
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The Baroness: The Search for Nica the Rebellious Rothschild(2013) HANNAH ROTHSCHILDVezava: Mehka15,27 €