Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army (Engels Donald W.)(Paperback)

Trump and the Media (Boczkowski Pablo J.)(Paperback)

The election of Donald Trump and the great disruption in the news and social media.Donald Trump's election as the 45th President of the United States came as something of a surprise--to many analysts, journalists, and voters. The New York Times's The Upshot gave Hillary Clinton an 85 percent chance

History of Alexander (Curtius Rufus Quintus)(Paperback / softback)

The essential history of Alexander the Great, compelling and brilliantly realized Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has

Alexander the Great - The Truth Behind the Myth (Cartledge Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The acclaimed biography of one of history's greatest icons, Alexander the Great. The acclaimed biography of one of history's greatest icons, Alexander the

Frock-Coated Communist - The Revolutionary Life of Friedrich Engels (Hunt Tristram)(Paperback / softback)

Friedrich Engels is one of the most attractive and contradictory figures of the nineteenth century. Born to a prosperous mercantile family in west Germany, he spent his career working in the Manchester cotton industry, riding to the Cheshire hounds, and enjoying the comfortable, middle-class life

God of War: The Epic Story of Alexander the Great (Cameron Christian)(Paperback)

The ultimate historical adventure novel: the life of Alexander the Great in a single, epic volume. To many he was a god. To others he was a monster. The truth is even more extraordinary. As a boy, Alexander dreamed of matching the heroic feats of Achilles. At eighteen he led the Macedonian cavalry

Alexander the Great: The Anabasis and the Indica (Hammond Martin)(Paperback)

Alexander the Great (Freeman Philip)(Paperback)

In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general

Alexander the Great: From His Death to the Present Day (Boardman John)(Paperback)

An elegant, concise, and generously illustrated exploration of Alexander the Great's representations in art and literature through the ages In this book, John Boardman, one of the world's leading authorities on ancient Greece, looks beyond the life of Alexander the Great in order to examine the

Defence Logistics: Enabling and Sustaining Successful Military Operations (Smith Jeremy)(Paperback)

The management of logistics and supply chain operations is of vital importance in the defence sector. Defence Logistics looks at established theories and their practical utility, providing insights into current thinking for postgraduate students and professionals through real-life case studies

Darius in the Shadow of Alexander (Briant Pierre)(Pevná vazba)

The last of Cyrus the Great's dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. Yet, despite being the most powerful king of his time, Darius remains an obscure figure.As Pierre Briant

Caesar's Great Success: Sustaining the Roman Army on Campaign (Merrow Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Logistics have become a principle, if not a governing factor, in modern military operations. Armies need to be fed and supplied and the larger the army, the greater the logistical difficulties that have to be overcome. Two thousand years ago, when communications were far more primitive, the size of

Dialectics of Nature (Engels Frederick)(Paperback)

Dialectics of Nature is one of the classics of Marxist liturature. Engels, analysing the advances of science, demonstrates how dialectical materialism, the philosophy of Marxism, corresponds to the very way in which nature unfolds. The revolutionary advances of nineteenth century science, most

Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst - Now Filmed As The Mercy (Tomalin Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

The classic bestseller, the great sailing adventure story of Donald

War and Cinema - The Logistics of Perception (Virilio Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Reveals the convergence of perception and destruction in the parallel technologies of warfare and

The Young Alexander - Alex Rowson

'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great - one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose

The Life of Alexander the Great (Plutarch)(Paperback)

In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new

Alexander and the Curly Wurly Caterpillar (Quirk Christopher)(Paperback)

Alexander and the Curly Curly Caterpillar follows the adventure of the main character Alexander, after he loses his favourite toy ball in a dark and scary bush. Alexander has to crawl in past prickly thorns and flower buds to try and retrieve it. Once in the bush he gets lost, cold, wet and dirty

The Great Tapestry of Scotland: The Making of a Masterpiece (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy

The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State (Engels Friedrich)(Paperback)

The most influential theory of the origins of women's oppression in the modern era, in a beautiful new edition In this provocative and now-classic work, Frederick Engels explores the interrelated development of the family and the state from ancient society to the Victorian era. Drawing on new

Fall of the Athenian Empire (Kagan Donald)(Paperback)

In the fourth and final volume of his magisterial history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the period from the destruction of Athens' Sicilian expedition in September of 413 B.C. to the Athenian surrender to Sparta in the spring of 404 B.C. Through his study of this last decade of

Military Reconnaissance: The Eyes and Ears of the Army (Stilwell Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

Covers the development of military reconnaissance and scouting from earliest times to the modern day.Since the earliest recorded military history, scouting and reconnaissance have been key tools employed by military commanders to obtain a picture of the tactical situation and make informed

Black Gangster (Goines Donald)(Paperback)

A raw and true-to-the-street portrayal of the underground by godfather of urban lit Donald Goines. Trapped in jail for a petty crime, Prince hatches a scheme from his cell to make it big. Once Ruby, the only woman worthy of his brutal ambition, joins him on the outside, they take down Detroit one

The Age of Alexander (Plutarch)(Paperback)

Plutarch's influential writings on the ancient worldPlutarch's parallel biographies of the great men in Greek and Roman history are cornerstones of European literature, drawn on by countless writers since the Renaissance. This selection provides intimate glimpses into the lives of these men,

The Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great (English Stephen)(Paperback)

'This is an excellent conclusion to a very useful series, and helps to explain why Alexander was so successful against so many different opponents.' -- History of WarAlexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time