Battle of the Odon (Bernage Georges)(Pevná vazba)

Battle of the Odon (Bernage Georges)(Pevná vazba)

The Battle of the Odon evokes the clash between the British Army and the II SS-Panzer Korps, as they attacked across the Odon Valley during Operation 'Epsom' in June 1944. Using contemporary photographs and documents, this book provides day-by-day details of the operation that was just one part of

Battle of Cotentin - 9 - 19 June 1944 (Bernage Georges)(Pevná vazba)

In June 1944, the Americans left the Sainte-M re-Eglise and Utah Beach bridgehead and crossed the Merderet river to the Chauss e de la Fiere, taking Picauville on 10 June. Their advance was slowed following the failure of the 90th Infantry Division, but they were able to take Pont-l'Abbe on 12 June

Objective Falaise: 8 August 1944 - 16 August 1944 (Bernage Georges)(Pevná vazba)

On the night of 8 August 1944, the First Canadian Army launched Operation Totalize, directing their advance towards Falaise, with the intention of breaking through the German defences south of Caen. In spite of large numbers, they were halted by the 12.SS- Panzer-Division 'Hitierjugend', who

The Art of Breguet (Daniels George)(Pevná vazba)

The Papers of George Washington, 5: January-June 1790 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)

War of the Worlds (Wells Herbert George)(Pevná vazba)

Last Battle (Lewis C. S.)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful hardback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and colour interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline

George Dureau, the Photographs (Dureau George)(Pevná vazba)

George Dureau: The Photographs is an album of the great photographic portraits made throughout the 40 years of Dureau's artistic career--a New Orleans romance between the photographer and his subjects. All of Dureau's exquisite photographs, many of them nudes of black and disabled men, were made in

The Battle of Lepanto (Wright Elizabeth R.)(Pevná vazba)

The defeat of the Ottomans by the Holy League fleet at the Battle of Lepanto (1571) was among the most celebrated international events of the sixteenth century. This volume anthologizes the work of twenty-two poets from diverse social and geographical backgrounds who composed Latin poetry, often

The Papers of George Washington, 2: September-December 1775 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)

This volume covers the middle months of the siege of Boston when George Washington faced the delicate task of disbanding one army and recruiting another, all within musket shot of the British forces. Throughout the fall of 1775, assisted and sometimes thwarted by congressmen, New England officials,

A Treasury of Curious George (Rey H. A.)(Pevná vazba)

This version of the beloved 192-page hardcover Curious George collection of stories features the complete stories in both English and Spanish.In this full-color treasury, Curious George fans will find eight stories based on the popular little monkey: Curious George Takes a Train, Curious George

Georg Baselitz (Calvocoressi Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Prolific artist Georg Baselitz has redefined the conventions of a range of media, predominantly painting and sculpture, over the course of his sixty-year career. Born in 1938, Baselitz was expelled from art school in East Berlin in 1956 for 'socio-political immaturity,' and moved to the western

Plane Crash: The Forensics of Aviation Disasters (Bibel George)(Pevná vazba)

George IV: Art & Spectacle (Heard Kate)(Pevná vazba)

George IV was arguably the most magnificent of British monarchs. By the time George ascended to the throne in 1820 after nine years as Prince Regent, he was already well-known for his extravagant lifestyle. Visual display played an important role in his public image, an image that he worked hard to

George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life (Jones Tom)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive intellectual biography of the Enlightenment philosopher In George Berkeley: A Philosophical Life, Tom Jones provides a comprehensive account of the life and work of the preeminent Irish philosopher of the Enlightenment. From his early brilliance as a student and fellow at Trinity

The Papers of George Washington, 15 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 19 of the Revolutionary War Series documents Washington's activities during the winter and early spring of 1779, when the bulk of his army was encamped at Middlebrook, New Jersey, strategically situated where the Watchung Mountains rise from the coastal plain in the middle of the state

Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War (Holland James)(Pevná vazba)

Battle of Hurtgen Forest (Whiting Charles)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Army regards the Hurtgen Forest as one of the most desperate battles it has ever fought. Flanking the key German city of Aachen, the forest was one of the formidable natural barriers interspersed with German fortifications in the West Wall in September

Curious George and the Firefighters (Rey H. A.)(Pevná vazba)

George and the man with the yellow hat take a trip to the firehouse where George finds all sorts of new things to explore. When one curious monkey meets a company of unsuspecting firefighters, a big adventure is sure to

Georg Bchner: Contemporary Perspectives (Gillett Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Georg Buchner: Contemporary Perspectives examines the continuing relevance of Buchner in the early twenty-first century in terms of politics, science, philosophy, aesthetics, cultural studies and performance studies. It situates Buchner's interdisciplinary work in relation to the philosophical,

My Side of the Mountain Trilogy (George Jean Craighead)(Pevná vazba)

In 1959, Jean Craighead George published My Side of the Mountain. This coming-of-age story about a boy and his falcon went on to win a Newbery Honor, and for the past forty years has enthralled and entertained generations of would-be Sam Gribleys. The two books that followed--On the Far Side of the

The Papers of George Washington, 16: July-September 1778 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 16 of the Revolutionary War Series documents the period from the beginning of July to mid-September 1778, a time of unusual optimism for Washington and his army. One of the first documents in the volume is Washington's detailed report to Congress of what was seen as a great victory at the

Great Battles of the Classical Greek World (Rees Owen)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents a selection of eighteen land battles and sieges that span the Classical Greek period, from the Persian invasions to the eclipse of the traditional hoplite heavy infantry at the hands of the Macedonians. This of course is the golden age of the hoplite phalanx but Owen Rees is keen

The Case Against George W. Bush (Markoff Steven C.)(Pevná vazba)

The Case Against George W. Bush chronicles the presidency of George W. Bush through almost 600 quotes from over ninety authors, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and