Britain at War with the Asante Nation 1823-1900: 'The White Man's Grave' (Manning Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Britain at War with the Asante Nation 1823-1900: 'The White Man's Grave' (Manning Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Britain fought three major wars, and two minor ones, with the Asante people of West Africa in the nineteenth century. Only the Sudanese and Zulu campaigns saw a greater loss of life, both for the British and the indigenous population. Like the Zulus, the Asante were a warrior nation who offered a

The Amalgamation Polka (Wright Stephen)(Paperback)

A Civil War novel unlike any other: the story of a young man's journey through a nation blasted apart.Born in 1844, Liberty Fish is the descendant of both Carolina slaveholders and New York abolitionists. In hopes of reconciling the warring strands of his heritage, he escapes his home in the North

King Stephen and the Anarchy: Civil War and Military Tactics in Twelfth-Century Britain (Peers Chris)(Pevná vazba)

The Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. But perhaps the impact of the conflict has been overstated, and its

Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941 (Allport Alan)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping, groundbreaking epic that combines military with social history, to illuminate the ways in which Great Britain and its people were permanently transformed by the Second World War. Here is the many-faceted, world-historically significant story of Britain at war. In looking closely at the

Robert Graves: War Poems (Graves Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Robert Graves was a major writer about the Great War in poetry and memoir. War Poems collects all his poems about the War in one volume for the first time, both those written at the time and looking back over a period of years. Uniquely it also includes a previously unpublished manuscript, The

The Room of the Dead, Volume 2 (Kasasian M. R. C.)(Pevná vazba)

'A rival for M.C. Beaton' Frost Magazine. December 1939. With Britain at war, Inspector Betty Church hunts a dangerous enemy... Sackwater Police Station feels a million miles from the war effort. Elderly Mr Orchard keeps wandering off in his pyjamas, little Sylvia Satin is having a birthday party,

Plotting for Peace: American Peacemakers, British Codebreakers, and Britain at War, 1914-1917 (Larsen Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

With Britain by late 1916 facing the prospect of an economic crisis and increasingly dependent on the US, rival factions in Asquith's government battled over whether or not to seek a negotiated end to the First World War. In this riveting new account, Daniel Larsen tells the full story for the

Fast Track (Leather Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Who can you trust if you can't trust the people tasked with protecting the nation? Murderous jihadists have been crossing the English Channel, passing themselves off as asylum seekers. MI5 have been keeping them under surveillance, but what starts as a simple terrorist takedown goes badly wrong and

Lost Futures - The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain (Hopkins Owen)(Pevná vazba)

Lost Futures casts a detailed look at the wide range of buildings constructed in Britain between 1945 and 1979. Although their bold architectural aspirations reflected the forward-looking social ethos of the postwar era, many of these structures have since been either demolished or altered beyond

What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man's Blues (Thompson Clifford)(Pevná vazba)

An African-American writer's concise, heartfelt take on the state of his nation, exploring the war between the values he has always held and the reality with which he is confronted in twenty-first-century America. In the tradition of James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between

Stalinism at War: The Soviet Union in World War II (Edele Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Stalinism at War tells the epic story of the Soviet Union in World War Two. Starting with Soviet involvement in the war in Asia and ending with a bloody counter-insurgency in the borderlands of Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltics, the Soviet Union's war was both considerably longer and more

Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600--1900 (Bown Stephen R.)(Pevná vazba)

Blasted Things (Glaister Lesley)(Pevná vazba)

1920: Britain is trying to forget the Great War. Clementine, who nursed at the front and suffered her own losses, must bury the past and settle for a life of middle class respectability. Then she meets Vincent, an opportunistic veteran whose damage goes much deeper than the painted tin mask he

Britain at War in Colour: Air, Land and Sea (Carter Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Reproductions of one hundred rare, full-color images from the archives of the Imperial War Museums bring new life to World War II Britain Britain at War in Colour showcases one hundred of the best rare and original color images from the Imperial War Museums' unparalleled collection. Bringing

Greater: Britain After the Storm (Mordaunt Penny)(Pevná vazba)

Is the Britain of 2021 a nation hopelessly divided? Stuck in outmoded political convention and economically outclassed on the world stage? Penny Morduant and Chris Lewis don't think so. And neither should anyone else. In this ground-breaking polemic, they argue that Britain is a country with still

Trading with the Enemy: Britain, France, and the 18th-Century Quest for a Peaceful World Order (Shovlin John)(Pevná vazba)

Britain and France waged war eight times in the century following the Glorious Revolution, a mutual antagonism long regarded as a 'Second Hundred Years' War.' Yet officials on both sides also initiated ententes, free trade schemes, and colonial bargains intended to avert future conflict. What drove

Poland's Struggle: Before, During and After the Second World War (Rawson Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Poland was re-created as an independent nation at the end of the First World War, but it soon faced problems as Nazi Germany set about expanding its control on Europe. The Wehrmacht's attack on 1 September 1939 was followed by a Red Army invasion two weeks later.The people of Poland were then

Every Man's Battle, Revised and Updated 20th Anniversary Edition: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time (Arterburn Stephen)(Paperback)

The groundbreaking guide to fighting sexual temptation, with more than 4 million copies sold in the series--now revised and updated to help men navigate the realities of technology and other contemporary challenges 'Every male should read this book. As the battle for our minds intensifies, the need

Reluctant European: Britain and the European Union from 1945 to Brexit (Wall Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Nudist Camp Follies - Volume I: An Intimate Look at the Natural and Free Atmosphere in Sun Clubs (Glass Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Skin, sun, and incredible curves - this nostalgic look at naturism in 1950s Britain is illustrated with rare photographs by Stephen Glass. Take an enthralling trip down mammary lane, where the problems of modern life were set aside in the seclusion of a naturist

None past the post: Britain at the polls, 2017 (Allen Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

The latest book in the long-running Britain at the Polls series provides an indispensable account of the remarkable 2017 British general election. Leading experts explain why Theresa May and the Conservatives lost their majority, and analyse how the other political parties and voters responded to

Great Britain (Halliday Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Great Britain unearths the hidden legends, laws, landscapes, discoveries, adventures and locations that have shaped Britain's compelling, and at times, tumultuous

A Cunning Man's Grimoire: The Secret of Secrets (Skinner Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

From Dr. Stephen Skinner and the Golden Hoard Press comes a historical grimoire that features a fascinating blend of high magic and local village magic. Originally a handbook for a working sorcerer, this book includes a wealth of magical workings in addition to a treasure trove of critical

Tom Kristensen: The Book: The Book (Kristensen Tom)(Pevná vazba)

With nine victories, he holds the record for the most wins at the Le Mans 24 Hours -- and he has written motorsport history. Tom Kristensen: The Book, however, is more than just Tom Kristensen's chronicle of his successes at Le Mans: it takes the reader on an exciting journey through four decades