English Silver Before the Civil War: The David Little Collection (Schroder Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

English Silver Before the Civil War: The David Little Collection (Schroder Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

- Lively introduction to early English silver- Many hitherto unpublished items of silver illustrated in colorA remarkable private collection formed over the last thirty years is the focus of this richly illustrated book that introduces the reader to English silver spanning a century and a half from

Civil War London: Mobilizing for Parliament, 1641-5 (Downs Jordan S.)(Pevná vazba)

London's mobilisation proved crucial to parliament's success in the English Civil War. Through a rigorous investigation of archival and print sources, this book shows how and why the City aligned its interests with parliament and how, ultimately, this alignment led to the establishment of an army

Secrets of the U.S. Civil War (Leboutillier Linda)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Civil War was a war that changed the face, body, and heart of the United States forever. Secrets of the U.S. Civil War reveals little-known stories of the people, weapons, and battles that have affected the maps on our walls and the allegiances in our

The Queen's Promise (Vantrease Brenda Rickman)(Pevná vazba)

The enthralling story of two remarkable women caught up in the maelstrom of the English Civil War. February, 1642. With the King and Parliament at loggerheads, England is rushing headlong into a brutal and bloody war. Caught up in the turbulence are two formidable women who face difficult and

Short History of The American Civil War (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Decisive Battles of the English Civil War (Wanklyn Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

In this stimulating and original investigation of the decisive battles of the English Civil War, Malcolm Wanklyn reassesses what actually happened on the battlefield and as a result sheds new light on the causes of the eventual defeat of Charles I. Taking each major battle in turn - Edgehill,

English Civil War - A People's History (Purkiss Diane)(Paperback / softback)

This popular history of the English Civil War tells the story of the bloody conflict between Oliver Cromwell and Charles I from the perspectives of those

Coins and Medals of the English Civil War (Besly Edward)(Pevná vazba)

The second edition of this book presents a new and expanded exploration of the unusually varied coinage and currency of the 'Great Rebellion' of 1642-1660, a pivotal period in British history. It builds on further research available since its original publication in 1990, notably a fresh appraisal

Faces of Civil War Nurses (Coddington Ronald S.)(Pevná vazba)

During the American Civil War, women on both sides of the conflict, radiating patriotic fervor equal to their male counterparts, contributed to the war effort in countless ways: forming charitable societies, becoming nurses, or even marching off to war as vivandi res, unofficial attach s to the

The Civil War: A Concise History (Masur Louis P.)(Pevná vazba)

One hundred and fifty years after the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter, the Civil War still captures the American imagination, and its reverberations can still be felt throughout America's social and political landscape. Louis P. Masur's The Civil War: A Concise History offers a masterful and

Union Soldier of the American Civil War (Hambucken Denis)(Paperback)

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of ending. Hundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military

Confederate Soldier of the American Civil War (Hambucken Denis)(Paperback)

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of ending. Hundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military

Reforming Civil Procedure: The Hardest Path (Saulles Dominic de)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing on political, social and economic theory, Reforming Civil Procedure focuses on the English civil justice system by looking at its history and its processes. The book considers the objectives of civil procedure and how it operates for and against particular societal groups, and what ideas

A Strife of Tongues: The Compromise of 1850 and the Ideological Foundations of the American Civil War (Maizlish Stephen E.)(Pevná vazba)

Universal War One (Bajram Denis)(Pevná vazba)

2058. Humanity has colonized our entire solar system. In the middle of a civil war between the core planets and distant outlying planetary settlements, an immense black wall appears, cutting our solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter, and it's up to a band of disgraced

The English Civil Wars: 1640-1660 (Worden Blair)(Paperback)

A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more

Look Again - The Autobiography (Bailey David)(Pevná vazba)

The extraordinary, riotous life of iconic photographer David Bailey - from the Second World War to the Swinging Sixties, from Eighties excess to the present

Little Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford Languages)(Pevná vazba)

This is a major new edition of the Little Oxford English Dictionary, offering the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary. Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, a unique databank with hundreds of millions of words of English, it provides a fresh

Poems of the American South(Pevná vazba)

The arc of poetry of the South, from slave songs to Confederate hymns to Civil War ballads, from Reconstruction turmoil to the Agrarian movement to the dazzling poetry of the New South, is richly varied and historically

The Devil's Dictionary (Bierce Ambrose)(Pevná vazba)

Ambrose Bierce, journalist and former soldier for the Union army in the Civil War, began writing satirical definitions for the San Francisco Wasp in 1881, and later for the San Francisco Examiner, launching a journalistic career that would see him liked and loathed in equal measure and earn him the

Civil War (Caesar)(Pevná vazba)

Caesar (C. Iulius, 102-44 BC), statesman and soldier, defied the dictator Sulla; served in the Mithridatic wars and in Spain; entered Roman politics as a 'democrat' against the senatorial government; was the real leader of the coalition with Pompey and Crassus; conquered all Gaul for Rome; attacked

Life in Jefferson Davis' Navy (Tomblin Barbara B.)(Pevná vazba)

The Civil War is often considered a 'soldiers' war,' but Life in Jefferson Davis' Navy acknowledges the legacy of service of the officers and sailors of the Confederate States Navy. In this full-length study, Barbara Brooks Tomblin addresses every aspect of a Confederate seaman's life, from the

Barack Before Obama: Life Before the Presidency (Katz David)(Pevná vazba)

A personal, intimate, photographic celebration of President Barack Obama in the years prior to his presidency, from friend and former aide David KatzFrom 2004 to 2008, David Katz worked alongside then senate-hopeful Barack Obama as a personal aide, an unofficial documentarian, and a friend. During

Star Wars Insider: Fiction Collection Vol. 1 (Zahn Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

The official magazine of the Star Wars saga presents an amazing collection of exclusive fully-illustrated short stories from the galaxy far, far away. Including tales starring iconic characters such as Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and Darth Vader, this collection also features stories showcasing