Pirates Then & Now: Notorious Outlaws of the Sea (Fleeman Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Pirates Then & Now: Notorious Outlaws of the Sea (Fleeman Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Who doesn't love pirates? From Captain Hook to Captain Jack Sparrow, Blackbeard to Black Bart, these pistol-packing, cutlass-flashing, bandana-topped outlaws of the high seas have stirred the imagination for hundreds of years with their adventurous spirit, their love of rum, fighting, plunder, and

Operation 'Torch' The Invasion of North Africa - Then and Now (Pallud Jean Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Operation 'Torch', The Invasion of North Africa - Then and

Scenes of Murder Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

Investigates 150 years of murder and presents it through a 'then and now' theme of comparison photographs. This title includes many of the 'headline' murderers like Jack the Ripper, Dr Crippen, Kennedy and Browne, the 'Black-out' Ripper, John Haigh, John Christie, Donald Hume, Ruth Ellis, Ronald

Panzers in Normandy - Then and Now (Lefevre Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Published to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Normandy campaign, Panzers in Normandy Then and Now is a detailed study of the German panzer regiments in Normandy in 1944 as seen from the German side. The book is basically divided into two parts: the theoretical composition of the 1944 model

Battle of France Then and Now (Cornwell Peter D.)(Pevná vazba)

Stations of Coastal Command Then and Now (Smith David)(Pevná vazba)

Haunted West: Legendary Tales from the Frontier (Fleeman Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The images are ingrained into the American psyche: cowboys and Indians, gunslingers and stagecoach robbers, lassos and saddles, six guns and nooses. It's a time when freedom seemed as vast as the prairie -- and violence and death loomed behind every ridge. In Haunted West, we look at the ghosts and

Aerodromes of Fighter Command Then and Now (Brooks Robin J.)(Pevná vazba)

D-Day Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

This is the first of a two volume set exploring the inception, planning and preparation of the offensive to liberate Europe, Operation 'Overlord', culminating in its launch on

Leeds Then and Now (Musgrave Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century

Selkie (Birch Josephine)(Pevná vazba)

In a small village by the sea the fishermen are full of tales and myths of monsters, pirates and mermaids, but there is one myth that may be true. On a fine, clear morning the men set sail. Reeling in the nets the youngest of the crew is dragged into the water. Rescued from the depths of the sea by

Pirates - A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates (Johnson Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Bugsy Siegel: The Dark Side of the American Dream (Shnayerson Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the notorious Jewish gangster who ascended from impoverished beginnings to the glittering Las Vegas strip 'Fast-paced and absorbing. . . . With a keen eye for the amusing, and humanizing detail, Shnayerson] enlivens the traditional rise-and-fall narrative.'--Jenna Weissman Joselit,

Defeat of Germany Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

This book illustrates the battles by the western Allies to liberate western Europe during the Second World War and follows the fighting, month by month, beginning with D-Day in Normandy until signatures on a document in Berlin eleven months later denoted the final defeat of Nazi

D-Day Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

This is the second part of a two volume set exploring the inception, planning and preparation of the offensive to liberate Europe, Operation 'Overlord', culminating in its launch on

Falklands War Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

In 1982, Argentina rashly gambled that a full-scale invasion of the Falklands Islands - ownership of which had been disputed with Great Britain for over a century - would put an end to years of political wrangling. This title lists the casualties of both sides and the graves of all the British

New York Then and Now (Reiss Marcia)(Pevná vazba)

Pairing classic archive photos with their modern viewpoint, New York Then and Now shows the dramatic changes that have transformed the city in 150 years.The latest version of Pavilion Books' top-selling North American title, New York Then and Now, has been revised and updated for 2019. Photographed

Berlin Then and Now (Le Tissier Tony)(Pevná vazba)

This text on Berlin charts the Nazi-Communist struggle of the Weimar Republic; the grandeur, both public and architectural, of the Third Reich; and the city's battering by Allied and Soviet forces. 'Focus on the Cold War' looks at the partition, and eventual reunion, of East and West

Home Front in Britain Then and Now (Ramsey Winston and Gail)(Pevná vazba)

The Home Front in Britain Then and

Historic Photos of Outlaws of the Old West (Johnson Larry)(Pevná vazba)

From our earliest history, Americans have had an uneasy affection for our outlaws, especially those from the romantic period of the Old West. Whether it is the fearlessness and freedom they represent or some other psychological need, we often overlook the misdeeds of these people in our fascination

Weymouth & Portland Then Meets Now (Attwooll Maureen)(Pevná vazba)

Operation Market-garden Then and Now(Pevná vazba)

This title, the second of two volumes, looks at Operation 'Market Garden', the allied airborne assault on the Netherlands in September 1944. It provides hundreds of then and now comparison photographs, many published for the first

Zulu War - Then and Now (Knight Ian)(Pevná vazba)

This work is one of the most widley known military campaigns of the Victorian era. It contains graphic eyewitness accounts from both sides and additional chapters cover what remains to be seen today, in museums, the battlefields, and the lonely graves of the

Invasion Airfields Then and Now (Ramsey Winston)(Pevná vazba)

This book tells the story of every airfield that became operational by D+90, explaining the methods used to construct them and the units that flew from