Prisoners of History - What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves (Lowe Keith)(Pevná vazba)

Prisoners of History - What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves (Lowe Keith)(Pevná vazba)

The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us about Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future (Robbins Jim)(Paperback)

Past and Present: To Learn from History (Almqvist Kurt)(Pevná vazba)

What history teaches us: writers and theorists on the lessons of the pastHow can our understanding of the past help to solve our present political or economic conditions and conflicts? Edited by Swedish author Kurt Almqvist and historian Mattias Hessrus, the essays in this volume range from

Ruin and Renewal - Civilising Europe After the Second World War (Betts Paul)(Pevná vazba)

A major new history of post-war

Timeline: A Visual History of Our World (Goes Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Take a journey through the history of our planet... A perfect introduction to history for young and old, Timeline travels the story of our world, through a lens that captures myths and legends, dinosaurs, the great civilizations, kings and knights, discoveries and inventions. Timeline shows the

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

A History of Women in 100 Objects (Andrews Maggie)(Paperback)

The history of the world has been told in objects. But what about the objects that tell the history of women? What are the items that symbolize the journey of women from second-class citizens with no legal rights, no vote and no official status to the powerful people they are today? And what are

Prisoners of History (Lowe Keith)(Paperback)

A Spectator Book of the Year 2020A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2020'Inspired ... Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY

Wiltshire at War Through Time (Buckton Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Exploring in full colour the history of Wiltshire in the Second World War and what remains

Second World War (Beevor Antony)(Paperback / softback)

A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military

The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Learn about the origins of our species and all things revolution in The History Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about History in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to

History of the Second World War in 100 Maps (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conflict as he charts its historical sweep across each of the major

Second World War (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and

History Snapshots: Children and World War II (Ridley Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

Uses photographs from British history that show us what life was like in the

Ireland During the Second World War: Farewell to Plato's Cave (Evans Bryce)(Paperback)

In the first book detailing the social and economic history of Ireland during the Second World War, Bryce Evans reveals the real story of the Irish emergency. Revealing just how precarious the Irish state's economic position was at the time, the book examines the consequences of Winston Churchill's

Spirit of London (Cohen-Portheim Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Spirit of London offers a wonderful snapshot of our capital before the Second World War, and a charming insight into our attitudes to urban life back in the

Technology and Society: A World History (Ede Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Technology and Society: A World History explores the creative power of humanity from the age of stone tools to the digital revolution. It introduces technology as a series of systems that allowed us to solve real-world problems and create a global civilization. The history of technology is also the

Prisoners of Geography - Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps (Marshall Tim)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim

Second Thoughts and the Epistemological Enterprise (Kornblith Hilary)(Pevná vazba)

What happens when we have second thoughts about the epistemic standing of our beliefs, when we stop to check on beliefs which we have already formed or hypotheses which we have under consideration? In the essays collected in this volume, Hilary Kornblith considers this and other questions about

Timelines of World History (Chisholm Jane)(Pevná vazba)

A gorgeously illustrated guide to the history of the world, from wars and revolutions to ground-breaking inventions, discoveries and artistic movements. With over 3,500 key dates from the Stone Age to the year 2000, organised geographically so readers can compare what was happening in different

The Power of Knitting: Stitching Together Our Lives in a Fractured World (Napoleoni Loretta)(Pevná vazba)

Purl and stitch: Empowering, healing, and reconnecting us to each other and ourselves In a fractured world plagued by anxiety and loneliness, knitting is coming to the rescue of people from all walks of life. Economist and lifelong knitter Loretta Napoleoni unveils the hidden power of the purl and

Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947 (Todman Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The second volume of Daniel Todman's account of Great Britain and World War II The second of Daniel Todman's two sweeping volumes on Great Britain and World War II, Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947, begins with the event Winston Churchill called the 'worst disaster' in British military

Parade's End (Ford Ford Madox)(Pevná vazba)

A story which traces the history of a house and a family at the time of World War I. This is a picture of Edwardian England at its most opulent. Exploring the themes of love, honour and betrayal, this contemporary of Henry James and Joseph Conrad shows himself their equal in literary

Syrian Requiem: The Civil War and Its Aftermath (Rabinovich Itamar)(Pevná vazba)

A compact, incisive history of one of the defining conflicts of our time Leaving almost half a million dead and displacing an estimated twelve million people, the Syrian Civil War is a humanitarian catastrophe of unimaginable scale. Syrian Requiem analyses the causes and course of this bitter