Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 (Dalrymple William)(Paperback)

Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 (Dalrymple William)(Paperback)

A Best Book of the Year: The Economist, Slate, Kirkus Reviews In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the throne as their puppet. But after little more than two years, the Afghans exploded into rebellion. The

White Mughals - Love and Betrayal in 18th-Century India (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious and political boundaries of its

The First Afghan War 1839-42: Invasion, Catastrophe and Retreat (Macrory Richard)(Paperback)

In 1839, forces of the British East India Company crossed the Indus to invade Afghanistan on the pretext of reinstating a former king, Shah Soojah, to his rightful throne. The reality was that this was another step in Britain's Great Game--Afghanistan would create a buffer to any potential Russian

Nine Lives - In Search of the Sacred in Modern India (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

Award-winning, critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling William Dalrymple takes us to the heart of an undiscovered

Anarchy - The Relentless Rise of the East India Company (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

Age of Kali - Travels and Encounters in India (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

William Dalrymple, who wrote so magically about India in 'City of Djinns', returns to the country in a series of remarkable

Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, 1 (Joyce William)(Paperback)

Forget naughty or nice--this is a battle of good vs. evil. Discover the origins of St. Nick and follow along as the Guardians start their quest to rid the world of nightmares in the first Guardians chapter book from Academy Award winner William Joyce that inspired the beloved film, The Rise of the

Outpost - The Most Heroic Battle of the Afghanistan War (Tapper Jake)(Paperback / softback)

All's Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare William)(Paperback / softback)

Helena, physician's daughter of humble birth, cures the King of France, and in return is promised the hand of any nobleman she wishes. But the man she chooses, the proud young Bertram, count of Rosillion, flees to Florence, refusing to consent to the forced marriage unless Helena can pass two

Under Every Leaf - How Britain Played the Greater Game from Afghanistan to Africa (Beaver William)(Paperback / softback)

Published for the first time in paperback, Beaver has produced a study of the early origins of what was to become, in the twentieth century, military

The Tragedy of King Lear (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

For this updated critical edition of King Lear, Lois Potter has written a completely new introduction, taking account of recent productions and reinterpretations of the play, with particular emphasis on its afterlife in global performance and adaptation. The edition retains the Textual Analysis of

Homing: On Pigeons, Dwellings and Why We Return (Day Jon)(Paperback)

A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARLonglisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year'Rich and joyous ...The book's quiet optimism about our ability to change, and to learn to love small things passionately, will stay with me for a long time' Helen Macdonald'Big-hearted and quietly gripping'

King in Black: Return of the Valkyries (Aaron Jason)(Paperback)

Collects King In Black: Return of the Valkyries (2021) #1-4. Once there was an entire army of Valkyries, but now Jane Foster is the only one. And when Knull and his symbiote horrors come to Earth - and the planet's guardian, the Sentry, falls - all Jane sees when she looks at our big blue planet is

King Henry VIII: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

This is the first fully annotated modern-spelling edition of King Henry VIII to appear for over a decade and includes up-to-date scholarship on all aspects of the play, including dating authorship, printing, sources and stage history. The editor accepts the view that the play is a collaboration

The Comedy of Errors (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Ros King provides a completely new Introduction to the existing text and commentary for this updated edition of The Comedy of Errors. She argues that the play cannot be regarded only as a farcical romp based on a classical model, but should be considered part of a critically misunderstood genre of

Koh-i-Noor - The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a

The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America (Davis William C.)(Paperback)

Marching Orders for the End Battle: Getting Ready for Christ's Return (Ten Boom Corrie)(Paperback)

Jesus is coming back soon, but before His return there will be a mighty conflict. 'The devil knows his time is short', Corrie ten Boom warn us. 'Everything is heading towards the great final battle which John describes in the book of Revelation, and that battle has stared

Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History (King Stephen D.)(Paperback)

A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable. An approach built on the principles of free trade and, since the 1980s, open capital

The Return of the King - J. R. R. Tolkien

Begin your journey into Middle-earth.A New Legend Begins on Prime Video, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.The third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS.The Dark Lord has risen, and as he unleashes hordes of Orcs to conquer all Middle-earth, Frodo and Sam

War for the Throne: The Battle of Shrewsbury 1403 (Barratt John)(Paperback)

Graphic account of the bitter conflict between the king and the nobles in fifteenth-century

Return of the King (Tolkien J. R. R.)(Pevná vazba)

The Return of the King is the third part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the

City of Djinns (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

'Could you show me a djinn?' I asked. 'Certainly,' replied the Sufi. 'But you would run

The Battle for Okinawa (Yahara Hiromichi)(Paperback)

Critical acclaim for The Battle for Okinawa'An indispensable account of the fighting and of Okinawa's role in the Japanese defense of the home islands.' --The Wall Street Journal'A fascinating, highly intelligent glance behind the Japanese lines.' --Kirkus Reviews'The most interesting of the 'last