The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (Symonds Craig L.)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Navy: A Concise History (Symonds Craig L.)(Pevná vazba)

This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the

American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction (Symonds Craig L.)(Paperback)

This fast-paced narrative charts the history of the US Navy from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British during the Revolution, the

The Battle of Midway (Symonds Craig L.)(Paperback)

There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese navy ruled the Pacific. By sunset, their vaunted carrier force, the Kido Butai, had been sunk and their grip on

The Oxford History of Byzantium (Mango Cyril)(Pevná vazba)

The Oxford History of Byzantium is the only history to provide in concise form detailed coverage of Byzantium from its Roman beginnings to the fall of Constantinople and assimilation into the Turkish Empire. Lively essays and beautiful illustrations portray the emergence and development of a

Decolonization: A Short History (Jansen Jan C.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean was one of the most important and dramatic developments of the twentieth century. In the decades after World War II, dozens of new states emerged as actors in

Chinese Painting and Its Audiences (Clunas Craig)(Pevná vazba)

A history of the reception of Chinese painting from the sixteenth century to the presentWhat is Chinese painting? When did it begin? And what are the different associations of this term in China and the West? In Chinese Painting and Its Audiences, which is based on the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the

Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels (Keener Craig S.)(Pevná vazba)

Demonstrates the reliability of the canonical gospels by exploring the genre of ancient biographyThe canonical gospels are ancient biographies, narratives of Jesus's life. The authors of these gospels were intentional in how they handled historical information and sources.Building on recent work in

Samurai: A Concise History (Wert Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the samurai. As early as the late seventeenth century, they were heavily featured in literature, art, theater, and even comedy, from the Tale of the Heike

The American Revolution: A Concise History (Allison Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution. Between 1760 and 1800, the American people cast off British rule to create a new nation and a radically new form of government based on the idea

The Story of the Chicago Bears (Ellenport Craig)(Pevná vazba)

The Story of the Detroit Lions (Ellenport Craig)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Navy Day by Day (Phillips L.)(Pevná vazba)

Capitalism: A Short History (Kocka Jrgen)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive and concise history of capitalism from its origins to today In this authoritative and accessible book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism within a global perspective from its medieval origins to the 2008 financial

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

The Rise and Demise of World Communism (Breslauer George W.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise, readable, and novel interpretation of the history of communist states. Sixteen states came to be ruled by communist parties during the 20th century. One, the Soviet Union, was geographically the largest nation in the world and a superpower. Another, China, had the world's largest

Panzer IV on the Battlefield, Volume 1 (Ellis Craig)(Pevná vazba)

Working Lives - Essays in Canadian Working-Class History (Heron Craig)(Pevná vazba)

Craig Heron is one of Canada's leading labour historians. Drawing together fifteen of Heron's new and previously published essays on working-class life in Canada, Working Lives covers a wide range of issues, including politics, culture, gender, wage-earning, and union organization. A timely

Captured! The Incredible True Story of Thomas Pellow (Green Craig)(Pevná vazba)

Original Flava: Caribbean Recipes from Home (McAnuff Craig)(Pevná vazba)

Craig and Shaun McAnuff are bringing Da'Flava from the Caribbean to your kitchen We're Craig and Shaun, two brothers from South London, but with Jamaica in our hearts and souls. Our Mum and Nanny taught us to cook, and Original Flava is all about meals that are vibrant, lively, exciting, and full

China's Revolutions in the Modern World: A Brief Interpretive History (Karl Rebecca E.)(Pevná vazba)

A concise account of how revolutions made modern China and helped shape the modern world China's emergence as a twenty-first-century global economic, cultural, and political power is often presented as a story of what Chinese leader Xi Jinping calls the nation's 'great rejuvenation,' a story

In Strictest Confidence (Horwood Craig Revel)(Pevná vazba)

The third instalment in Craig Revel Horwood's frank and funny biographies takes the reader through the highs and lows of the Strictly Come Dancing star's 'fab-u-LOUS' life. Join Craig and a host of Strictly stars on the show and live tours and get the real stories from behind the

The Slanted Gutter (Zahler S. Craig)(Pevná vazba)

Ricochet through the gutter in this gripping, pull-no-punches thriller from S. Craig Zahler He knows what you'll do - including what you'll sacrifice for protection.Darren Tasking is an entrepreneur whose business is people, and when it comes to people he specializes in risk, pleasure, and fear.He

Wild Light - Scotland's Mountain Landscape (Aitchison Craig)(Pevná vazba)

Wild Light is a panoramic exploration of the Scottish landscape by photographer Craig Aitchison, winner of the inaugural Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Features over eighty panoramic colour

Concise Theology (Packer J. I.)(Pevná vazba)

A Concise Introduction to Biblical Doctrine 'Theology is for doxology and devotion--that is, the praise of God and the practice of godliness.'--From the Preface Theology is important for the Christian life. And though it is marked by many complex terms and doctrines, there is yet what J. I. Packer