Through German Eyes: The British and the Somme 1916 (Duffy Christopher)(Paperback)

Through German Eyes: The British and the Somme 1916 (Duffy Christopher)(Paperback)

Germany in the Great War: Verdun & Somme (Bilton Joshua)(Paperback)

For the Central Powers, 1916 was a year of trial and error, of successes and failures, of innovation and of drastic changes. Tactics developed, while war aims mutated to suit the inertia of trench warfare. Advances were effectively countered with the development of new weaponry, or indeed aided by

Living the Cold War: Memoirs of a British Diplomat (Mallaby Christopher)(Paperback)

The centrepiece of this memoir by Sir Christopher Mallaby, former British Ambassador in Germany and France, is the unification of Germany in 1990 ‒ the culmination of years of work by Sir Christopher and his colleagues. He held different views from the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. He saw

Somme (MacDonald Lyn)(Paperback / softback)

The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as the youthful hopes of a generation were crushed in a desperate struggle to survive, and traditional attitudes to authority were destroyed for ever. On paper, few battles have ever been so meticulously planned. This title tells

Dunkirk (Nolan Christopher)(Paperback)

Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, Canada, and France are surrounded by the German army during fierce battle in World War II. The soldiers are evacuated across the Channel, not knowing if on their return they will be treated as heroes or cowards. The international cast of Dunkirk

British Battle Tanks: World War I to 1939 (Fletcher David)(Pevná vazba)

When British soldiers charged across the Somme in September 1916, they were accompanied by a new, revolutionary weapon--the tank. After a stuttering start, armored behemoths such as the Mark IV, Mark V, and Whippet Tank played a crucial role in bringing World War I to an end. Marking the centenary

The Welsh at Mametz Wood: The Somme 1916 (Hicks Jonathan)(Paperback)

This History of The Battle for Mametz Wood draws extensively on previously unpublished accounts and original photographs. The 38th (Welsh) Division began the attack on Mametz Wood on July 7, 1916 during World War I. After days of ferocious hand-to-hand fighting and terrible loss of life, it finally

Somme Mud (Lynch E P F)(Paperback / softback)

'It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbelievable. We live in a world of Somme mud. We sleep in it, work in it, fight in it, wade in it and many of us die in it. We see it, feel it, eat it and curse it, but we can't escape it, not even by dying...'Edward Lynch enlisted

German Infantryman Vs Soviet Rifleman: Somme 1916 (Campbell David)(Paperback)

Featuring full-color artwork, specially drawn maps and archive photographs, this study offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of six representative German and Soviet infantry battalions pitched into three pivotal actions that determined the

Serre: Somme (Horsfall Jack)(Paperback / softback)

This 'Battleground Europe' book contains detailed information on the 1916 battles at the village of Serre on the Somme, and detailed walking and car tours of the battlefields and monuments as they are

Guillemont: Somme (Stedman Michael)(Paperback)

The battle for Guillemont raged throughout August 1916. Like so many of the battles into which the 'Big Push' degenerated, the struggle centred around a wood, Trones, and a heavily fortified village. It was in this battle that Noel Chavasse won the first of his two

Duffy (Duffy Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrates the career of one of the top British fashion photographers from the '60s and '70s. New expanded edition includes striking new snaps, including a dedicated new section on David

My British Archive - The Way We Were: 1968-1983(Pevná vazba)

My British Archive: The Way We Were 1968-1983 is a look at British society through the eyes of leading British photographer Homer Sykes - his personal view of 'life' as he encountered it as a young photographer setting out in the early years of his career. This was a time when British society was

Degas and the Little Dancer(Paperback / softback)

The life and art of Degas are seen through the eyes of a

Shifting Patterns: Christopher Alexander and the Eishin Campus (Guttmann Eva)(Paperback)

Christopher Alexander is a Vienna-born, British-American architect and theorist and the father of the pattern language movement, popularized in his pivotal 1968 book, A Pattern Language, with Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein, as well as the 1979 follow up, The Timeless Way of Building. Lesser

Book of Pebbles (Stocks Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

The perfect seaside and armchair companion to the pebbles of the British

Middle Parts of Fortune - Somme And Ancre, 1916 (Manning Frederic)(Paperback / softback)

Bourne is a private fighting on the front. He is under pressure to accept a commission and become an officer, but he prefers to be among the ranks, drawn into the universal struggle for survival in a world gone

The Creative Reflective Practitioner: Research Through Making and Practice (Candy Linda)(Paperback)

The Creative Reflective Practitioner explores research and practice through the eyes of people with a wholehearted commitment to creative work. It reveals what it means to be a reflective creative practitioner, whether working alone, in collaboration with others, with digital technology or doing

Through the Eyes of Me (Roberts Jon)(Paperback / softback)

The Somme (Ridley Sarah)(Paperback)

For many people the word 'Somme' sums up the carnage and futility of the First World War. The failure of Allied forces to achieve their objectives at such a huge cost in human lives has resonated in military circles for the past 100 years. This book tells the story of the battle and its wider

Sicily: Through the Writers' Eyes (Clare Horatio)(Paperback)

This collection explores the never-ending historical interest and rich and fascinating literary culture of Sicily, stretching back thousands of years. 'Through Writer's Eyes series titles go beyond the usual travel guide handbook, providing details on settings, scenes, and cultural sights that have

View from the Hill - Four Seasons in a Walker's Britain (Somerville Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

Collected notes from avid walker Christopher Somerville's treks through the British countryside. In Christopher Somerville's workroom is a case of shelves that holds four hundred and fifty notebooks. Their pages are creased and stained with mud, blood, flattened insects, beer glass rings, smears

Barbarossa Through German Eyes: The Biggest Invasion in History (Trigg Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, Hitler launched a series of lightning campaigns across Europe that crushed Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, the Low Countries, and then the Balkans. Only Great Britain had withstood the Nazis, but even it was battered and

Hitler's Sky Warriors: German Paratroopers in Action 1939-1945 (Ailsby Christopher)(Paperback)

During the Second World War, the German Fallschirmjger (paratroopers) carried out many successful and daring operations, such as the capture of the Belgian fortress at Eben Emael in 1940 and the invasion of Crete in 1941. Hitler's Sky Warriors is a detailed examination of all the battles and