Yamato: Flagship of the Japanese Imperial Navy (Knowles Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

Yamato: Flagship of the Japanese Imperial Navy (Knowles Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The 'Yamato' and her sister ship the 'Musashi' represented the ultimate development in the battleship. Together, the two ships were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed. Named after the Yamato Province, Yamato was designed to counter the numerically superior fleet of

The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War (Stille Mark)(Paperback)

When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the IJN acquiring a fleet of modern foreign-built warships. Coupled

The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War (Stille Mark)(Pevná vazba)

From the stunning victory at Pearl Harbor to its dramatic reversal at Midway, the Imperial Japanese Navy swept all before it in its numerous victories in the Pacific and Far Eastern waters. The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War pulls from many of Osprey's bestselling books on the subject in

Star Wars - The Imperial Handbook - A Commander's Guide (Wallace Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

Star Wars: The Imperial Handbook shares the knowledge of a newly promoted Commander in the Imperial Military, providing a comprehensive overview of the Imperial war machine. After the Battle of Endor, the guide fell into the hands of the Rebel Alliance who provide handwritten

Fist from the Sky - The Story of Captain Takashige Egusa, the Imperial Japanese Navy's Most Illustrious Dive-Bomber Pilot (Smith Peter C.)(Pevná vazba)

The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan (Wynn Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Augustus and the Destruction of History - The politics of the past in early imperial Rome(Pevná vazba)

Pearl: December 7, 1941 (Butler Daniel Allen)(Pevná vazba)

A new, readable account of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.What happened at Pearl Harbor?What really happened?The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is one of those rare moments where, in the space of a few hours, the 'hinge of Fate' turned and the course of history was utterly changed. Nearly

The Japanese Economy, Second Edition (Ito Takatoshi)(Pevná vazba)

The second edition of a comprehensive account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, substantially updated and expanded.This textbook offers a comprehensive, rigorous but accessible account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, grounding its approach in mainstream economics

Japan Runs Wild, 1942-1943 (Harmsen Peter)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive view of World War Two in the Asia Pacific.In early 1942, the Japanese Army and Navy were advancing on all fronts, humiliating their US, British and Dutch foes throughout the Asia Pacific. In a matter of just months, the soldiers and sailors of the Rising Sun conquered an area even

Infinite Spaces - The Art and Wisdom of the Japanese Garden(Pevná vazba)

New Oxford American Dictionary (Stevenson Angus)(Pevná vazba)

As Oxford's flagship American dictionary, the New Oxford American Dictionary sets the standard of excellence for lexicography in this country. With more than 350,000 words, phrases, and senses, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most

The Japanese Garden (Walker Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

An in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese garden.The most comprehensive exploration of the art of the Japanese garden published to date, this book covers more than eight centuries of the history of this important genre. Author and garden

Japanese Home Cooking (Masui Chihiro)(Pevná vazba)

In Japanese Home Cooking, the techniques and ingredients of Japanese cuisine are explained clearly, thanks in great part to the many step-by-step photos. It omits nothing, from cooking rice to dressing a Japanese table. The book is the ideal guide for cooks new to Japanese cuisine, as well as

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions (Baffelli Erica)(Pevná vazba)

Providing an overview of current cutting-edge research in the field of Japanese religions, this Handbook is the most up-to-date guide to contemporary scholarship in the field. As well as charting innovative research taking place, this book also points to new directions for future research, covering

Queen Emeraldas, Volume 1 (Matsumoto Leiji)(Pevná vazba)

The sci-fi classic from the creator of Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), Galaxy Express 999, and Captain Harlock in English for the first time Emeraldas, known throughout the galaxy as the Pirate Queen, travels through space on her heavily-armed ship, searching for a secret. Hiroshi Umino is

MG V8 (Knowles David)(Pevná vazba)

MG V8 tells in unprecedented detail the stories of some of the most powerful and exciting cars ever to wear the evocative MG octagon badge. Topics covered include: The story of each MG V8 model, from concept to development and production; Detailed information tables of notable cars and their

What a Ship Sees - A Fold-out Journey Across the Ocean (Knowles Laura)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare's Boys: A Cultural History (Knowles K.)(Pevná vazba)

Shakespeare's Boys: A Cultural History offers the first extensive exploration of boy characters in Shakespeare's plays, examining a range of characters from across the Shakespearean canon in their original early modern contexts and surveying their subsequent performance histories on stage and

Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall (Drea Edward J.)(Paperback)

Winner: Society for Military History Distinguished Book AwardPopular impressions of the imperial Japanese army still promote images of suicidal banzai charges and fanatical leaders blindly devoted to their emperor. Edward Drea looks well past those stereotypes to unfold the more complex story of

Japanese Steel: Classic Bicycle Design from Japan (Bevington William)(Pevná vazba)

The first book to chronicle the golden age of Japanese bicycle design. Japanese bicycles have long been at the forefront of both competitive and recreational cycling--from top-flight racing bicycles to collectible custom fixed-gear frames. This comprehensive and stunningly illustrated book presents

Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary (Shirane Haruo)(Pevná vazba)

In 2005, the celebrated scholar of Japanese literature Haruo Shirane published Classical Japanese: A Grammar. Now, with Classical Japanese Reader and Essential Dictionary, he completes his two-volume textbook for learning classical, or literary, Japanese--the primary written language in Japan from

Napoleon: The Imperial Household (Cordier Sylvain)(Pevná vazba)

The dazzling splendors of the court of Napoleon I (1769-1821) reflected the grandeur and ambitions of the greatest empire of the day. This luxurious volume re-creates the ambiance and captures the spirit that prevailed in the French court during the Empire through the material manifestations of the

Harumi's Japanese Kitchen (Kurihara Harumi)(Pevná vazba)

Japanese cooking demystified with 53 new recipes from one of the world's bestselling authors of Japanese