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In a career spanning forty years, Angus Roxburgh lived and worked in Russia as a literary translator, as Moscow correspondent of the Sunday Times and the BBC, and as a media consultant to the Kremlin. He witnessed Russian history unfolding at first hand...

During World War II, Plymouth earned the distinction as the most bombed city outside London. But it was planners not bombers which destroyed most of the history of the city. Few traces remain of the Plymouth's best known sons, Drake and Hawkins. By the...

Imagine you have an old painting, a Madonna and Child, that has been in your family for years. It is beautiful, serene and spellbinding. It hangs on your wall and for a long time you take it for granted. But curiosity to know more about it gradually...

Tired of following other people's rules? Think you can do better? Now's your chance! This innovative and fun new title from Lonely Planet Kids shows you how to design a completely new nation from scratch. Decide on the laws, choose your borders, make...

Each of the three volumes of this magisterial work provides a comprehensive picture of the realities of Jewish life in the Polish lands in the period it covers, while also considering the contemporary political, economic, and social context. Volume I:...

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Offers the history of Eighth Army. This book uses official records, personal accounts and Victoria Cross winners' stories to deliver a tale of the Eighth Army from its beginnings in the sands of North Africa through the victory of El Alamein to the end...

Amid the carnage and destruction of the Second World War, RAF Bomber Command's efforts to blast Germany into submission would emerge as one of the bloodiest and most protracted campaigns of the war - this is the story of those who braved the killing...

This book is a complete examination of the siege and the participants involved from both sides and is based upon archival research and extensive firsthand archaeological investigation of the battlefield - it will satisfy anyone interested in American...

A comprehensive account of the occupation of Paris by the English, this work chronicles the highlights of the event alongside glimpses of the city-dwellers' daily lives.About the Author(Location: West London) is a prolific radio playwright, and a writer...

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'There were two theories about the Black Death. One was that it was bionic plague.' So says one of Paul Sharpe's history pupils. Or how about this one: 'Elgar taught himself to play the violin, cello and baboon - ' This is a rib-tickling little...

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This is a survey of current debates over the significance and role of Puritanism in 17th-century England. It is intended for undergraduate courses on 17th-century England.Book InformationISBN 9781857282863Author William LamontFormat PaperbackPage Count...

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Revealing guide to the techniques and equipment of the world's elite forces Discloses the trade secrets of today's special operatives Written by a leading authority in the field It is easy to visualise special-operations troops as men in camouflage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854111531Author Alison LloydFormat PaperbackImprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 390g

Who were the Victorians? Were they self-confident imperialists secure in the virtues of the home, and ruled by the values of authority, duty, religion and respectability? Or where they self-doubting and hypocritical prudes whose family life was...

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The story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table has a fascination which is universal. But the story is not only popular, it is controversial. Historians take diametrically opposed views on its central fi gure, King Arthur, for the written...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847717078Author Gerald MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845895440Author Julia SkinnerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection

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A history of Merthyr Tydfil.Book InformationISBN 9781845883935Author Merthyr Tydfil LibrariesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Nonsuch PublishingPublisher Nonsuch PublishingWeight(grams) 160gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 165mm * 10mm

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Presents a pictorial history of Blaina and surrounds through a series of photographs and images. This work features historical captions.Book InformationISBN 9781845882532Author Trevor RowsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Nonsuch...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845893880Author Julia SkinnerFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection

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The Old Testament was not written in a vacuum. It was written by and to a specific people who lived within specific social, historical, political, and literary contexts not only of their own culture but also of the surrounding peoples. Clearly, an...

This is the story of the fighter aces who flew throughout the war in many different operational theatres. The book opens with the first Polish Aces during the German invasion and continues with Finland's pilots in the Winter War against the Soviets...

Images of WWI in the popular consciousness normally involve the bloody attrition of trench warfare, the miles of mud, the shattered earth, the tangled miles of barbed wire. However there was another significant arena of war - the battle for control of...

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This fun little book, containing 200 fantastic facts about the Christmas season as well as 90 illustrations, will delight readers everywhere this Christmas.Book InformationISBN 9781841657400Author Geoff HolderFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Pitkin...

To commemorate 70 years since this momentous event, the guide looks at the greatest air battle in history, fought in the skies over southern England between the RAF and the Luftwaffe in the high summer of 1940. By June 1940 the Nazi forces were poised on...