wyszukanych pozycji: 123
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Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate
ISBN: 9780470128213 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. "A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details." --Publishers Weekly "Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era." --Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his savage career was, much of Blackbeard's life has been shrouded in mystery--until now....
"A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details." --Publishers Weekly "Interesting and exciting . . . a thorough...
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90,93 |
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Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
ISBN: 9780470116678 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the history of Sovereign of the Seas, an immensely powerful floating fortress. You will enjoy this gripping tale of an arms race that created and ruined empires, changed the map of the world, and led Europe out of the Renaissance and into the Modern age. Understand how the Sovereign of the Seas became the model for a whole new generation of warships that would dominate naval warfare until the advent of steam power.
Savor the story of the ultimate warship in Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship, which chronicles the h...
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Brytyjskie okręty pancerne 1860-1875. HMS Warrior
ISBN: 9788381782616 / Polski / broszurowa / 2020 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. W listopadzie 1859 roku miało miejsce wodowanie francuskiego La Gloire. Był to pierwszy na świecie pełnomorski okręt pancerny co prawda zbudowany z drewna, ale z kadłubem pokrytym ochronną warstwą płyt żelaznych. Wielka Brytania, aby nie dać się wyprzedzić, zwodowała w następnym roku swoją własną jednostkę tego typu. Był to HMS Warrior, który po wejściu do służby stał się najpotężniejszym okrętem wojennym na świecie. Podobnie jak Dreadnought pół wieku później, okręt ten zmienił na zawsze naturę wojny morskiej i stał się iskrą rozpoczynającą szalony...
W listopadzie 1859 roku miało miejsce wodowanie francuskiego La Gloire. Był to pierwszy na świecie pełnomorski okręt pancerny co prawda zbudowany...
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Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605
ISBN: 9781841760155 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seemingly insatiable appetite for Spanish treasure. Angus Konstam describes these characters, including such sea dogs as Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, John Hawkins and Martin Frobisher.
The swashbuckling English sea captains of the Elizabethan era were a particular breed of adventurer, combining maritime and military skill with a seem...
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Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate
ISBN: 9780471758853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.
--Publishers Weekly ""Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era."" --Booklist The definitive biography of history'smost fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his savage career was, much of Blackbeard's life has been shrouded in... A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life, with wonderful details.
--Publishers Weekly ""Interesting and exciting . . . a th... |
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Mutiny on the Spanish Main: HMS Hermione and the Royal Navy’s revenge
ISBN: 9781472833792 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. From renowned author and naval historian Angus Konstam, this is a gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's bloodiest and most dramatic mutinies.
From renowned author and naval historian Angus Konstam, this is a gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's bloodiest and most dramatic mutinies.
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128,10 |
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Schlachtschiff Bismarck : Die Geschichte des legendären deutschen Schiffes
ISBN: 9783613039797 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2017 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. |
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133,74 |
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British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45
ISBN: 9781849080774 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. During World War II, few groups within the Royal Navy fought a harder, more intense war than the men of Coastal Forces. Their job was to operate the Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs), Motor Launches (MLs) and Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) that protected coastal convoys, attacked enemy ones, and performed a myriad of duties, which include the dropping of agents and commandos on a hostile shore, raids on enemy ports, and near-suicidal attacks on larger enemy warships. While the MTBs were the "bombers," delivering their payload of high explosive torpedoes, the crew of the MGBs used their machine guns and... During World War II, few groups within the Royal Navy fought a harder, more intense war than the men of Coastal Forces. Their job was to operate th... |
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66,56 |
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Byzantine Warship Vs Arab Warship: 7th-11th Centuries
ISBN: 9781472807571 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This engaging study pits the the Byzantine dromon against the Arabic shalandi in the prolonged struggle for mastery in the Mediterranean in the four centuries after 630 AD. For four hundred years the Byzantine Empire's naval forces vied with the warships of the Islamic world for mastery of the Mediterranean. At the heart of this confrontation were the fighting vessels of the two powers, the Byzantine dromon and the Arabic shalandi, both oared warships. In those four centuries of warfare between two major maritime powers, both the Byzantines and the Arabs left us records of their... This engaging study pits the the Byzantine dromon against the Arabic shalandi in the prolonged struggle for mastery in the Mediterranean in the fou... |
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81,93 |
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Cape Matapan 1941: Cunningham’s Mediterranean Triumph
ISBN: 9781472857231 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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85,50 |
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The Armada Campaign 1588: The Great Enterprise Against England
ISBN: 9781841761923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Osprey's examination of the naval conflict between England and Spain in 1588. The thwarted invasion of England by the Spanish Armada is studied here in fascinating detail. How, in a few short days, Philip II's fleet was stopped from invading England and forced into full retreat is looked at in a new and unique way. With the help of battle plans and bird's eye views of the action, leading historian Angus Konstam considers many of the intriguing questions surrounding the campaign, concluding with details of how the Armada's disastrous return voyage around Scotland and Ireland became one of the...
Osprey's examination of the naval conflict between England and Spain in 1588. The thwarted invasion of England by the Spanish Armada is studied here i...
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87,06 |
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Lepanto 1571: The Greatest Naval Battle of the Renaissance
ISBN: 9781841764092 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This Osprey title details the course of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean was a battleground between Christians and Muslims. A decisive battle between two large galley fleets was expected to decide the fate of the entire Mediterranean basin. In August 1571, an Ottoman fleet of some 235 galleys encountered the slightly smaller Christian fleet of the Holy League. In a five hour melee the Christians inflicted a decisive defeat on the Turks. Lepanto was the last great galley fight of all time and one of the most decisive...
This Osprey title details the course of one of the most crucial military campaigns of the Renaissance.For much of the 16th century the Mediterranean w...
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Big Guns in the Atlantic: Germany’s battleships and cruisers raid the convoys, 1939–41
ISBN: 9781472845962 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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British Ironclads 1860–75: HMS Warrior and the Royal Navy's 'Black Battlefleet'
ISBN: 9781472826893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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66,56 |
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Koniggratz 1866: The Creation of Modern Germany
ISBN: 9781472871282 / Angielski / 16-06-2026 Książka dostępna od: 16-06-2026 |
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The Great Expedition: Sir Francis Drake on the Spanish Main 1585-86
ISBN: 9781849082457 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1585, war between Spain and Elizabethan England was all but inevitable. Consequently, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster proposed a pre-emptive strike designed to paralyse Spain's economy by striking at the Spanish Main - the heart of her overseas empire. The Elizabethan "Sea Dog" Sir Francis Drake was selected to lead this all-important raid. During the summer of 1585 an expedition was gathered in Plymouth - an impressive force of 21 ships and 1,800 soldiers and sailors. When word reached Plymouth that the Queen was having second thoughts and might call off the raid, Drake hurriedly... In 1585, war between Spain and Elizabethan England was all but inevitable. Consequently, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster proposed a pre-emptive strike ... |
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U-47 in Scapa Flow: The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak 1939
ISBN: 9781472808905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Even with Germany in the ascendency at the beginning of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy. Nothing and nobody could penetrate the defences of this bastion, which was built up to formidable levels in World War I and symbolized the faith placed by the British in the invulnerability of their navy. So how, in the dead of night on October 13, was Gunther Prien's U-47 able to slip through the line of protective warships undetected to sink the mighty "Royal Oak"? This book provides the answer with an account of one of the most daring naval raids of...
Even with Germany in the ascendency at the beginning of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy. Nothing an...
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Peter the Great's Army (2): Cavalry
ISBN: 9781855323483 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. By the time of his death in 1725 Peter the Great had placed Russia among the foremost European powers, and had created a military system that has infuenced the European balance of power until the present day. In this companion volume to Men-at-Arms 260, Peter the Great's Army 1: Infantry, Angus Konstam discusses Tsar Peter's cavalry, both the regular troops and irregular forces such as the Cossacks, exploring their composition and effectiveness, and also outlines the development of the Russian train of artillery. The Author's text is complemented by a multitude of illustrations and...
By the time of his death in 1725 Peter the Great had placed Russia among the foremost European powers, and had created a military system that has infu...
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British Battleships 1914-18 (1): The Early Dreadnoughts
ISBN: 9781780961675 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. This revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taking on any two "pre-dreadnought" battleships in a straight fight. A naval arms race followed between Britain and Germany, as both countries hurriedly built a fleet of these powerful new warships. This race led inexorably to the outbreak of a world war. During World War I these dreadnoughts formed the backbone of the British Grand Fleet. In May 1916, these battleships put to sea to intercept their counterparts in the German High Seas fleet. The...
The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906 changed the face of naval warfare. This revolutionary new battleship was in a league of her own, capable of taki...
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Borneo 1945: The Last Major Allied Campaign in the South-West Pacific
ISBN: 9781472862242 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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85,50 |