wyszukanych pozycji: 4
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The Good Soldier: The Biography of Douglas Haig
ISBN: 9781782392248 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A balanced look at one of the most controversial commanders of World War I, using interviews with his son and new archival material to shed light onto an intensely private man Posterity has not been kind to Douglas Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front for much of World War I. Haig has frequently been presented as a commander who sent his troops to slaughter in vast numbers at the Somme in 1916 and at Passchendaele the following year. This account reexamines Haig's record in these battles and presents his predicament with a fresh eye. More... A balanced look at one of the most controversial commanders of World War I, using interviews with his son and new archival material to shed light o... |
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108,15 zł |
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Victoria's Cross: The Untold Story of Britain's Highest Award for Bravery
ISBN: 9781843542698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. "When 25-year old Private Johnson Beharry won the Victoria Cross in 2005 for bravery under fire in Iraq, he was the first person to win Britain's highest military honour since the Falklands war in 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969, when two Australians were given the award for action in Vietnam. Born out of the squalor of the Crimean War in 1856 and the fragility of the monarchy at that time, the VC's prestige is such that it takes precedence over all other orders and medals in Britain. But while many books have been written about specific aspects of the VC and its recipients,...
"When 25-year old Private Johnson Beharry won the Victoria Cross in 2005 for bravery under fire in Iraq, he was the first person to win Britain's high...
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135,19 zł |
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Victoria's Cross: The Untold Story of Britain's Highest Award for Bravery
ISBN: 9781843542704 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This controversial book, by one of the UK's finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honor, exposing a shameful history of racism, misogyny, and political expediency. When 25-year old Private Johnson Beharry won the Victoria Cross in 2005 for bravery under fire in Iraq, he was the first person to win Britain's highest military honor since the Falklands war in 1982 and the first living recipient since 1969, when two Australians were given the award for action in Vietnam. Born out of the squalor of the Crimean War in 1856 and the fragility of the...
This controversial book, by one of the UK's finest military historians, reveals the squalid truth about Britain's highest military honor, exposing a s...
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cena:
54,02 zł |
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At Night
ISBN: 9781686357824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
47,72 zł |