wyszukanych pozycji: 8
The Chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army
ISBN: 9781845137694 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. 'Well written and persuasive ...objective and well-rounded....this scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography' **** Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday 'Well written and persuasive ...objective and well-rounded....this scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography' **** Andrew Roberts, ... |
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A Short History of the First World War
ISBN: 9781780743646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. The First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creating multiple interpretations and confusion for those encountering the period for the first time. Synthesising the latest scholarship, acclaimed historian Gary Sheffield cuts to the heart of the conflict. He explores such key issues as: - the causes of war
- the great battles on land, sea and in the air - the search for the peace and peace settlements - the political, social and economic consequences - the impact of 'total... The First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creat...
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Douglas Haig
ISBN: 9780753820759 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 568 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The diaries of the most controversial British general of the twentieth century.
There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous butcher, who through his incompetence as commander of the British Army in WWI, killed a generation of young men on the Somme and Passchendaele. On the other hand there are those who view Haig as a man who successfully struggled with appalling difficulties to produce an army which took the lead in defeating Germany in 1918. Haig's Diaries, hitherto only previously available in bowdlerised form, give the C-in-C's view of Asquith... The diaries of the most controversial British general of the twentieth century.
There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-h... |
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92,77 zł |
Wilson'S War: Sir Henry Wilson's Influence on British Military Policy in the Great War and its Aftermath
ISBN: 9781912866274 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. |
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War Studies Reader: From the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day and Beyond
ISBN: 9780826420701 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This is a broad ranging reader in the growing subject of War Studies. It includes respected contributors, with each chapter set out clearly and with contextual background. War Studies is an increasingly popular subject at degree, masters and doctorate level, as well as aspects of it being taught at A level. Here at last is a subject reader that will provide authoritative and thought provoking pieces of scholarship in an accessible form. Topics covered include Strategic Theory and the History of War (Daniel Moran), The Uses and Abuses of Clausewitz (Eric Alterman), Victory Misunderstood: what...
This is a broad ranging reader in the growing subject of War Studies. It includes respected contributors, with each chapter set out clearly and with c...
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The Somme: A New History
ISBN: 9780304366491 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 12 dni roboczych. A new analysis of the notorious Battle of the Somme, using archives from both sides not previously available, finds some positive outcomes: the battle may have hurt the Germans even more than the British, and it taught an inexperienced British army the hard way how to fight a modern war.
A new analysis of the notorious Battle of the Somme, using archives from both sides not previously available, finds some positive outcomes: the battle...
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War Studies Reader: From the Seventeenth Century to the Present Day and Beyond
ISBN: 9780826421869 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This reader provides authoritative and thought-provoking pieces of War Studies scholarship in an accessible form. Covering a wide spectrum of topics, including strategy (Colin S. Gray), 'Shell-Shock and the Cultural History of the Great War' (Jay Winter) and Coalition Warfare (Holger H. Herwig), this book purposefully ranges across military history, international relations and contemporary security to capture the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. Gary Sheffield also provides an introduction to the Reader and to War Studies, explaining the growth and development of this dynamic field of...
This reader provides authoritative and thought-provoking pieces of War Studies scholarship in an accessible form. Covering a wide spectrum of topics, ...
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778,05 zł |
Changing War: The British Army, the Hundred Days Campaign and The Birth of the Royal Air Force, 1918
ISBN: 9781441156334 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1918, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) played a critical role in defeating the German army and thus winning the First World War. This 'Hundred Days' campaign (August to November 1918) was the greatest series of land victories in British military history. 1918 also saw the creation of the Royal Air Force, the world's first independent air service, from the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Until recently, British histories of the First World War have tended to concentrate on the earlier battles of 1916 and 1917 and often underplayed this vitally important... In 1918, the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) played a critical role in defeating the German army and thus winning the First World War. This 'Hund... |
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764,40 zł |