wyszukanych pozycji: 3
Wellington: A Military Life
ISBN: 9781852855154 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The Duke of Wellington, the most successful of British commanders, set a standard by which all subsequent British generals have been measured. His defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 crowned a reputation first won in India at Assaye and then confirmed during the Peninsular War, where he followed up his defence of Portugal by expelling the French from Spain. Gordon Corrigan, himself an ex-soldier, examines his claims to greatness. Wellington was in many ways the first modern general, combining a mastery of logistics with an ability to communicate and inspire. He had to contend not only... The Duke of Wellington, the most successful of British commanders, set a standard by which all subsequent British generals have been measured. His ... |
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548,10 zł |
Blood, Sweat and Arrogance: The Myths of Churchill's War
ISBN: 9780304367382 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Why were the British, victorious in 1918, unable to match the Germans in 1940--and why were these pioneers of tank warfare overcome for so long by Germany's panzers? This caustic critique exposes just how close England came to losing World War II, and in the process overturns the reputations of some of Britain's most famous generals. Churchill takes heavy blame for the poor state of the British forces in 1939, while Montgomery is revealed to have much skill with a pen...but very little in command. It's a brilliant, eye-opening reassessment, from policy decisions in the 1920s to the great...
Why were the British, victorious in 1918, unable to match the Germans in 1940--and why were these pioneers of tank warfare overcome for so long by Ger...
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66,76 zł |
A Great and Glorious Adventure: A Military History of the Hundred Years War
ISBN: 9781848879270 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A fascinating history of a century-long conflict that shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relations. Gordon Corrigan's history is brisk, combative and refreshingly straightforward, and the great kings, men and battles of the period receive the full attention and reassessment they deserve.
A fascinating history of a century-long conflict that shaped a millennium of Anglo-French relations. Gordon Corrigan's history is brisk, combative and...
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102,77 zł |