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The Wartime Journals
ISBN: 9781848859906 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As a British Intelligence Officer during World War II, Hugh Trevor-Roper was expressly forbidden from keeping a diary due to the sensitive and confidential nature of his work. However, he confided a record of his thoughts in a series of slender notebooks inscribed OHMS (On His Majesty's Service). The Wartime Journals reveal the voice and experiences of Trevor-Roper, a war-time ""backroom boy"" who spent most of the war engaged in highly-confidential intelligence work in England - including breaking the cipher code of the German secret service, the Abwehr. He became an expert in...
As a British Intelligence Officer during World War II, Hugh Trevor-Roper was expressly forbidden from keeping a diary due to the sensitive and confide...
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234,76 zł |
The Last Days of Hitler: The Classic Account of Hitler's Fall From Power
ISBN: 9781447218616 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In 1945 the fate of Adolf Hitler was a complete mystery. He had simply disappeared, and had been missing for four months. Hugh Trevor-Roper was given the task of solving the mystery. His brilliant piece of detective work not only proved that Hitler had killed himself in Berlin, but also produced one of the most fascinating history books.
In 1945 the fate of Adolf Hitler was a complete mystery. He had simply disappeared, and had been missing for four months. Hugh Trevor-Roper was given ...
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66,76 zł |
The Secret World: Behind the Curtain of British Intelligence in World War II and the Cold War
ISBN: 9781780762081 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. During World War II, Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services, enabling a substantial and successful expansion of British counter-espionage. But these victories were kept secret for many years, emerging only gradually and in a piecemeal way.
Hugh Trevor-Roper's experiences working in the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during the war had a profound impression on him and he later observed the world of intelligence with particular discernment. To Trevor-Roper, who was always interested in the historical dimension of the present and... During World War II, Britain enjoyed spectacular success in the secret war between hostile intelligence services, enabling a substantial and successfu...
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260,85 zł |
Renaissance Essays
ISBN: 9780226812274 / Angielski / Miękka / 1989 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Hugh Trevor-Roper's historical essays, published over many years in many different forms, are now difficult to find. This volume gathers together pieces on British and European history from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth centuries, ending with the Thirty Years War, which Trevor-Roper views as the great historical and intellectual watershed that marked the end of the Renaissance.
Covering a wide range of topics, these writings reflect the many facets of Trevor-Roper's interest in intellectual and cultural history. Included are discussions of Renaissance Venice; the arts as... Hugh Trevor-Roper's historical essays, published over many years in many different forms, are now difficult to find. This volume gathers together piec...
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175,73 zł |
The China Journals: Ideology and Intrigue in the 1960s
ISBN: 9781350136052 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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208,68 zł |
The Wartime Journals
ISBN: 9781784531935 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. As a British Intelligence Officer during World War II, Hugh Trevor-Roper was expressly forbidden from keeping a diary. However, he confided a record of his thoughts and plans to a series of notebooks inscribed OHMS ( On His Majesty s Service ). The Wartime Journals reveal the voice and experiences of a wartime codebreaker who spent most of the war engaged in highly-confidential intelligence work including breaking the cipher code of the German secret service. He became an expert in German resistance plots and, after the war, interrogated many of Hitler s circle, investigated Hitler s death...
As a British Intelligence Officer during World War II, Hugh Trevor-Roper was expressly forbidden from keeping a diary. However, he confided a record o...
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104,29 zł |
The Last Days of Hitler
ISBN: 9780333662915 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. In September 1945 the circumstances surrounding Hitler's death were dark and mysterious. Hugh Trevor-Roper, an intelligence officer, was given the task of uncovering the last few weeks of Hitler's life. His brilliant piece of detective work proved finally that Hitler had killed himself and also tells the story of the last days of the Thousand Year Reich in the Berlin Bunker.
In September 1945 the circumstances surrounding Hitler's death were dark and mysterious. Hugh Trevor-Roper, an intelligence officer, was given the tas...
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776,43 zł |
The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History
ISBN: 9780300208580 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Trevor-Roper argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture spawned next to no myths, myth has played a central role in the development of Scottish identity. He explores three such myths - the political myth of the 'ancient constitution' of Scotland, the literary myth (Walter Scott, Ossian) and the myth of tartan and the kilt.
Trevor-Roper argues that while Anglo-Saxon culture spawned next to no myths, myth has played a central role in the development of Scottish identity. H...
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71,34 zł |
The Last Days of Hitler
ISBN: 9781349040681 / Angielski / Miękka / 1978 / 286 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. |
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194,08 zł |
War der Nationalsozialismus ohne Beispiel?
ISBN: 9783531119526 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 1983 / 40 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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381,28 zł |
The Last Days of Hitler
ISBN: 9780226812243 / Angielski / Miękka / 1992 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Late in 1945, Trevor-Roper was appointed by British Intelligence in Germany to investigate conflicting evidence surrounding Hitler's final days and to produce a definitive report on his death. The author, who had access to American counterintelligence files and to German prisoners, focuses on the last ten days of Hitler's life, April 20-29, 1945, in the underground bunker in Berlin a bizarre and gripping episode punctuated by power play and competition among Hitler's potential successors.
"From exhaustive research Trevor-Roper] has put together a carefully documented, irrefutable, and... Late in 1945, Trevor-Roper was appointed by British Intelligence in Germany to investigate conflicting evidence surrounding Hitler's final days and to...
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115,32 zł |
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
ISBN: 9780753818817 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 700 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) An abridged edition of Edward Gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, which compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into a single epic narrative.
Famously sceptical about Christianity, unexpectedly sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how political leaders often achieve the exact opposite of what they intend, Gibbon was both alert to the broad pattern of events and the significant revealing detail. Attacked for its enlightened views on politics, sexuality and religion, the first volume was none the less soon... An abridged edition of Edward Gibbon's THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, which compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into ...
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77,04 zł |
The China Journals: Ideology and Intrigue in the 1960s
ISBN: 9781350278097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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83,42 zł |
The Secret World: Behind the Curtain of British Intelligence in World War II and the Cold War
ISBN: 9781350160798 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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125,15 zł |
Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound
ISBN: 9780099572404 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) An original and compelling tour of the world's most amazing acoustic phenomena and a passionate plea for a deeper appreciation of and respect for our shared sonic landscapes.
As an acoustic engineer, Trevor Cox has spent his career eradicating unwanted noises -- echoes in concert halls, clamour in classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we should be celebrating these sonic treasures. This is the story of his investigation into the mysteries of these Sonic Wonders of the World. In the Mojave... An original and compelling tour of the world's most amazing acoustic phenomena and a passionate plea for a deeper appreciation of and respect for our ...
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66,76 zł |
The Victorian Domestic Servant
ISBN: 9780747803683 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain, making domestic service the second-largest source of emplyment after agriculture. The range of people who kept servants was vast, from aristocrats to the lower middle class families who employed a single 'maid of all work'. Trevor May explains teh great range of jobs available in domestic service-from the humble maids who were expected to clean their employers' rooms without being seen, to the formal, liveried footmen, who were very well paid, especially if they were tall. Many branches of domestic service in the nineteenth century are...
In 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain, making domestic service the second-largest source of emplyment after agriculture. The range o...
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38,39 zł |
Cryptogram Puzzle Book for Adults: 500 Witty Cryptogram, filled with humorous jokes!
ISBN: 9781686001987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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45,42 zł |
Extreme Science: Body Bugs!: The Uninvited Guests on Your Body
ISBN: 9781408100936 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. From surfing to the secret life of rats, 'Extreme ' science books introduce children aged 8-11 to key scientific concepts through action-packed spreads and high-interest topics.
From surfing to the secret life of rats, 'Extreme ' science books introduce children aged 8-11 to key scientific concepts through action-packed spread...
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43,88 zł |
China's Proletarian Myth
ISBN: 9783838308586 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 10-14 dni roboczych. The reform of Beijing opera during Chinas Cultural Revolution led to a genre of highly polished works of revolutionary modern drama and ballet which are rarely thought of as literature, not only because they are performance works, but because they are more readily seen in their political context, as propaganda. This book investigates the relationship between ideology, mass education and art by concentrating on the dramatic text of the works as a form of storytelling related to world mythology and folklore, as well as a traditional Chinese art form. The author analyses the aesthetic principle...
The reform of Beijing opera during Chinas Cultural Revolution led to a genre of highly polished works of revolutionary modern drama and ballet which a...
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360,83 zł |
Motorcaravanning : A First-time-buyer's Guide
ISBN: 9781845844493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. With the cost of family holidays increasing, more an more people are looking to take their holidays at home, so a campervan or motorhome makes an ideal choice. Combining transport and accommodation, motorhome popularity is increasing both for holidays and as a hobby.This book gives guidance on the many sizes and types of motorhome available, the accessories you may expect your motorhome to be equipped with and it also shows you what you can do to make your motorhome more individual.Covering every aspect of motorhome ownership, it explains the pitfalls of the payload and maximum gross... With the cost of family holidays increasing, more an more people are looking to take their holidays at home, so a campervan or motorhome makes an i... |
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54,86 zł |