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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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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 pancerniki 1914-1918 (1)
ISBN: 9788365652416 / Polski / Miękka / 2016 / 49 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. Zwodowanie HMS Dreadnought w 1906 r. zmieniło obliczę wojny morskiej. Pierwszych sześć drednotów to zmodyfikowane wersje podstawowego projektu Dreadnoughta, wszystkie były uzbrojone w działa 305 mm. Dopiero w 1911 r., wraz z wodowaniem HMS Neptune, układ tego potężnego uzbrojenia zmieniono w oparciu o zdobyte do tego czasu doświadczenia. W późniejszych miesiącach tego samego roku do służby weszły dwa kolejne warianty Neptune’a. Tych dziewięć drednotów stworzyło rdzeń brytyjskiej floty pełnomorskiej. Jednakże wkrótce miały zostać wyprzedzone przez młodsze...
Zwodowanie HMS Dreadnought w 1906 r. zmieniło obliczę wojny morskiej. Pierwszych sześć drednotów to zmodyfikowane wersje podstawowego projektu Dr...
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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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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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Royal Navy Home Fleet 1939–41: The last line of defence at Scapa Flow
ISBN: 9781472861481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. |
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Warships in the Spanish Civil War
ISBN: 9781472848666 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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American Civil War Fortifications (1): Coastal Brick and Stone Forts
ISBN: 9781841764429 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The 50 years before the American Civil War saw a boom in the construction of coastal forts in the United States of America. These stone and brick forts stretched from New England to the Florida Keys, and as far as the Mississippi River. At the start of the war some were located in the secessionist states, and many fell into Confederate hands. Although a handful of key sites remained in Union hands throughout the war, the remainder had to be won back through bombardment or assault. This book examines the design, construction and operational history of those fortifications, such as Fort Sumter,...
The 50 years before the American Civil War saw a boom in the construction of coastal forts in the United States of America. These stone and brick fort...
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Bukanierzy
ISBN: 9788365746887 / Polski / Miękka / 2017 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. Zanim nastała era wielkich piratów w XVIII w., na Karaibach grasowali jeszcze bardziej bezlitośni łupieżcy, których czasy ochrzczono mianem „Ery Bukanierów”. Przez ponad 50 lat, angielscy, francuscy i niderlandzcy bukanierzy organizowali wyniszczające ataki na hiszpańskie miasta, porty i okręty. Znani bukanierzy, pokroju Henry’ego Morgana, przeprowadzali swe najazdy pod protekcją korony angielskiej, a w 1697 r. armia francuska skorzystała nawet z pomocy bukanierów podczas zdobywania słynnej hiszpańskiej Cartageny.
Zanim nastała era wielkich piratów w XVIII w., na Karaibach grasowali jeszcze bardziej bezlitośni łupieżcy, których czasy ochrzczono mianem „E...
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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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Pirate: The Golden Age
ISBN: 9781849084970 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book describes the life of a pirate of the early 18th century - the heyday of the 'Golden Age of Piracy'. It charts the way these men (and a few women) were recruited, how they operated, what they looked like and what their prospects were. In the process the book attempts to strip away many of the myths associated with piracy, to reveal the harsh realities of life beyond the normal bounds of society. The book draws on decades of research into the subject, and pulls together information from a myriad of sources, including official reports, contemporary newspaper reports, trial proceedings...
This book describes the life of a pirate of the early 18th century - the heyday of the 'Golden Age of Piracy'. It charts the way these men (and a few ...
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77,75 |
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Convoy PQ-17 1942: Disaster in the Arctic
ISBN: 9781472864277 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Pirates 1660 1730
ISBN: 9781855327061 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730. It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and examines the Boucaneer (Buccaneer) culture in Jamaica and Hispaniola. It details what drove individuals to a life of piracy, how they dressed, their weaponry, the ships they used and the codes by which they operated. Whether viewed as villains or victims the Pirates were a major threat to shipping and commerce in the western Atlantic for more than...
This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of...
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77,75 |
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Barents Sea 1942: The Battle for Russia’s Arctic Lifeline
ISBN: 9781472848451 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 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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U-47 in Scapa Flow: The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak 1939
ISBN: 9781472808905 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 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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The British Sailor of the Second World War
ISBN: 9780747812371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This title tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate and fearless sailors and navy personnel during World War II. It covers how they were recruited and trained, and how they endured life at sea in hostile waters, protecting convoys in the Atlantic, hunting submarines in the Mediterranean, and standing up to relentless air attacks in the Pacific. Told from the perspective of vivid first-hand accounts of life onboard, it reveals what it was like to be a sailor navigating, patrolling, and fighting in the largest theater of the war- the vast...
This title tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate and fearless sailors and navy personnel during...
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Blackbeard's Last Fight: Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718
ISBN: 9781780961958 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 80 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach - more popularly known as "Blackbeard." He joined the pirates in New Providence (now Nassau) in the Bahamas, and by early 1717 he had become a pirate captain. From then on he caused havoc off the North American seaboard, in the West Indies and off Honduras, before appearing off Charleston, South... In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end. During the conflict hundreds of privateers - licenced pirates - preyed on enemy shi... |
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Super-Battleships of World War I: The lost battleships of the Washington Treaty
ISBN: 9781472866905 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. |
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Tudor Warships (2): Elizabeth I's Navy
ISBN: 9781846032523 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In his second volume on the Tudor Navy, naval expert Angus Konstam covers the extraordinary transformation of the Tudor fleet during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. This period witnessed the birth of a whole new breed of warships designed to dominate the seas and expand the corners of the Empire. Detailing warfare during the age of Sea Dogs, such as Sir Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh, and the landmark event of the Spanish Armada, he explains the technological innovations that allowed this small but efficient navy to defeat the larger Spanish fleet. Packed with new research,... In his second volume on the Tudor Navy, naval expert Angus Konstam covers the extraordinary transformation of the Tudor fleet during the reign of Q... |
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