wyszukanych pozycji: 5
Three to a Loaf: A Novel of the Great War
ISBN: 9780978160067 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 365 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Three to a Loaf is the First World War story of Rory Ferrall, a young Canadian officer of Anglo-German descent who, after being wounded and disfigured at Ypres, comes to the attention of British military intelligence. Ferrall s German background is valuable to the war s planners. Hundreds of German-Americans had returned to the Fatherland to fight for the Kaiser at the outbreak of war in August 1914 and the British captured one. Cleverly trained to impersonate the captured German-American officer, Ferrall is smuggled into wartime Germany to infiltrate the German General Staff and... Three to a Loaf is the First World War story of Rory Ferrall, a young Canadian officer of Anglo-German descent who, after being wounded and ... |
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107,93 zł |
When Reason Fails: Portraits of Armies at War: America, Britain, Israel, and the Future
ISBN: 9780275973780 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. A nation's fighting forces are often believed to embody a country's qualities of determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This study examines the influences of these qualities from the viewpoint of the American Army in Vietnam, the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the Israeli Army throughout its struggle in the Middle East. It is a provocative look at corporate military character--operations, personalities, organizations, administrative policies, training, social factors, technology, strategy, and tactics--all elements that are woven tightly together to explain why national armies... A nation's fighting forces are often believed to embody a country's qualities of determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This study examines t... |
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405,59 zł |
Our Only Shield: A Novel of the Second World War
ISBN: 9781926577050 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 387 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Set in the desperate days at the outset of the Second World War, Our Only Shield brings back Rory Ferrall, the resourceful Canadian spy from Michael J. Goodspeed's debut novel, Three to a Loaf. Hastily recalled from a successful career in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Rory arrives in Britain only to find a war that is being prosecuted with political indecision and wishful thinking. The skills he displayed as a spy in the Great War are once again sorely needed by a small group of far-sighted but frustrated military planners. Our Only Shield is... Set in the desperate days at the outset of the Second World War, Our Only Shield brings back Rory Ferrall, the resourceful Canadian spy fr... |
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107,93 zł |
How Different It Was: Canadians at the Time of Confederation
ISBN: 9781459736948 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. An enthralling exploration of the lifestyles, ideas, habits, organizations, customs, fears, and aspirations of Canadians in the age of Confederation.
Too often we think of Victorian Canada as dull. We imagine our ancestors as sepia-tinged, dour, excruciatingly respectable figures sitting stiffly in over-decorated parlours. In How Different It Was, Michael J. Goodspeed changes all that, bringing to life the tumult and enthusiasm of ordinary and unconventional Canadians -- from across the country and every walk of life -- in an extraordinary time. The... An enthralling exploration of the lifestyles, ideas, habits, organizations, customs, fears, and aspirations of Canadians in the age of Confederatio...
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108,11 zł |
Dead Spy, Cold Grave
ISBN: 9781990644313 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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72,63 zł |