wyszukanych pozycji: 9
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Those Who Hold Bastogne: The True Story of the Soldiers and Civilians Who Fought in the Biggest Battle of the Bulge
ISBN: 9780300216141 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. A new telling of the brutal siege of Bastogne, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of the Third Reich
Hitler's last gamble, the Battle of the Bulge, was intended to push the Allied invaders of Normandy all the way back to the beaches. The plan nearly succeeded, and almost certainly would have, were it not for one small Belgian town and its tenacious American defenders who held back a tenfold larger German force while awaiting the arrival of General George Patton's mighty Third Army. In this dramatic... A new telling of the brutal siege of Bastogne, where vastly outnumbered American forces held off a savage German onslaught and sealed the fate of t...
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70,25 zł |
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Liberators: The Allies and Belgian Society, 1944-1945
ISBN: 9780521514828 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A revisionist account of the social, economic, and cultural impact of the Anglo-American liberators on Belgian society.
A revisionist account of the social, economic, and cultural impact of the Anglo-American liberators on Belgian society.
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673,04 zł |
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The GI War Against Japan: American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific During World War II
ISBN: 9780814740156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Choice Outstanding Academic Title Even in the midst of World War II, Americans could not help thinking of the lands across the Pacific as a continuation of the American Western frontier. But this perception only heightened American soldiers' frustration as the hostile region ferociously resisted their attempts at control. The GI War Against Japan recounts the harrowing experiences of American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific. Based on countless diaries and letters, it sweeps across the battlefields, from the early desperate stand at Guadalcanal to the tragic... Choice Outstanding Academic Title Even in the midst of World War II, Americans could not help thinking of the lands across the Pacific... |
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118,10 zł |
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The Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe During World War II
ISBN: 9781349145249 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 325 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book offers a compelling account of how America's combat soldiers experienced Europe during World War II. It paints a vivid picture of the GIs' struggles with its natural surroundings, their confrontations with its soldiers, their encounters with its civilians, and their reactions to uncovering the holocaust. The book shows how these harrowing experiences convinced the American soldiers that Europe's collapse was not just the result of the war, but also of the Old World's deep-seated political cynicism, economic stagnation, and cultural decadence.
This book offers a compelling account of how America's combat soldiers experienced Europe during World War II. It paints a vivid picture of the GIs' s...
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193,19 zł |
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The Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe During World War II
ISBN: 9780814798072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the ruined Europe of World War II, American soldiers on the front lines had no eye for breathtaking vistas or romantic settings. The brutality of battle profoundly darkened their perceptions of the Old World. As the only means of international travel for the masses, the military exposed millions of Americans to a Europe in swift, catastrophic decline. Drawing on soldiers' diaries, letters, poems, and songs, Peter Schrijvers offers a compelling account of the experiences of U.S. combat ground forces: their struggles with the European terrain and seasons, their confrontations with... In the ruined Europe of World War II, American soldiers on the front lines had no eye for breathtaking vistas or romantic settings. The brutality o... |
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178,30 zł |
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Liberators: The Allies and Belgian Society, 1944-1945
ISBN: 9780521735575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 358 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A revisionist account of the social, economic, and cultural impact of the Anglo-American liberators on Belgian society.
A revisionist account of the social, economic, and cultural impact of the Anglo-American liberators on Belgian society.
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234,27 zł |
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The Unknown Dead: Civilians in the Battle of the Bulge
ISBN: 9780813123523 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Traditional histories of the hard-fought Battle of the Bulge routinely include detailed lists of the casualties suffered by American, British, and German troops. Conspicuously lacking in most accounts, however, are references to the civilians in Belgium and Luxembourg who lost their lives in the same battle. Yet the most reliable current estimates calculate at approximately three thousand. the number of civilians who perished during the six weeks of fighting. Telling the stories of ordinary people caught up in the maelstrom of war, The Unknown Dead surveys this crucial battle and... Traditional histories of the hard-fought Battle of the Bulge routinely include detailed lists of the casualties suffered by American, British, and ... |
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184,94 zł |
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The Crash of Ruin: American Combat Soldiers in Europe During World War II
ISBN: 9780814780893 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In the ruined Europe of World War II, American soldiers on the front lines had no eye for breathtaking vistas or romantic settings. The brutality of battle profoundly darkened their perceptions of the Old World. As the only means of international travel for the masses, the military exposed millions of Americans to a Europe in swift, catastrophic decline. Drawing on soldiers' diaries, letters, poems, and songs, Peter Schrijvers offers a compelling account of the experiences of U.S. combat ground forces: their struggles with the European terrain and seasons, their confrontations with... In the ruined Europe of World War II, American soldiers on the front lines had no eye for breathtaking vistas or romantic settings. The brutality o... |
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528,31 zł |
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The GI War Against Japan: American Soldiers in Asia and the Pacific During World War II
ISBN: 9780814798164 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Choice Outstanding Academic Title Even in the midst of World War II, Americans could not help thinking of the lands across the Pacific as a continuation of the American Western frontier. But this perception only heightened American soldiers' frustration as the hostile region ferociously resisted their attempts at control. The GI War Against Japan recounts the harrowing experiences of American soldiers in Asia and the Pacific. Based on countless diaries and letters, it sweeps across the battlefields, from the early desperate stand at Guadalcanal to the tragic... Choice Outstanding Academic Title Even in the midst of World War II, Americans could not help thinking of the lands across the Pacific... |
cena:
528,31 zł |