wyszukanych pozycji: 13
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Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
ISBN: 9780571290901 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. This title tells an epic tale of navigation, trade and technology, money and religious zealotry, political diplomacy and espionage, sea battles and shipwrecks, endurance, courage and terrifying brutality.
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. This title tells an epic ta...
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66,14 zł |
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Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World
ISBN: 9780300267471 / Angielski / Inna / 2024 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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99,75 zł |
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Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
ISBN: 9780812977646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening shot in an epic clash between rival empires and faiths for control of the Mediterranean and the center of the world. In Empires of the Sea, acclaimed historian Roger Crowley has written a thrilling account of this brutal decades-long battle between Christendom and Islam for the soul of Europe, a fast-paced tale of spiraling intensity that ranges from Istanbul to the Gates of Gibraltar. Crowley conjures up a wild cast...
In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prov...
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75,77 zł |
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The Accursed Tower: The Fall of Acre and the End of the Crusades
ISBN: 9781541697348 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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143,64 zł |
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Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
ISBN: 9780571298198 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and the Ottoman Empire - and the larger picture of the struggle between Islam and Christianity.
Shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. This title tells the story of military crusading, Barbary pirates, white slavery and ...
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66,14 zł |
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
ISBN: 9781401308506 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history, and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a precursor to the current jihad between the West and the Middle East. Now in trade paperback, a gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today |
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79,76 zł |
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Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
ISBN: 9780812994001 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. In "Empires of the Sea "and" City of Fortune, New York Times" bestselling author Roger Crowley established himself as our generation s preeminent historian of the great European seafaring empires, and the go-to author for post-Crusade clashes of East and West. Now, in "Conquerors, " Crowley gives us the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers a tactical advantage no other country could match. Portugal s discovery of a sea route to India, campaign of imperial conquest...
In "Empires of the Sea "and" City of Fortune, New York Times" bestselling author Roger Crowley established himself as our generation s preeminent hist...
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127,68 zł |
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City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas
ISBN: 9780812980226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. "The rise and fall of Venice's empire is an irresistible story and Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to detail, is its perfect chronicler."--The Financial Times
The New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea charts Venice's astounding five-hundred-year voyage to the pinnacle of power in an epic story that stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. City of Fortune traces the full arc of the Venetian imperial saga, from the ill-fated Fourth Crusade, which culminates... "The rise and fall of Venice's empire is an irresistible story and Roger] Crowley, with his rousing descriptive gifts and scholarly attention to d...
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117,10 zł |
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Accursed Tower – The Crusaders` Last Battle for the Holy Land
ISBN: 9780300254808 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. |
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63,58 zł |
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City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire
ISBN: 9780571245956 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. 'City of Fortune' tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year voyage that encompassed crusade and trade, plague, sea battles and colonial adventure. In Venice, the path to empire unfolded in a series of extraordinary contests.
'City of Fortune' tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five hundred year v...
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66,14 zł |
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
ISBN: 9781401301910 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's readable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a precursor to the current conflict between the West and the Middle East. A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.
The fall of Constantinople... |
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111,72 zł |
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Spice: The 16th-Century Contest That Shaped the Modern World
ISBN: 9780300281125 / Angielski / 12-08-2025 Książka dostępna od: 12-08-2025 |
Planowany termin premiery książki: 12-08-2025
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70,52 zł |
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Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, 1453
ISBN: 9780571298204 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of Christian Byzantium. During the siege that followed, a small band of badly organised defenders, outnumbered ten to one, confronted the might of the Ottoman army in a bitter contest fought on land, sea and underground, and directed by two remarkable men - Sultan Mehmet II and the Emperor Constantine XI. In the fevered religious atmosphere, heightened by the first massed use of artillery bombardment, both sides feared that the end of the world...
In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the thousand-year-old capital of...
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66,14 zł |