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Dear Katharine Courageous: The Letters of Sir Edward Grey to Katharine Lyttelton
ISBN: 9780989099387 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933) was Britain's longest-serving Foreign Secretary, holding office from December 1905 to December 1916. Best known today for his observation on the eve of World War I, "The lamps are going out all over Europe; we won't see them lit again in our lifetime," Grey had worked tirelessly to keep the lamps on, while keeping Britain and the Empire secure. During his eventful and stressful years in office, and before and after, Grey corresponded extensively with Katharine Lyttelton (1860-1943), the wife of a high-ranking general who served as the first Chief of the General...
Sir Edward Grey (1862-1933) was Britain's longest-serving Foreign Secretary, holding office from December 1905 to December 1916. Best known today for ...
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Wings Over the Western Front: The First World War Diaries of Collingwood Ingram
ISBN: 9780953221394 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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French Aircraft in the First World War
ISBN: 9782352503705 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the cradle of aviation, at the beginning of the Great War, France had access to only a few dozen military aircraft, with a staff who didn't quite know what to do with them. However, during the course of the conflict, the embryonic Air Force, dedicated to the creation of reconnaissance and bombing missions, evolved like wildfire to the point that by the Armistice of 11 November 1918, French military aviation had become one of the world's most powerful as a result of the construction of 10,000 aircraft spread throughout nearly 300 squadrons. Having became the first nation equipped with...
During the cradle of aviation, at the beginning of the Great War, France had access to only a few dozen military aircraft, with a staff who didn't qui...
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144,89 |
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Surviving Trench Warfare: Technology and the Canadian Corps, 1914-1918, Second Edition
ISBN: 9781442626782 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The horrors of the First World War were the product of a new and unprecedented type of industrial warfare. To survive and win demanded not just new technology but the techniques to use it effectively. In Surviving Trench Warfare, Bill Rawling takes a close look at how technology and tactics came together in the Canadian Corps. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from interviews to staff reports, Rawling describes the range of new weapons that the Canadians adopted, including tanks, trench mortars, and poison gas, making it clear that the decisive factor in the war was not... The horrors of the First World War were the product of a new and unprecedented type of industrial warfare. To survive and win demanded not just new... |
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154,81 |
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Hello, Soldier!' (WWI Centenary Series)
ISBN: 9781473314139 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ""Many of these verse were originally printed in the ""Bulletin,"" others in ""Punch,"" ""The Leader"" and Melbourne ""Herald."" Some few are now published for the first time.""
This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the worlds bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to... ""Many of these verse were originally printed in the ""Bulletin,"" others in ""Punch,"" ""The Leader"" and Melbourne ""Herald."" Some few are now publ...
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76,59 |
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A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire (WWI Centenary Series)
ISBN: 9781473314528 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ""I venture to express the opinion that the simple, direct and soldierly style in which Mr. Harold Harvey has written the notes that accompany his illustrations will be appreciated. His reticence as regards his own doings, the casual nature of his references-where they could not be avoided-to his personal share in great achievements, manifest a spirit of self-effacement that is characteristic of the men of the army in which he fought; men whose like the world has never known.""
""Sketched in circumstances that certainly had their own disadvantages as well as their special advantages, I... ""I venture to express the opinion that the simple, direct and soldierly style in which Mr. Harold Harvey has written the notes that accompany his ill...
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89,36 |
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France at War: On the Frontier of Civilization (WWI Centenary Series)
ISBN: 9781473313552 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. France at War is an extremely interesting collection of writings by the celebrated author, Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published in 1915 and gives an excellent insight into the contemporary views of the First World War.
This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the worlds bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes... France at War is an extremely interesting collection of writings by the celebrated author, Rudyard Kipling. It was originally published in 1915 and gi...
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93,62 |
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Russia Leaves the War. Vol. 1 of Soviet-American Relations
ISBN: 9780691610955 / Angielski / Miękka / 576 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This absorbing volume explores the complexities of the Soviet-American relationship between the November Revolution of 1917 and Russia's final departure in March 1918 from the ranks of the warring powers. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the... This absorbing volume explores the complexities of the Soviet-American relationship between the November Revolution of 1917 and Russia's final depa... |
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406,38 |
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The Maritime Archaeology of a Modern Conflict: Comparing the Archaeology of German Submarine Wrecks to the Historical Text
ISBN: 9781138814356 / Angielski / Twarda / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the last 30 years, hydrographical marine surveys in the English Channel helped uncover the potential wreck sites of German submarines, or U-boats, sunk during the conflicts of World War I and World War II. Through a series of systemic dives, nautical archaeologist and historian Innes McCartney surveyed and recorded these wrecks, discovering that the distribution and number of wrecks conflicted with the published histories of U-boat losses. Of all the U-boat war losses in the Channel, McCartney found that some 41% were heretofore unaccounted for in the historical literature of World... Over the last 30 years, hydrographical marine surveys in the English Channel helped uncover the potential wreck sites of German submarines, or U-bo... |
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725,69 |
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Blood, Sweat and Courage: 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1942
ISBN: 9781781552964 / Angielski / Twarda / 992 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the oldest RAF squadrons, 41 Squadron celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016. The unit has seen service from the First World War, through policing duties in the Middle East in the 1930s, throughout the Second World War, and more recently in the first Gulf War. Blood, Sweat and Courage completes the narrative of 41 Squadron's Second World War activity, concentrating on operations between September 1939 and July 1942. Author Steve Brew recounts the unit's role within battles, operations and larger strategies, and details experiences made by the pilots and ground crew participating in...
One of the oldest RAF squadrons, 41 Squadron celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016. The unit has seen service from the First World War, through pol...
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175,71 |
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The War Behind the Wire: The Life, Death and Glory of British Prisoners of War, 1914-18
ISBN: 9781780224909 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy.
On capture, British officers and men were routinely told by the Germans 'For you the war is over'. Nothing could be further from the truth. British Prisoners of War merely exchanged one barbed-wire battleground for another. In the camps the war was eternal. There was the war against the German military, fought with everything from taunting humour to outright sabotage, with a literal spanner put in the works of the factories and salt mines prisoners were forced... The last untold story of the First World War: the fortunes and fates of 170,000 British soldiers captured by the enemy.
On capture, British... |
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55,19 |
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A World War 1 Adventure: The Life and Times of Rnas Bomber Pilot Donald E. Harkness
ISBN: 9781496914095 / Angielski / Miękka / 582 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A deeply personal and revealing eyewitness narrative of one airman's life as a bomber pilot in England 's RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) in WWI. It is a true story, an adventure, and a war memoir carefully constructed from Captain Donald E. Harkness's unpublished diaries, letters, sketches and photographs ? only recently uncovered nearly a century later ? that documented his remarkable experiences and military adventures over England, France and Belgium. The first book written by a highly decorated WWI flyer from New Zealand that captures the ?behind the scenes? life of RNAS pilots, as... A deeply personal and revealing eyewitness narrative of one airman's life as a bomber pilot in England 's RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) in WWI. It... |
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121,91 |
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A World War 1 Adventure: The Life and Times of Rnas Bomber Pilot Donald E. Harkness
ISBN: 9781496914101 / Angielski / Twarda / 582 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A deeply personal and revealing eyewitness narrative of one airman's life as a bomber pilot in England 's RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) in WWI. It is a true story, an adventure, and a war memoir carefully constructed from Captain Donald E. Harkness's unpublished diaries, letters, sketches and photographs ? only recently uncovered nearly a century later ? that documented his remarkable experiences and military adventures over England, France and Belgium. The first book written by a highly decorated WWI flyer from New Zealand that captures the ?behind the scenes? life of RNAS pilots, as... A deeply personal and revealing eyewitness narrative of one airman's life as a bomber pilot in England 's RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) in WWI. It... |
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162,79 |
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Germany: From Revolution to Counter Revolution
ISBN: 9781900007511 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From 1918 to 1933 revolution and counter-revolution followed hot on each others' heels. The barbarity of the Nazis is well-documented. Less well-known are the events that preceded Hitler's rise to power. Rob Sewell gives a picture of the tumultuous events - the 1918 revolution, the collapse of the Kaiser's regime, the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, the Kapp putsch in 1920, the French occupation of the Ruhr in 1923 and the ensuing revolutionary upheavals culminating in the abortive Hamburg uprising, finally Hitler's rise to power in 1929-33. Above all this book shows in the decisive and...
From 1918 to 1933 revolution and counter-revolution followed hot on each others' heels. The barbarity of the Nazis is well-documented. Less well-known...
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57,02 |
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United States Army Aviators' Clothing, 1917-1945
ISBN: 9780786493968 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Documents the development, testing, manufacture, procurement, and utilization of flying clothing and accessories worn by American airmen during their many hard-fought campaigns around the world between 1941 and 1945. Among the garments explored are various types of flight suits, flight jackets, flotation garments, headgear, handwear, footwear, and underwear.
Documents the development, testing, manufacture, procurement, and utilization of flying clothing and accessories worn by American airmen during their ...
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218,89 |
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
ISBN: 9781138836808 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kaiser Wilhelm II is one of the key figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe: King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to the collapse of Germany in 1918 and a crucial player in the events that led to the outbreak of World War I. Following Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent peacetime decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and exile, the book presents a new interpretation of this controversial monarch and assesses the impact on Germany of his forty-year reign.
Kaiser Wilhelm II is one of the key figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe: King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to the collapse o...
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798,25 |
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The Last British Dambuster: One man's extraordinary life and the raid that changed history
ISBN: 9780091957759 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The remarkable recollections of George 'Johnny' Johnson, Britain's last surviving Dmbuster.
Johnny Johnson is 92 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time. He can also vividly remember his childhood spent working on a farm with his controlling father, the series of events that led him to the RAF and the rigorous training that followed. But it was his decision to join 617 Squadron, and the consequences, that have truly stayed etched in his mind. On May 16, 1943, Johnny, alongside 132 specially selected comrades, took... The remarkable recollections of George 'Johnny' Johnson, Britain's last surviving Dmbuster.
Johnny Johnson is 92 years old and one of very few men... |
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65,23 |
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The Territorial Force at War, 1914-16
ISBN: 9781137451590 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the final volume in a trilogy which examines the invaluable contribution of auxiliary volunteer forces to the defence of Great Britain before and during the First World War. Bill Mitchinson explores the tumultuous relationship between the territorials and the War Office, the prioritizing of Kitchener's New Army's mobilization training over the Territorial Forces' and the early experiences of units sent to France and elsewhere in 1914 and 1915. Although providing crucial support to the regular divisions during the battles of 1915, the Regular Army's traditional bias against the...
This is the final volume in a trilogy which examines the invaluable contribution of auxiliary volunteer forces to the defence of Great Britain before ...
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441,75 |
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The Greatest Battles in History: The Guadalcanal Campaign
ISBN: 9781500873134 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. *Includes pictures
*Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes a bibliography for further reading "You ran a fever of 106 degrees. And you still had to try to stay, and stay with your position. You had dengue fever, which is even worse than malaria. Men that were scratched with coral became infected with a rundown condition. It was a war of attrition, mostly, for the Marines." - Major Vincent Kramer, 5th Defense Battalion, US Marines The names of history's most famous battles still ring in our ears today, with their influence immediately understood by all. Marathon... *Includes pictures
*Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes a bibliography for further reading "You ran a fever of 106 degrees.... |
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28,90 |
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Gabrielle Petit
ISBN: 9781472590862 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In central Brussels stands a statue of a young woman. Built in 1923, it is the first monument to a working-class woman in European history. Her name was Gabrielle Petit. History has forgotten Petit, an ambitious and patriotic Belgian, executed by firing squad in 1916 for her role as an intelligence agent for the British Army. After the First World War she was celebrated as an example of stern endeavour, but a hundred years later her memory has faded.
In the first part of this historical biography Sophie De Schaepdrijver uses Petit's life to explore gender, class and heroism in the... In central Brussels stands a statue of a young woman. Built in 1923, it is the first monument to a working-class woman in European history. Her name w...
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137,45 |
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