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Day of Infamy : Attack on Pearl Harbor
ISBN: 9781846030598 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on American military bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Masterfully planned and executed, the attack devastated the US Pacific Fleet; in less than two hours, Japanese aircraft had sunk or damaged all eight US battleships anchored in the harbor and had destroyed 151 planes. Thrust into battle, the United States could have only one response: war. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on American military bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Masterfully planned and execu... |
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66,56 zł |
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Hell for Honshu: An Army Air Corps Navigator Tells the Story of the World War II Bombing Raids on Japan
ISBN: 9781432713089 / Angielski / Miękka / 165 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inside the cabin of a B-29 on a 3,000 mile trip to bomb Japan! Larry Nelson, a farm boy from South Dakota, enlisted in the Army Air Corps to fulfill a romantic dream to become a pilot. Romance turned to harsh reality when he failed an eye exam and became a navigator instead. Harsh reality became terror inside the cabin of a B-29. When high altitude bombing raids on Japan failed, they turned to devastating night fire raids on Japanese cities. These raids resulted in the near total destruction of Tokyo-Yokohama, Kobe, Osaka and other smaller cities. Inside the cabin of a B-29 on a 3,000 mile trip to bomb Japan! Larry Nelson, a farm boy from South Dakota, enlisted in the Army Air Corps to f... |
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60,04 zł |
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World War II Almanac
ISBN: 9780816062973 / Angielski / Twarda / 2 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. World War II was a major turning point in 20th-century history, as America became a superpower and the battle between the allies and the axis powers determined the fate of nations for many years to come. As part of Facts On File's "Almanacs of American Wars" series, the "World War II Almanac" contains a detailed, day-by-day chronology of the events and the people involved in this monumental war. An A-to-Z dictionary of the people and types of weaponry employed is included as well as appendix materials, which help bring this period to vivid life. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations...
World War II was a major turning point in 20th-century history, as America became a superpower and the battle between the allies and the axis powers d...
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608,48 zł |
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Day of the Flying Fox: The True Story of World War II Pilot Charley Fox
ISBN: 9781550028089 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens Commended for the 2009 Best Books for Kids & Teens |
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76,82 zł |
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Vietnam War Almanac
ISBN: 9780816071029 / Angielski / Twarda / 608 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial and divisive events in American history since the Civil War. Stretching from approximately 1957 to 1973, this watershed event cost billions of dollars and claimed the lives of thousands of Americans.
The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial and divisive events in American history since the Civil War. Stretching from approximately 1957 to 1...
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384,55 zł |
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Uniforms of the Waffen-SS: Vol 3: Armored Personnel - Camouflage - Concentration Camp Personnel - SD - SS Female Auxiliaries
ISBN: 9780764315527 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documented record of all major clothing articles of the Waffen-SS. Hundreds of unpublished bw photos were used in production. Original and extremely rare SS uniforms of various types are carefully photographed and presented here.
This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documented...
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368,17 zł |
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor: The United States Enters World War II
ISBN: 9781604130102 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The Attack on Pearl Harbor' examines the history leading up to the attack, the specifics of the raid itself, and the consequences of what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called 'a date which will live in infamy'. Suitable for use in secondary education, the book features a timeline and footnotes.
'The Attack on Pearl Harbor' examines the history leading up to the attack, the specifics of the raid itself, and the consequences of what President F...
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141,12 zł |
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The Sinking of the USS Maine: Declaring War Against Spain
ISBN: 9781604130492 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This secondary education text examines the historical circumstances leading up to the destruction of the Maine, the immediate aftermath, and the long-term consequences.
This secondary education text examines the historical circumstances leading up to the destruction of the Maine, the immediate aftermath, and the long-...
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141,12 zł |
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War, Terrible War Middle/High School Student Study Guide, a History of Us: Student Study Guide Pairs with a History of Us: Book Six
ISBN: 9780195188851 / Angielski / Miękka / 44 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Developed to complement the Middle/High School teaching guide, this student study guide was created as reproducible support for extension and self-directed study of A History of US: War, Terrible War. Every chapter is covered by a lesson, which includes activities to reinforce the following areas: access, vocabulary, map skills, comprehension, critical thinking, working with primary sources and further writing. The student study guide contains reproducible maps and explanations of graphic organizers, as well as suggestions on how to do research and special projects.
About the Series:... Developed to complement the Middle/High School teaching guide, this student study guide was created as reproducible support for extension and self-dir...
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76,19 zł |
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World War 1 Almanac
ISBN: 9780816071340 / Angielski / Twarda / 1344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tracing American war history, this series provides a look at a particular period of American history and its role and influence on various acts of war. It includes an A-to-Z dictionary that covers people, battles, events, and other details such as military strategies from the opposing sides.
Tracing American war history, this series provides a look at a particular period of American history and its role and influence on various acts of war...
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384,55 zł |
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Messerschmitt Me 321/323: Giants of the Luftwaffe
ISBN: 9780887406713 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book covers the use and development of one the Luftwaffe's largest planes, the Messerschmitt Me 321/323.
This book covers the use and development of one the Luftwaffe's largest planes, the Messerschmitt Me 321/323.
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50,40 zł |
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The Buccaneers of America
ISBN: 9781604595208 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Esquemeling served the Buccaneers as a barber-surgeon, and was present for all their exploits. Little did he suspect that his first hand observations would some day be cherished as the only authentic and true history of the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main. A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed upon the coasts of the West Indies by the Buccaneers of Jamaica and Tortuga.
Esquemeling served the Buccaneers as a barber-surgeon, and was present for all their exploits. Little did he suspect that his first hand observations ...
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61,28 zł |
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Tournaments and Jousts: Training for War in Medieval Times
ISBN: 9781435836457 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During the Middle Ages, tournaments and jousting were both an occasion for public festivities and a way of training knights. Describing various types of combat with the use of primary source material and magnificent illuminated manuscripts, this book provides a look into the jousts and tournaments that entertained the people and trained knights for war. Though considered mock combat, many knights lost their lives during these jousts and melees.
During the Middle Ages, tournaments and jousting were both an occasion for public festivities and a way of training knights. Describing various types ...
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163,31 zł |
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The Treaty of Versailles
ISBN: 9781604132779 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In January 1919, following the defeat of the German-led Central Powers in World War I, delegates from the victorious Allied nations gathered in Paris to try to forge an enduring peace for the postwar world. The number and complexity of the issues confronting the Paris peacemakers in the wake of the deadliest and most disruptive war up to that time was daunting. The five separate treaties produced by the Peace Conference, and particularly the most famous one, the Treaty of Versailles with Germany, have been widely criticized over the years, primarily because they led to the rise of Nazi...
In January 1919, following the defeat of the German-led Central Powers in World War I, delegates from the victorious Allied nations gathered in Paris ...
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141,12 zł |
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D-Day and the Liberation of France
ISBN: 9781604132809 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On the morning of June 6, 1944, the largest and most powerful armada of warships the world had ever seen left southern England bound for the beaches of Normandy. The thousands of American, British, Canadian, Polish, and Norwegian soldiers on board had one mission: invade France and liberate it from the occupation by Nazi Germany. Over the course of the next three months, that is precisely what they, and the Free French troops who would later join them, did. From the sands of beaches code-named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, through the nearly impenetrable hedgerows of the Norman...
On the morning of June 6, 1944, the largest and most powerful armada of warships the world had ever seen left southern England bound for the beaches o...
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141,12 zł |
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The Bolshevik Revolution
ISBN: 9781604132793 / Angielski / Twarda / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It was a revolution that would change the world by bringing about the global transition from capitalism to communism in a single generation--or so its supporters believed. Vladimir Lenin and the Bolshevik Party hoped to carry humanity into a new day of equality, justice, and freedom. Toward this end, they brought down the Russian tsarist government in October 1917 and began a vast political experiment that ended more than 70 years later in a way neither Lenin nor his followers would have ever anticipated. The Bolshevik Revolution not only marked the end of Old Russia, but it also set in...
It was a revolution that would change the world by bringing about the global transition from capitalism to communism in a single generation--or so its...
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141,12 zł |
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Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution
ISBN: 9780802797117 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On April 18th at 9:30 p.m. Paul Revere learned that the British Army was marching toward Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders. At 5:20 the next morning, a shot rang out and the American Revolution had begun. Told in a step-by-step account of the 24 hours leading up to the battles that sparked a revolution, this tale is sure to both inform and entertain
On April 18th at 9:30 p.m. Paul Revere learned that the British Army was marching toward Lexington and Concord to arrest rebel leaders. At 5:20 the ne...
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38,39 zł |
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U.S.-Mexican War : Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780816081950 / Angielski / Twarda / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chronicles the causes and events of the Mexican War, from Mexico's struggle for recognition as an independent country to the war's end in 1848.
Chronicles the causes and events of the Mexican War, from Mexico's struggle for recognition as an independent country to the war's end in 1848.
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184,98 zł |
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Iraq War
ISBN: 9780816081912 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The war is defined as the three-week military campaign beginning in March 2003 and ending with the capture of Baghdad in April 2003. Introductory chapters discuss events leading up to the invasion, going back to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, Saddam Hussein's rise to power and the origins of the Baath Party, the Persian Gulf War of 1991, and September 11 and the subsequent actions in Afghanistan. The book concludes with a discussion of the occupation as of May 2003."--Amazon.com.
"The war is defined as the three-week military campaign beginning in March 2003 and ending with the capture of Baghdad in April 2003. Introductory cha...
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184,98 zł |
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Revolutionary War
ISBN: 9780816081967 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A narrative account of the American Revolution, covering the origins of disputes with Britain, profiles of the key figures, and descriptions of major battles.
A narrative account of the American Revolution, covering the origins of disputes with Britain, profiles of the key figures, and descriptions of major ...
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184,98 zł |