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Imagining England's Past: Inspiration, Enchantment, Obsession
Imagining England's Past takes a long look at the country's invented histories, from the glamorous to the disturbing, from the eighth century to the present day. England has long built...
The Swedish Army in the Great Northern War, 1700-1721
The book describes the development of the Swedish Army during the Great Northern War, 1700-1721, when Sweden fought against a coalition of Russia, Denmark-Norway and Poland-Saxony. For parts of the...
Moliere: Don Juan
Few plays have generated more controversy or had a more extraordinary performance history than Moliere's Don Juan. David Whitton's study examines various ways in which this enigmatic masterpiece has been...
Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle
This fourth book in Dando-Collins's definitive history of Rome's legions tells the story of Rome's 3rd Gallica Legion, which put Vespasian on the throne and saved the life of the...
Nero's Killing Machine
The 14th Gemina Martia Victrix Legion was the most celebrated unit of the early Roman Empire--a force that had been wiped out under Julius Caesar, reformed, and almost wiped out...
Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion
"A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and triumphs of Julius Caesar's Legio X-arguably the most famous legion of its day-from its activation to the slogging battle of...
The Ides: Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome
Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Two thousand years after it occurred,...
Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of
Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar-the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather of Nero-while the Roman Empire was still in...
Alexander of Russia
The book titled Alexander of Russia by the author Henri Troyat. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Walking the Camino: a modern pilgrimage to Santiago
In May 2006, armed only with a small rucksack and a staff, Tony Kevin, an overweight, sedentary, 63-year-old former diplomat, set off on an eight-week trek across Spain. But this...
A New Generation Draws the Line: Kosovo, East Timor and the Standards
The conflicts in Kosovo and East Timor, looked at side-by-side by Noam Chomsky, starkly illuminate the strategies of the Western powers in the new century. Chomsky convincingly argues that humanitarianism...
Hitler Triumphant: Alternate Decisions of World War Ii
Based on a series of fascinating 'what ifs' posed by leading military historians, this compelling new alternate history reconstructs the moments during the Second World War that could conceivably have...
Putin's Russia: The definitive account of Putin's rise to power
A devastating appraisal of the policies of Putin and the Kremlin, by Anna Politkovskaya, who was the leading radical journalist of Russia until her tragic murder in Moscow, 2006. Anna...
The Regency Revolution: Jane Austen, Napoleon, Lord Byron and the
The Regency began on 5 February 1811 when the Prince of Wales replaced his violently insane father George III as the sovereign de facto. It ended on 29 January 1820,...
Retreat and Rearguard - Somme 1918
The German Spring offensive - or Kaiserschlacht - was a period of great danger for the Allies. Both sides were exhausted after years of bitter fighting and huge losses. While...
Masters of Mankind: Essays and Lectures, 1969-2013
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In this collection of essays from 1969 to 2013, many in book form for the first time, Noam Chomsky examines the nature of state power, from the ideologies driving the...
Alice's Book: How the Nazis Stole My Grandmother's Cookbook
"A remarkable and important story" BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour "Unputdownable . . . Urbach has also retold the tragic Holocaust story in quite unforgettable lines" A.N. Wilson "This fascinating...
Practical Celtic Magic
The book titled Practical Celtic Magic by the author Murry Hope. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Venice: A Literary Companion
Venice has always attracted an extraordinary range of writers - pious and impious, earnest and frivolous, enthusiastic and hostile. And because so much of the city has remained unchanged, their...
Dark Heart of Italy
Why is Italy still riven with internal conflict? And why does one man - Silvio Berlusconi - appear to own everything from Padre Nostro to Cosa Nostra? Tobias Jones set...
The Mediterranean in History
The Mediterranean has been the meeting-place of the cultures of Europe, Asia and Africa, the battleground of races and nations and the focus of three great religions, Christianity, Judaism and...
The Irish Diaspora: Tales of Emigration, Exile and Imperialism
The Irish have always been a travelling people. In the centuries after the fall of Rome, Irish missionaries carried the word of Christianity throughout Europe, while soldiers and mariners from...
Berlusconi's Shadow: Crime, Justice and the Pursuit of Power
As one of the first investigative journalists to publicly question Berlusconi's fitness for government, Economist writer David Lane sparked an uproar in Italy. Now, after years of research and using...
The Ferryman and His Wife
'A beautiful, warm and touching story about what makes life worth living' Brage Prize Jury How would you spend your last day? And whom would you spend it with? Ferryman...
The Names Heard Long Ago: How the Golden Age of Hungarian Soccer
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The story of the vibrant and revolutionary soccer culture in Hungary that, on the eve of World War II, redefined the modern game and launched a new era. In the...
The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives
Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives still haunt us as...
Notes From A Roman Terrace
Joan Marble has lived in a 16th century Roman Palazzo apartment with husband Robert, a sculptor, for thirty years. A lifetime of integrating with the Romans and gardening on her...
Black and White Lies
This study is an inside look at many of the icons of the swinging 1960s, through memories and photographs. Thematically arranged, Morley remembers key figures he photographed in London's theatre,...
The Lost Life of Eva Braun
Insightful and revealing biography of Adolf Hitler's long-term lover How did a 19 year-old, middle-class, Catholic girl from Munich become Hitler's mistress and what kept him faithful until the end...
Concord Military Series Collection
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Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Concord Publications Company, -Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagethe titles include: Battles of Smolensk & Roslavl...
God's Playground: A History Of Poland (Two-Volume Set)
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Author: Norman DaviesBinding: HardbackPublisher: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1983Edition: repr.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis two volume historical study...
The Fall Of Rome: And The End Of Civilization
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Author: Bryan Ward-PerkinsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical analysis re-evaluates the collapse...
Permanent Italians: An Illustrated, Biographical Guide To The Cemeteries Of Italy
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Author: Judi Culbertson And Tom RandallBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Walker and Company, 199Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis unique biographical guide,...
London: The Biography
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Author: Peter AckroydBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Chatto & Windus, 2000Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis monumental work of non-fiction chronicles the...
A History Of London In 100 Places
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Author: David LongBinding: HardbackPublisher: Oneworld, 2014Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the rich tapestry of London's past, presenting its evolution through a hundred...
Eighteenth-Century Newcastle
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Author: P. M. HinsleyBinding: HardbackPublisher: ORIEL PRESS, 1971Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerEighteenth-Century Newcastle chronicles the vibrant social, economic, and political landscape of...
The Medieval Papacy
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Author: Geoffrey BarracloughBinding: HardbackPublisher: Thames and Hudson, 1968Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Minimal writing in grey lead....
Versailles And The Trianons
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Author: Pierre De NolhacBinding: HardbackPublisher: WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 1906Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the opulent history and architectural...
Reshaping Holland
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Author: J. S. LingsmaBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Nijgh & Van Ditmar, Rotterdam/The Hague, 1970Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJ. S. Lingsma's...
The Medieval Church And Canonry Of S. Clemente In Rome
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Author: Joan Barclay LloydBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Roma, Collegio San Clemente, 1989Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBeneath the bustling streets of...
Flower of Cities: A book of London, Studies and sketches by twenty-two authors
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Author: Twenty two authorsBinding: HardbackPublisher: Mas Parrish London, 1949Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA great city reveals itself not in monuments...
Boswell In Holland 1763-1764: Including His Correspondence With Belle De Zuylen (Zélide)
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Author: Frederick A. PottleBinding: HardbackPublisher: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: DamagedPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: long tears along spineThis compelling biographical account chronicles James Boswell's...
Tirant Lo Blanc
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Author: Joanot Martorell & Marti Joan De GalbaBinding: HardbackPublisher: MACMILLAN, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsTirant Lo Blanc stands as a monumental work of chivalric...
Southern Italy: An Archaeological Guide: The Main Prehistoric Greek And Roman Sites
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Author: Margaret GuidoBinding: HardbackPublisher: Faber and Faber Limited, 1972Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive archaeological guide, Southern Italy: An Archaeological Guide: The...
The Exercise Of Armes: A Seventeenth Century Military Manual
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Author: Jacob De GheynBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Greenhill Books, 1989Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJacob De Gheyn's The Exercise Of Armes:...
Heat Wave In Berlin
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Author: Dymphna CusackBinding: HardbackPublisher: Heinemann, London, 1961Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageHeat Wave in Berlin chronicles the tense atmosphere...
Connoisseurs And Secret Agents: In Eighteenth Century Rome
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Author: Lesley LewisBinding: HardbackPublisher: CHATTO & WINDUS, 1961Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, Connoisseurs And Secret Agents In Eighteenth Century...