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Between the entry of the US and the end of the Second World War in Europe, the three huge Cunard liners Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried a million...

The book titled The Jews in the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Present: v.2 by the author Nora Levin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

The book titled The Jews in the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Present: v. 1 by the author Nora Levin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

The book titled Behind Barbed Wire: Internment in Australia during World War II: by the author Margaret Bevege. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

The fascinating life story of the most decorated soldier in American history--a hero who rose from rural poverty to military glory, moving on to a troubled post-war life as a...

The book titled SHACKLETON'S BOAT JOURNEY PA by the author Frank Arthur Worsley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the relentless drive through Germany toward Allied victory--Omar Bradley, the "GI General," was there for every major engagement in the...

Vladimir Andrle's study of Russian history shifts the focus of historical understanding from political leaders and their ideologies to the interactions of the State with the various social strata and...

Beginning with Plato and the first expressions of a utopian vision of a property-less society, Pipes describes communism's historical antecedents, through to Marx, Engels and the birth of communism' as...

One of the New York Times 's 100 Notable Books of 2016 One of NPR's 10 Best Books of 2016 "Heartachingly relevant...the Eleanor Roosevelt who inhabits these meticulously crafted pages...

In 1412, Europe was a miserable backwater, while the Orient was home to dazzling civilizations. So how did the West come to dominate the Rest? In this vital, brilliant book,...

A comprehensive and thought-provoking investigation into one of the most polarizing words in the English language. Few words in the English language are as misunderstood as "like." Indeed, excessive use...

As the new Scout District Commissioner, he officiated in welcomes to the then Queensland Head Scout Governor Henry Abel Smith, and Lady May. Les died -- on 11 December 2000...

For more than half a century, an air of innuendo, accusation and mystery has surrounded the Battle of Savo Island, fought off the southern Solomon Islands during the early morning...

The power and prestige of music in the modern world has given its practitioners extraordinary wealth and moral authority. This is taken for granted now and yet for much of...

This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line -...

Beginning with Orville Wright's historic, 12-minute flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the hundred-year story of aviation has been one of breathtaking technological advances, remarkable human ingenuity, and great bravery...

The armoured tank changed the face of war at the turn of the 20th century, as battles began to rely on machinery and not just men. This book looks at...

A compelling exploration of public performance in everyday life, by the leading cultural and social thinker The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday...

From the award-winning author of American Canopy, a dazzling account of the world's longest road, the Pan-American Highway, and the epic quest to link North and South America, a dramatic...

Just over three months after the surprise air raid over Darwin in 1942, Australians were once again shaken when the Japanese launched a surprise midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour,...

The book titled August '39: The Last Four Weeks of Peace by the author Howarth/Stephen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The 20th Century: Off the Record by the author Gilbert Mant. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Not since A.L. Rowse published his memoir On Historians has such a witty and perceptive memoir been published by a celebrated historian. Captain Professor constitutes the memoir of one of...

This illustrated pocket encyclopedia, which includes photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries, traces the history of the Indians from the voyage across the Bering Strait from Asia to...

The book titled The History of the "Times": v. 5: Struggles in War and Peace, 1939-66 by the author Iverach McDonald. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

It is widely believed that Japan's opening gambit in World War II was conceived by Admiral Yamamoto, Commander-in-Chief of Imperial Japan. However, this book sets out to show that it...

Dennis Winter sets out to expose and analyze a major historical fraud. His theme is the Western Front in Haig's time - from the Somme to the Armistice - and...

As the fate of the war hangs in the balance, she and an intrepid group of men and women including priest Father Cambron, schoolteacher Joseph Hansen and, above all, dashing...

An assured supply of armaments, petrol and foodstuffs from the US was vital to the British war effort, especially in the early days of the Second World War. The route...

The book titled Annabel Karmel's Quick & Easy Series: Parties by the author Annabel Karmel. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

"Toni Morrison once said, 'The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction.' In The Moment , Bakari Sellers brilliantly and precisely cuts through the noise of the calculated,...

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety's Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible's Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best...

'A joy' Philippe Sands'Glorious' David Spiegelhalter A fascinating, enchanting and personal look at the meaning of luck, and the way in which it has shaped our shared history and continues...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn February 1956, the Kremlin became the stage for one of the most seismic political events of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Cold War, understanding the machinery of Soviet power was not merely an academic...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat drives a scientific genius to overturn centuries of accepted wisdom, and what does the inner life of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the height of the Cold War, when American public opinion on China was shaped almost entirely by...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilizations have produced artistic and cultural heritage as breathtaking in its scope and antiquity as China's, and Treasures of China by Michael Ridley...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: Very goodPages: FEP missingCondition remarks: Note: fep missing, damaged front pastedown - otherwise internally sound. Clean and bright copy. At the intersection of towering intellect and profound...

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Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn one of the most chilling and meticulously documented accounts of political mass murder ever written, The Great Terror...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of revolution and reconstruction, The Spirit of Post-war Russia: Soviet Ideology 1917-1946 by...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt the crossroads of empire and ambition, The Rise of Russia in Asia presents a masterful...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in American public life have captivated the imagination quite like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis — First Lady, fashion icon, widow, and enigma —...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Note: unclipped dj. Clean and bright copy. At the crossroads of monarchy, religion, and political power, The Commander of the...