1,459円 In 1987, Paul Morris went to Angola as a reluctant conscript soldier, where he experienced the fear and filth of war. Twenty-five years later, in 2012, Paul returned to Angola, and embarked on a 1500-kilometre cycle trip, solo and unsupported, across the country. His purpose was to see Angola in ...

1,299円 Were the two World Wars historical accidents or were they the undertakings of powerful yet undocumented cabals? Was the Soviet Union the ultimate successor to European colonial empires? What role did the alliance with Germany play in the implosion of the Ottoman Empire? What was the role of Euro...

1,335円 A completely original history of one of the most extraordinary movements in the world – the Girl Guides – and how they helped win the war. The Girl Guides is one of the world's most extraordinary movements: millions of women have been members. But what have the Guides actually achieved, since the...

1,456円 A far-reaching history of terrorism across the world from its beginnings to the modern-day, from the highly acclaimed author of ‘Sacred Causes’ and ‘Earthly Powers’. Basing his study on a wide range of sources and key players from the world of terrorism, Burleigh explains and defines the meaning ...

1,068円 A powerful novel set at the end of World War II about one woman and her family's struggle for survival. The thrust of this epic novel occurs in the spring of 1945, during an event known in Germany as Die Flucht, or The Flight, when some 12 million Eastern European ethnic-Germans fled their ancest...

1,202円 The extraordinary stories of ten fighter pilots, told in their very own words during the Second World War. First published by Collins in 1942, this utterly compelling collection of first-hand accounts of ten fighter pilots’ experiences at the helm of the Spitfires of 66 Squadron paints one of the...

1,202円 Never before have the diaries and letters of young people from all sides of World War Two been woven together to provide an account of what it was like to grow up amidst the daily struggles and horrors of this devastating war. We Were Young And At War follows the stories of sixteen teenage boys a...

1,326円 Milwaukeeans greeted the advent of World War II with the same determination as other Americans. Everyone felt the effect of the war, whether through concern for loved ones in danger, longer work hours, consumer shortages, or participation in war service organizations and drives. Men and women wor...

3,154円 This is the compelling story of Pope Pius XI's secret relations with Benito Mussolini. A ground-breaking work, based on seven years of research in the Vatican and Fascist archives by US National Book Award-finalist David Kertzer, it will forever change our understanding of the Vatican's role in t...

314円 Hurricanes and Handbags is part of series of short stories commemorating the bravery and courage of women serving in the armed forces during times of conflict. It tells the remarkable story of a group of women whose service to their country was nothing short of outstanding. why? because most of t...

438円 Prawdopodobnie jest to najlepsza książka o nurkowaniu, jaką kiedykolwiek napisano; obowiązkowa pozycja na każdej marynistycznej półce. Historia dwóch przyjaciół, których determinacja i odwaga pozwoliła na wyjaśnienie jednej z ostatnich zagadek drugiej wojny światowej – pochodzenia tajemniczego wr...

1,867円 The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a differe...