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  • The Russo-Japanese War 1904–1905

    Serier serie Guide to...
    The Russo-Japanese war saw the first defeat of a major European imperialist power by an Asian country.When Japanese and Russian expansionist interests collided over Manchuria and Korea, the Tsar assumed Japan would never dare to fight. However, after years of planning, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian Port Arthur, on the Liaoyang Peninsula in 1904 and the war that followed saw Japan ... Læs mere

    96,29 kr.

  • The First World War (1)

    The Eastern Front 1914–1918

    Serier serie Guide to...
    Now in compact, e-guide form, this book unravels the complicated and tragic events of the Eastern Front in the First World War.The author details Russia's sudden attack on German forces, despite her inadequate resources. A crushing defeat at Tannenberg was followed by Germany inflicting humiliation after humiliation on desperate Russian troops. For a while, those forces led by General Brusilov and ... Læs mere

    96,29 kr.

  • The Second World War (5)

    The Eastern Front 1941–1945

    Serier serie Guide to...
    In 1940, fresh from the success in France, Hitler turned his attention to the East.In this concise e-guide, Geoffrey Jukes explains what led to Hitler's decision to instigate the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and offers a concise account of the campaign that followed. The Germans expected to conquer Russia in only four months, but at Stalingrad and then Kursk the Russians ... Læs mere

    96,29 kr.

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    The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi

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  • The Ottoman Empire

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    Covering the greatest three centuries of Turkish history, this book tells the story of the Ottoman Empire's growth into a vast Middle Eastern Power.Born as a military frontier principality at the turn of the Fourteenth century, Turkey developed into the dominant force in Anatolia and the Balkans, growing to become the most powerful Islamic state after 1517 when it incorporated the old Arab lands. ... Læs mere

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  • A Short History of South-East Asia

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    The success of the first four editions shows that this book fills a vacuum for readers who wish to learn about the countries of South-East Asia. Recent years have seen a number of important developments all of which are covered here. With the global climate becoming more uncertain and the threat of terrorism spilling over, this book will aid readers' knowledge of this region by addressing its ... Læs mere

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  • The Eaves of Heaven

    A Life in Three Wars

    From Andrew X. Pham, the award-winning author of Catfish and Mandala, a son’s searing memoir of his Vietnamese father’s experiences over the course of three wars.The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Andrew Pham’s debut, Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam, for evoking “the full sadness of the human condition . . . marveling at spiritual resilience amid ... Læs mere

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  • The Ottoman Empire

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    Constantinople, the Turkish capital, the mysterious, ancient, ever-flourishing city, sacred alike to Christian and Mahometan, stands in its wondrous beauty upon European shores; yet Turkey is an Asiatic State. Her story belongs to Asia, the world of dreamy fancy and lurid legend, not of sober fact and accurately dated history. Hence one can speak of Turkey only after the fashion of her own clime, ... Læs mere

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  • Litva: The Rise and Fall of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania

    A Selection from Vanished Kingdoms (Penguin Tracks)

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    The fascinating history of a Baltic empire’s dominance and decline—excerpted from internationally bestselling author Norman Davies’s Vanished KingdomsVanished Kingdoms introduces readers to once-powerful European empires that have left scant traces on the modern map. In this excerpt from his widely acclaimed book, Norman Davies tells the ill-fated story of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Founded in ... Læs mere

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  • Midnight's Furies

    The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition

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  • Nicolae Ceausescu

    The Last Romanian Dictator?

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    Nicolae Ceausescu, was the leader of Romania from 1965 until he was overthrown and killed in the revolution of 1989. Early in his life he played an active role in the Communist party, which resulted in imprisonment in 1936 and 1940. In 1939 he married another highly devoted Communist, Elena Petrescu. Once the Communists fully gained power in Romania in 1947, Ceausescu headed the nation's ministry ... Læs mere

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