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  • The Changing Face of Conflict: A History of the Military, Warfare & Espionage

    by Anthony North ...
    Battles. Generals. Weapons. Tactics. Spies. In this concise history of war Anthony North takes you from Kadesh to the war on terror and asks: what really lies behind our need for war? His answer leads him to a new strategy and technology that could make war obsolete. ... Read more

    Free

  • The Greek Revolution

    1821 and the Making of Modern Europe

    by Mark Mazower ...
    WINNER OF THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022A NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'Deserves to remain the standard treatment of the subject in English for many decades to come' Roderick Beaton, Times Literary SupplementIn the exhausted, repressive years that followed Napoleon's defeat in 1815, there was one cause that came t... ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • SAS

    Rogue Heroes: The authorized wartime history from the Sunday Times bestselling author

    by Ben Macintyre ...
    *BEN MACINTYRE'S NEXT BOOK, REDWOOD, IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW*THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER! ANYONE WHO WATCHED THE BBC SERIES WILL LOVE THIS GIFT!THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT BBC SERIES SAS: ROGUE HEROES, STARRING CONNOR SWINDELLS, JACK O'CONNELL, ALFIE ALLEN AND DOMINIC WEST'A master at setting the pulse racing' Daily Mail________________</p... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • The Horde

    How the Mongols Changed the World

    by Marie Favereau ...
    Cundill Prize FinalistA Financial Times Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Five Books Book of the YearThe Mongols are known for one thing: conquest. But in this first comprehensive history of the Horde, the western portion of the Mongol empire that arose after the death of Chinggis Khan, Marie Favereau takes us inside one of the most powerful engines of economic integration in world ... Read more

    13,77 €

  • 1453

    The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

    by Roger Crowley ...
    A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a ... Read more

    8,49 €

  • What Most People Don't Know About Money & The Fed

    What Most People Don't Know..., #3

    by William R. Hicks ...
    Series Book 3 - What Most People Don't Know...
    A short nonfiction book about the origins of money and The Federal Reserve System and its part in WWI, The Great Depression, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and both Gulf Wars, as well as the income tax, national debt, inflation, fractional reserve banking, recessions, and the financial collapse of 2008. ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • The Mongol Storm

    Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East

    by Nicholas Morton ...
    'Brain-stretching . . . pulsating . . . irresistable' The Sunday Times'Deeply researched and elegantly written - essential reading' Dan Jones'Erudite, often thrilling and much-needed' Daily TelegraphHow the Mongol invasions of the Near East reshaped the balance of world power in the Middle Ages.For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near ... ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • Russians Among Us

    Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories and the Hunt for Putin’s Agents

    by Gordon Corera ...
    The urgent, explosive story of Russia’s espionage efforts against the West from the Cold War to the present – including their interference in the 2016 presidential election.Like a scene from a le Carre novel or the TV drama The Americans, in the summer of 2010 a group of Russian deep cover sleeper agents were arrested. It was the culmination of a decade-long investigation, and ten people, ... Read more

    9,21 €

  • Das Fundament der Ewigkeit

    Historischer Roman

    by Ken Follett ...
    Translated by Dietmar Schmidt, Rainer Schumacher ...
    Series Book 3 - Kingsbridge-Roman
    Nach DIE SÄULEN DER ERDE und DIE TORE DER WELT der neue große historische KINGSBRIDGE-Roman des internationalen Bestsellerautors:Noch immer wacht die altehrwürdige Kathedrale von Kingsbridge über die Stadt. Doch die ist im Widerstreit zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten zutiefst gespalten. Freundschaft, Loyalität, Liebe ... nichts scheint mehr von Bedeutung zu sein. Die wahren Feinde sind dabei ... Read more

    14,85 €

  • Pandora's Jar

    Women in the Greek Myths

    by Natalie Haynes ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Funny, sharp explications of what these sometimes not-very-nice women were up to, and how they sometimes made idiots of . . . but read on!”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's TaleThe national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships returns with a fascinating, eye-opening take on the remarkable women at the heart of classical stories Greek mythology from Helen of ... Read more

    10,48 €

  • Tin Lizzie

    The Story of Fabulous Model T Ford

    by Philip Van Doren Stern ...
    "In the 1920's millions of Model T's were on the road. More than 15,000,000 were made."The fantastic story of the trendsetting Ford Model T is described in this book with numerous illustrations throughout. Exceptionally detailed and well researched this book is a must for any car or automobile enthusiast. ... Read more

    3,43 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Forest of Foes

    by Matthew Harffy ...
    Series Book 9 - The Bernicia Chronicles
    NOW AVAILABLE TO PREORDER: MATTHEW HARFFY'S THRILLING NEW BERNICIA CHRONICLES ADVENTURE, BANE OF BERNICIA!In this action-packed Anglo-Saxon adventure, Beobrand finds himself caught between warring factions in a dangerous land.AD 652. Beobrand must escort a group of pilgrims to the holy city of Rome. Taking only Cynan and some of his best men, Beobrand hopes to make the journey through Frankia ... Read more

    8,79 €

  • The Accidental Soldier

    The honest and hilarious account of serving in Iraq loved by Marina Hyde, Richard Curtis, Matt Haig, Richard E Grant and more!

    by Owain Mulligan ...
    The instant Sunday Times bestselling true story of how one man found himself (quite near) the frontline in Iraq - and what happened next . . .'Honestly, the funniest book I have ever read.' - JEREMY CLARKSONOwain Mulligan was never what you'd call a career soldier. Nor even a particularly good one. At weekends he trained with the Territorial Army and dreamt of swapping the mayhem of teaching in a ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Emulating Alexander

    How Alexander the Great's Legacy Fuelled Rome's Wars With Persia

    by Glenn Barnett ...
    This book gives an account of the Roman relationship with Persia and how it was shaped by the actions of Alexander the Great long before the events. Numerous Roman emperors led armies eastward against the Persians, seeking to emulate or exceed the glorious conquests of Alexander. Some achieved successes but more often the result was ignominious defeat or death. Even as the empire declined, court ... Read more

    6,14 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Ancient Rome in Twelve Coins

    by Gareth Harney ...
    Hold the glory—and infamy—of ancient Rome in the palm of your hand with this “brilliant combination of history and storytelling” (Conn Iggulden, author of the Emperor series) as it explores history’s greatest superpower, as told through humanity’s most universal object: the coin.When Gareth Harney was first given a Roman coin as a child, he became entranced by its beauty, and its unique ability to ... Read more

    17,18 €

  • SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Unarmed Combat

    Hand-to-Hand Fighting Skills from the World's Most Elite Military Units

    by Martin J Dougherty ...
    Series series Survival Handbook
    With the aid of superb line artworks, Unarmed Combat demonstrates to the reader how special forces soldiers are taught to excel in hand-to-hand fighting: how they maximise bodyweight, and the use of various strikes, throws, locks and constrictions to defeat opponents. It explains how different martial arts have been combined by military units to create hand-to-hand combat systems for defence ... Read more

    5,71 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of Everything

    How Wars Descend into Annihilation

    by Victor Davis Hanson ...
    **An Instant New York Times BestsellerA major military historian explains how and why some societies chose to destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time.“A profound book.” —Wall Street Journal**War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns

    Thoughts on War

    by Artem Chapeye ...
    **A reporter and novelist who is also a soldier in the Ukrainian army reconsiders his pacifism and the choices one makes when war is waged against you."Chapeye represents a modern-day Ukrainian counterpart to classic American writers like Mark Twain or O. Henry, capturing the dignity and respect his characters might not get but nonetheless long for and deserve." —Kate Tsurkan, Los Angeles Review ... Read more

    7,52 €

  • The Reign of Emperor Gallienus

    The Apogee of Roman Cavalry

    by Ilkka Syvänne ...
    "An unusual history of an unusual soldier of Rome who rose to Emperor . . . an engaging history of a fascinating subject—Very Highly Recommended." — FiretrenchThis is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268). Considered the most blatantly military man of all of the soldier emperors of the third century, Gallienus is the emperor in Harry ... Read more

    6,14 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Verge

    Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years that Shook the World

    by Patrick Wyman ...
    The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn.In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the story of a period that marked a decisive turning point for both European and world history. Here, author ... Read more

    Was 10,99 € Now 9,49 €

  • Homage to Catalonia

    by George Orwell ...
    Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fusiliers

    by Mark Urban ...
    From Lexington Green in 1775 to Yorktown in 1781, one regiment marched thousands of miles and fought a dozen battles to uphold British rule in America: the Royal Welch Fusiliers. Along the way, the Fusiliers adopted new tactics and promoted new leaders which together laid the foundations for the subsequent performance against Napoleon. Drawing on a wealth of new research, Mark Urban, author of the ... Read more

    9,95 €

  • The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister

    by Olesya Khromeychuk ...
    WITH A FOREWORD BY PHILIPPE SANDS AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREY KURKOV'If you read only one book about the war, this is the one to read.' -Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm'Unforgettable. An immediate history of a cruel war and a personal chronicle of unbearable loss' -Simon Sebag-Montefiore, author of The WorldKilled by shrapnel as he served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Olesya Khromeychuk's ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • The Knight in History

    by Frances Gies ...
    Series series Medieval Life
    A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight“A carefully researched, concise, readable, and entertaining account of an institution that remains a part of the Western imagination.” —Los Angeles TimesBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights ... Read more

    8,79 €