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Culloden

The History and Archaeology of the Last Clan Battle

de Tony Pollard ...

A team of historians and archaeologists re-examine what happened at the Battle of Culloden between the Scottish Jacobites and Great Britain.In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the ... Leer más

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A team of historians and archaeologists re-examine what happened at the Battle of Culloden between the Scottish Jacobites and Great Britain.In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the
... Leer más

Disponible también en: Audiolibro
Life on the Death Railway

The Memoirs of a British POW

de Stuart Young ...

As a young man Stuart Young endured the horrors of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camps and survived. Later in life, in graphic detail, he recorded the experience the dreadful conditions, the brutal treatment, the sickness and starvation, the merciless routine of forced labour. Yet he also recorded the comradeship among the prisoners, their compassion and strength, and the pastimes and ... Leer más

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As a young man Stuart Young endured the horrors of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camps and survived. Later in life, in graphic detail, he recorded the experience the dreadful conditions, the brutal treatment, the sickness and starvation, the merciless routine of forced labour. Yet he also recorded the comradeship among the prisoners, their compassion and strength, and the pastimes and
... Leer más
A Falklands Family at War

Diaries of the 1982 Conflict

de Neville Bennett, Valerie Bennett ...

A first responder eyewitness account from a family living in the occupied war zone during the Falklands War.Many military accounts of the British side of the Falklands War have been published, as well as memoirs written by servicemen who took part. But little attention has been paid to what the Falkland islanders endured during the Argentine occupation and British liberation of the remote ... Leer más

$14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A first responder eyewitness account from a family living in the occupied war zone during the Falklands War.Many military accounts of the British side of the Falklands War have been published, as well as memoirs written by servicemen who took part. But little attention has been paid to what the Falkland islanders endured during the Argentine occupation and British liberation of the remote
... Leer más
A Tale of Redemption & Other Stories

A trilingual edition in English, German and Indonesian

de Tony Pollard, Mona Sylviana, Thomas Zschocke ...

Series Libro 17 - BTW
German title: Die SühnegeschichteIndonesian title: Dongeng Penebusan dan cerita lainnyaWhatdistinguishes Mona Sylviana’s writing is her willingness to look at the darkside of life and to confront societal issues head on. In Mona’s stories, theworld is not a safe place for women. Yet her characters do not respond tosituations as passive objects or victims; rather, they challenge the acceptedorder. ... Leer más

$3.99 USD

German title: Die SühnegeschichteIndonesian title: Dongeng Penebusan dan cerita lainnyaWhatdistinguishes Mona Sylviana’s writing is her willingness to look at the darkside of life and to confront societal issues head on. In Mona’s stories, theworld is not a safe place for women. Yet her characters do not respond tosituations as passive objects or victims; rather, they challenge the acceptedorder.
... Leer más
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Culloden

The History and Archaeology of the Last Clan Battle

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

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In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the Hanoverian army has passed into legend. The battle was decisive—it was a turning point in British history. And yet our perception of this critical ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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In battle at Culloden Moor on April 16, 1746, the Jacobite cause was dealt a mortal blow. The power of the Highland clans was broken. And the image of sword-wielding Highlanders charging into a hail of lead delivered by the red-coated battalions of the Hanoverian army has passed into legend. The battle was decisive—it was a turning point in British history. And yet our perception of this critical
... Leer más

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The Faded Map

Lost Kingdoms of Scotland

de Alistair Moffat ...

Narrado por Neil McFarlane ...

Completo

9 hora 20 minutos

Dive into Northern Britain's Dark Ages in "a book which gives a satisfying and convincing account of this little-known part of Scotland's history" (Undiscovered Scotland).Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts, and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see, and understand Scotland. Recent politics and ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Dive into Northern Britain's Dark Ages in "a book which gives a satisfying and convincing account of this little-known part of Scotland's history" (Undiscovered Scotland).Modern communications have driven motorways and pylons through the countryside, dwarfed us with TV and telephone masts, and drastically altered the way in which we move around, see, and understand Scotland. Recent politics and
... Leer más

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Seizing the Enigma

The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1939–1943

de David Kahn ...

Narrado por Bernard Mayes ...

Completo

13 hora 35 minutos

For almost four desperate years between 1939 and 1943, British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine wolf packs. The Allies might never have turned the tide of that historic battle without an intelligence coup. The race to break the German U-boat codes is one of the last great untold stories of World War II.David Kahn, the world’s leading historian of ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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For almost four desperate years between 1939 and 1943, British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine wolf packs. The Allies might never have turned the tide of that historic battle without an intelligence coup. The race to break the German U-boat codes is one of the last great untold stories of World War II.David Kahn, the world’s leading historian of
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The Picts

A History

de Tim Clarkson ...

Narrado por Mhairi Morrison ...

Completo

10 hora 5 minutos

A British historian explores the mysterious Scottish culture of the Iron Age and Early Middle Ages whose enigmatic symbols adorn standing stones.The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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A British historian explores the mysterious Scottish culture of the Iron Age and Early Middle Ages whose enigmatic symbols adorn standing stones.The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they
... Leer más

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Out of Italy

Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise

de Fernand Braudel ...

Narrado por Paul Brion ...

Completo

7 hora 5 minutos

From the author of Memory and the Mediterranean, a comprehensive history of the Italian city states from 1450 to 1650.In the fifteenth century, even before the city states of the Apennine Peninsula began to coalesce into what would become, several centuries later, a nation, "Italy" exerted enormous influence over all of Europe and throughout the Mediterranean. Its cultural, economic, and political ... Leer más

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From the author of Memory and the Mediterranean, a comprehensive history of the Italian city states from 1450 to 1650.In the fifteenth century, even before the city states of the Apennine Peninsula began to coalesce into what would become, several centuries later, a nation, "Italy" exerted enormous influence over all of Europe and throughout the Mediterranean. Its cultural, economic, and political
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Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun

Hernando de Soto and the South's Ancient Chiefdoms

de Charles Hudson ...

Narrado por Gary Tiedemann ...

Completo

21 hora 26 minutos

Between 1539 and 1542, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto led a small army on an expedition of almost four thousand miles across Southeastern America. De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries until the publication of Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun. Using a new route reconstruction, anthropologist Charles Hudson maps the story of the de Soto expedition, tying the ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

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Between 1539 and 1542, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto led a small army on an expedition of almost four thousand miles across Southeastern America. De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries until the publication of Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun. Using a new route reconstruction, anthropologist Charles Hudson maps the story of the de Soto expedition, tying the
... Leer más

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Under a Wild Sky

John James Audubon and the Making of The Birds of America

de William Souder ...

Narrado por Stephen R. Thorne ...

Completo

14 hora 52 minutos

In this Pulitzer Prize–finalist biography, the author of Mad at the World examines the little-known life of the man behind the well-known bird survey.John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent's birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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In this Pulitzer Prize–finalist biography, the author of Mad at the World examines the little-known life of the man behind the well-known bird survey.John James Audubon is renowned for his masterpiece of natural history and art, The Birds of America, the first nearly comprehensive survey of the continent's birdlife. And yet few people understand, and many assume incorrectly, what sort of man he
... Leer más

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Grand Alliance, The

de Winston Churchill ...

Narrado por Michael Jayston ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - History of the Second World War
Abreviado

2 hora 45 minutos

Winston S. Churchill; The History Of The Second World War. Volume 3 – The Grand Alliance. The Blitz continued to rain down on the shell and morale of the Nation’s defences. In the cold grey waters of the North Atlantic wolfpacks of enemy U boats hunted down with ruthless efficiency the supply lines that could keep Britain in the war. Through the year the enemy produced many of their grandest ... Leer más

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Winston S. Churchill; The History Of The Second World War. Volume 3 – The Grand Alliance. The Blitz continued to rain down on the shell and morale of the Nation’s defences. In the cold grey waters of the North Atlantic wolfpacks of enemy U boats hunted down with ruthless efficiency the supply lines that could keep Britain in the war. Through the year the enemy produced many of their grandest
... Leer más

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