Generál David Petraeus a oceňovaný historik Andrew Roberts v této komplexní studii zkoumají více než 70 let konfliktů a z aktuální analýzy minulosti vyvozují významné poznatky... Zobraziť viac
Generál David Petraeus a oceňovaný historik Andrew Roberts v této komplexní studii zkoumají více než 70 let konfliktů a z aktuální analýzy minulosti vyvozují významné poznatky a ponaučení. Petraeus a Roberts na základě svých odlišných pohledů a... Zobraziť viac
A magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historians. Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965... Zobraziť viac
Britský historik zkoumá dvě postavy, které výjimečným způsobem ovlivnily dějiny 20.století a svým jednáním a svou mocí utvářely svět, v němž dnes žijeme... Zobraziť viac
Which was the most brilliant of Hannibal's three crushing defeats of Roman armies? What tactics did Julius Caesar employ to defeat Pompey at Pharsalus? How was Alexander the Great able to command sufficient loyalty from his troops to lead them across... Zobraziť viac
During the Second World War the master strategy of the West was shaped by four titanic figures: Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, and their respective military commanders - General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C Marshall. This title tells... Zobraziť viac
Two leading authorities – a bestselling historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time – collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to... Zobraziť viac
A dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another, by a bestselling historian. On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad... Zobraziť viac
Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past, and anticipate in the future, in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world... Zobraziť viac
A signed and numbered limited edition of Andrew Roberts's acclaimed biography, to mark the 150th anniversary of Churchill's birth... Zobraziť viac
From Andrew Roberts, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives... Zobraziť viac
On 2 August 1944, Winston Churchill mocked Adolf Hitler in the House of Commons by the rank he had reached in the First World War. 'Russian success has been somewhat aided by the strategy of Herr Hitler, of Corporal Hitler', Churchill jibed... Zobraziť viac
Tento jednosvazkový životopis je v britských médiích hodnocen jako jedna z nejlepších prací o Winstonu Churchillovi, státníkovi známém především díky působení ve funkci ministerského předsedy Velké Británie za druhé světové války... Zobraziť viac
Renomovaný britský historik Andrew Roberts nabízí nový pohled na nejkrvavější kapitolu dějin počínaje napadením Polska 1. září 1939 až po japonskou kapitulaci o šest roků a jeden den později. S využitím dosud neznámých dokumentů... Zobraziť viac
Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson... Zobraziť viac
It has become all too common for Napoleon Bonaparte's biographers to approach him as a figure to be reviled, bent on world domination, practically a proto-Hitler. Here, after years of study extending even to visits paid to ... Zobraziť viac
A magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historians... Zobraziť viac
Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson... Zobraziť viac
This book assesses the quality of Czech democracy relative to both its postcommunist peers and older EU members. Motivated by the authoritarian tendencies and illiberal outcomes in the postcommunist region, it explores the extent to which the Czech... Zobraziť viac
In 1804, immediately after his coronation as Emperor, Napoleon created the Marshalate, the supreme martial rank of the empire. Over the next decade, he elevated to it some of his most outstanding generals, who played leading roles in his extraordinary... Zobraziť viac
