The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since the final defeat of the invasion of Greece by the Persian King Xerxes. This astonishing clash between East and West still has resonances in modern history, and has left us with tales of heroic resistance... Zobraziť viac
From the Chevrolet Bel Air to the Ferrari Testarossa, this stunning book showcases the most iconic and important classic cars from every decade since the 1940s... Zobraziť viac
A major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war... Zobraziť viac
From the fury of the Punic Wars to the onslaught of Operation Desert Storm, relive the most famous battles in history in this gripping guide... Zobraziť viac
Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile... Zobraziť viac
Kniha britského inženýra Trevora Sage, který se trvale usadil v Praze byla vydána jako pocta všem obětem nacistického režimu, kterým byly ve městě položeny Stolpersteine (kameny zmizelých)... Zobraziť viac
A virus is not human, but the reaction to it is a measure of humanity. America has not measured up well. Tens of thousands are dead for no reason.America is supposed to be about freedom, yet illness and fear make its citizens less free... Zobraziť viac
Integrační a dezintegrační procesy představují předmět stálého zájmu mnoha vědeckých oblastí a přirozeně otevírají cestu k řadě mezioborových výzkumů, v nichž se historické aspekty problematiky úzce propojují s... Zobraziť viac
Pre-order book 12 of Ladybird expert history of The second world war, from award-winning historian James Holland... Zobraziť viac
Focusing on what they call lying about spying, the authors reveal how revisionist scholars have ignored or distorted documents from Russian archives that point to espionage links between Moscow and the CPUSA... Zobraziť viac
Go out in the woods, go out. If you don't go out in the woods nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin... Zobraziť viac
On 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: ‘Yes, yes, wonderful things.’ ... Zobraziť viac
Whether you are a new or longtime Formula 1 fan, here is your ultimate, unofficial armchair companion to the popular Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, providing deeper insight into the players, tech, and history that drive the show's plot... Zobraziť viac
The poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery... Zobraziť viac
This book tells the story of our greatest invention. Or, it almost does. Almost, because while the story has a beginning – in fact, it has many beginnings, not only in Mesopotamia, 3,100 years before the birth of Christ... Zobraziť viac
The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of it... Zobraziť viac
A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths... Zobraziť viac
An updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and controversies of the past decade, placing them in their proper sociological and historical context... Zobraziť viac
History of the World in 1000 Objects takes a fresh look at world history, viewing cultures and early civilizations through the objects that they created... Zobraziť viac
By the outbreak of the First Carthaginian War, Carthage controlled the whole coast of northern Africa. At first, the core of the Carthaginian armies was made up of armed citizens, backed by levies from tributary allies and foreign mercenaries... Zobraziť viac
