In Crossroads of Jewish Bratislava, the author identifies several key junctures that determined the history of Jews in Bratislava between the 19th and 21st centuries, especially in terms of their... Zobraziť viac
La Inquisición española, establecida por primera vez en el reino de Castilla en 1478 bajo la reina Isabel I y suprimida 356 años después, en 1834 con la reina Isabel II, que ha dejado... Zobraziť viac
The 'Devil Dogs' of K Company, 3/5 Marines, were part of the legendary first Marine Division... Zobraziť viac
Some 500 years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty... Zobraziť viac
In dramatic stories and sweeping panoramas, distinguished historian John T. McGreevy tells the mesmerising story of a Church torn between the forces of reform and reaction for the past 250 years... Zobraziť viac
The essential illustrated guide to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome, vividly retelling their stories and exploring their origins... Zobraziť viac
In 1757, a down-and-out Irish poet, the head waiter at the Shakespear's Head Tavern in Covent Garden, and a celebrated London courtesan became bound together by the publication of a little book: Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies... Zobraziť viac
Aja Barber wants change. In the 'learning' first half of the book, she will expose you to the endemic injustices in our consumer industries and the uncomfortable history of the textile industry; one which brokered slavery, racism and... Zobraziť viac
In the summer of 1942, the Wehrmacht invaded the Caucasus in order to overrun critical oil production facilities at Maikop, Grozny, and Baku. However, the Red Army stopped the Germans short of their objectives and then launched a devastating winter... Zobraziť viac
Osprey's Campaign title for the first battle of the desert war, Operation Compass, which was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into... Zobraziť viac
This informative study explores the Soviet invasion of Finland, detailing the events of the Winter War of November 1939 to March 1940. The invasion was expected to be swift and decisive, however, the fighting qualities of the Finnish Army blunted... Zobraziť viac
The phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflections on shared human experiences - a book for our time from a highly influential artist... Zobraziť viac
World War I, that awful, gaping wound in the history of Europe, has long been an obsession of Jacques Tardi's... Zobraziť viac
How amateur programmers in 1980s Czechoslovakia discovered games as a medium, using them not only for entertainment but also as a means of self-expression. Aside from the exceptional history of Tetris, very little is known about gaming culture behind... 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
The most influential religious historian of the 20th century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same... Zobraziť viac
Nothing short of spectacular . . . A secret guidebook to a landscape in which we all dwell, but so often fail to see. —Tom Vanderbilt, bestselling author of Traffic... Zobraziť viac
A controversial examination of the internal Israeli debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a best-selling Israeli author... Zobraziť viac
When Alistair Cooke retired in February 2004 he was acclaimed as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. His Letter from America radio series, which began in 1946 and continued every week for fifty-eight years until his retirement... Zobraziť viac
A panoramic history of the vast migration of Eastern Europeans to the West by a recent winner of a MacArthur Fellowship. Between 1846 and 1940, more than 50 million ... Zobraziť viac
