The history of humanity is one of devastating, once-in-a-thousand-year events: rising seas that make land uninhabitable, decades-long droughts, civilisational collapse, epidemics like the Black Death and the Spanish Flu that reduce a city’s population... Zobraziť viac
The Assassins and the Templars are two of history’s most legendary groups. One was a Shi’ite religious sect, the other a Christian military order created to defend the Holy Land. Violently opposed, they had vastly different reputations, followings, and... Zobraziť viac
Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. Their triumph over Hitler ensured their achievements will never be forgotten. But their story is far richer than victory alone. De Gaulle - tall, awkward and incorruptible - had... Zobraziť viac
Dramatic in scope and deep in feeling, Raise Your Soul traces three generations swept up in the whirlwind of history, across a century of occupation, civil war, Cold War fracture and economic crisis, from 1924 to the present.At its heart are Eleni,Anna... Zobraziť viac
Returning to an overlooked region on the edge of Russia, Howard Amos sets out on a quest to understand the country he once called home... Zobraziť viac
Now available in paperback, The Persians tells the story of this cultured ancient civilization, tracing the unique features of Persian life as well as their influence down the centuries. This book describes the difficulties early Persians encountered... Zobraziť viac
The forgotten story of a group of British mavericks who took on an impossible mission - and survived against all odds to tell their extraordinary tales. 1918. The First World War is drawing to a close and regimes are collapsing across Europe... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts. Medieval Europe was preoccupied with magic. From the Carolingian Empire to Renaissance Italy and Tudor England, great rulers, religious figures... Zobraziť viac
An entirely fresh and accessible approach to reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs by a proven expert, this step-by-step introduction assumes no previous knowledge of grammar or ancient languages, but guides readers through the inscriptions, ... Zobraziť viac
Do you feel like we're living in the end times? Does it seem like everything is on fire, and one disaster follows another?Here's a small comfort: you're not the first to feel that way. If there's one thing that people throughout history have agreed on... Zobraziť viac
This much needed new edition provides a complete and essential guide to this fast developing, ever changing and often tense region. This book, fully updated for 2024, examines the origins and development... Zobraziť viac
Kniha bourá řadu zažitých představ o druhé světové válce... Zobraziť viac
In The War on the West, international bestselling author Douglas Murray asks: if the history of humankind is one of slavery, conquest, prejudice, genocide and exploitation, why are only Western nations taking the blame for it?... Zobraziť viac
The world's leading travel guide publisher Scotland is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Sip the water of life, whisky, in an ancient pub, trace the trails of the... Zobraziť viac
The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India - from ancient time to the modern day... Zobraziť viac
45,000 years ago, rare and precious statues of faceless women with hourglass figures, sturdy hips and generous breasts surfaced across Europe... Zobraziť viac
An updated edition of this indispensable reference, surveying the history of textiles from 25,000 years ago to the present... Zobraziť viac
„Franz Kafka byl Praha a Praha byla Franz Kafka“, napsal kdysi Johannes Urzidil. A opravdu, toho, kdo se vydá po stopách Kafkova života, zavede cesta přímo do srdce starého královského a císařského sídelního města nad Vltavou. Franz Kafka je celou svou... Zobraziť viac
\"Konečně kniha o vývoji ruské spirituality, která vychází ze znalosti a hlubokého pochopení ruských dějin. V době, kdy se o Rusku mnoho mluví a píše, výhradně však z úhlu dnešní politiky, ať již kladně nebo záporně... Zobraziť viac
He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in... Zobraziť viac
