Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Blitzkrieg is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the fall of Europe through the use of one of the most successful military strategies in modern warfare... Zobraziť viac
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; New from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography; Which side of the fence are you on?; Every story has two sides, and so does every wall. We're in a new era of tribalism and the barricades are going Zobraziť viac
A place of exceptional diversity, rapid change, and high energy, Europe has literally been at the crossroads of the world ever since the interaction of Asia, North America and Africa formed the tropical island archipelago ... Zobraziť viac
The RAF was the world's first air force. This is the story of its founding in 1918, as a response to the new terror of aerial warfare, the struggles to keep it alive amid controversy and opposition, its crucial role in the ... Zobraziť viac
Graceful and lovely Lady Audley may not be all that she seems in this Victorian-era equivalent of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl-with an introduction by Flynn Berry, the Edgar Award-winning author of Under the Harrow and ... Zobraziť viac
Her beauty saved her life - and condemned her. Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, in 1942. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, ... Zobraziť viac
The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life... Zobraziť viac
In a world of rising tensions between Russia and the United States, the Middle East and Europe, Sunnis and Shiites, Islamism and liberalism, Turkey is at the epicentre. And at the heart of Turkey is its right-wing populist president, ... Zobraziť viac
Selected as a Book of the Year in the TLS and Spectator. In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old... Zobraziť viac
Democracy today is widely regarded as an ideal form of government. Yet in practice it sometimes seems a sham, a political puppet show in which hidden elites pull all the strings... Zobraziť viac
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research – this is riveting history that reads like a thriller. On the freezing-cold morning of ... Zobraziť viac
The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of the throne, but the conflict of 1640-60 was more dramatic ... Zobraziť viac
Najnovším prírastkom edície Kultúrne Krásy Slovenska je kniha <i>Archeologické pamiatky</i>... Zobraziť viac
On the banks of the Mississippi, Tom Sawyer and his friends seek out adventure at every turn. Then one fateful night they witness a murder. The boys swear never to reveal the secret and run away to be pirates and search for hidden treasure... Zobraziť viac
A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra Zobraziť viac
'The next Bill Bryson' New York TimesTwo tigers cannot share the same mountain - Chinese proverbDespite geographical proximity, cultural similarities, and shared status as highly powerful nations, China, Korea and Japan love to hate each other... Zobraziť viac
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020 'A superb, unique, and unforgettable story of war and death, fear and cruelty, above all the horrors and allure of combat' Simon Sebag Montefiore'One of the most profound books I have e Zobraziť viac
V knize se autor věnuje etnickým čistkám a vyhnáním v Evropě ve 20. století. Stranou přitom ponechává problematiku holocaustu, která podle jeho názoru představuje zcela specifický a svébytný způsob rasově zdůvodňovaných čistek. Zobraziť viac
Dva nejhorší diktátoři v dějinách spolu bezmála dva roky aktivně spolupracovali. Oznámení dohody mezi nacisty a Sověty ohromilo celý svět, v jejím rámci došlo k invazi do Polska a její zhroucení vedlo k rozhodujícímu střetu druhé sv Zobraziť viac
Původní práce věnovaná dějinám a myšlenkovým podnětům německé romantiky, především tzv. jenskému romantickému okruhu. Osu výkladu tvoří u nás ani v zahraničí neprozkoumaná problematika náboženských zdrojů... Zobraziť viac
