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21 produkter
Tribes Triumphant
Return Journey to the Middle East
Häftad, 2007
201 kr
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A powerful and insightful narrative of a journey – once violently interrupted and here resumed – through one of the most compelling regions on earth.From Aqaba to Jerusalem and on into Palestine, veteran commentator on the Middle East, Charles Glass writes a thoughtful, inquisitive and …
Americans in Paris
Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
Häftad, 2010
166 kr
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An elegantly written and highly informative account of a group of Americans living in Paris when the city fell to the Nazis in June 1940.In the early hours of 14 June 1940, Nazi troops paraded through the streets of Paris, marking the beginning of the city’s four-year occupation. French troops …
Americans in Paris
Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
E-bok, 2009
115 kr
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An elegantly written and highly informative account of a group of Americans living in Paris when the city fell to the Nazis in June 1940.When the German army occupied Paris in the early hours of 14 June 1940, a large American community awaited them. Although the US Ambassador had advised those …
Deserter
A Hidden History of the Second World War
Häftad, 2014
176 kr
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A poet, a gangster and an agent of the Resistance; ’Deserter’ details three astonishing lives shaped by the decision to flee during WWII.During the Second World War, the British lost 100,000 troops to desertion, and the Americans 50,000. Commonwealth forces from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, …
Tribes Triumphant
Return Journey to the Middle East
E-bok, 2013
120 kr
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A powerful and insightful narrative of a journey – once violently interrupted and here resumed – through one of the most compelling regions on earth.From Aqaba to Jerusalem and on into Palestine, veteran commentator on the Middle East, Charles Glass writes a thoughtful, inquisitive and …
Deserter
The Last Untold Story of the Second World War
E-bok, 2013
100 kr
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The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War. Who were they? What made them run? And what happened once they made the decision to flee?During the Second World War, the British lost 100,000 troops to desertion, and the Americans 40,000. Commonwealth forces from Canada, Australia, …
Tribes with Flags
Adventure and Kidnap in Greater Syria
E-bok, 2012
143 kr
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`Tribes With Flags’ is the gripping story of Charles Glass's dramatic journey through Greater Syria which provides background context to a troubled region once again in the headlines.Charles Glass began his journey through the former Arab nations of the Ottoman Empire by exploring farms, refugee …
They Fought Alone: The True Story of the Starr Brothers, British Secret Agents in Nazi-Occupied France
Häftad, 2019
335 kr
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Americans in Paris: Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation
Häftad, 2011
356 kr
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They Fought Alone
The True Story of the Starr Brothers, British Secret Agents in Nazi-Occupied France
E-bok, 2018
249 kr
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From the bestselling author of Americans in Paris and The Deserters , the untold story of Britain''s Special Operations Executive, one of World War II''s most important secret fighting forces As far as the public knew, Britain''s Special Operations Executive did not exist. After the defeat of the …
Americans in Paris
Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation
E-bok, 2010
115 kr
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Acclaimed journalist Charlie Glass looks to the American expatriate experience of Nazi-occupied Paris to reveal a fascinating forgotten history of the greatest generation. In Americans in Paris , tales of adventure, intrigue, passion, deceit, and survival unfold season by season, from the spring of …
Deserters
A Hidden History of World War II
E-bok, 2013
272 kr
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“Powerful and often startling… The Deserters offers a provokingly fresh angle on this most studied of conflicts.” -- The Boston Globe A groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, The Deserters offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Charles …
Pen and the Olive Branch
Reporting the Middle East
Av David Hirst, Charles Glass m. fl.
Häftad, 2027
229 kr
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A landmark collection of legendary Middle East correspondent David Hirst’s finest reporting.Over nearly a half century, David Hirst was The Guardian newspaper’s indispensable voice from the Middle East. He was a correspondent of rare courage, scholarship, and clarity, whose reporting on the …
Syria
Civil War to Holy War?
Häftad, 2025
195 kr
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A widely recognized expert on the unfolding crisis in Syria here melds reportage, analysis, and history in an accessible overview of events leading up to the toppling of the Assad regime and the fragile prospects for peace in its wake.How did the Syrian regime fall? Gradually, then all at once.In …
Syria
Civil War to Holy War?
E-bok, 2025
134 kr
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A widely recognized expert on the unfolding crisis in Syria here melds reportage, analysis, and history in an accessible overview of events leading up to the toppling of the Assad regime and the fragile prospects for peace in its wake. How did the Syrian regime fall? Gradually, then all at once. In …
Syria Burning
A Short History of a Catastrophe
E-bok, 2016
90 kr
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Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a third of the country''s population, forced to flee their homes. Militant Sunni groups, such as ISIS, have taken control of large swathes of the …
Soldiers Don't Go Mad
A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry and Mental Illness During the First World War
Inbunden, 2023
254 kr
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Second Lieutenant Wilfred Owen was twenty-four years old when he was admitted to the newly established Craiglockhart War Hospital for treatment of shell shock. A nascent poet, trying to make sense of the terror he had witnessed, he read a collection of poems from a fellow officer, Siegfried …
Soldiers Don't Go Mad
A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry and Mental Illness During the First World War
E-bok, 2023
130 kr
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'Lucid, comprehensive and highly engaging' Sebastien Faulks'friendship, art, war and madness' Elliot AckermanA brilliant and poignant history of the friendship between two great war poets, Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, alongside a narrative investigation of the origins of PTSD and the …
Soldiers Don't Go Mad
A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry and Mental Illness During the First World War
Häftad, 2024
128 kr
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Second Lieutenant Wilfred Owen was twenty-four years old when he was admitted to the newly established Craiglockhart War Hospital for treatment of shell shock. A nascent poet, trying to make sense of the terror he had witnessed, he read a collection of poems from a fellow officer, Siegfried …
