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27 produkter
Titanic's Lifeboats
Disaster and Survival During the Great Liner’s Sinking
Inbunden, 2025
271 kr
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Foot by foot Titanic’s lifeboat No.11 slowly jerked its way down the sides of the great ocean liner as it slipped beneath the cold, dark waters of the Atlantic. For the fifty or so men, women and children crammed into the lifeboat, survival was all that mattered. Even then, though, the American …
Titanic
The Greater Manchester Connection
Inbunden, 2025
242 kr
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This is the only book ever published which concentrates on Titanic people from one particular region – Greater Manchester. The RMS Titanic disaster, which occurred on the night of 14/15 April 1912, is one of history’s most catastrophic human tragedies, which resulted in a terrible sacrifice of …
Sportspeople on Titanic
Inbunden, 2026
288 kr
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Among those onboard the RMS Titanic when it collided with an iceberg on the night of 14/15 April 1912, and sank in less than three hours with a terrible loss of life, were at least thirty people with connections to various sports. Between them, these individuals had been involved in twenty-two …
Alamo Defenders
A Fresh Perspective on the Heroes of 1836
Inbunden, 2024
280 kr
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At a critical stage of the Texas Revolution a large Mexican army surrounded a makeshift fortification known locally as the Alamo. It was there that a small defensive force of mostly Texans had become holed up, and where they vowed to ‘never surrender or retreat’. After a siege lasting thirteen …
Rorke's Drift Commanders
Gonville Bromhead and John Chard
Inbunden, 2022
219 kr
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and Lieutenant John Chard had fame thrust upon them, as did the place known as Rorke's Drift, which before 1879 was an unknown homestead situated in the middle of the South African veld.Although both men came from families whose various members were highly distinguished …
Rorke's Drift Commanders
Gonville Bromhead and John Chard
E-bok, 2022
16 kr
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and Lieutenant John Chard had fame thrust upon them, as did the place known as Rorke’s Drift, which before 1879 was an unknown homestead situated in the middle of the South African veld. Although both men came from families whose various members were highly …
Rorke's Drift Commanders
Gonville Bromhead and John Chard
E-bok, 2022
16 kr
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead and Lieutenant John Chard had fame thrust upon them, as did the place known as Rorke’s Drift, which before 1879 was an unknown homestead situated in the middle of the South African veld. Although both men came from families whose various members were highly …
Titanic Disaster
Omens, Mysteries and Misfortunes of the Doomed Liner
Inbunden, 2023
225 kr
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It was on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, that the imposing bulk of the RMS Titanic slipped her berth, and, to great fanfare, headed out into the Solent at the start of her maiden voyage.By all accounts, the liner was at the time the largest man-made object ever to move on water. The space her decks …
Titanic Disaster
Omens, Mysteries and Misfortunes of the Doomed Liner
Häftad, 2026
171 kr
Kommande
It was on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, that the imposing bulk of the RMS Titanic slipped her berth, and, to great fanfare, headed out into the Solent at the start of her maiden voyage.By all accounts, the liner was at the time the largest man-made object ever to move on water. The space her decks …
Titanic Disaster
Omens, Mysteries & Misfortunes of the Doomed Liner
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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It was on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, that the imposing bulk of the RMS Titanic slipped her berth, and, to great fanfare, headed out into the Solent at the start of her maiden voyage. By all accounts, the liner was at the time the largest man-made object ever to move on water. The space her decks …
Titanic Disaster
Omens, Mysteries & Misfortunes of the Doomed Liner
E-bok, 2023
149 kr
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It was on Wednesday, 10 April 1912, that the imposing bulk of the RMS Titanic slipped her berth, and, to great fanfare, headed out into the Solent at the start of her maiden voyage. By all accounts, the liner was at the time the largest man-made object ever to move on water. The space her decks …
Great Redan at Sebastopol
The Most Victoria Crosses Awarded for a Single Action
Inbunden, 2023
288 kr
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On 18 June 1855, the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, British assault troops moved out of their trenches before Sebastopol in the Crimea, and attacked the formidable Russian bastion known as the Great Redan. They came under such a murderous fire from the Russian defenders that the attack …
Great Redan at Sebastopol
The Most Victoria Crosses Awarded for a Single Action
E-bok, 2023
191 kr
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On 18 June 1855, the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, British assault troops moved out of their trenches before Sebastopol in the Crimea, and attacked the formidable Russian bastion known as the Great Redan. They came under such a murderous fire from the Russian defenders that the attack …
Great Redan at Sebastopol
The Most Victoria Crosses Awarded for a Single Action
E-bok, 2023
191 kr
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On 18 June 1855, the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, British assault troops moved out of their trenches before Sebastopol in the Crimea, and attacked the formidable Russian bastion known as the Great Redan. They came under such a murderous fire from the Russian defenders that the attack …
Early Years of the FA Cup
How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament
Inbunden, 2021
227 kr
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The 150th anniversary of the first FA Cup competition, the earliest knockout tournament in the history of football, will be celebrated during the 2021-2022 season. The first set of matches was played on 11 November 1871, with the Engineers reaching the final played at Kennington Oval on 16 March …
Early Years of the FA Cup
How the British Army Helped Establish the World''s First Football Tournament
E-bok, 2021
273 kr
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The 150th anniversary of the first FA Cup competition, the earliest knockout tournament in the history of football, will be celebrated during the 2021-2022 season. The first set of matches was played on 11 November 1871, with the Engineers reaching the final played at Kennington Oval on 16 March …
Early Years of the FA Cup
How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament
Häftad, 2025
176 kr
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The 2021-2022 season marked the 150th anniversary of the first FA Cup, the world’s oldest football knockout tournament. The inaugural matches began on 11 November 1871, with the final played at Kennington Oval on 16 March 1872, featuring the Royal Engineers.During the first decade, military teams …
Victoria Crosses of the Crimean War
The Men Behind the Medals
E-bok, 2017
259 kr
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All 111 VC recipients of the Crimean War are profiled in this detailed military history—with forty-five portraits.In 1854, Great Britain went to war against the Russia Empire on the Crimean Peninsula. To honor the British soldiers who showed extraordinary valor in that conflict, the Victoria Cross …
Devil's Trap
The Victims of the Cawnpore Massacre During the Indian Mutiny
E-bok, 2020
163 kr
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This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle.During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison at Cawnpore was surprised by an extended siege. Many British noncombatants were holed up in a …
Devil's Trap
The Victims of the Cawnpore Massacre During the Indian Mutiny
E-bok, 2020
163 kr
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This history of the Siege of Cawnpore and the massacre of British noncombatants in Colonial India reveals the human side of the struggle.During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the strategic garrison at Cawnpore was surprised by an extended siege. Many British noncombatants were holed up in a …
Zulu War VCs
Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Zulu War, 1879
E-bok, 2018
149 kr
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The Anglo-Zulu War lasted only six months in 1879, but in that relatively short time twenty-three men were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry under most trying and dangerous circumstances. Zulu warriors gave no mercy and expected none in return, yet half of the awards were given to men who …
Titanic
''Iceberg Ahead''
E-bok, 2021
149 kr
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Experience the Titanic disaster through eyewitness accounts from those who lived it in this unique and gripping history.To have sailed on ''the voyage of the century'' aboard White Star Line''s RMS Titanic—described at the time as ''a floating palace''—was like being one of the first passengers to …
Titanic
''Iceberg Ahead''
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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Using a unique approach, the author explores the disaster through the lives of fifty people linked to the sinking, from all walks of life and geographical regions.To have sailed on ''the voyage of the century'' aboard White Star Line''s RMS Titanic – described at the time as ''a floating palace'' – …
Echelon
The Light Brigade Action at Balaclava - A New Perspective
Inbunden, 2011
199 kr
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Lord Cardigan’s cavalry charge on 25 October 1854 at the battle of Balaclava ‘into the valley of death’ is surely one of the most famous actions in military history. Is there anything new to say about it in print? Yes there is, because most publications have concentrated on commanding officers …
Rorke's Drift
The Zulu War, 1879
Inbunden, 2000
218 kr
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This text is a graphic account of gallant British soldiers struggling for survival and brave Zulu natives fighting to overpower them in the defence of the storehouse and field hospital at Rorke's Drift, Natal, at the beginning of the Zulu War. The author has drawn from eye-witness accounts and …
Rorke's Drift
The Zulu War, 1879
Häftad, 2004
175 kr
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Illustrated throughout, 'Rorke's Drift' is the story of the heroic defence of the storehouse at Rorke's Drift, Natal, against an overwhelming force of Zulus, by the small British garrison.
