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24 produkter
Dambusters Raid
Häftad, 2012
151 kr
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A comprehensive account of the most audacious bombing raid of the Second World War.Operation Chastise - the Dambusters Raid, as it became known - undertaken by 19 Lancasters of 617 Squadron on the night of 16 May 1943, was the most audacious bombing raid of the Second World War. For the loss of 11 …
Bomber Crew
Taking On the Reich
Häftad, 2005
151 kr
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During the Second World War aeronautical technology gathered rapid pace. By 1945, bombers had not only greatly increased in engine power and range, but the bombs which they carried rose from 250lbs to 10 tons; the navigator's pencil and rubber of 1939 had been supplemented by infinitely more …
Artist and the Bridge
1700-1920
E-bok, 2019
663 kr
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First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer’s bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular feature in painting throughout the period …
Artist and the Bridge
1700-1920
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer’s bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular feature in painting throughout the period …
The Oriental Obsession
Islamic Inspiration in British and American Art and Architecture 1500-1920
Av John Sweetman, Francis Haskell m. fl.
Häftad, 1991
435 kr
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The Oriental Obsession begins in the early sixteenth century with Cardinal Wolsey waiting two years for the delivery of sixty rare Turkey carpets from Venice, and ends in the age of the great exhibitions and emporia on both sides of the Atlantic, before and after 1900, when Islamic objects were …
Balaclava 1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Häftad, 1990
208 kr
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Balaclava 1854 examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava during The Crimean War.The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause.This …
Crimean War
E-bok, 2014
1030 kr
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The bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade, now immortalized in film; in the words of Tennyson, ''Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred.'' It relates …
Crimean War
E-bok, 2014
1019 kr
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The bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade, now immortalized in film; in the words of Tennyson, ''Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred.'' It relates …
Artist and the Bridge
1700-1920
Inbunden, 2019
1821 kr
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First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer’s bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular feature in painting throughout the period …
Artist and the Bridge
1700-1920
Häftad, 2020
559 kr
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First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer’s bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular feature in painting throughout the period …
Dambusters - 'Was the Raid Worthwhile?'
Barnes Wallis and the Men Behind the Operation in Their Own Words
Inbunden, 2024
280 kr
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On the evening of 16 May 1943, nineteen Avro Lancasters took off from RAF Scampton to undertake 617 Squadron's first offensive attack since its formation a few weeks earlier. Loaded with Barnes Wallis' newly designed bouncing bombs, the Bomber Command crews set course for their targets - the vital …
Identity
Murder, Fraud and the Making of a Garda Forensic Expert
Häftad, 2024
197 kr
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'A FASCINATING READ' DR MARIE CASSIDYA PAGE-TURNING DETECTIVE MEMOIR WHICH REVEALS THE FORENSIC METHODS THAT HELPED SOLVE PROMINENT IRISH CRIMES.When a violent incident led young misfit garda John Sweetman into the Garda Technical Bureau with incriminating evidence, he found his true calling.He …
Identity
Murder, Fraud and the Making of a Garda Forensic Expert
E-bok, 2024
45 kr
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''A FASCINATING READ'' DR MARIE CASSIDY WHEN A VIOLENT INCIDENT LED YOUNG MISFIT GARDA JOHN SWEETMAN INTO THE GARDA TECHNICAL BUREAU WITH INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE, HE FOUND HIS TRUE CALLING. He spent the next 25 years as a detective garda working on the frontline of crime scene investigations - as …
Identity
Murder, Fraud and the Making of a Garda Forensic Expert
Häftad, 2025
144 kr
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'A FASCINATING READ' DR MARIE CASSIDYWHEN A VIOLENT INCIDENT LED YOUNG MISFIT GARDA JOHN SWEETMAN INTO THE GARDA TECHNICAL BUREAU WITH INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE, HE FOUND HIS TRUE CALLING.He spent the next 25 years as a detective garda working on the frontline of crime scene investigations - as both a …
Crimean War
1854–1856
E-bok, 2014
154 kr
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This bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. Now in e-guide format, this book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade: in the words of Tennyson, ''Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred''. It relates …
Raglan
From the Peninsula to the Crimea
E-bok, 2021
131 kr
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All too many historians have dismissed FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, first Baron Raglan, as at best, an indifferent and, at worst, an incompetent on the basis of his association with the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. Yet as this long overdue biography of a pivotal military figure of the …
Sydney Camm
Hurricane and Harrier Designer, Saviour of Britain
E-bok, 2019
167 kr
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"Looks at the pioneering designer, Sydney Camm and examines his legacy, which was the design of two of our most iconic fighter planes . . . Brilliant!" —Books Monthly "This Man Saved Britain" ran a headline in the News Chronicle on 18 February 1941, in a reference to the role of Sydney Camm, …
Sydney Camm
Hurricane and Harrier Designer, Saviour of Britain
E-bok, 2019
167 kr
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"Looks at the pioneering designer, Sydney Camm and examines his legacy, which was the design of two of our most iconic fighter planes . . . Brilliant!" —Books Monthly "This Man Saved Britain" ran a headline in the News Chronicle on 18 February 1941, in a reference to the role of Sydney Camm, …
Crimean War
Inbunden, 2001
2578 kr
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The bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade, now immortalized in film; in the words of Tennyson, 'Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred.' It relates …
Balaclava 1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
E-bok, 2012
243 kr
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Balaclava 1854 examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava during The Crimean War. The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This …
Crimean War
1854–1856
Av John Sweetman, Robert O'Neill
Häftad, 2001
185 kr
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This bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends.This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade: in the words of Tennyson, 'Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred'. It relates the reports made by the …
Balaclava 1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
E-bok, 2012
243 kr
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Balaclava 1854 examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava during The Crimean War. The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This …
Sydney Camm: Hurricane and Harrier Designer
Saviour of Britain
Inbunden, 2019
288 kr
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This Man Saved Britain' ran a headline in the News Chronicle on 18 February 1941, in a reference to the role of Sydney Camm, designer of the Hawker Hurricane, during the Battle of Britain. Similarly, the Minister of Economic Warfare, Lord Selborne, advised Winston Churchill that to Camm England …
Dictionary of European Land Battles
From the Earliest Times to 1943
Häftad, 2004
233 kr
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A reference book for land battles in Europe, ranging from the Great Peloponnesian War to World War II.
