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34 produkter
Europe
A History
Häftad, 2014
4,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
316 kr
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A monumental history of people, power and ideasFrom the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret Thatcher, Norman Davies tells the entire story of Europe in a single volume. Moving seamlessly across centuries and borders, he explores politics, war, religion, …
Europe
A History
E-bok, 2010
170 kr
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A monumental history of people, power and ideasFrom the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret Thatcher, Norman Davies tells the entire story of Europe in a single volume. Moving seamlessly across centuries and borders, he explores politics, war, religion, …
Vanished Kingdoms
The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
Häftad, 2012
3,7 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
214 kr
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From Norman Davies, the acclaimed author of Europe: A History, comes the magical history of Europe's lost realms, selected as a Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Independent, Guardian and Financial Times.Europe's history is littered with kingdoms, duchies, …
White Eagle, Red Star
The Polish-Soviet War 1919-20
Häftad, 2003
214 kr
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Surprisingly little known, the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20 was to change the course of twentieth-century history. In White Eagle, Red Star, Norman Davies gives a full account of the War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army - sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution …
Microcosm
A Portrait of a Central European City
Av Norman Davies, Roger Moorhouse
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
225 kr
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The story of Central Europe is anything but simple. As the region located between East and West, it has always been endowed with a rich variety of migrants, and has repeatedly been the scene of nomadic invasions, mixed settlements and military conquests. In order to present a portrait of Central …
Rising '44
The Battle for Warsaw
Häftad, 2018
214 kr
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In this brilliant narrative of the Warsaw Uprising, British historian Norman Davies offers a stirring account of one of the defining moments of the 20th century. 1944. WWII was tearing Europe apart. To the Wehrmacht, Nazi-occupied Warsaw represented the the last line of defence against the …
God's Playground A History of Poland
Volume II: 1795 to the Present
Häftad, 2005
857 kr
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This new edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor …
Forgotten Holocaust, Third Edition
Av Richard Lukas, Norman Davies
Häftad, 2012
191 kr
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Forgotten Holocaust has become a classic of World War II literature. As Norman Davies noted, “Dr. Richard Lukas has rendered a valuable service, by showing that no one can properly analyze the fate of one ethnic community in occupied Poland without referring to the fates of others. In this sense, …
Heart of Europe
The Past in Poland's Present
Häftad, 2001
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
247 kr
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The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation's history. Beginning with the period since 1945, he travels back in time to highlight the …
God's Playground A History of Poland
Volume 1: The Origins to 1795
Häftad, 2005
825 kr
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This new edition of Norman Davies's classic study of the history of Poland has been revised and fully updated with two new chapters to bring the story to the end of the twentieth century. The writing of Polish history, like Poland itself, has frequently fallen prey to interested parties. Professor …
Vanished Kingdoms
The History of Half-Forgotten Europe
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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'The past is a foreign country' has become a truism, yet the past differs from the present in many unfamiliar ways and historical memory is extraordinarily imperfect. The degree to which we think of the European past as the history of France, Germany, Britain, Russia and so on, actually obstructs …
Beneath Another Sky
A Global Journey into History
Häftad, 2018
214 kr
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Human history is a tale not just of constant change, but of perpetual restlessness. In Beneath Another Sky the esteemed historian Norman Davies embarks upon a journey round the world to show the layers of experience that underpin our present - and brilliantly complicate our view of the past. 'If …
George II (Penguin Monarchs)
Not Just a British Monarch
E-bok, 2021
170 kr
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From the celebrated historian and author of Europe: A History, a new life of George IIGeorge II, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover, came to Britain for the first time when he was thirty-one. He had a terrible relationship with his father, George I, which was later paralleled …
Heart of Europe
The Past in Poland''s Present
E-bok, 2001
164 kr
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The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation''s history. Beginning with the period since 1945, he travels back in time to highlight the …
Heart of Europe
The Past in Poland''s Present
E-bok, 2001
160 kr
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The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation''s history. Beginning with the period since 1945, he travels back in time to highlight the …
God's Playground: A History of Poland: The Origins to 1795, Vol. 1
Häftad
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
714 kr
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Europe at War 1939-1945
No Simple Victory
E-bok, 2008
229 kr
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The conventional narrative of the Second World War is well known: after six years of brutal fighting on land, sea and in the air, the Allied Powers prevailed and the Nazi regime was defeated. But as in so many things, the truth is somewhat different. Bringing a fresh eye to bear on a story we think …
Isles
A History
E-bok, 2008
252 kr
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The bestselling and controversial new history of the 'British Isles', including Ireland from the author of Europe: A History. Emphasizing our long-standing European connections and positing a possible break-up of the United Kingdom, this is agenda-setting work is destined to become a classic.'If …
Rising '44
The Battle for Warsaw
E-bok, 2008
247 kr
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In this brilliant narrative of the Warsaw Uprising, British historian Norman Davies offers a stirring account of one of the defining moments of the 20th century. 1944. WWII was tearing Europe apart. To the Wehrmacht, Nazi-occupied Warsaw represented the the last line of defence against the …
Jews in Eastern Poland and the USSR, 1939-46
Av Susan Bridgewater, Glyn Ed. Davies m. fl.
Inbunden, 1991
3372 kr
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This book is the first to deal with the impact on the Jews of the area of the sovietization of Eastern Poland. Polish resentment at alleged Jewish collaboration with the Soviets between 1939 and 1941 affected the development of Polish-Jewish relations under Nazi rule and in the USSR. The role of …
Litva: The Rise and Fall of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
A Selection from Vanished Kingdoms (Penguin Tracks)
E-bok, 2013
240 kr
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The fascinating history of a Baltic empire’s dominance and decline—excerpted from internationally bestselling author Norman Davies’s Vanished Kingdoms Vanished Kingdoms introduces readers to once-powerful European empires that have left scant traces on the modern map. In this excerpt from his …
Battle for Ireland
A Story of National Liberation--A Selection from Vanished Kingdoms (Penguin Trac ks)
E-bok, 2013
49 kr
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The history of contemporary Ireland and its struggle for independence—excerpted from internationally bestselling author Norman Davies’s Vanished Kingdoms Vanished Kingdoms introduces readers to once-powerful European empires that have left scant traces on the modern map. In this excerpt from his …
Jews in Eastern Poland and the USSR, 1939-46
Av Antony Polonsky, Norman Davies
E-bok, 1991
4449 kr
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This book is the first to deal with the impact on the Jews of the area of the sovietization of Eastern Poland. Polish resentment at alleged Jewish collaboration with the Soviets between 1939 and 1941 affected the development of Polish-Jewish relations under Nazi rule and in the USSR. The role of …
White Eagle, Red Star
The Polish-Soviet War 1919-20
E-bok, 2011
170 kr
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Surprisingly little known, the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20 was to change the course of twentieth-century history. In White Eagle, Red Star, Norman Davies gives a full account of the War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army - sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution …
Europe East and West
E-bok, 2011
136 kr
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Collected here for the first time are some of the numerous essays and lectures by Norman Davies, author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Europe, The Isles and Rising '44. Spanning more than fifteen years of his remarkable career, this highly accessible collection addresses many of the …
Microcosm
A Portrait of a Central European City
Av Norman Davies, Roger Moorhouse
E-bok, 2011
170 kr
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The story of Central Europe is anything but simple. As the region located between East and West, it has always been endowed with a rich variety of migrants, and has repeatedly been the scene of nomadic invasions, mixed settlements and military conquests. In order to present a portrait of Central …
Trail of Hope
The Anders Army, an Odyssey Across Three Continents
E-bok, 2016
386 kr
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A detailed and highly illustrated account of the Polish II Corps'' (or ''Anders Army'') perilous journey to fight side by side with Allied forces at the height of World War II. Following the conquest of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939, hundreds of thousands of Polish families …
