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24 produkter
Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
Häftad, 2026
160 kr
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'If you had assumed you knew everything about these two men of destiny, Richard Vinen’s shrewd, provocative book will make you think again' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025'Offers shrewd and sometimes original insights on both men' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES‘A deeply researched, …
1968
Radical Protest and Its Enemies
E-bok, 2018
114 kr
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A major new history of one of the seminal years in the postwar world, when rebellion and disaffection broke out on an extraordinary scale.The year 1968 saw an extraordinary range of protests across much of the western world. Some of these were genuinely revolutionary—around ten million French …
Unfree French
Life Under the Occupation
Häftad, 2007
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
192 kr
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In the summer of 1940 the French army was one of the largest and best in the world, confident of victory. In the space of a few nightmarish weeks that all changed as the French and their British allies were crushed and eight million people fled their homes. Richard Vinen's new book describes the …
National Service
A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963
Häftad, 2015
188 kr
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Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History PrizeSunday Times Top 10 BestsellerRichard Vinen's National Service is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. …
Long '68
Radical Protest and Its Enemies
Häftad, 2019
167 kr
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'Fresh, compelling ... an important book, revealing that 50 years on, 1968 is still unfinished business' Andrew Hussey, Financial Times'A thoughtful, readable account of a moment in history that deserves to be dwelt on' Andrew Marr, The Times1968 saw an extraordinary range of protests across much …
Long '68
Radical Protest and Its Enemies
E-bok, 2018
108 kr
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The 'long 68' saw an extraordinary range of protests across much of the western world. Some of these were genuinely revolutionary - around 10 million French workers struck and the whole state teetered on the brink of collapse. Others were more easily contained, but had profound longer term …
Second City
Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain
Häftad, 2023
192 kr
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A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'There is unlikely to be a fuller or more informative history of Birmingham than Vinen's' Jonathan Coe, Financial Times'Vinen has written a history of Birmingham, but it is also a theory of Birmingham. And also, perhaps, a theory of England. I buy it' Daily …
Second City
Birmingham and the Forging of Modern Britain
E-bok, 2022
144 kr
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A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022'There is unlikely to be a fuller or more informative history of Birmingham than Vinen's' Jonathan Coe, Financial Times'Vinen has written a history of Birmingham, but it is also a theory of Birmingham. And also, perhaps, a theory of England. I buy it' Daily …
History In Fragments
Europe in the Twentieth Century
Häftad, 2002
197 kr
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The problem with the history of twentieth-century Europe is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars, the rise and fall of Nazism and communism, female emancipation - seem self-evidently important. But behind the grand narratives, the politics and the …
Bourgeois Politics in France, 1945-1951
Inbunden, 1995
1610 kr
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This 1995 book is a general study of politics and society in the Fourth Republic and is founded on extensive primary research. It approaches the period in terms of successful conservatism rather than thwarted reform, maintaining that conservatism in France was a more subtle, dynamic force than has …
The Politics of French Business 1936-1945
Häftad, 2002
586 kr
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It has long been assumed that large-scale industry was one of the pillars of support for the Vichy regime which ruled France - under the German aegis - from 1940 to 1944. In particular it has been assumed that business used Vichy to reverse the advantages that labour had secured after the election …
Bourgeois Politics in France, 1945-1951
Häftad, 2002
482 kr
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This 1995 book is a general study of politics and society in the Fourth Republic and is founded on extensive primary research. It approaches the period in terms of successful conservatism rather than thwarted reform, maintaining that conservatism in France was a more subtle, dynamic force than has …
History In Fragments
Europe in the Twentieth Century
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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The problem with the history of twentieth-century Europe is that everyone thinks they know it. The great stories of the century - the two world wars, the rise and fall of Nazism and communism, female emancipation - seem self-evidently important. But behind the grand narratives, the politics and the …
France, 1934-1970
E-bok, 1996
608 kr
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This book describes the history of France between the anti-parliamentary riots of 1934 and the death of de Gaulle in 1970. It is written as a series of interpretative essays rather than a straight chronological account. Special emphasis is laid on the broad social conflicts - between classes, sexes …
Thatcher's Britain
The Politics and Social Upheaval of the Thatcher Era
E-bok, 2013
121 kr
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Britain''s first female prime minister remains a political figure of almost mythical proportions. Margaret Thatcher divided a political nation, became a cultural icon, and was the longest-serving prime minister of the twentieth century. Her period in government coincided with extraordinary changes …
Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
Churchill and de Gaulle - The Last Titans
Inbunden, 2025
304 kr
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'If you had assumed you knew everything about these two men of destiny, Richard Vinen’s shrewd, provocative book will make you think again' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025'Offers shrewd and sometimes original insights on both men' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES‘A deeply researched, …
Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
E-bok, 2025
164 kr
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''If you had assumed you knew everything about these two men of destiny, Richard Vinen''s shrewd, provocative book will make you think again'' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025 ''Offers shrewd and sometimes original insights on both men'' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES ''A deeply …
Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle
E-bok, 2025
164 kr
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''If you had assumed you knew everything about these two men of destiny, Richard Vinen''s shrewd, provocative book will make you think again'' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025 ''Offers shrewd and sometimes original insights on both men'' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES ''Deeply researched …
The Last Titans
How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World
Inbunden, 2026
357 kr
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A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. They incarnated the resistance of Britain and France to the existential threat from …
Last Titans
How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World
E-bok, 2026
199 kr
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A compelling dual biography of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century. Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. They incarnated the resistance of Britain and France to the existential threat from …
Last Titans
How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World
Ljudbok, 2026
400 kr
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A compelling joint biography of Churchill and de Gaulle that shines new light on two of the greatest figures of the 20th century.Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by the challenges of war. They incarnated the resistance of Britain and France to the existential threat from …
National Service
A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963
E-bok, 2014
108 kr
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SUNDAY TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR and FINANCIAL TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014WINNER OF THE TEMPLER MEDAL AND THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE Sunday Times Top 10 BestsellerRichard Vinen's new book is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of National Service, an …
