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The Gates of Europe (Revised Edition)
A History of Ukraine
Häftad, 2021
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
259 kr
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A New York Times Bestseller The definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today. “An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ― Economist As Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with …
Porten till Europa : Ukrainas historia
Inbunden, 2024
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
224 kr
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Ukraina betyder gränsland. Området norr om Svarta havet har verkligen varit en gränszon utanför och mellan imperier: det östromerska, det mongoliska, det polsk-litauiska, det Ottomanska, det Habsburgska och det ryska. Porten till Europa ger en sammanhållen skildring av Ukrainas mångskiftande …
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Return of History
Häftad, 2024
135 kr
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Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly …
Det rysk-ukrainska kriget : historiens återkomst
E-bok, 2023
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
79 kr
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24 februari 2022 vaknade världen upp till den chockerande nyheten att Ryssland hade invaderat Ukraina. Samtidigt som historikern Serhii Plokhy försökte få fram uppgifter om vänner och släktningar som plötsligt befann sig mitt i den största konflikten i Europa sedan andra världskriget, började han …
Chernobyl
History of a Tragedy
Häftad, 2019
160 kr
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*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018**WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2019*'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer'A riveting account of human error and state duplicity. . . rightly being hailed as a classic' Hannah Betts, …
Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front
An Untold Story of World War II
Häftad, 2020
127 kr
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'Many books claim to tell an "unknown" story of the Second World War. Few of them actually do. Forgotten Bastards is a rare exception . . . This is gripping history' Duncan Weldon, Prospect A riveting story of World War II from the author of Chernobyl, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for …
David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War
Häftad, 2026
272 kr
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The biblical image of David and Goliath captures fittingly the nature of the war that Russia, the world’s largest country by surface area, unleashed on neighboring Ukraine, a country that—while still the largest on the European continent—is almost thirty times smaller and has only over a quarter of …
Det rysk-ukrainska kriget : historiens återkomst
Inbunden, 2023
4,3 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (7)
287 kr
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24 februari 2022 vaknade världen upp till den chockerande nyheten att Ryssland hade invaderat Ukraina. Samtidigt som historikern Serhii Plokhy försökte få fram uppgifter om vänner och släktningar som plötsligt befann sig mitt i den största konflikten i Europa sedan andra världskriget, började han …
Gates of Europe
A History of Ukraine
E-bok, 2015
96 kr
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From award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy, The Gates of Europe is the definitive history of Ukraine that helps us understand the country's past and the current crisisLocated at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg …
Last Empire
The Final Days of the Soviet Union
Häftad, 2015
149 kr
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World-renowned historian Serhii Plokhy presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet Union’s collapseBY THE AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY, WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2018WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE RUSSIAN BOOK PRIZE 2015On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail …
Tjernobyl roulett : en krigsberättelse
Inbunden, 2026
279 kr
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Hur driver man en kärnkraftsanläggning under attack, och var går gränsen mellan hjältemodig pliktuppfyllelse och förräderi? På eftermiddagen den 24 februari 2022, när ett nytt arbetslag hade gått på sitt skift, besattes kärnkraftverket i Tjernobyl av en invaderande rysk trupp. Utan insikt om …
Atoms and Ashes
From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima
Häftad, 2023
155 kr
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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY SUNDAY TIMES AND HISTORY TODAY'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai BirdBest-selling historian Serhii Plokhy returns with an illuminating …
Lost Kingdom
A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Vladimir Putin
Häftad, 2018
160 kr
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'Brisk and thoughtful, this book could hardly be more timely' Dominic Sandbrook, BBC History Magazine, Books of the YearFrom a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe and the prize-winning author of Chernobyl, the essential history of Russian imperialismIn 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and attempted to …
Russo-Ukrainian War
From the bestselling author of Chernobyl
Häftad, 2023
137 kr
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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES * TELEGRAPH * PROSPECT'The best account of the ongoing conflict — its preconditions and its present-day horrors' Prospect Do you know what is at stake in Ukraine? Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of …
Man with the Poison Gun
A Cold War Spy Story
Häftad, 2017
138 kr
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1961. The height of the Cold War. Just hours before work begins on the Berlin Wall, a KGB assassin and his young wife flee for the West before the Iron Curtain comes down and traps them in the East forever.This gripping story of real-life espionage and intrigue began when the Soviets invented a …
Nuclear Age
An Epic Race for Arms, Power, and Survival
Inbunden, 2025
277 kr
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The nuclear age came into existence with the explosion of the first atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945. The inauguration of this new era was epitomized by the bomb’s principal creator, J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting the Bhagavad Gita: “Now I am become death, the destroyer of …
Nuclear Age
An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival
Inbunden, 2025
372 kr
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'Few historians write with Serhii Plokhy’s authority, clarity or global vision... Essential reading, and a marvellous book' Peter FrankopanFrom the bestselling author of Chernobyl comes a sweeping history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race, from the first atomic bomb to todayOn 16 July …
Atoms and Ashes
A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
Inbunden, 2022
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
302 kr
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Almost 145,000 Americans fled their homes in and around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in late March 1979, hoping to save themselves from an invisible enemy: radiation. The reactor at the nearby Three Mile Island nuclear power plant had gone into partial meltdown, and scientists feared an explosion that …
Nuclear Folly
A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Häftad, 2022
192 kr
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*Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History*'An enthralling account of a pivotal moment in modern history. . . replete with startling revelations about the deception and mutual suspicion that brought the US and Soviet Union to the brink of Armageddon in October 1962' Martin …
Gates of Europe
A History of Ukraine
Häftad, 2016
160 kr
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF CHERNOBYL: HISTORY OF A TRAGEDY'An indispensable guide to the tragic history of a great European nation' Sunday Telegraph'This is present-minded history at its most urgent. Anyone wanting to understand why Russia and the West confront …
Nuclear Folly
A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
E-bok, 2021
147 kr
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*Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History*'An enthralling account of a pivotal moment in modern history. . . replete with startling revelations about the deception and mutual suspicion that brought the US and Soviet Union to the brink of Armageddon in October 1962' Martin …
Atoms and Ashes
From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima
E-bok, 2022
125 kr
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CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY SUNDAY TIMES AND HISTORY TODAY'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai BirdBest-selling historian Serhii Plokhy returns with an illuminating …
Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front
American Airmen behind the Soviet Lines and the Collapse of the Grand Alliance
E-bok, 2019
283 kr
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The full story of the first and only time American and Soviets fought side-by-side in World War II At the conference held in in Moscow in October 1943, American officials proposed to their Soviet allies a new operation in the effort to defeat Nazi Germany. The Normandy Invasion was already in the …
Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front
American Airmen behind the Soviet Lines and the Collapse of the Grand Alliance
E-bok, 2019
283 kr
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The full story of the first and only time American and Soviets fought side-by-side in World War II At the conference held in in Moscow in October 1943, American officials proposed to their Soviet allies a new operation in the effort to defeat Nazi Germany. The Normandy Invasion was already in the …
The Cossacks and Religion in Early Modern Ukraine
Inbunden, 2001
3956 kr
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The Ukrainian Cossacks, often compared in historical literature to the pirates of the Mediterranean and the frontiersmen of the American West, constituted one of the largest Cossack hosts in the European steppe borderland. They became famous as ferocious warriors, their fighting skills developed in …
Lost Kingdom
A History of Russian Nationalism from Ivan the Great to Vladimir Putin
E-bok, 2017
108 kr
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An astonishingly wide-ranging history of Russian nationalism chronicling Russia's yearning for Empire and how it has affected its politics for centuriesIn 2014, Russia annexed Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage, this violation of national …
Chernobyl
History of a Tragedy
E-bok, 2018
108 kr
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Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2018'An insightful and important book, that often reads like a good thriller, and that exposes the danger of mixing powerful technology with irresponsible politics' - Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking …
Chernobyl
History of a Tragedy
Ljudbok, 2019
158 kr
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Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize ''An insightful and important book, that often reads like a good thriller, and that exposes the danger of mixing powerful technology with irresponsible politics'' - Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens ''As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a …
Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front
An Untold Story of World War II
E-bok, 2019
108 kr
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'Many books claim to tell an "unknown" story of the Second World War. Few of them actually do. Forgotten Bastards is a rare exception . . . This is gripping history' Duncan Weldon, Prospect A riveting story of World War II from the author of Chernobyl, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for …
Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front
An Untold Story of World War II
Ljudbok, 2019
171 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. In November 1943, with the outcome of the Second World War hanging in the balance, the Allies needed a new plan. The Americans'' audacious suggestion to the Soviets was to open a second air front, with the US Air Force establishing bases in Soviet-controlled territory. …
