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Summary of Recent Information Regarding the German Army and its Methods - SS537 (Paperback): War Office Summary of Recent Information Regarding the German Army and its Methods - SS537 (Paperback)
War Office
R390 R367 Discovery Miles 3 670 Save R23 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Notes on German Fuzes and Typical French and Belgian Fuzes - SS306 (Paperback): War Office Notes on German Fuzes and Typical French and Belgian Fuzes - SS306 (Paperback)
War Office
R451 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
A St Helena Who's Who - A Complete Guide to the People on St Helena During Napoleon's Captivity (Paperback): Arnold... A St Helena Who's Who - A Complete Guide to the People on St Helena During Napoleon's Captivity (Paperback)
Arnold Chaplin
R516 R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Save R94 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A St Helena Who's Who details the island of St Helena and its administration, including military, naval and civil offices as well as the overall population in the 1820s and expenses. A must have for Napoleon historians, this comprehensive book chronicles the residents of Longwood, the 'Who's Who' of St Helena and what flag-ships were stationed there. As well as listing the regiments based on the island such as the 53rd Foot Regiment (2nd Battalion) and artillery and engineers, Napoleon's visitors to the island are recorded as well as the chronology of his death, the construction of his tomb and reports on the post-mortem examination. Also, Sir Hudson Lowe and the East India Company involvement in the island are exhaustively covered as are stories of military figures, marriages and the abolition of slavery.

The Boy from Boskovice - A Father's Secret Life (Hardcover): Vicky Unwin The Boy from Boskovice - A Father's Secret Life (Hardcover)
Vicky Unwin
R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Vicky Unwin had always known her father - an erstwhile intelligence officer and respected United Nations diplomat - was Czech, but it was not until a stranger turned up on her doorstep that she discovered he was also Jewish. So began a quest to discover the truth about his past - one that perhaps would help answer the niggling doubts she had always had about her 'perfect' father. Finally persuading him to allow her to open a closely guarded cache of family books and papers, Vicky discovered the identity of her grandfather: the tormented author and diplomat Hermann Ungar, hugely controversial in both life and in death, who was a protege and possible lover of Thomas Mann, and a friend of Berthold Brecht and Stefan Zweig. How much of her father's child was Vicky - and how much of his father's child was he? As Vicky worked to uncover deeply buried family secrets, she would find herself slowly unpicking the lingering power of 'survivors' guilt' on the generations that followed the Holocaust, and would learn, via a deathbed confession, of the existence of a previously unknown sister. Together, the sisters attempted to come to terms with what had made their father into the deeply flawed, complex, yet charismatic man he has always been, journeying together through grief and heartache towards forgiveness.

European Detente - A Reappraisal (Paperback): Richard Davy European Detente - A Reappraisal (Paperback)
Richard Davy
R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

East-West detente was hotly debated during its heyday in the 1970s. Critics saw it as a form of appeasement which, they claimed, strengthened communism while weakening the West. Supporters saw it variously as a means of reducing the danger of war, subverting communism and, in Europe, bridging the division of the continent. This book presents a balanced assessment of the reality of detente, and of the different interests involved, looking back through the eyes of expert contributors from Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Hungary and Austria. It takes a particularly close look at the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), which produced the Helsinki Final Act and a series of follow-up measure that continue to evolve to the present day. It argues that, in negotiating the text of the Final Act, the West won a victory that was insufficiently recognized at the time. Davy concludes that detente was ambiguous, conferring short-term political and economic benefits on East European regimes while at the same time weakening their foundations and contributing to their collapse in 1989. European Detente will be of interest to students, academics and practitioners in international relations, strategic studies and international politics, particularly those specializing in Eastern Europe.

San Fairy Ann? - Motorcycles and British Victory 1914-1918 (Paperback): Michael Carragher San Fairy Ann? - Motorcycles and British Victory 1914-1918 (Paperback)
Michael Carragher
R562 R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Save R34 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work explores the value of the motorcycle to communications, and how the despatch rider helped prevent German victory.

How the Future Worked - Russia Through He Eyes of a Young Non-person (Paperback): Alexander Boot How the Future Worked - Russia Through He Eyes of a Young Non-person (Paperback)
Alexander Boot
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A gripping first hand account of how Soviet Communism impacted on those who had to live their daily lives under its rule.

Guide to France for History Travellers (Paperback): Bob Fowke Guide to France for History Travellers (Paperback)
Bob Fowke; Illustrated by Bob Fowke
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Guide to Spain for History Travellers (Paperback): Bob Fowke Guide to Spain for History Travellers (Paperback)
Bob Fowke; Illustrated by Bob Fowke
R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Franco Regime and its Historiography - Spanish Historians Confronting Propaganda and Censorship (Hardcover): Jan Muilekom The Franco Regime and its Historiography - Spanish Historians Confronting Propaganda and Censorship (Hardcover)
Jan Muilekom
R3,454 Discovery Miles 34 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For two decades after the civil war the Franco regime applied systematic historical propaganda and imposed relentless repression of history professionals. In the 1960s and 1970s, however, the balance shifted from all-pervading propaganda to structural but flexible censorship. Gradually and reluctantly, the regime had to give back the initiative for explaining the recent past to where it belonged: to the professional historians, but not without oversee and livelihood threat. In its efforts to keep control, the regime could count on historians who were willing to censor their more adventurous colleagues. But the outcome of this process was biased and uncertain. The main issue was always whether an author could be considered a friend of the regime. Personal interventions by Franco himself regularly played a decisive role. Historians fully loyal to the regime and its aims were published without difficulty; others took a reformist path, albeit without endangering the dominant interpretation that favoured the tropes of inevitability and positive consequences of Francos rebellion. Reformist historians avoided criticism of the personal integrity of the dictator and the army, and did not address the issue of systematically planned terror in Francos National Zone during the Civil War. Historians who dared to embrace these topics were condemned to write from abroad. Historical works dealing with the Spanish Civil War (19361939) have been regularly studied in-depth. Dutch historian Jan van Muilekom provides a wider perspective by viewing the Franco historiography from the time of the preceding Second Republic (1931-1936). His analysis recognizes the crucial 1939-1952 period where Franco consolidated his seizure of power. The research is based on a wealth of published censored books, unpublished manuscripts, censorship archives and historical propaganda material. The book is an important complement to earlier studies that mainly dealt with the regimes dealing with the press, the film industry and literature. Over a span of four decades, Franco never lost his grip on how recent Spanish history should be read. Exploring the historiography of the regime provides multiple insights into the links between authoritarianism and censorship.

Clash of Histories in the South Caucasus - Redrawing the Map of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran (Hardcover): Rouben Galichian Clash of Histories in the South Caucasus - Redrawing the Map of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iran (Hardcover)
Rouben Galichian
R1,033 Discovery Miles 10 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Ruin of Kasch (Paperback): Roberto Calasso The Ruin of Kasch (Paperback)
Roberto Calasso; Translated by Richard Dixon
R545 R458 Discovery Miles 4 580 Save R87 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Religion and Revolution in France, 1780-1804 (Paperback, New edition): Nigel Aston Religion and Revolution in France, 1780-1804 (Paperback, New edition)
Nigel Aston
R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While the French Revolution has been much discussed and studied, its impact on religious life in France is rather neglected. Yet, during this brief period, religion underwent great changes that affected everyone: clergy and laypeople, men and women, Catholics, Protestants and Jews. The "Reigns of Terror" of the Revolution drove the Church underground, permanently altering the relationship between Church and State. In this book, Nigel Aston offers a guide to these tumultuous events. While the structures and beliefs of the Catholic Church are central, it does not neglect minority groups like Protestants and Jews. Among other features, the book discusses the Constitutional Church, the end of state support for Catholicism, the "Dechristianization" campaign and the Concordat of 1801-2. Key themes discussed include the capacity of all the Churches for survival and adaptation, the role of religion in determining political allegiances during the Revolution, and the turbulence of Church-State relations. In this study, based on the latest evidence, Aston sheds new light on a dynamic period in European history and its impact on the next 200 years of religious life in France.

Man's Search For Meaning (Paperback, Classic Editions): Viktor E. Frankl Man's Search For Meaning (Paperback, Classic Editions)
Viktor E. Frankl
R265 R212 Discovery Miles 2 120 Save R53 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Over 16 million copies sold worldwide 'One of the most remarkable books I have ever read' Susan Jeffers One of the outstanding classics to emerge from the Holocaust, Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's story of his struggle for survival in Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps. Today, this remarkable tribute to hope offers us an avenue to finding greater meaning and purpose in our own lives.

I'll Never See You Again - Memories for the Future (Paperback): Margot Barnard I'll Never See You Again - Memories for the Future (Paperback)
Margot Barnard
R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A memoir about a Jewish girl growing up in Germany before and during Hitler's seizure of power, her escape to Palestine and her subsequent life in Britain after she married an English soldier. Later in life she came to devote herself to the education of the young in Germany and Britain on how the horrors of the Third Reich came into being.

The Burgermeister's Daughter - Scandal in a 16th Century German Town (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed): Steven E Ozment The Burgermeister's Daughter - Scandal in a 16th Century German Town (Paperback, 1st Perennial ed)
Steven E Ozment
R429 R359 Discovery Miles 3 590 Save R70 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent subject of gossip because of her immodest dress and flirtatious behavior. When her wealthy father discovered that she was having secret, simultaneous affairs with a young nobleman and a cavalryman, he turned her out of the house in rage, but when she sued him for financial support, he had her captured, returned home and chained to a table as punishment. Anna eventually escaped and continued her suit against her father, her siblings and her home town in a bitter legal battle that was to last 30 years and end only upon her death.

Drawn from her surviving love letters and court records, The Burgermeister's Daughter is a fascinating examination of the politics of sexuality, gender and family in the 16th century, and a powerful testament to the courage and tenacity of a woman who defied the inequalities of this distant age.

Blowing up Russia - The Book that Got Litvinenko Assassinated (Paperback, 4th New edition): Alexander Litvinenko, Yuri... Blowing up Russia - The Book that Got Litvinenko Assassinated (Paperback, 4th New edition)
Alexander Litvinenko, Yuri Felshtinsky
R333 R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Save R32 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Never to Forget: the Jews of the Holocaust (Paperback, Harper Trophy ed.): Milton Meltzer Never to Forget: the Jews of the Holocaust (Paperback, Harper Trophy ed.)
Milton Meltzer
R328 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R53 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Six million-- a number impossible to visualize. Six million Jews were killed in Europe between the years 1933 and 1945. What can that number mean to us today? We can that number mean to us today? We are told never to forget the Holocaust, but how can we remember something so incomprehensible?

We can think, not of the numbers, the statistics, but of the people. For the families torn apart, watching mothers, fathers, children disappear or be slaughtered, the numbers were agonizingly comprehensible. One. Two. Three. Often more. Here are the stories of thode people, recorded in letters and diaries, and in the memories of those who survived. Seen through their eyes, the horror becomes real. We cannot deny it--and we can never forget.

‘Based on diaries, letters, songs, and history books, a moving account of Jewish suffering in Nazi Germany before and during World War II.’ —Best Books for Young Adults Committee (ALA). ‘A noted historian writes on a subject ignored or glossed over in most texts. . . . Now that youngsters are acquainted with the horrors of slavery, they are more prepared to consider the questions the Holocaust raises for us today.’ —Language Arts. ‘[An] extraordinarily fine and moving book.’ —NYT.

Notable Children's Books of 1976 (ALA)
Best of the Best Books (YA) 1970–1983 (ALA)
1976 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for Nonfiction
Best Books of 1976 (SLJ)
Outstanding Children's Books of 1976 (NYT)
Notable 1976 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
1977 Jane Addams Award
Nominee, 1977 National Book Award for Children's Literature
IBBY International Year of the Child Special Hans Christian Andersen Honors List
Children's Books of 1976 (Library of Congress)
1976 Sidney Taylor Book Award (Association of Jewish Libraries)

Mein Kampf (Paperback, Revised ed.): Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf (Paperback, Revised ed.)
Adolf Hitler
R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
The Azerbaijanis - People, Culture and History (Paperback): Nicholas Awde, Fred James Hill The Azerbaijanis - People, Culture and History (Paperback)
Nicholas Awde, Fred James Hill
R685 Discovery Miles 6 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Accompanying this wealth of detailed information are over 100 black and white photographs, illustrations and maps, plus a list of Azerbaijani proverbs, suggestions for further reading, a chronology of Azerbaijani historical events, and a discography.

Chernobyl (Hardcover): Michael Kerrigan Chernobyl (Hardcover)
Michael Kerrigan
R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

On 26 April 1986, the unthinkable happened near the Ukrainian town of Pripyat: two massive steam explosions ruptured No. 4 Reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, immediately killing 30 people and setting off the worst nuclear accident in history. The explosions were followed by an open-air reactor core fire that released huge amounts of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere for the next nine days, spreading across the Soviet Union, parts of Europe, and especially neighbouring Belarus, where around 70% of the waste landed. The following clean-up operation involved more than half a million personnel at a cost of $68 billion, and a further 4,000 people were estimated to have died from disaster-related illnesses in the following 20 years. Some 350,000 people were evacuated as a result of the accident (including 95 villages in Belarus), and much of the area returned to the wild, with the nearby city of Pripyat now a ghost town. Chernobyl provides a photographic exploration of the catastrophe and its aftermath in 180 authentic photos. See the twisted wreckage of No. 4 Reactor, the cause of the nuclear disaster; marvel at historic photos of the clean-up operation, with helicopters spraying decontamination liquid and liquidators manually clearing radioactive debris; see the huge cooling pond used to cool the reactors, and which today is home to abundant wildlife, despite the radiation; explore the ghost town of Pripyat, with its decaying apartment blocks, empty basketball courts, abandoned amusement park, wrecked schools, and deserted streets.

In the Wake of the Plague - The Black Death and the World It Made (Paperback): Norman F. Cantor In the Wake of the Plague - The Black Death and the World It Made (Paperback)
Norman F. Cantor
R461 R380 Discovery Miles 3 800 Save R81 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Forgers - The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation (Paperback): Roger Moorhouse The Forgers - The Forgotten Story of the Holocaust’s Most Audacious Rescue Operation (Paperback)
Roger Moorhouse
R420 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R92 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Love in a Time of Hate - Art and Passion in the Shadow of War, 1929-39 (Hardcover, Main): Florian Illies Love in a Time of Hate - Art and Passion in the Shadow of War, 1929-39 (Hardcover, Main)
Florian Illies; Translated by Simon Pare
R529 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R27 (5%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1930s Europe - as the Roaring Twenties wind down and the world rumbles towards war, the great minds of the time have other concerns. Jean-Paul Sartre waits anxiously in a Parisian cafe for his first date with no-show Simone de Beauvoir. Marlene Dietrich slips from her loveless marriage into the dive bars of Berlin. Father and son Thomas and Klaus Mann clash over each other's homosexuality. And Vladimir Nabokov lovingly places a fresh-caught butterfly at the end of Vera's bed. Little do they all know, the book burning will soon begin. Love in a Time of Hate skilfully interweaves some of the greatest love stories of the 1930s with the darkening backdrop of fascism in Europe, in an irresistible journey into the past that brings history and its actors to vivid life.

Only One Year - A Memoir (Paperback): Svetlana Alliluyeva Only One Year - A Memoir (Paperback)
Svetlana Alliluyeva
R480 R400 Discovery Miles 4 000 Save R80 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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