History & nostalgia
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After Tamerlane (Paperback)
The Rise and Fall of Global Empires, 1400-2000
af: John Darwin
Sprog:EngelskTamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis - all built empires they hoped would last forever: all were destined to fail. This book shows ho...
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The End (Hardback)
Hitler's Germany, 1944-45
af: Ian Kershaw
Sprog:EngelskThe last months of the Second World War were a nightmarish time to be alive. Unimaginable levels of violence destroyed entire cities. Millions died or were dispossessed. This title describes these fin...
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Pre-Industrial Societies (Paperback)
Anatomy of the Pre-Modern World
af: Patricia Crone
Sprog:EngelskHere, Patricia Crone offers a blueprint for a world now lost, outlining the common features of Islamic, Indian, Chinese and pre-Medieval European societies. The book concentrates on such issues as the...
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Storm of Steel (Paperback)
af: Ernst Junger
Sprog:EngelskA memoir of astonishing power, savagery and ashen lyricism that illuminates the horrors as well as the fascination of total First World War, presenting the conflict through the eyes of an ordinary Ger...
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Dark Continent (Paperback)
Europe's Twentieth Century
af: Mark Mazower
Sprog:EngelskPresenting the history of Europe's brutal century, this book provides an account of a continent locked in a struggle between tolerance and racial extermination, imperial ambition and national self-det...
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The Tudors (Paperback)
Henry VII to Henry VIII
af: G. J. Meyer
Sprog:EngelskFor the first time in decades, a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule England. Acclaimed historian G. J. Meyer reveals the flesh-and-bone ...
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Feud in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Hardback)
af: Bjorn Poulsen
Sprog:EngelskWe tend to think of a feud as being a long established state of hostilities, especially between families or clans, which normally manifests itself in revengeful violence. This title presents some of t...
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The Greeks Overseas (Paperback)
Their Early Colonies and Trade
af: John Boardman
Sprog:EngelskA study giving the archaeologist's view of Greek history. Describes how the Greeks set out to plant trading posts and colonies and to reap whatever harvest of materials offered. Boardman demonstrates ...
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Postwar (Paperback)
A History of Europe Since 1945
af: Tony Judt
Sprog:EngelskEurope in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism ...
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At Home (Paperback)
A Short History of Private Life
af: Bill Bryson
Sprog:EngelskWhat does history really consists of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activ...
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