Norman Stone
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Penguin Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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'Without question one of the classics of post-war historical scholarship, Stone's boldly conceived and brilliantly executed book opened the eyes of a generation of young British historians raised on tales of the Western trenches to the crucial importance of the Eastern Front in the First World War' Niall Ferguson 'Scholarly, lucid, entertaining, based on a thorough knowledge of Austrian and Russian sources, it sharply revises traditional assumptions...
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English
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After the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous.
In World War Two, Stone provides a remarkably concise account of the deadliest war of human history, showing...
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English
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After the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous.
In “World War Two”, Stone provides a remarkably concise account of the deadliest war of human history, showing...
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Español
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Entre granadas, ametralladoras, trincheras y banderas, las convicciones decimonónicas de la modernidad se disolvieron en la historia. El mundo se tambaleó en 1914, cuando Europa se desangraba en la Primera Guerra Mundial, y se estremeció en 1917, cuando Rusia proclamaba el poder para los sóviets en la Revolución de octubre. Previamente, desde el final de la década de 1870, los europeos habían estado viviendo inmersos en una atmósfera de inaudita...
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English
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TIME TO GROW YOUR OWN!
The ability to grow vegetables in small spaces is something that has enabled just about everyone to live a healthier lifestyle—and save money—by creating micro-gardens for vegetables even if they stay in an apartment block!
In this book you will find an introduction to 4 of the most popular techniques in use at the moment, that has enabled this 'gardening revolution' to really get a hold and take back some control from...
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Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Beautifully filmed in and around Oxford this engaging biopic follows the creator of The Chronicles of Narnia from the tragic death of his mother when he was just nine years old, through his strained relationship with his father, to the nightmare of the trenches of World War I to Oxford University, where friends like J.R.R. Tolkien challenged his unbelief.
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English
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The Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S. Lewis has become one of the most globally beloved franchises in history. And yet, there are mysteries about the author and these seven stories that have fascinated scholars and fans for nearly half a century. Enter Michael Ward who takes us inside the pages of Lewis's masterpieces and discovers a "secret imaginative key" - THE NARNIA CODE. Like a detective embroiled in an elusive chase, Ward takes us on an illuminating...