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  1. Admiral Lord St. Vincent – Saint or Tyrant?

    Davidson, James D.G.
    Pen and Sword

    This biography of John Jervis, who became Admiral Lord Vincent, makes compelling reading. It throws an oblique light on Nelson's personality. St Vincent, who was born twenty-three...

  2. Admiral of the Blue

    Gordon, Iain
    Pen and Sword

    Admiral John Child Purvis was a contemporary naval officer of Nelson, who never disobeyed an order and did his job well. His ability as a fighting commander was proved in a bloody...

  3. Admiral Sir John Norris : and the British Naval Expeditions to the Baltic sea 1715-1727

    Aldridge, David Denis
    Nordic Academic Press

    Admiral Sir John Norris is one of the less well-known British Admirals; nevertheless, he is a fascinating and important man. Norris commanded British expeditions in the Baltic Sea...

  4. Admiralty Salvage in Peace and War 1906 - 2006

    Booth, Tony
    Pen and Sword

    The importance of marine salvage during armed conflict has been vastly underestimated since becoming a vital Naval arm during the First World War. Between 1915 and 1918 the Admiral...

  5. Adolf Hitler

    Liljegren, Bengt
    Historiska media

    Han var 175 cm lång, vägde runt 70 kg, led av kroniska magbesvär och älskade chokladkaka. Han skrattade ofta så mycket att han vek sig dubbel och fick tårar i ögonen. Det förstår v...

  6. Advance from Mons 1914

    Bloem, Walter
    Helion and Company

    Here is an outstanding personal memoir penned by a German infantry officer recalling his experiences during the initial days and weeks of the war in the West, July-September 1914....

  7. Advance to Victory 1918

    Stedman, Michael
    Pen and Sword

    The Battleground series is designed for both the battlefield visitor and the reader at home. For the former, this book is an invaluable guide and each site is described in detail....

  8. Adventures & Letters of Richard Harding Davis

    Davis, Richard Harding
    Duke Classics 2012

    Renowned American journalist Richard Harding Davis helped define the genre of front-line reporting with his first-hand accounts of battlefield action in the Spanish-American war. L...

  9. The Adventures and Inventions of Stewart Blacker

    Blacker, Barnaby
    Pen and Sword

    Stewart Blacker was a remarkable figure. His inventions were used with significant effect both in WW1 and WW2. Most notable of these was the synchronised machine gun, attached to f...

  10. Adventures in my Youth

    Scheiderbauer, Armin
    Helion and Company

    The author could be described as a 'veteran' in every sense of the word, even though he was only aged 21 when the war ended. Armin Scheiderbauer served as an infantry officer with...

  11. Adventures of a Sea Hunter : In Search of Famous Shipwrecks

    Delgado, James
    D & M Publishers 2009

    As a "Sea Hunter" and host, with novelist Clive Cussler, for the new National Geographic International television series, join Delgado as the team searches for, discovers and explo...

  12. The Adventures of Buffalo Bill

    Cody, William F.
    Duke Classics 2014

    Fearless hero and showman extraordinaire William "Buffalo Bill" Cody lived a remarkable life. As a young man, he made a name for himself in the Wild West as an incredibly successfu...

  13. Adventures of Colonel Daffodil

    Redgrave, Roy
    Pen and Sword

    Major General Sir Roy Redgrave has enjoyed an unusual, some might say eccentric, life. Born into the same family as the well known actors, he was brought up in Romania as part of...

  14. The Adventures of Sir Samuel White Baker

    Trow, M.J.
    Pen and Sword

    Sir Samuel White Baker is one of those larger-than-life heroes only the Victorians could invent. For too long, the British Empire has been denigrated and equated with arrogance at...

  15. Adventurous Empires

    Sims, Phillip E.
    Pen and Sword

    This is a story from a bygone age recalling the most successful flying-boat airliner ever built. Designed to a specification for Imperial Airways, then Britain’s national airline,...

  16. Aetius

    Hughes, Ian
    Pen and Sword

    "...a lively, often insightful account of the declining years of Roman power in the West which will be of interest to students of Roman history, the onset of the Dark ages and ear...

  17. Afbildningar af nordiska drägter. Återutgivning av bok med svenska folkdräkter från 1889

    Kramer, Jules Henri
    E-boksförlaget

    I den här e-boken får du se 16 fantastiska avbildningar av svenska folkdräkter. Teckningarna gjordes i slutet av 1800-talet och omfattar färgglada dräkter från Skåne i söder till...

  18. The Affair at Néry: 1 September 1914

    Takle, Patrick
    Pen and Sword

    Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harboring in the little town of Néry. Their initial bombardment caused chaos and destruction and the British t...

  19. Affärernas Sverige: efterkrigstidens politiska skandaler

    Olsson, Kenth
    Saga Egmont

    I mångas ögon framstår Sverige som ett oskuldens och rättsstatens högborg. Men stämmer det verkligen? Historikern Kenth Olsson slår hål på den myten när han behandlar 30 av Sverige...

  20. Afganistanin historia

    Sergejeff, Andrei
    Gaudeamus

    Afganistanin historia on ensimmäinen suomenkielinen yleisesitys Afganistanin alueen historiasta kivikaudelta 2000-luvulle. Siinä kerrotaan yleistajuisesti ja luotettavasti tämän vä...