Povijest Europe • Biografije

George VI

Sarah Bradford

The definitive biography of George VI, the hero of The King's Speech George VI reigned through taxing times.

Acceding to the throne upon his brother's abdication, he was immediately confronted with the turmoil in European politics leading up to the Second World War, then the War itself, followed by a period of austerity, social transformation and loss of Empire. George was unprepared for kingship, suffering from a stammer which could make public occasions very painful for him. Moreover he had grown up in the shadow of his brother, a man who had been idolized as no royal prince has been, before or since. However, as Sarah Bradford shows in this sympathetic biography, although George was not born to be king, he died a great one. 'A triumph ... Sarah Bradford looks set to inherit Lady Longford's mantle as royal biographer supreme' Mail on Sunday 'Lucid, convincing and admirably fair ...

Dimenzije

20 x 13 cm

Broj strana

668

Nakladnik

Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2011.

Latinica. Broširano.

Jezik: Engleski.

ISBN

978-0-24195-609-0

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German literature • History of Europe • Political-historical essays

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Thomas Daring

A book by Thomas Daring (pseud. of Anton Zischka) that focuses on the subject of colonial exploitation of natural resources during the 19th and 20th centuries. Very rarely offered with a beautifully preserved cover.

Naklada Binoza, 1939.

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23,48 €

World War II • Communism and fascism • History of Civilizations • History of Europe • Svjetska povijest • Military history • 20th Century

Povijest #17: Predvečerje rata i drugi svjetski rat

The seventeenth volume of the World History series covers the period from 1936 to 1945, focusing on the eve and course of World War II. The book provides a comprehensive account of the war's causes, course, and consequences, including the beginning of the

Europapress holding, 2008.

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12,32 €

Czech literature • History of Europe • Central European history • 20th Century • Political journalism • Political-historical essays

O boljševizmu (1920-1921) - zabranjeni Masarik

Tomáš G. Masaryk

In this edition, translated by dr. Aleksandar Ilić, there are texts of the first Czechoslovak president in which he timely criticizes Marx, Engels and Lenin, and actually goes on to criticize imperialism in general.

Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, 2014.

Srpski. Ćirilica. Broširano.

9,76 €

Documents and records • Communism and fascism • History of Europe

Ljudi-miševi

Manuel Leguineche, Jesus Torbado

The book "Mice People" by Manuel Leguineche and Jesús Torbad is an extremely powerful testimony about human destinies during and after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

Alfa, 1979.

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6,32 €

History of Europe • Military history • 20th Century

Turska noć

Philippe Videlier

Das Verbrechen an den Armeniern kommt erst heute ans Licht. Nach fast einem Jahrhundert entfalten sich vor unseren Augen die Tragödie einer Nation, die Gleichgültigkeit der Behörden von Konstantinopel, die Vertuschung durch die Medien und die Umorientieru

Durieux, 2010.

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11,429,14 €