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  • Homage to al-Andalus

    The Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain

    The Iberian Peninsula was conquered by Islamic forces in 711 AD and the Islamic presence continued in this part of Europe for 900 years. This presence left an indelible stamp in Spain and Portugal, like the wonders of the Alhambra and the Great Mosque of Córdoba. Its legacy also extends to the rich seam of learning, in science, medicine, literature and philosophy that was later transmitted to the ... Read more

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  • Beyond the Chaos

    The Remarkable Heritage of Syria

    Syria has an extensive range of historical sites and is truly part of the cradle of civilisation. It is currently not possible to visit Syria to see this exquisite patrimony: its inheritance of many civilisations. This includes the remains of the Greek, Roman, Islamic and Ottoman eras. From the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, to the perfectly preserved Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle, Syria has ... Read more

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  • Victorian Dublin Revealed

    The Remarkable Legacy of Nineteenth-Century Dublin

    During Queen Victoria’s reign, in the years between 1837 and 1901, Dublin experienced great change. It slipped from its position as second city of the Empire, while at the same time it developed as Ireland’s administrative and commercial centre. The advent of the railway and steam-ship resulted in Dublin becoming Ireland’s transport hub. However, improved cross-channel communications resulted in ... Read more

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  • The Battle for Spain

    The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

    by Antony Beevor ...
    A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of ArnhemTo mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War's outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-fought wars of the twentieth century. With new material gleaned from the Russian archives and numerous other ... Read more

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  • Walk with Me Through the City of Malaga

    by Brian Jones ...
    Series series Footsteps Guides
    This ebook is an updated and fully revised version of the author's popular printed book - Footsteps through the City of Malaga. In Part 1 the ebook guides readers along three circular walks within the heart of the city of Malaga, linking together all the main points of interest. It lets readers focus on looking at the city rather than puzzling over street maps and wondering which routes to take. ... Read more

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  • The Basque Country

    A Cultural History

    Series series Landscapes of the Imagination
    The Basque Country is a land of fascinating paradoxes and enigmas. Home to one of Europe's oldest peoples and most mysterious languages, with a living folklore rich in archaic rituals and dances, it also boasts a dynamic modern energy, with the reinvention of Bilbao creating a model for the twenty-first-century city. In The Basque Country, Paddy Woodworth takes us on a sweeping tour of this ... Read more

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  • Missing and Unsolved: Ireland's Disappeared

    The Unsolved Cases of Ireland's Missing Persons

    by Barry Cummins ...
    They are some of Ireland's most famous names, for all the wrong reasons. They are Ireland's missing women, many of them murdered and their bodies hidden by evil killers who remain at large. They include Annie McCarrick, who was murdered in the Dublin-Wicklow mountains; Jo Jo Dullard, who was abducted and murdered while hitching a lift in Co. Kildare; and Fiona Pender, who was seven months pregnant ... Read more

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  • The voyages and adventures of Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama, born at Sines, a small seaport of Portugal, of a noble family, discovered the route to the East Indies by sea — a discovery of the greatest importance, not only in regard to commerce, but to the civilization and political relations or Europe, and which laid the foundation of the commercial power of Portugal in the Indian seas. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The City of Lies

    Series Book 4 - Stefan Gillespie
    Dublin 1940.An IRA attack leaves two guards dead on the streets of Dublin. Two days later, a battle between warring gangs erupts at a race meeting, and on Ireland's east coast the cremated bodies of a wealthy family of five are found in their shuttered, burned-out villa.Dispatched from Special Branch to investigate, Detective Inspector Stefan Gillespie soon finds himself caught in a web of Irish, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Napoleon: a History of the Art of War Vol. II

    from the Beginning of the French Revolution to the End of the 18th Century [Ill. Edition]

    Series series Napoleon: a History of the Art of War [Ill. Edition]
    Includes over 200 maps, plans, diagrams and uniform printsLt.-Col. Theodore Ayrault Dodge was a soldier of long and bloody experience, having served with the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War losing one of his legs during the battle of Gettysburg. After the end of the war he settled down in retirement to write, he produced a number of excellent works on the recently ended ... Read more

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  • The Hard Road To Klondike

    Micheal MacGowan was born in 1865 in the parish of Cloghaneely in the Donegal gaeltacht. He was the eldest of twelve children in a poverty-stricken family, living in a thatched cottage and speaking no English. He ended his days in a large slate-roofed house in the same place. First published in Irish as Rotha Mór an tSaol, this is his account of the fate dealt to him by 'the Wheel of Life'. From ... Read more

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  • The Seven

    The Lives and Legacies of the Founding Fathers of the Irish Republic

    On Easter Sunday, 23 April 1916, the seven members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood’s military council met to proclaim an Irish Republic with themselves as the provisional government. After a week of fighting with the British army on the streets of Dublin, the Seven were arrested, court-martialled and executed.Cutting through the layers of veneration that have seen them regarded unquestioningly ... Read more

    $7.99 USD