Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


“michael b roberts”

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “michael b roberts”
Skip side bar filters

  • The Story Of The Great Irish Famine

    by Michael B. Roberts ...
    Series series The Story Of
    If 1916 is the founding myth of the Irish state then the famine is the founding tragedy.It was a tragedy on a truly epic scale, the events of the famine came to pass not in one of the worlds poorest nations, but in what was at the time part of metropolitan Britain (following the Act of Union of 1800).Caused by the destruction of the staple food of the ordinary Irishman and women, the potato, by ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

People who read this also enjoyed

  • The English Civil Wars 1642-1649

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This is the definitive military history of the Civil Wars which swept the British Isles from 1642 to 1649.The martial aspects of the wars are covered in detail along with a comprehensive overview of the religious and political dimensions which shaped the armies involved in the conflict. This excellent single volume history is the perfect introduction to the military history of this turbulent ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Nazi Germany: History in an Hour

    by Rupert Colley ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Having suffered during World War One – not only the indignities of political betrayal and battlefield defeat but also starvation, fuel shortages and a domestic flu epidemic – the German people were left in widespread discontent. Soon inflation and economic stagnation had further sunk the nation into exhaustion, humiliation and disillusionment ... Read more

    $1.49 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902)

    Enriched edition. With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines

    by John Canon O'Rourke, Zoe Carrington ...
    In "The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847," John Canon O'Rourke offers a profound exploration of one of Ireland's most devastating events, blending meticulous historical research with vivid prose. This third edition, published in 1902, presents a detailed examination of the socio-political factors that exacerbated the famine, alongside poignant narratives of human suffering and resilience. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Famine Echoes – Folk Memories of the Great Irish Famine

    An Oral History of Ireland's Greatest Tragedy

    by Cathal Poirteir ...
    Famine Echoes is a groundbreaking oral account of the Great Irish Potato Famine of 1845–52, telling the stories of its victims for the first time ever in their own words and those of their descendants. 'When the potato crop failed no other food was available and the people perished by the hundreds of thousands, along the roadside, in the ditches, in the fields from hunger and cold, and what was ... Read more

    $3.74 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Short History of Ireland's Famine

    by Ruán O'Donnell ...
    Series series Short Histories
    This condensed history examines why the Great Famine was so catastrophic, and explores its effect on Irish society and culture. It explains the circumstances surrounding the period and addresses issues and characteristics of the time.Aspects covered include the spread of disease, the experiences of those on public works projects and the disagreements between political leaders regarding the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Michael Collins

    by Vincent McDonnell ...
    ?Michael Collins is one of the most famous figures in Irish history. He became the most wanted man in the British Empire, a minister in the first Irish government and Commander-in-Chief of the army. This is an action-packed biography of a great Irish hero. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Prisoner 1082: Escape from Crumlin Road Prison, Europe's Alcatraz

    by Donal Donnelly ...
    On St Stephen's Day 1960 Dónal Donnelly made his dramatic escape from the prison known as 'Europe's Alcatraz'. Three years earlier, the teenage Dónal had been convicted of membership of the IRA in the first year of 'Operation Harvest'. He was sentenced to ten years. Here he reflects on why he came to be on top of a prison wall risking his life. This is the story of a man who overcame the hurdles ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History of the Wars by Procopius

    by Procopius ...
    History of three wars from the reign of Justinian, Byzantine emperor -- The Persian War, The Vandalic War, and The Gothic War. According to Wikipedia: "Procopius of Caesarea (Latin: Procopius Caesarensis, c. AD 500 – c. AD 565) was a prominent Byzantine scholar from Palestine. Accompanying the general Belisarius in the wars of the Emperor Justinian I, he became the principal historian of the 6th ... Read more

    $1.15 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Holocaust: History in an Hour

    by Jemma J. Saunders ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The Holocaust, in which 11 million people died, was the largest atrocity of the 20th century and perhaps the hardest to understand. Approximately 6 million Jews and 5 million others including Roma people, Poles, Russian prisoners of war, political prisoners, homosexuals, people of colour, Jehovah's Witnesses, and various other minorities were ... Read more

    $1.49 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Hitler: History in an Hour

    by Rupert Colley ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.What made a failed Austrian artist into the most reviled and destructive personality of the twentieth century? Where did the seeds of his rabid anti-Semitism lie? How did a marginalized loner become such a moving force in Germany? How could a nation have fallen for such a fanatic? What made him so determined to bring about war?Through ... Read more

    $2.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Hidden Ontario

    Secrets from Ontario’s Past

    by Terry Boyle ...
    Terry Boyle unveils the eccentric and bizarre in these mini-histories of Ontario's towns and cities: the imposter who ran the Rockwood Asylum in Kingston; Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond; the Prince of Wales's undignified crossing of Rice Lake; the tragic life of Joseph Brant; the man who advertised his wife's death before poisoning her; as well as Ontario's first bullfight and the answer ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus