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  • The Berlin Airlift

    The Relief Operation that Defined the Cold War

    de Barry Turner ...
    Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history ofthe Cold War's defining episode.Berlin, 1948 – a divided city in a divided country in adivided Europe. The ruined German capital lay 120 miles insideSoviet-controlled eastern Germany. Stalin wanted the Allies out; the Allieswere determined to stay, but had only three narrow air corridors linking thecity to the West. Stalin was confident he ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • From the Plains of Africa to the Jungles of Parliament

    de Barry Turner ...
    In the first part of the book, the author regales us with real-life adventures as a Game Warden in the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Northern Tanzania. The work chronicles encounters with such luminaries as Patrick Hemingway and the President of Tanzania. The book takes you on journeys on Mount Kilimanjaro, through the Serengeti Migration and hunting and conservation experiences with and for Africa's ... Leer más

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  • Piccadilly

    de Barry Turner ...
    A mile long thoroughfare from the Circus to Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly is a microcosm of 400 years of British history. With an incredible roster of past residents, ranging from bizarre aristocrats and larger than life politicians to celebrated writers and artists, Piccadilly is rich in tales of the weird and wonderful.The backdrop is an ever-evolving street life centred on iconic shops and ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • Covent Garden and Strand

    A History

    de Barry Turner ...
    The streets of Covent Garden tell a fascinating history of London life over the centuries. One of the first examples of town planning, the earliest inhabitants were the social elite living in grand houses looking out on to a continental style piazza. Following the money came the street traders whose successors transformed Covent Garden into one of the world's largest fruit and vegetable markets ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich

    de Barry Turner ...
    Among the military leaders of the Second World War, Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz remains a deeply enigmatic figure. As chief of the German submarine fleet he earned Allied respect as a formidable enemy. But after he succeeded Hitler – to whom he was unquestioningly loyal – as head of the Third Reich, his name became associated with all that was most hated in the Nazi regime.Yet Doenitz deserves ... Leer más

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  • When Daddy Came Home

    How War Changed Family Life Forever

    Compelling and moving real-life accounts of the impact on family life of the return of the troops at the end of the Second World War.Summer 1945. Britain was in jubilant mood. At last, the war was over. Soon the men would be coming home. Then everything would be fine: life would get back to normal.Or would it? Six long years of war had profoundly changed family life. For years, Dad had been a ... Leer más

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  • Outpost of Occupation

    The Nazi Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-45

    de Barry Turner ...
    The Channel Islands were what could have happened to all of us: a test-run of German occupation. That was certainly Hitler’s plan. Once Britain had demilitarised the idyllic, unspoilt holiday islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark in 1940 their fate was sealed: in July the Germans invaded.The following five years in their history offer an intriguing, and often uncomfortable, virtual ... Leer más

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  • One Small Suitcase

    de Barry Turner ...
    For ten months before the Second World War, thousands of children were bundled on to trains and waved goodbye to their parents as they set off across Germany and Holland to the ferries that would take them to England. The book is based on extensive interviews with those who helped to organise the transports, the families who took the children in and above all the young refugees as they began new ... Leer más

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  • Suez 1956: The Inside Story of the First Oil War

    de Barry Turner ...
    In October 1956, Britain, France and Israel launched an attack on Egypt. For each of the contenders there was much more at stake than the future of the Canal. None of the combatants in the Suez campaign emerged in glory which may be why, in recent years, it has been largely relegated to academic studies. But the events surrounding the invasion, while combining the high drama with elements of ... Leer más

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  • A. H. Nasution and Indonesia's Elites

    "People's Resistance" in the War of Independence and Postwar Politics

    de Barry Turner ...
    This is an account of the military, political and personal life of Abdul Harus Nasution who was a seminal figure in modern Indonesian history in the years prior to his effective sidelining in the 1960s. He was an important commander during Indonesia’s struggle for independence, who rose to become a key leader of the Indonesian armed forces under the first president, Sukarno. Perhaps more ... Leer más

    $32.99 USD

  • Specialist Journalism

    Edición de Barry Turner, Richard Orange ...
    Combining practical 'how to' skills with reflection on the place of each specialism in the industry, this guide features the skills needed to cover specialist areas, including writing match reports for sport, reviewing the arts, and dealing with complex information for science. The book will also discuss how specialist journalists have contributed to the mainstream news agenda, as well as ... Leer más

    $72.99 USD

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  • The Crimean War

    A History

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    From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" (Financial Times) and a Wolfson History Prize winner, comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age.The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale—these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians ... Leer más

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