From the build-up of hostility in the years leading up to the war, through to the reverberations still felt in the aftermath, this is a compelling, accessible and immediate history of perhaps the most complex, frightening and destructive...

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Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Napoleon's birth. Holmes relives Napoleon's life and times in this extraordinary period by examining letters, military maps, reports, proclamations, ship's logs and coded messages, which were...

D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This is a graphic account of the planning and...

This outstandingly vivid and accessible book, written by one of Britain's leading historians, provides the essential overview of Napoleon's career. Beginning in revolutionary France with a brilliant young Lieutenant who still styled...

Explore the history of the people, politics, and events of World War II - one of the most destructive events in world history. If you're keen on military history and World War II, this book is for you. This complete visual guide covers...

A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes' epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years. von Holmes, Richard

Dieses Buch ist Kulturgeschichte und Waffenkunde in einem. Basierend auf der Sammlung des "Royal Armouries Museum", einer der umfangreichsten Kollektionen von Waffen und anderem Kriegsgerät weltweit, vermittelt der Band einen umfassenden...

Die umfassendste Bild-Enzyklopädie zum Zweiten Weltkrieg: Anhand von über 1200 Fotografien, Illustrationen und Karten schildert dieser beeindruckende Band die Vorgeschichte und den Verlauf des verheerendsten Konfliktes der Geschichte....