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A Brief History of the Private Life of Elizabeth II
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 13.11Elizabeth II is within a few years of becoming the longest-reigning British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill and every American President since Eisenhower.Yet what of the woman behind... more...
Voices of the Code Breakers
F+W Media 2007; US$ 16.99This title offers a comprehensive look at the undercover war, revealing just how much of WWII was won away from the battlefields and how each side desperately tried to get into the 'mind set' of their enemies' code makers. From the British cryptologists to the Navajo Indians whose codes helped win the war against Japan, this book reveals the stories... more...
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts - James Bond
F+W Media 2012; US$ 12.99Where did James Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, gain inspiration for his character? What was Ian Fleming's original name for his spy? Who wrote the James Bond theme? How did JFK influence the release of From Russia with Love ? An essential companion for every Bond fan, this book will unearth a plethora of surprising and intriguing facts about... more...
Inside Dickens' London
F+W Media 2012; US$ 14.99This is a fascinating, evocative account of 19th-century London, so well known from Charles Dickens' much-loved novels. It draws on descriptions of life in the capital from original letters, diaries and newspapers, as well as Dickens' own social commentary, to paint a vivid portrait of a city undergoing massive social changes. No author has ever described... more...
Private Life in Britain's Stately Homes
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 13.11The Victorian and Edwardian eras in the run-up to 1914 marked the golden age of the English country house, when opulence and formality attained a level that would never be matched again. The ease of these perfect settings for flirtation and relaxation was maintained by a large and well-trained staff of servants. Although those 'in service' worked... more...
A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain
Constable & Robinson 2013; US$ 14.57The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own and it was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern... more...
A Brief History of the House of Windsor
Constable & Robinson 2013; US$ 13.11The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and familiar Windsor. By redefining its loyalties to... more...
A Brief History of the House of Windsor
Constable & Robinson 2013; US$ 13.11The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and familiar Windsor. By redefining its loyalties to... more...
Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 26.00This is an indispensable volume for teachers, students and general readers seeking an introduction to American diplomatic history. A second edition with substantially revised essays and new material, the book seeks to encourage cross-disciplinary thinking in an increasingly transnational, globalizing world. more...
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