Napoleon: A Life Told in Gardens and Shadows, Scurr Ruth
Автор: Scurr, Ruth Название: Napoleon ISBN: 1784741000 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781784741006 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: John Scurr Название: The Spanish Foreign Legion ISBN: 0850455715 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780850455717 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 1929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Although overshadowed by its French counterpart, the Tercio de Extrangeros, 'Regiment of Foreigners' has a rich and eventful history beginning with its formation in 1920. Under the command of LtCol Mill n Astray and Comandante Francisco Franco, the Spanish Foreign Legion developed into a formidable force, led by Astray's belief that 'to die in combat is the greatest honour.' This book examines the main campaigns in which the Legion participated, from Melilla in 1921-23 until its withdrawal from the Sahara in 1976. A wealth of contemporary photographs and colour plates detail the uniforms and insignia of the Spanish Foreign Legion.
Автор: Scurr, Ruth Название: John Aubrey: My Own Life ISBN: 0099490633 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780099490630 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `A truly remarkable writer, one of the most gifted non-fiction authors alive` Simon Schama, Financial TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDThis is the autobiography that John Aubrey never wrote. You may not know his name.
Автор: John Scurr Название: The Malayan Campaign 1948–60 ISBN: 085045476X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780850454765 Издательство: Osprey Рейтинг: Цена: 1929.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In June 1948 Communist insurgent forces commenced a guerrilla war to end British rule in Malaya. During the ensuing 12 years of conflict there were 8750 reported 'contacts' between units of the Security Forces and the Communist enemy. Eventually Malaya was made independent, and the British and their Commonwealth allies emerged victorious.
Written and illustrated by infantry veterans of the campaign, this book examines the Malayan Emergency, detailing the forces involved and the harsh jungle conditions in which they fought. The text is complete with firsthand accounts from the contributors themselves and numerous illustrations depicting the forces' uniforms.
Автор: Scurr Ruth Название: Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution ISBN: 0805082611 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780805082616 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Цена: 3173.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: "Judicious, balanced, and admirably clear at every point. This is quite the calmest and least abusive history of the Revolution you will ever read." --Hilary Mantel, London Review of Books Since his execution by guillotine in July 1794, Maximilien Robespierre has been contested terrain for historians. Was he a bloodthirsty charlatan or the only true defender of revolutionary ideals? The first modern dictator or the earliest democrat? Was his extreme moralism a heroic virtue or a ruinous flaw? Against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, historian Ruth Scurr tracks Robespierre's evolution from provincial lawyer to devastatingly efficient revolutionary leader, righteous and paranoid in equal measure. She explores his reformist zeal, his role in the fall of the monarchy, his passionate attempts to design a modern republic, even his extraordinary effort to found a perfect religion. And she follows him into the Terror, as the former death- penalty opponent makes summary execution the order of the day, himself falling victim to the violence at the age of thirty-six. Written with epic sweep, full of nuance and insight, "Fatal Purity" is a fascinating portrait of a man who identified with the Revolution to the point of madness, and in so doing changed the course of history.
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