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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. What followed them was some of the most cunning and ferocious fighting of the war, at times as savage as anything seen on the Eastern Front. As casualtie ...Show more
D-Day: The Battle for Normandy by Antony Beevor
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
"Glorious, horrifying... D-DAY is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women."--Time Renowned historian Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem, and the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The G ...Show more
Paris After the Liberation : 1944-1949 (new edition) by Antony Beevor; Artemis Cooper
$29.99 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
Post liberation Paris - an epoch charged with political and conflicting emotions. Liberation was greeted with joy but marked by recriminations and the trauma of purges. The feverish intellectual arguments of the young took place amidst the mundane reality of hunger and fuel shortages. This is a stunning ...Show more
Paris : After the Liberation 1944-1949 (revised edition 2004) by Antony Beevor
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Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The authors explore virtually every facet of life in Paris between 1944 and 1949. Behind colourful anecdotes they puncture national myths without swapping them for distorted, jingoistic legends. First published 1994; this revised edition 2004.
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance agains ...Show more
Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 by Antony Beevor
$26.99 AUD
Category: History
'The book is a masterpiece' The Spectator'A gripping narrative history of one of the most complex episodes in modern Russian history' Sunday Times'Antony Beevor's Russia is a masterpiece of history' Daily TelegraphBetween 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse o ...Show more
Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
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Category: History
The classic international bestseller recounting the epic turning point of the second world war In October 1942, a Panzer officer wrote 'Stalingrad is no longer a town... Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure'. The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of ...Show more
Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfare. From Antony Beevor, the internationally bestselling author of D-Day and The Battle of Arnhem. In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's ...Show more
The Battle for Spain - The Spanish Civil War by Antony Beevor
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Category: History | Reading Level: very good
The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground ...Show more
The Battle for Spain - The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
$49.95 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Reading Level: near fine
Published to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil WarThe civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a w ...Show more
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground ...Show more
The Mystery of Olga Chekhova by Antony Beevor
$26.95 AUD
Category: History | Reading Level: good
In his latest work, Antony Beevor--bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem and one of our most respected historians of World War II--brings us the true, little-known story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova, a stunning Russian beauty, was the niece of playwrigh ...Show more