... as a young diplomat before the Second World War, Fitzroy Maclean travelled widely, with or without permission, in some ... to capture him proving unsuccessful. Eastern Approaches is Maclean's classic, gripping account of the ...
... the SS officers who served in this scourge on the Eastern Front. Some 380 SS officers are described in full detail and extensively analyzed. Author: FRENCH MACLEAN. Format: Hardcover Non-Fiction Books Biographies & True ...
... on the title story. Yet fewer know of Maclean's lifelong struggles to reconcile very different parts of ... honed an art as meditative and patient as his approach to fly fishing. McCarthy's experiences intertwine with ...
... wood engravings by Wesley W. Bates and a map of the Blackfoot River region. About the Author John N. Maclean is an award-winning author and journalist. He spent thirty years at the Chicago Tribune, most of that time as ...
... passion for the dry fly'it was only at the age of seventy, as a retired English professor, that Norman Maclean discovered what he was meant to do: write. Moving and profound, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy ...
... labor unions and the feminist pragmatist welfare state, the sociology of immigration and race relations, and MacLean's legacy to sociology and society. Her inspiring story will be of interest to those exploring the roots ...
... , traveller-writer of our time' John le Carre In 1989 the Berlin Wall fell. In that euphoric year Rory MacLean travelled from Berlin to Moscow, exploring lands that were - for most Brits and Americans - part of the ...
... farther than anyone had done before, but as far as it was possible for man to go'. About the Author Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots Minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941, at the age of eighteen ...
... our unique human experience. About the Author Richard MacLean Smith, part-Scottish, part-English and proud ... Guardian and Financial Times . Author: Richard MacLean Smith. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Biographies ...
... 't miss Tara's new album, Sparrow , which is being released concurrently with this memoir. Author: Tara MacLean. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Biographies & True Stories Biographies Arts & Entertainment Biographies
... of the Ottoman Empire, intelligence activity in the Middle East during and between the two world wars, and the ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Military History Politics & Government International ...
... led up to the Crimean War and the events surrounding the "eastern question" of the nineteenth century. In The Voice of England in the East, Steven Richmond reconstructs the diplomatic priorities of the period through the ...
... democracy and social welfare, he adopted a unique approach to politics, prioritising the criticism of policies ... Political and Military Biographies History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History
... the post-war reconfiguration of the Arab states in the Middle East. She was a prime mover in drawing up Iraq's boundaries ... Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th ...
... to give a detailed, first-hand account of post-World War II RAF Short Sunderland operations in the Far East. The author was a navigator with 88 Squadron and later 205 Squadron, flying operations during the Korean War ...
... Eastern Front, 1941. Operation Barbarossa. Hitler's armies advance into the Soviet Union to conquer Lebensraum in the East ... fascinating inside view of the fighting on the Eastern Front from a commander's perspective. It is ...
The organization of human smuggling from the Middle East and Africa through Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean has become a contemporary political concern throughout Europe, receiving intense and polarised media ...
... his formative journey through Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe in 1911. In a flood of ... text was released as "an unprefaced last confession." "Journey to the East" can be read as a "bildungsroman" by a young author ...
... port of Singapore as well as the remote ports of the Dutch East Indies, and his early works - Almayer's Folly, An Outcast ... its base in Singapore. In Joseph Conrad's Eastern Voyages, Ian Burnet places Conrad's Malay novels ...
... in English to examine the impact of Stalinist terror on Eastern Europe in the years 1940 to 1956. Covering the Baltic states, Moldavia, East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and ...
... the retreat from battles in Estonia, Kurland and East Prussia and his eventual surrender and captivity in ... 1940 as a radio operator and saw action across the Eastern Front, ending the war as an Obergefreiter (lance- ...
... 1944, he experienced the heavy defensive battles in Romania as a platoon commander and from August 1944 in East Prussia and Lithuania. After being transferred by ship from Memel to Konigsberg in late 1944, he took part ...
... Instead, it develops a more nuanced approach that appreciates the complexity of corruption economies ... recognizes the stability of new post-transitional regimes in Eastern Europe and beyond. This book offers a critical look ...
... 1990s. Although some of its exhibits were criticised at the time, it showed that the German army on the Eastern Front was involved in war crimes. In 2001 the revised exhibition was relaunched with the title 'Crimes of ...
... a convalescent unit, Fritz was detailed to serve as a guard in a prisoner of war camp - still on the Eastern Front. Transferred to a tank assault regiment during the last year of the war, he was ordered to make contact ...
... a convalescent unit, Fritz was detailed to serve as a guard in a prisoner of war camp - still on the Eastern Front. Transferred to a tank assault regiment during the last year of the war, he was ordered to make contact ...
... he met some of the best German snipers and learned his art. Hetzenauer went on to fight in Romania, Eastern Hungary and in Slovakia. As recognition for his more than 300 confirmed kills he was awarded on the Knight's ...
... tales of spectacular escapes, official corruption, reformation and retribution, Kahan chronicles the tensions that plagued Eastern State since the arrival of its first prisoners. Author: Paul Kahan. Format: Paperback Non ...
Joseph Pilyushin, a top Red Army sniper in the ruthless fight against the Germans on the Eastern Front, was an exceptional soldier and he has a remarkable story to tell. His first-hand account of his wartime service ...
Across East Asia, intra-regional migration is more prevalent than inter-regional movements, and the region's ... the contributors to this book develop a human security approach to the study of irregular migration. In cases of ...
... 2002 she leaves Beijing on a scholarship to study in Britain. Now, after a decade in Europe, her tale of East to West resonates with the insight that can only come from someone who is both an outsider and at home. About ...
... pots - and in evolving a philosophy of life - was a lodestar for many potters in the West. Beyond East and West , first published in 1978, is more than an autobiography. Full of sharply- etched and amusing recollections ...
First published in 1981, this book examines the life of Arthur Harding, a well-known figure in the East End underworld during the first half of the twentieth century. The first five chapters survey his life in the 'Jago' ...
... examination of the relations between Ireland and the former East Germany between the end of the Second World War ... the Stasi. They show how and where East German intelligence obtained information on Ireland and Northern ...
... policy toward the region. The volume elucidates the trends in great power interest and interaction in the Middle East and studies the impact of the United States as the region's foremost military power. It highlights the ...
... dealt a different hand in life. What we can choose is how to play that hand. Verena: The Girl from East Berlin tells the story of a young girl who withstood mental and physical abuse, and much more, and chose to overcome ...
... to a simplistic and stereotyped view of the land and the people that live there. Having moved to the Middle East, Chris Naylor and his wife set up a pioneering branch of the environmental agency A Rocha in Lebanon. Over ...
... on the culture of carnivals and fairs, an unpredictable and eternally young world of players, scammers, and dreamers. East Side Story is the latest addition to the Robin's Egg Books series, which features some of the ...
... Gordon Ball declared after recounting intimate moments with the cultural icon and beloved Beat Generation poet on East Hill Farm, outside Cherry Valley, New York. During the late 1960s, when peace, drugs, and free love ...
... intervention to stem the violence andbloodshed following East Timor_s August 1999 vote to separate ... to the deployment ofthe International Peacekeeping Force for East Timor (INTERFET) and assessesthe impact of this ...
... . From the banks of the Delaware to the shores of the Arabian Gulf and beyond, The Lure of the East: A Curator's Fascinating Journey is the story of her remarkable journey. Dr. Jenkins-Madina began her long curatorial ...
This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship' ...
... for the murder of thousands in and around Lviv (Hans Frank), and incredible acts of wartime bravery, East West Street is an unforgettable blend of memoir and historical detective story, and a powerful meditation on the ...
... movement Lettrism, described as the missing link between Dada, Surrealism, Situationism and May '68. In Speaking East Andrew Hussey presents a colourful picture of the post-war Left Bank, where Lettrist fists flew in ...
General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck of the German East-Africa campaign shares his narrative of the war, and his effective use of guerilla warfare to keep a far larger Allied army in check. Unlike his counterparts in Europe, ...
... in early years education and care, this book considers the influential thinkers and ground-breaking approaches that have revolutionized practice. With contributions from leading authorities in the field, chapters provide ...
... Zetkin, William Z. Foster, Umberto Terracini, William Gallacher or Jozsef Pogany. Others adopt a collective approach to explore communist cultures in rural Austrai or the Netherlands, or the impact of institutions like ...
... and influence, why can't we ever get enough? Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world's ... like our neighbour buying a shiny new car. Easter traveled the world to consult with remarkable innovators ...
... homesickness and disappointment are related with grim fatalism, some with glimpses of humor. Author: Wanda Easter Burch. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books Biographies & True Stories Diaries, Letters & Journals Memoirs ...
... , and photos of artifacts , this volume tells Tee's story in vivid detail. Author: Kimberly Easter Noland. Format: Hardcover Non-Fiction Books Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military ...
... two previous books, including The Tao of Bruce Lee, and is co-librettist of the acclaimed chamber opera Approaching Ali, which is based on his classic story, "My Dinner with Ali." Author: Davis Miller. Format: Paperback ...
... - and the intrigue surrounding his death. Eschewing the traditional rock-biography format, Two Riders Were Approaching is a fittingly psychedelic and kaleidoscopic exploration of the life and death of Jimi Hendrix - and ...
... successful DJ and bestselling author, he knew he had to keep his mind even stronger. Revolutionary and revealing, Approach With(out) Caution presents James Haskell as you've never known him. James takes the lessons he's ...
... successful DJ and bestselling author, he knew he had to keep his mind even stronger. Revolutionary and revealing, Approach With(out) Caution presents James Haskell as you’ve never known him. James takes the lessons he’s ...
... about the reality in which they find themselves living. Natali makes the argument for developing a visual approach for green criminology, with a single case-study as its central focus, revealing the importance of using ...
This is the true story of a young Red Army soldier during the Second World War, told in his own words. Recruited into the army aged just seventeen, Sergei Drobyazko's introduction to battle is a violent one: forced to ...
A visceral account from contemporaneous diaries of a soldier who frequently came close to death but somehow survived. Following his Abitur (A-levels) in 1940, Rehfeldt volunteered for the Panzer Arm but was trained on ...
Following the conquest of his native Latvia by the Nazis, the author was given the stark choice: service in the SS or forced labour in a slave camp. So he 'volunteered' to fight for the Nazis. He describes his training ...
This memoir presents a special look into Professor Cheng-Few Lee's formative childhood years, his distinguished career as a respected scholar and conference organizer, and his substantial experience in the fields of ...
This memoir presents a special look into Professor Cheng-Few Lee's formative childhood years, his distinguished career as a respected scholar and conference organizer, and his substantial experience in the fields of ...
Foundations of Economic Personalism is a series of three book-length monographs, each closely examining a significant dimension of the Center for Economic Personalism's unique synthesis of Christian personalism and free- ...
... Daniel Dennett, America's sole master spy in the Middle East, was dispatched to Saudi Arabia to study the route of ... a fraudulent pretext for America's occupation of Syrian eastern provinces and a land grab for oil? Did the ...
... the thirteenth century in the cities of the Middle East, especially in Syria and Egypt. Al-Jawbari was ... work is unique in its systematic, detailed, and inclusive approach to a subject that is by nature arcane and that ...
... the landscape of the conflict changed and why the traditional approach to peacemaking is no longer valid With a new ... is a book that will inform the debate on the Middle East and the future of the peace process, as well as ...
... , one of the world's leading authorities on the Middle East, tells how the clash between pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History African History Specific Events & ...
... award winning Chief-Foreign Correspondent for NBC and has been in the Middle East war zone for over twenty years. He is the author of And ... National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Society & Culture Social ...
... as his legacy. He adeptly captures an essence of the Middle East that is foreign to most of us, but which becomes real ... Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Society & Culture Social Groups Gay ...
... in Germany in 2015. Andrea C. Hoffmann is a Middle East expert, a writer for Focus magazine in Germany, and author ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Religion & Beliefs Religion Religious Issues ...
... the unique legacy of his rule in the Middle East and beyond. This faithful English-language translation also ... & National History European History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day Early ...
... Lawrence of Arabia. Beginning his life-long affair with the Middle East, T.E. Lawrence--Lawrence of Arabia--made his first journey ... & Plays Poetry History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History
... military leader and an effective statesman, whose actions in the Middle East had a far-reaching impact that endures to this day. An ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day ...
... vision for a secular, democratic future in the Middle East-and globally. Edward Said is Professor of English and Comparative ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Society & Culture Cultural Studies ...
... in Politics with special reference to the Middle East in the Department of Politics and International Relations ... Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th ...
... , about one of the leading players in the Middle East. About the Author Philip Robins is University Lecturer in ... History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th ...
... a filtered, altered, and manipulated image of reality in the Middle East that has become a wholly designed theater of war for the ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Society & Culture Media Studies ...
... author's coverage of some of the twentieth century Middle East's most defining events leads him to powerful policy arguments for ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day ...
... paradigms that have come to define the canon of Middle East history, political thought, and scholarship of the past ... Poetry & Poets History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History African History
... Western but in fact has more citizens with Middle Eastern roots and traditions, like the spies of this ... an eye-opening look at the paradoxes of the Middle East. About the Author Matti Friedman's 2016 book Pumpkinflowers ...
... . He has also consulted and provided training to foreign governments in Counterterrorism in the Middle East and in Eastern and Western Europe. He is a conservative columnist with several hundred columns published. He is ...
... espionage, intrigue and conspiracy in the post-war Middle East, which reads like a Bond-esque thriller. Spies, ... . Many incidents which went on to shape Middle Eastern history are related here, the plan to restore the ...
... live in a society like that? How do you think you would approach the demands and daily interactions of your life if you lived in ... Stephanie's struggle and life in the Middle East? 7. Stephanie refers to her lessons on ...
... reading for those interested in the field of Middle Eastern, Imperial or Colonial history and will provide readers with ... time and is still going on in the Middle East today. Author: Michael D. Berdine. Format: Paperback ...
... of the Arab Spring loom heavy over Middle Eastern politics, this book brings to life an earlier ... . These memoirs have long been acclaimed by Middle East historians as an essential resource for the social history ...
... of the world' and now the key to peace in the Middle East? Drawing on new archives and a lifetime's study, Simon Sebag Montefiore ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day ...
... he sent shockwaves throughout Christian Europe and the Muslim Near East that reverberate today. It was the culmination of a ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Military History Crusades Religion & ...
... succeeds as a morally responsible, democratic state in the Middle East. In this taut and provocative book, Halevi endeavors to ... Conflict Resolution History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History
... five countries, covering fourteen conflict zones, from the Middle East and North Africa to the South Caucasus and Central Asia. ... Endurance & Survival History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History
... thinkers, struggles, and turning points that have shaped the Middle East as we know it today. Ziad begins in South Lebanon, ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Military History Politics & Government ...
... this one." In the newEpilogue he takes readers to South Africa, East Asia, several European countries, and the West Bank, Gaza, and ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Society & Culture Social Groups ...
... Party was at the height of its influence in the Middle East and popularity throughout the West. But a group of activists ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day 20th ...
... How did the West's war in Afghanistan and across the Middle East go so wrong? Farewell Kabul tells how the West turned success into ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day ...
... Occupied Territories, is set against the backdrop of Middle East hostilities and more than thirty years under military occupation. Marked ... History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History
... Glass, who has spent over thirty years covering the Middle East and who has had unique access to the players brokering power ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History History of the Americas Earliest ...
... spy thriller, as turbulent as today's headlines from the Middle East, A Time to Betray reveals what no other previous CIA operative' ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day ...
... a first experience in the Balkans, she worked in the Middle East as a human rights officer. She turned to journalism in February 2012 ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day ...
... : Israel, the War , and the Year That Transformed the Middle East; Simon Wiesenthal ; and One Palestine, Complete , which was chosen ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Specific Events & Topics in ...
... lie buried within the animosities of the Middle East. Author: Jeffrey Goldberg. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction ... Political and Military Biographies History Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History
... vitally important primary source for the history of the Middle East in the period. In particular, the Memoirs shed ... Regional & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Earliest Times to Present Day Early ...
... on the tumultuous events that shaped the history of Israel, Palestine, and the modern Middle East. Author: Mohammad Tarbush. Format: Hardcover Non-Fiction Books Biographies & True Stories Biographies Memoirs History ...
... health and education for women as the way forward in the Middle East. And, most recently, as the father whose three daughters were ... & National History Asian History Middle Eastern History Society & Culture Social Issues & ...