Resultaten voor 'mark simner'

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  1. Battleships GF
    1. Mark Simner

    Battleships GF

    Illustrated with detailed artworks of ships with exhaustive captions and specifications, Battleships is an extensively researched review of the world's battleships organized chronologically. The book includes 12 gatefold artworks of key vessels.

    € 34,50
  2. The Sirdar and the Khalifa
    1. Mark Simner

    The Sirdar and the Khalifa

    Kitchener's Reconquest of Sudan 1896-98

    The Sirdar and the Khalifa examines Kitchener's campaign to re-conquer the Sudan and avenge the death of General Gordon: a war that began in 1896 and ended two years later with the epic Battle of Omdurman. The true story of the Omdurman campaign is a classic tale of British soldiers battling a fanatical enemy in the harsh terrain of the desert.

    € 23,50
  3. The Lion and the Dragon
    1. Mark Simner

    The Lion and the Dragon

    Britain's Opium Wars with China 1839-1860

    During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people had progressively become addicted to the narcotic, a habit that British merchants were more than happy to feed from their opium-poppy fields in India.

    € 38,95
  4. An Illustrated Introduction to the Battle of Waterloo
    1. Mark Simner

    An Illustrated Introduction to the Battle of Waterloo

    Fascinated by history? Wish you knew more? The Illustrated Introductions are here to help. In this lavishly illustrated, accessible guide, find out everything you need to know about the Battle of Waterloo.

    € 21,95
  5. Pathan Rising
    1. Mark Simner

    Pathan Rising

    Jihad on the North West Frontier of India 1897-1898

    The tribal unrest-stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the British-that erupted along the North West Frontier of India in 1897. It was a short but sharp period of violence that would see the award of no fewer than eleven VCs, in what was the most serious challenge to the Empire since the Indian Mutiny.

    € 34,50