Resultaten voor 'phil carradice'

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  1. Oliver Cromwell
    1. Phil Carradice

    Oliver Cromwell

    Statesman, Politician & Soldier

    Phil Carradice is a writer, broadcaster and historian from South Wales. Born in Pembroke Dock, educated at Cardiff University and Cardiff College of Education, he lives now in the Vale of Glamorgan. After teaching for thirty years, he retired from his post as Headteacher of a large special school to become a full-time writer. He has published a wide variety of books, the 100th being 'Assassinations that Shaped the Ancient World,' published by Pen and Sword. He has written novels, poetry, biography and travel books and regularly broadcasts on BBC radio and television. He is a firm believer in writing history for the ordinary man and woman, not just academics.

    € 27,50
  2. Assassinations that Shaped the Twentieth Century
    1. Phil Carradice

    Assassinations that Shaped the Twentieth Century

    Phil Carradice is a novelist, historian, poet and broadcaster from Wales. Born and brought up in Pembrokeshire, he now lives outside Cardiff, where he regularly broadcasts for the BBC. Formerly a teacher and headteacher, he was educated at Cardiff University and Cardiff College of Education but now concentrates on life as a full-time writer. He lectures and runs creative writing courses for children and adults. He has a passion for history as an interest and a learning device. 'History books,' he says, 'are meant to be enjoyed. They are not the preserve of the privileged few.' He has published well over 80 books, ranging from poetry and novels to biography and works of history. He firmly believes in making history accessible to everyone, not just academics. His most recent books are Assassinations that Shaped the Ancient World, The Greatest Spy Writers of the 20th Century and Women of the Jacobite Rebellions , all for Pen and Sword.

    € 30,50
  3. The Welsh Braveheart
    1. Phil Carradice

    The Welsh Braveheart

    Owain Glydwr, The Last Prince of Wales

    Phil Carradice is a novelist, historian, poet and broadcaster from Wales. Born and brought up in Pembrokeshire, he now lives outside Cardiff, where he regularly broadcasts for the BBC. Formerly a teacher and headteacher, he was educated at Cardiff University and Cardiff College of Education but now concentrates on life as a full-time writer. He lectures and runs creative writing courses for children and adults. He has a passion for history as an interest and a learning device. 'History books,' he says, 'are meant to be enjoyed. They are not the preserve of the privileged few.' He has published well over 80 books, ranging from poetry and novels to biography and works of history. He firmly believes in making history accessible to everyone, not just academics. His most recent books are Assassinations that Shaped the Ancient World, The Greatest Spy Writers of the 20th Century and Women of the Jacobite Rebellions , all for Pen and Sword.

    € 20,95
  4. The Greatest Spy Writers of the 20th Century
    1. Phil Carradice

    The Greatest Spy Writers of the 20th Century

    Buchan, Fleming and Le Carre

    Who are the greatest spy writers of the twentieth century? This book narrows the field down to Buchan, Fleming and Le Carre, including accounts of their lives alongside their books. Agree or disagree? Carradice makes his case!

    € 27,50
  5. Robert the Bruce
    1. Phil Carradice

    Robert the Bruce

    Scotland's True Braveheart

    An honest depiction of one of the great war leaders and statesmen of the Middle Ages.

    € 27,50
  6. The Welsh Braveheart
    1. Phil Carradice

    The Welsh Braveheart

    Owain Glydwr, The Last Prince of Wales

    The story of Owain Glyndwr is one of magnificent courage and sacrifice, of military and political success and failure.

    € 27,50
  7. Following in the Footsteps of Henry Tudor
    1. Phil Carradice

    Following in the Footsteps of Henry Tudor

    A Historical Guide from Pembroke to Bosworth

    New title in the Following in the Footsteps' series focussing on Henry Tudor.

    € 17,95
  8. Coming Home - Wales After the War
    1. Phil Carradice

    Coming Home - Wales After the War

    € 13,95
  9. Prague Spring
    1. Phil Carradice

    Prague Spring

    Warsaw Pact Invasion, 1968

    Cold War nadir: January 1968 and in Czechoslovakia the new Communist Party leader Alexander Dubcek has made it clear that this is the opportunity to loosen the Soviet stranglehold on the country. As the Prague winter slowly eases into a Prague spring, it really does seem as if Dubcek has judged it right.

    € 20,95
  10. The Cuban Missile Crisis
    1. Phil Carradice

    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    Thirteen Days on an Atomic Knife Edge, October 1962

    How the world came to a within a hairbreadth of a nuclear conflagration.

    € 24,95
  11. Bloody Mary
    1. Phil Carradice

    Bloody Mary

    Tudor Terror, 1553-1558

    The story of Bloody Mary, the most brutal of brutal Tudors.

    € 17,95
  12. Herbert Williams
    1. Phil Carradice

    Herbert Williams

    Herbert Williams is one of Wales' most celebrated and distinguished writers. A man of many talents, he is a poet, novelist, short story writer and historian. This book provides a critical survey of his life and writing.

    € 10,95