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Auteur: Si Sheppard
PaperbackEngels9780786432820
19-11-2007
Illustrates how media bias has built political parties, set the stage for several wars, and even contributed to the rise and fall of many US presidents. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472844200
17-2-2022
Following the American Declaration of Independence, communities from Boston to Savannah were forced to make a choice: to strike out for an independent republic, or remain true to the British Crown. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472849182
16-3-2023
In 1915–18, ANZAC and Ottoman soldiers clashed on numerous battlefields, from Gallipoli to Jerusalem. This illustrated study investigates the two sides’ fighting men. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846034053
4-6-2009
Tells the story of the battle of Actium. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846032653
11-8-2008
Forever immortalised by Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar", the battle of Philippi was the final battle between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian against the armies of Caesar's assassins Brutus and Longinus. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781780961835
20-10-2013
A highly illustrated account of the Jewish Revolt against Roman rule in the 1st century AD. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472820181
31-5-2018
A highly illustrated history of the Spanish conquest of Mexico from 1519 to 1521, an epic clash of civilisations that saw the destruction of the Aztec Empire. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472801289
20-3-2014
When Paris, prince of Troy, ran off with Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, it launched the greatest war of the mythic age of Greece. Heroes and gods assembled on both sides, as the combined armies of Greece launched a siege that would last for ten years. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781846030024
10-9-2006
In 48 BC, the stage was set for the final clash of the two titans of the Roman world and the odds were heavily in Pompey's favour, with 45,000 men against Caesar's 22,000. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472838261
23-7-2020
This fascinating book explores the epic clash between two ancient empires in a 250-year conflict which would define the boundaries of the ancient world for more than seven centuries. Meer
GebondenEngels9781472851468
27-2-2025
A groundbreaking history of the wars of the Ottoman Expansion, a truly global conflagration that crisscrossed three continents and ultimately defined the borders and future of modern Europe. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472836922
19-3-2020
In this specially illustrated study, Si Sheppard examines the siege of Constantinople in AD 717–18, a key clash between the expanding Umayyad Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472845696
20-1-2022
This is the detailed story of the Vikings' expedition to conquer medieval Paris - a brutal year-long siege which ultimately brought about the foundation of modern France. Meer
PaperbackEngels9781472864987
26-2-2026
This colourful study investigates the Byzantine and Seljuk forces that fought in a series of battles with profound implications for the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries. Meer