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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "Masterly. . . . Roberts's portrait of the relationship between the four men who made Allied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." --Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the twentieth century: political masters Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt and the commanders of their armed forces, General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C. Marshall. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong-minded, and each was certain that only he knew best how to win the war. Andrew Roberts, "Britain's finest contemporary military historian" (The Economist), traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often-explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations, and he helps us to appreciate the motives and imperatives of these key leaders as they worked tirelessly in the monumental struggle to destroy Nazism.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. "Masterly. . . . Roberts's portrait of the relationship between the four men who made Allied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." --Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the twentieth century: political masters Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt and the commanders of their armed forces, General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C. Marshall. Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong-minded, and each was certain that only he knew best how to win the war. Andrew Roberts, "Britain's finest contemporary military historian" (The Economist), traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often-explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations, and he helps us to appreciate the motives and imperatives of these key leaders as they worked tirelessly in the monumental struggle to destroy Nazism.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A dozen star historians on what might have happened at history's turning points if the dice had fallen differently.'Stimulating, provocative and playful' Literary ReviewThroughout history, great and terrible events have often hinged upon luck. Andrew Roberts has asked a team of twelve leading historians and biographers what might have happened if major world events had gone differently? Each concentrating in the area in which they are a leading authority, historians as distinguished as Antonia Fraser (Gunpowder Plot), Norman Stone (Sarajevo 1914) and Anne Somerset (the Spanish Armada) consider: What if?Robert Cowley demonstrates how nearly Britain won the American war of independence. Following her acclaimed GEORGIANA, Amanda Foreman muses on Lincoln's Northern States of America and Lord Palmerston's Great Britain going to war, as they so nearly did in 1861. Whether it's Stalin fleeing Moscow in 1941 (Simon Sebag Montefiore), or Napoleon not being forced to retreat from it in 1812 (Adam Zamoyski), the events covered here are important, world-changing ones.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. A magisterial survey of the military giants of the early modern world.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Each fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable. This book helps students take charge of their university experience by providing a blueprint they can follow to achieve their educational goals. It also offers tips on choosing a college and applying to graduate school.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Each fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable. This book helps students take charge of their university experience by providing a blueprint they can follow to achieve their educational goals. It also offers tips on choosing a college and applying to graduate school. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A magisterial survey of the military giants of the early modern world.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A magisterial survey of the military giants of the early modern world.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A magisterial history inspired by Winston Churchill's famous opus, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 is an engrossing account of the twentieth century, with a unique perspective on our turbulent times. In 1900, where Churchill ended the fourth volume of his History of the English-Speaking Peoples, the United States had not yet emerged onto the world scene as a great power. Yet the coming century was to belong to the English-speaking peoples, who successively and successfully fought the Kaiser's Germany, Axis aggression and Soviet Communism, and who are now struggling against Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. Andrew Roberts's History proves especially invaluable as the United States today looks to other parts of the English-speaking world as its best, closest and most dependable allies.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. What were the factors that affected the war's outcome? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he tells the story of the war-the grand strategy and the individual experience, the cruelty and the heroism-as never before. In researching this magnificently vivid history, Roberts walked many of the key battlefields and wartimes sites in Russia, France, Italy, Germany, and the Far East, and drew on a number of never-before-published documents, such as a letter from Hitler's director of military operations explaining the reasoning behind the Fuhrer's order to halt the Panzers outside Dunkirk-a delay that enabled British forces to evacuate. Roberts illuminates the principal actors on both sides and analyzes how they reached critical decisions. He also presents the tales of many little-known individuals whose experiences form a panoply of the extraordinary courage and self-sacrifice, as well as the terrible depravity and cruelty, of the Second World War. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, The Storm of War gives a dramatic account of this momentous event and shows in remarkable detail why the war took the course it did.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 1. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 0. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The career of Napoleon Bonaparte was brought to a sudden end on June 18, 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. For the first and only time, Napoleon came face-to-face with the Duke of Wellington and his Anglo-Allied armies. Thanks to poor weather, bad decisions and missed opportunities, the French Army was defeated and 22 continuous years of warfare were finally over. Andrew Roberts recounts the tale of Waterloo in detail, examining the battle from political, strategic, and historical perspectives, and providing an in-depth timeline of that fateful day. Roberts also uncovers new evidence that may explain just why Napoleon made the fatal errors that cost him the battle, the war, and ultimately his throne. Andrew Roberts is the author of Napoleon & Wellington and Eminent Churchillians. His writing appears regularly in The Sunday Telegraph. He lives in London."Admirably researched and stylishly written." -- New York Times.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. The career of Napoleon Bonaparte was brought to a sudden end on June 18, 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo. For the first and only time, Napoleon came face-to-face with the Duke of Wellington and his Anglo-Allied armies. Thanks to poor weather, bad decisions and missed opportunities, the French Army was defeated and 22 continuous years of warfare were finally over. Andrew Roberts recounts the tale of Waterloo in detail, examining the battle from political, strategic, and historical perspectives, and providing an in-depth timeline of that fateful day. Roberts also uncovers new evidence that may explain just why Napoleon made the fatal errors that cost him the battle, the war, and ultimately his throne. Andrew Roberts is the author of Napoleon & Wellington and Eminent Churchillians. His writing appears regularly in The Sunday Telegraph. He lives in London."Admirably researched and stylishly written." -- New York Times.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition (stated). With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. One of our finest narrative historians tells the shattering story of the blackest day in the history of the British army: the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. One of our finest narrative historians tells the shattering story of the blackest day in the history of the British army: the first day of the Somme Offensive, 1 July 1916.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In the late 1950's, Winston Churchill published the four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. An instant classic, it became one of the best-selling nonfiction books of all time, and won Churchill the Nobel Prize for Literature. Historian Andrew Roberts brings Churchill's work into the modern era with A History of the English-Speaking Peoples in the 20th Century. Churchill believed that the shared language and culture of England, Ireland, the United States, Australia, and the world's other English-speaking nations reveals that what they have in common is much more important than what separates them. Roberts follows up on this thesis by exploring the ways in which the political, social and historical events of the 20th century have sustained this relationship, even in the face of war, communism and terrorism. Andrew Roberts is the author of Napoleon & Wellington, Eminent Churchillians, and Waterloo. His writing appears regularly in The Sunday Telegraph. He lives in London."Admirably researched and enviably well-written . A brilliant, irresistible book." -- The Weekly Standard.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. In the late 1950's, Winston Churchill published the four-volume A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. An instant classic, it became one of the best-selling nonfiction books of all time, and won Churchill the Nobel Prize for Literature. Historian Andrew Roberts brings Churchill's work into the modern era with A History of the English-Speaking Peoples in the 20th Century. Churchill believed that the shared language and culture of England, Ireland, the United States, Australia, and the world's other English-speaking nations reveals that what they have in common is much more important than what separates them. Roberts follows up on this thesis by exploring the ways in which the political, social and historical events of the 20th century have sustained this relationship, even in the face of war, communism and terrorism. Andrew Roberts is the author of Napoleon & Wellington, Eminent Churchillians, and Waterloo. His writing appears regularly in The Sunday Telegraph. He lives in London."Admirably researched and enviably well-written . A brilliant, irresistible book." -- The Weekly Standard.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. RUNNING STORIES: BY RUNNERS OF ALL AGES, SPEEDS AND BACKGROUNDS This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander opposed to him. Andrew Roberts presents an original, highly revisionist view of the relationship between the two greatest captains of their age. Napoleon, who was born in the same year as Wellington - 1769 - fought Wellington by proxy years earlier in the Peninsula War, praising his ruthlessness in private while publicly deriding him as a mere 'sepoy general'. In contrast, Wellington publicly lauded Napoleon, saying that his presence on a battlefield was worth forty thousand men, but privately wrote long memoranda lambasting Napoleon's campaigning techniques. Although Wellington saved Napoleon from execution after Waterloo, Napoleon left money in his will to the man who had tried to assassinate Wellington. Wellington in turn amassed a series of Napoleonic trophies of his great victory, even sleeping with two of the Emperor's mistresses. The constantly changing relationship between these two nineteenth-century giants forms the basis of Andrew Roberts' compelling study in pride, rivalry, propaganda, nostalgia, and posthumous revenge. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. June 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. On the bloody battlefield of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon and his hastily formed legions clashed with the Anglo-Allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington -- the only time the two greatest military strategists of their age faced each other in combat. With precision and elegance, Andrew Roberts sets the political, strategic, and historical scene, providing a breathtaking account of each successive stage of the battle while also examining new evidence that reveals exactly how Napoleon was defeated. Illuminating, authoritative, and engrossing, Waterloo is a masterful work of history.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Holy Habits This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. NIGHT AND DAY is a comparative study between the teachings of the Bible and those of the Qu'ran. Additionally it focuses on the deity of Christ and demonstrates the error of Islam.