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“david mathieson”

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  • A Guide to Hitler's Munich

    by David Mathieson ...
    Packed with historically significant locations, this history and guide offers a unique look at Munich as the site of Hitler's rise to power.Munich is one of Europe's most enchanting cities. It is a delight to explore its cobblestone streets and sunlight boulevards with views of the Bavarian Alps—especially during its world-famous Oktoberfest. Yet many visitors know that Munich also has a dark past ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Frontline Madrid

    Battlefield Tours of the Spanish Civil War

    by David Mathieson ...
    In July 1936 insurgent Spanish troops organized a military coup to oust the elected Republican government in Madrid. The rebel generals expected to force a quick, clean regime change but they failed. The botched uprising turned into a bloody civil war. Hundreds of thousands died in a bitter conflict which tore the country apart and rapidly turned into the prelude for an even greater conflict yet ... Read more

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  • Radical London in the 1950s

    by David Mathieson ...
    In September 1960, the central London district of St Pancras was convulsed by rioting. What had begun months before as a peaceful protest about the lack of decent housing spiralled into some of the worst street-fighting ever seen in the capital. The violence shook the nation. All Metropolitan police leave was cancelled, MPs demanded an emergency debate in the House of Commons and a horrified Home ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Somewhen

    by David Saul ...
    "The people of this land had simply vanished. They had left meals half-eaten, jobs half-done. Everywhere was the debris of daily life – knives, forks, spoons, tools, pens and pencils. There were tables carefully laid with plates of fossilised food, and there were work-desks spread with important-looking documents. Human life had once bustled and hummed in this city, but then mid-sentence ... Read more

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  • The Five Giants [New Edition]

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    by Nicholas Timmins ...
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  • The Thirties

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    by Juliet Gardiner ...
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  • Harold Wilson

    by Ben Pimlott, Peter Hennessy ...
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  • The Margaret Thatcher Book of Quotations

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  • Last Trains

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