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  • Afghanistan

    A Military History from Alexander the Great to the War against the Taliban

    par Stephen Tanner ...
    An updated edition of the only complete military history of Afghanistan, from ancient times to the war against the Taliban insurgency—"Interesting, informative, and thought-provoking" ( Military Heritage ).For over two,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads for armies and has witnessed history-shaping clashes between civilizations: Greek, Arab, Mongol, ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD

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    Afghanistan

    A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban

    par Stephen Tanner ...
    Lu par Raymond Todd ...

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    14 heure 38 min

    For over 2,500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroads not only for armies but also for clashes between civilizations. As the United States engages in armed conflict with the Afghan regime, an understanding of the military history of that blood-soaked land has become essential to every American.Alexander the Great conquered Afghanistan on his way to India. ... En savoir plus

    $34.95 CAD

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    The Winter King

    Lu par Tim Pigott-Smith ...

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    6 heure 8 min

    Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as caretaker for a country which has fallen into chaos – threats emerge from within the British kingdoms while vicious Saxon armies stand ready to invade.Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, ... En savoir plus

    $26.99 CAD

  • Osman's Dream

    The Story of the Ottoman Empire 1300–1923

    par Caroline Finkel ...
    The Ottoman chronicles recount that the first sultan, Osman, dreamt of the dynasty he would found - a tree, fully-formed, emerged from his navel, symbolising the vigour of his successors and the extent of their domains.This is the first book to tell the full story of the Ottoman dynasty that for six centuries held sway over territories stretching, at their greatest, from Hungary to the Persian ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

  • Understanding Iran

    Everything You Need to Know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Khamenei

    par William R. Polk ...
    "A digestible history of this tortured land is something Americans sorely need. . . . Polk carefully constructs one." ― USA TodayWilliam R. Polk provides an informative, readable history of a country which is moving quickly toward becoming the dominant power and culture of the Middle East. A former member of the State Department's Policy Planning Council, Polk describes a country and a history ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD

  • Soldiers of God

    With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan

    Collections series Vintage Departures
    First time in paperback, with a new Introduction and final chapterWorld affairs expert and intrepid travel journalist Robert D. Kaplan braved the dangers of war-ravaged Afghanistan in the 1980s, living among the mujahidin—the “soldiers of god”—whose unwavering devotion to Islam fueled their mission to oust the formidable Soviet invaders. In Soldiers of God we follow Kaplan’s extraordinary journey ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $13.99 CAD Maintenant $9.99 CAD

  • Atatürk

    The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey

    par Andrew Mango ...
    A "superlative [and] exhaustively researched" biography of "one of the most complex and controversial figures in twentieth-century world history" ( Library Journal).Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan, and secured ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The History of Saudi Arabia

    par A M Vasilev ...
    How has Saudi Arabia managed to maintain its Arab and Islamic values while at the same time adopting Western technology and a market economy? How have its hereditary leaders, who govern with a mixture of political pragmatism and religious zeal, managed to maintain their power? This comprehensive history of Saudi Arabia from 1745 to the present provides insight into its culture and politics, its ... En savoir plus

    $20.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Libya

    The History of Gaddafi's Pariah State

    par John Oakes ...
    For more than four decades, Libya has been something of an enigma to outsiders. Ruled by the despotic and unstable Muammar Gaddafi since he led a military coup in 1969, it has vast oil wealth and one of the highest standards of living in Africa. Yet it has also been one of the most prolific state sponsors of terrorism (supplying arms and explosives to the IRA, perpetrating the Lockerbie bombing) ... En savoir plus

    $9.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • My Life with the Taliban

    This is the autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a senior former member of the Taliban. His memoirs, translated from Pashto, are more than just a personal account of his extraordinary life. My Life with the Taliban offers a counter-narrative to the standard accounts of Afghanistan since 1979. Zaeef describes growing up in rural poverty in Kandahar province. Both of his parents died at an early age, ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD

  • The Punishment of Virtue

    Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban

    par Sarah Chayes ...
    As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed a devoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts around the world. In The Punishment of Virtue, she reveals the misguided U.S. policy in Afghanistan in the wake of the defeat of the Taliban, which has severely undermined the effort to build democracy and allowed corrupt tribal warlords back into positions of power and the Taliban ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $18.99 CAD Maintenant $6.99 CAD

  • Iran at War

    1500-1988

    Following on from his award-winning book on the history of ancient Persia, Kaveh Farrokh goes on to examine Iran's wartime history from the Safavid dynasty of the 16th and 17th century through to the 1979 Revolution and beyond.He shows how the early military successes were followed by centuries of defeat as the external influences of nations like Russia and Britain began to shape the internal ... En savoir plus

    $22.99 CAD