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There are few figures in British history more famous than Winston Churchill. Renowned for guiding Britain through the tumultuous Second World War, his speeches echo through history, and his wartime leadership is recognized as essential for weathering the war. But there is so much more to the man than his speeches and official photos. The Compact Guide: Winston Churchill explores that hidden history...

Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Napoleon's birth. Holmes relives Napoleon's life and times in this extraordinary period by examining letters, military maps, reports, proclamations, ship's logs and coded messages, which were previously filed away or exhibited in archives in Europe. Napoleon was a charismatic and astute military leader who built an empire in a series of astounding campaigns...

This outstandingly vivid and accessible book, written by one of Britain's leading historians, provides the essential overview of Napoleon's career. Beginning in revolutionary France with a brilliant young Lieutenant who still styled himself Napoleone di Buonaparte, Holmes examines every facet of his subject's military career: his astonishing victories at the Battle of the Pyramids, Marengo, Jena and...

Do Marka Deutscha, niespełnionego warszawskiego plastyka, który u progu starości żyje na granicy materialnego przetrwania, zgłaszają się dwaj tajemniczy adwokaci z propozycją odzyskania kawałka ziemi na rumuńskiej Bukowinie, niegdyś ponoć należącego do jakiegoś jego dalekiego pradziada. W tym celu Deutsch musi jednak osobiście zdobyć dokumenty potwierdzające ciągłość jego rodowodu. Podróż śladami przodków...