These two fascinating cities reflect different aspects of China -- Beijing is the traditional capital, the seat of political power and home to the ancient monuments of Imperial China; Shanghai is both a financial powerhouse and a city at the cutting edge of fashion with an interesting modern history[...]
Collins Dog Owner's Guides is a well-established series of superbly illustrated, practical books for pedigree dog owners. This is the perfect guide for any labrador lover.[...]
The Collins Dog Owner's Guides are authoritative and practical in approach, superbly illustrated and accessible, ideal for pedigree dog owners. German Shepherds were originally bred as herding dogs. Nowadays, their tasks include police, rescue, tracking and military work, and they also make devoted [...]
Was Mussolini really the power-crazed cynic that many see him as? Was he a true revolutionary? Although he could be both ruthless and opportunistic, Benito Mussolini was also driven by ideology and his desire to make Italy great. This survey is a key to the understanding of one of the most fascinati[...]
Since 2004 in the UK, the Centre of Applied Animal Ethology (COAPE) has been developing EMRAA', a revolutionary and highly successful way of treating behaviour problems in companion animals. EMRAA' is based on emotional assessment of the individual dog or cat rather than the quasi-diagnoses of behav[...]
Appeasement's reputation as a bankrupt policy stems from the unpredictable catastrophes of the Russo-German Pact in 1939 and the Fall of France in 1940; in fact, it was an honourable, reasonable and sensible response to an appalling and unprecedented threat.[...]
Of even greater importance for Hungary's future were the activities of the champions of an independent state of Czechs and Slovaks. Tomas Masaryk, a Czech professor of philosophy and a future leader of his people, was hard at work within a month of the outbreak of war lobbying in Paris and London fo[...]
Hidden in a small patch of forest between Rostock and Greifswald is one of the most secret bunkers of the entire Cold War: The underground Tropospheric Station 302. It was part of a highly confidential Warsaw Pact communication system impervious to eavesdropping which was intended to continue functi[...]
Satoja värivalokuvia, piirroksia ja karttoja. Neljä huippupäivää Pekingissä ja Shanghaissa. Tärkeimpien nähtävyyksien poikkileikkaukset ja pohjapiirrokset. Kolmiulotteiset kuvat Pekingin ja Shanghain kiinnostavimmista kohteista. Laaja valikoima hotelleja, ravintoloita, kauppoja ja vapaa-aja[...]
Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan has been involved in asymmetric warfare for the best part of a decade. The eight-year series of deployments jointly known as Operation Herrick, alongside US and other NATO contingents within the International Secu[...]
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous Modesty Blaise - high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers! Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as a Japan[...]
The dark underworld of espionage and crime is lit up by the fatal charms of the gorgeous "Modesty Blaise" - high priestess of pulp crime and goddess of cult thrillers! Adventurer, spy, smuggler, racketeer and all-round bad girl, Modesty is as stylish as she is smart, as lethal and beautiful as a Jap[...]
A Travellers History of Ireland gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patricks mission to Ireland which began the process of making it an island of saints, to the[...]