World History
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£9.99Adventurers And Exiles: The Great Scottish Exodus - - Paperback
In the hundred years before World War I almost two million men, women and children left Scotland for a new life overseas. This is their story. -
£9.99The Age Of Discovery - - Paperback
This overview of world history focuses on the period from the Crusades up to the Renaissance and includes historic figures such as Saladin, Joan of Arc, Columbus, Magellan, Queen Elizabeth and Francis Drake. -
£17.99Amazing Tales For Making Men Out Of Boys - - Hardback
The French Foreign Legion at Camerone, Scott of the Antarctic, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Mirbat, the Gloster's Last Stand: full of courage, adventure and sacrifice these are the stories that every boy should know. -
£6.99Around The Rowan Tree - - Paperback
Around the Rowan Tree starts with the return of the Gillies family to Scotland, to life on a farm. Margaret writes about life as a farmers wife with seven children, while Canada and the experience of migration lives on in her children. -
£35.00Athens To Athens: The Official History Of The Olympic Games And The IOC, 1894-2004 - - Hardback
'Athens to Athens' is the illustrated, chronological story of the re-creation of the Olympic Games by Pierre de Coubertin; of the tempestuous and controversial fortunes of the governing body together with the highs and lows of the Games. -
£12.99Be Well!: Jewish Immigrant Health And Welfare In Glasgow, 1860-1914 - - Paperback
There were many health problems in Victorian Glasgow. Infectious diseases were common amid slum conditions and poverty. This book looks at the response of the Jewish community in Glasgow to its health problems. -
£14.99The Bitter Woods: The Dramatic Story, Told At All Echelons - From Supreme Command To Squad Leader - Of The Crisis That Shook The Western Coalition, Hitler's Surprise Ardennes Offensive - - Paperback
The Bitter Woods is the story of Germany's last great offensive and the desperate struggle which broke the German armies and contributed to the end of the war. The Battle of the Bulge is the subject of a film next year. This is its definitive story. -
£9.99Black Saturday: Tragedy At Scapa Flow - - Paperback
In the early hours of Saturday 14th October 1939, the Royal Navy suffered a stunning loss. The battleship Royal Oak, stationed inside the main base of the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, was shaken by a number of explosives. She became a furnace, rolled over and within minutes, had gone to the bottom, with nearly 800 men trapped inside. -
£30.00Chambers Dictionary Of World History - Hardback
With over 7500 entries, the 'Chambers Dictionary of World History' offers comprehensive coverage of wars, treaties, plots and political movements, along with information on the nations of the world, international organizations and biographies of key figures. -
£25.00Christ And The Taurobolium: Lord Mithras In The Genesis Of Christianity - - Hardback
Malloch here provides a revisionary history of the origins of Christianity, with emphasis on Mithras's metamorphosis into Christ.
