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Scotland: A Concise History
2024 || Paperback || Fitzroy Maclean || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
An updated edition of this classic and much-loved history, bringing Scotland’s story right up to date with the momentous events of the last five years.
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The Hollow Crown
The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors
2024 || Paperback || Dan Jones || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule. Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these chaotic years.
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The Pike
Gabriele d’Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War
2024 || Paperback || Lucy Hughes-Hallett || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION WINNER OF THE 2013 DUFF COOPER PRIZE WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR 2014 WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The story of Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, daredevil - and Fascist.
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The Pity of War
2024 || Paperback || Niall Ferguson || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. Was the sacrifice worth it? Was it all really an inevitable cataclysm and were the Germans a genuine threat? Was the war, as is often asserted, greeted with popular enthusiasm? Why did men keep on fighting when conditions were so wretched? This title deals with questions.
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Stalingrad
2024 || Paperback || Antony Beevor || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the war on the eastern front. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe, and the start of his decline. This book deals with this battle.
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Undertones of War
2024 || Paperback || Edmund Blunden || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
An autobiography of the distinguished poet Edmund Blunden. It records his experiences as an infantry subaltern in France and Flanders. It tells of the heroism and despair found among the officers. It shows how he found hope in the natural landscape.
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The Fatal Shore
2024 || Paperback || Robert Hughes || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
An epic description of the brutal transportation of men, women and children out of Georgian Britain into a horrific penal system which was to be the precursor to the Gulag and was the origin of Australia.
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Future Perfect
The Case For Progress In A Networked Age
2024 || Paperback || Steven Johnson || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
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The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire
2024 || Paperback || Ryan Gingeras || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
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The Global Merchants
The Enterprise and Extravagance of the Sassoon Dynasty
2024 || Paperback || Joseph Sassoon || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.