Книга "Californio Lancers. The First Battalion of Native Cavalry in the Far West, 1863-1866". ...

Tom Prinz shares practical and strategic tactics, inspirational stories, and good old-fashioned common sense advice....

"Here told in fascinating detail is the remarkable story of human and aesthetic relations represented by the friendship between James McNeill Whistler and his devotee, Walter Greaves."Times Literary Supplement ...

With potent echoes of the current War on Terror, this book tells how the leading Great Power of the 19th century organized a coalition to eradicate a deep-rooted aspect of anti-Western policy in Moslem countries....

Frederick Marryat was a novelist, for both adults and children, between Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. He was also known as Captain Marryat, naval hero of the great war with France, who went on to become a celebrated figure in Dickens' literary circle....

This biography of Horatio Nelson juxtaposes details of his daily life, loves, friendships and opinions with the great events which make him one of the most memorable figures in British history. This is the story of the man who saved Britain from invasion and gave it maritime supremacy. The book was runner-up for the Whitbread Biography Award.N.A.M....

The fame of Horatio Nelson, as Britain's greatest naval hero, has always been shadowed by the notoriety of his relations with women. His love affair with Lady Hamilton and the subsequent abandonment of his wife have tainted with scandal his achievement in giving his country global supremacy for a century....

This series explores the history of each county, embracing its topography, folklore, archaeology and architecture. This guide looks at the area of Norfolk. ...

Of all the British monarchs who have claimed that they have ruled the seas, only one, King William IV, has been a truly professional seafarer. Known as the "Sailor King" in his own lifetime, he saw himself as a naval officer who happened to become the sovereign rather than a monarch who had been a naval officer....

Rider Haggard is remembered as the author of adventure novels, which shocked and fascinated not only Victorian and Edwardian Britain, but the world. Films of his books - notable "King Solomon's Mines" and "She" have been made, but Haggard, a Norfolk squire, saw his writing only as an amusing and lucrative pastime....

Nelson's immortal victories were won in the seas around Europe but as Tom Pocock shows in this brilliant and original book it was the America and West Indies station that formed him as a sea officer an a fighting commander. ...

Эта книга — репринт оригинального издания, созданный на основе электронной копии высокого разрешения, которую очистили и обработали вручную, сохранив структуру и орфографию оригинального издания. Редкие, забытые и малоизвестные книги, изданные с петровских времен до наших дней, вновь доступны в виде печатных книг. ...

Эта книга — репринт оригинального издания, созданный на основе электронной копии высокого разрешения, которую очистили и обработали вручную, сохранив структуру и орфографию оригинального издания. Редкие, забытые и малоизвестные книги, изданные с петровских времен до наших дней, вновь доступны в виде печатных книг. ...

Life passes quickly. I guess you could say I am near the end of my life span. The experience I have had I would like to share. The poetry I have written is somewhat like a diary. A lot of it was written at crucial periods in my life. As I look back, my writing was significant at that time and proves to be somewhat of a time capsule....

Here's a book for men who don't read self-help books-but who do like to look at pictures.Author Tom Prinz has written a pictorial book to help men address important issues, make better choices, enhance relationships, and improve their personal lives....