Memoir & Biography
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Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula [Hardback]
Kurt Treptow (Author); Octavian Penda (Author)
£39.99ISBN: 9781592110285
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
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The fifteenth century Romanian Prince Vlad III Dracula, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Already during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured by a veil of myths. As a resu... .... Learn More -
Duty, Honor, County: The Life of Arthur McArthur Jr. [Hardback]
A.K. Brackob (Author)
£29.99ISBN: 9781592110247
Published by : Vita Histria
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On September 15, 1906 Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination o... .... Learn More -
Dracula: Essays on the Life and Times of Vlad the Impaler [Paperback]
Kurt Treptow (Editor); Radu Florescu (Other)
£29.99ISBN: 9781592110100
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Not yet published - available for pre-order
Dracula – the fifteenth century Romanian prince, also known as Vlad the Impaler [Țepeș], is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. Even during his own lifetime, his true story became obscured behind a veil of myths. As a re... .... Learn More -
John Hunyadi: Defender of Christendom [Paperback]
Camil Muresanu (Author)
£24.99ISBN: 9781592110124
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
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The fifteenth century marked a decisive moment in world history as the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into southeastern Europe posed a grave threat to Christianity, highlighted by the fall of Byzantium to the Turks in 1453, drawing the attention ... .... Learn More -
Bugs and Bullets: The True Story of an American Doctoron the Eastern Front during World War I [Paperback]
Joseph Breckinridge-Bayne (Author); Ernest Latham (Editor)
£24.99ISBN: 9781592110186
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
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Romania entered World War I in the summer of 1916 woefully unprepared to sustain a war on its own. The country faced near collapse as its Allies did not follow through on their promises and the Central Powers advanced into the kingdom. An unexpect... .... Learn More -
Lewis Milestone: Life and Films [Hardback]
Harlow Robinson (Author)
£37.50ISBN: 9780813178332
Published by : University Press of Kentucky
Series: Screen Classics
This comprehensive biography is the first to present Lewis Milestone's remarkable life - a classic rags-to-riches American narrative - in full and explores his many acclaimed films from the silent to the sound era. Creator of All Quiet on the Wes... .... Learn More -
Athene Palace [Paperback]
R.G. Waldeck (Author); Ernest Latham (Editor)
£29.99ISBN: 9781592110070
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
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As European capitals fell during 1940 and 1941, there swarmed to the Athene Palace, Bucharest’s Grand Hotel, diplomats, generals, Gestapo spies, and demi-mondaines from all over Europe. Arriving at the crowded Athene Palace on the day Paris fell i... .... Learn More -
Engineering Corporate Success: A Memoir [Hardback]
James Hardymon (Author); Terry Birdwhistell (Editor)
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Fernando Pessoa. A Quasi Memoir [Paperback]
José Paulo Cavalcanti (Author)
£28.00ISBN: 9788869771811
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Literature
Writing a biography about Pessoa is a seemingly impossible task. The great Portuguese poet did not have just one life, but his existence virtually exploded in over a hundred different personalities. Only by placing oneself close to Pessoa, only by... .... Learn More -
John Hunyadi: Defender of Christendom [Hardback]
Camil Muresanu (Author)
£39.99ISBN: 9781592110117
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
The fifteenth century marked a decisive moment in world history as the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into southeastern Europe posed a grave threat to Christianity, highlighted by the fall of Byzantium to the Turks in 1453, drawing the attention ... .... Learn More
