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''This is the room from which I will direct the war,'' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. It was from these cramped confines that Churchill turned a seemingly inevitable defeat at the hands of the Nazis into a famous victory. Built in 1938 as a temporary refuge in case of air raid attack, this secret bunker became a second home to Churchill - and to large numbers of military personnel and civil servants whose work until now has been largely unsung. Drawing on a fascinating range of original material, including newly available first-hand accounts of the people who lived there, Holmes reveals how and why the bunker and its war machine developed; how the inhabitants'' lives were transformed; and how their work led to victory. Elegant and illuminating, Churchill''s Bunker is a unique exploration of one of the most important sites in British history.

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Charismatic, erudite and often controversial Winton Churchill was one of the most inspiring leaders of the 20th century, and one of its greatest wits. His much-celebrated sense of fun and mischief has led to many of his jokes and ripostes becoming almost as well known as his famous wartime speeches. Gloriously definitive, Richard Langworth includes all Churchill''s most famous quips and witticisms, as well as little known asides and observations. The only book of its kind to be sanctioned by the Churchill estate, it captures the great statesman at his most eloquent, witty, and engaging, Churchill''s Wit celebrates the humour and humanity of this most imposing man.''My dear young man, thought is the most dangerous process known to man.''''I believe I am the only man in the world to have received the head of a nation naked.''''[A politician] is asked to stand, he wants to sit and he is expected to lie.''''-Winston, you are drunk, and what''s more you are disgustingly drunk.-Bessie, my dear, you are ugly, and what''s more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly

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Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain’s greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington’s remarkable life and extraordinary campaigns are recreated with Holmes’ superb skill in this compelling book.Richard Holmes charts Wellington’s stellar military career from India to Europe, and in the process, rediscovers the reasons Queen Victoria called him the greatest man the nineteenth century had produced. Combining his astute historical analysis with a semi-biographical examination of Wellington, Holmes artfully illustrates the rapid evolution in military and political thinking of the time.Wellington is a brilliant figure, idealistic in politics, cynical in love, a wit, a beau, a man of enormous courage often sickened by war. As Richard Holmes charts his progress from a shy, indolent boy to commander-in-chief of the allied forces, he also exposes the Iron Duke as a philanderer, and a man who sometimes despised the men that he led, and was not always in control of his soldiers. Particularly infamous is the bestial rampage of his men after the capture of Cuidad Rodgrigo and Badajoz.THE IRON DUKE is a beautifully produced book, complete with stunning illustrations and colour plates. Richard ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes’s dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.The book opens with Joseph Banks, botanist on Captain Cook’s first Endeavour voyage, who stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769 fully expecting to have located Paradise. Back in Britain, the same Romantic revolution that had inspired Banks was spurring other great thinkers on to their own voyages of artistic and scientific discovery – astronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophical – that together made up the ‘age of wonder’.In this breathtaking group biography, Richard Holmes tells the stories of the period’s celebrated innovators and their great scientific discoveries: from telescopic sight to the miner’s lamp, and from the first balloon flight to African exploration.

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A dazzling new biography of young Tennyson by the prize-winning, bestselling author of The Age of Wonder. Alfred Lord Tennyson is now remembered – if he is remembered at all – as the gloomily bearded Poet Laureate, author of such clanking Victorian works as ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’, and the mournful author of the lugubrious elegy In Memoriam. In this dazzling new biography, Richard Holmes reawakens this somnolent Victorian figure, brings him back to sparkling life, and unexpectedly transforms him.From the prize-winning and bestselling biographer of Shelley and Coleridge, and author of the landmark, critically acclaimed THE AGE OF WONDER, Holmes recovers in Young Tennyson an astonishingly magnetic and mercurial personality, a secretly expressive and highly emotional man but now haunted by the great intellectual – and above all the great scientific – issues of his time.The brilliant child of an obscure dysfunctional Lincolnshire family, terrorised by a drunken father, torn by unhappy love affairs but sustained by vivid friendships (especially that of Edward FitzGerald, the author of ‘Omar Khayyam’) Young Tennyson emerges in his first forty years as a memorable poet, hypnotically musical (‘The Lady of Shalott’) yet intensely engaged with the new astronomy, geology, biology – ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and Britain''s finest soldier, who rose from genteel poverty to lead his country to glory, cementing its position as a major player on the European stage and saviour of the Holy Roman Empire.John Churchill is, by any reasonable analysis, Britain’s greatest-ever soldier. He mastered strategy, tactics and logistics. His big four battles, Blenheim (which saved the Holy Roman Empire), Ramilies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet were events at the very centre of the European stage. He captured Lille, France’s second city, overran Bavaria and beat a succession of French marshals so badly that one, the squat and energetic Bofflers, was rewarded by Louis XIV for only losing moderately.A coalition manager long before the phrase was invented, he commanded a huge polyglot army with centrifugal political tendencies and bending it to his will by sheer force of personality.Yet John Churchill was also deeply controversial. He accepted a pension from one of Charles II’s mistresses for services vigorously rendered. He owed his rise and his peerage to James II yet, determined to be on the winning side, he deserted him in his ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The reality of what it is to be a soldier, by Britain''s foremost military historian.This ambitious, wide-ranging, exhaustively researched book is a compelling attempt to grasp the very nature of war. It takes us through the soldier''s experience in its entirety - from the humiliation of basic training and the intense comradeship of army life, to the terror, isolation and exhaustion of battle. What does it feel like to be in the firing line? How does killing change a man? And what do the extreme conditions of war reveal about a man''s basic instincts, his courage or his fear, his urge for self-preservation or self-sacrifice?Covering several centuries of warfare, and including the personal recollections of veterans from two World Wars, from Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, Richard Holmes gives us a powerful picture of what motivates the soldier and enables him to maintain the struggle in conditions of extreme degradation and danger.

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A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes’ epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years.Shelley, the most neglected of all the great Romantic poets, was born in Sussex in 1792 and died in Tuscany in 1822, a brief life packed with love affairs, alarums and excursions. Holmes’s book offers a serious and critical reappraisal of Shelley as a man and a writer; all his prose and poetry is carefully re-examined, his sense of spiritual and geographical isolation brilliantly described and a detailed portrait of his macabre imaginative life slowly assembled.Shelley’s intense friendships with some of the most remarkable figures of his age fill Holmes’s pages with a vivid parorama of revolutionary idealism and recklessness. To this is added the private story of Shelley’s tortuous romantic liaisons, complications which affected both the peculiar tenor of his daily life and the remotest conceptions of his poetry.This is a stunning, entrancing biography of a fascinating subject, and a timely reissue of an absolutely seminal work.

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Richard Carpenter, člen legendární skupiny The Carpenters, vydal sólové klavírní album s instrumentálními verzemi největších hitů. Album obsahuje medley skladeb jako 'Close To You', 'Yesterday Once More' nebo 'We've Only Just Begun'. Nahrávka je určena pro posluchače, kteří ocení jemné klavírní aranžmá.

• Sólové klavírní album Richarda Carpentera
• Kolekce ikonických skladeb The Carpenters v klavírním podání
• Vydáno v roce 2021
• Ideální pro fanoušky klidné instrumentální hudby

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War of the Foxes je druhá básnická sbírka Richarda Sikena, která navazuje na jeho úspěšný debut Crush. Kniha se zaměřuje na témata tvorby, reprezentace a morálních otázek spojených s uměním. Sikenova poezie kombinuje filozofickou hloubku s cinematografickou naléhavostí.

• Dlouho očekávané pokračování úspěšné sbírky Crush
• Hluboké zkoumání tvorby a reprezentace reality
• Jedinečné spojení poezie s výtvarným uměním
• Oceněno kritikou a literárními časopisy

Objev podobné jako War of the Foxes - Richard Siken

Sjezdové hole Blizzard SPORT SKI POLES jsou vybaveny měkkou rukojetí pro pohodlný úchop. Jsou určeny především pro rekreační lyžování. Disponují kvalitní konstrukcí vhodnou pro sjezdové lyžování.

• Měkká rukojeť pro pohodlný úchop
• Vhodné pro rekreační lyžování
• Kvalitní konstrukce pro sjezdové lyžování
• Stylový černý design

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Dětské běžecké hole Fischer SPRINT JR 2025/26 jsou speciálně navrženy pro mladé sportovce začínající s běžeckým lyžováním. Disponují odolnou laminátovou konstrukcí, poutky Exit Strap a ocelovým hrotem pro stabilitu. Rozsah délek 70-130 cm je vhodný pro děti i juniory.

• Odolná konstrukce z laminátových vláken pro stabilitu a dlouhou životnost
• Poutka Exit Strap pro snadné nasazení a bezpečné držení
• Ocelový hrot zvyšující stabilitu při odrazu na různých površích
• Nastavitelná délka 70-130 cm vhodná pro děti i juniory

Objev podobné jako Fischer SPRINT JR 2025/26 Dětské běžecké hole, žlutá, velikost

Dámské lyžařské hole Arcore WSP 2.1 v bílé barvě nabízejí ergonomickou rukojeť s nastavitelným poutkem. Jsou navrženy pro větší komfort a atraktivní vzhěl. Vhodné pro sportovní použití na lyžích.

• Ergonomicky tvarovaná rukojeť pro pohodlný úchop
• Polstrované a délkově nastavitelné poutko pro bezpečnost a komfort
• Atraktivní design speciálně navržený pro ženy
• Lehká konstrukce pro snadné použití na sjezdovce

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Děrovaný míček JW Hol-EE Large je všestranná hračka pro střední a velká psí plemena. Míč z přírodního kaučuku lze použít pro aport, přetahování nebo jako interaktivní hračku naplnitelnou pamlsky. Průměr 13 cm zajišťuje vhodnou velikost pro větší psy.

• Všestranné využití pro aport, přetahování i plnění pamlsky
• Vyrobeno z odolného a pružného přírodního kaučuku
• Měkký a příjemný materiál pro psí chrup
• Vhodná velikost pro střední a velká plemena

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Kniha obsahuje třináct detektivních příběhů, ve kterých se Sherlock Holmes vrací po třech letech, kdy byl považován za mrtvého. Holmes řeší záhady včetně případu Norwoodského stavitele, šifry Tančících mužů a záhady Šesti Napoleonů. Příběhy kombinují prvky detektivky, dedukce a napětí.

• Kanonické dílo Sherlocka Holmese
• Třináct napínavých detektivních příběhů
• Vydání v češtině pro české čtenáře
• Návrat legendárního detektiva po předpokládané smrti

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Kniha obsahuje výber detektívnych poviedok z archívu Sherlocka Holmesa, ktoré opisujú prípady z neskoršej fázy jeho kariéry. Príbehy sú spracované na základe záznamov Dr. Johna Watsona. Publikácia má 336 strán, je v slovenskom jazyku a vydaná v pevnej väzbe.

• Pevná väzba zaručuje dlhú životnosť knihy.
• Autentické príbehy z archívu Dr. Watsona.
• Kvalitný slovenský preklad Jána Kamenistého.
• Ilustrácie od Jula Nagya obohacujú čítateľský zážitok.

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Sada obsahuje 20 archů foliových omalovánek určených pro kluky i holky. Po vybarvení na fólii vzniká lesklý efekt, který obrázky oživuje. Produkt je vhodný pro děti od tří let.

• 20 archů foliových omalovánek pro dlouhou zábavu
• Lesklý efekt po vybarvení přináší vizuální zajímavost
• Vhodné pro kluky i holky od 3 let
• Podporuje kreativitu a jemnou motoriku dětí

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Podložka Hama H8207 Maxi s motivem holky slouží jako šablona pro skládání zažehlovacích korálků. Děti mohou tvořit podle předlohy nebo vlastní fantazie. Po zažehlení korálků lze hotový obrázek sejmout z podložky.

• Větší šablona pro snadnější tvoření
• Rozvíjí dětskou fantazii a jemnou motoriku
• Bezpečný plastový materiál vhodný od 3 let

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Sada komponentů pro výrobu růžového slizu, vhodná pro děti od 6 let. Obsahuje netoxický prášek na bázi řasového gelu, třpytky, figurku a kelímek. Sliz se připraví smícháním komponentů s vodou během 5 minut.

• 100% netoxické a bezpečné ingredience
• Rychlá výroba slizu za 5 minut bez lepidla
• Obsahuje třpytky a figurku pro kreativní hru
• Vhodné pro děti od 6 let

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Sada pro výrobu zeleného slizu obsahuje všechny komponenty potřebné k vytvoření slizu bez použití lepidla. Postup spočívá v smíchání prášku s třpytkami a figurkou v kelímku, zalití vodou a promíchání, přičemž hotový sliz je připraven za 5 minut. Balení obsahuje sáček s práškem, třpytky, figurku a kelímek s rozměry 14×18×6,5 cm.

• 100% netoxické a bezpečné ingredience na bázi přírodního řasového gelu
• Rychlá a snadná výroba bez použití lepidla - sliz hotový za 5 minut
• Kompletní sada obsahující vše potřebné: prášek, třpytky, figurku a kelímek
• Vhodné pro kreativní hru dětí od 6 let

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Sada obsahuje všechny komponenty pro výrobu modrého slizu včetně kelímku, směsi, glitrů a figurky. Postup je jednoduchý a výsledný sliz je hotový během 5 minut. Výrobek je netoxický a vhodný pro děti od 6 let.

• 100% netoxické a bezpečné ingredience
• Hotový za 5 minut bez použití lepidla
• Obsahuje glitry a figurku pro kreativní hru
• Přírodní gelové činidlo na bázi řas

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Sada obsahuje všechny komponenty pro výrobu tmavě zeleného slizu, včetně netoxického prášku na bázi řas, třpytek a figurky. Postup je jednoduchý a nezabere více než 5 minut. Výrobek je určen pro děti od 6 let.

• 100% netoxické a bezpečné přírodní ingredience na bázi řas
• Rychlá a snadná výroba slizu bez lepidla během 5 minut
• Kompletní sada včetně kelímku, třpytek a figurky pro kreativní hru

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Scotland Yard Sherlock Holmes je detektivní desková hra, ve které hráči pomáhají Scotland Yardu dopadnout prchajícího profesora Moriartyho. Hra nabízí možnost hrát jako detektivové nebo jako Moriarty a obsahuje dvě sady pravidel. Je určena pro 2-4 hráče ve věku od 10 let s dobou hraní přibližně 45-60 minut.

• Rozvíjí logické myšlení a strategické plánování
• Dvě varianty pravidel pro různou obtížnost hry
• Vysoká kvalita komponentů od značky Ravensburger
• Vhodné pro rodiny s dětmi od 10 let

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Lehký skládací kočárek určený pro panenky Baby Born ve velikosti 36 cm a 43 cm. Kočárek má měkká madla, bezpečnostní pásy a úložnou síťku. Je vhodný pro děti od 3 let a rozšiřuje možnosti hry s panenkou.

• Lehký a snadno ovladatelný kočárek
• Skládací konstrukce pro úsporné uskladnění
• Bezpečnostní pásy a úložná síťka za madly
• Vhodný pro panenky Baby Born velikosti 36 cm a 43 cm

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Sada obsahuje všechny komponenty pro výrobu oranžového slizu včetně třpytek a figurek. Příprava je jednoduchá, bez použití lepidla, a sliz je hotový během 5 minut. Všechny ingredience jsou 100% netoxické a bezpečné pro děti od 6 let.

• 100% netoxické a bezpečné přírodní ingredience
• Rychlá příprava bez lepidla - hotovo za 5 minut
• Kompletní sada včetně třpytek a figurek
• Vhodné pro děti od 6 let

Objev podobné jako Slime sliz 1pack pro holky oranžový sensory

Vánoční bavlněné povlečení s motivem cesmíny a věnečků. Souprava obsahuje povlak na přikrývku 140 x 220 cm a povlak na polštář 70 x 90 cm. Vyrobeno z 100% bavlny s oboustranným vzorem a zipem.

• 100% bavlna pro maximální pohodlí a snadnou údržbu
• Vánoční vzor s věnečky na obou stranách pro stylový vzhled
• Praktické zapínání na zip
• Kompletní souprava (povlak na přikrývku a polštář)

Objev podobné jako 4Home Vánoční bavlněné povlečení Christmas holly, 140 x 220 cm, 70 x 90 cm

Bavlněné vánoční povlečení s motivem cesmíny a věnečků vytváří sváteční atmosféru v ložnici. Souprava obsahuje povlak na přikrývku 140 x 200 cm a povlak na polštář 70 x 90 cm. Výrobek je z kvalitní bavlny, má oboustranný vzor a zapínání na zip.

• 100% bavlna pro maximální pohodlí a snadnou údržbu
• Vánoční motiv cesmíny a věnečků pro sváteční atmosféru
• Stejný vzor z obou stran a praktické zapínání na zip
• Kompletní souprava obsahuje povlak na přikrývku i polštář

Objev podobné jako 4Home Vánoční bavlněné povlečení Christmas holly, 140 x 200 cm, 70 x 90 cm

Sbírka veršovaných modliteb určená dětem pro různé denní situace. Obsahuje modlitby na přivítání dne, poděkování, radost ze stvoření a večerní modlitbu před spaním. Kniha je vhodná pro samostatné i společné čtení s rodiči.

• Jednoduché veršované modlitby pro děti
• Vhodné pro různé denní příležitosti
• Podporuje společnou modlitbu s rodiči
• Přehledná sbírka pro každodenní použití

Objev podobné jako Veršované modlitby pro kluky a holky - Lois Rocková

''Well judged and well resourced . . . Dannatt is a former Chief of the General Staff, and brings a soldier''s expertise to the technical digressions in the narrative; Packwood is director of the archive at Churchill College, Cambridge, which includes the wartime prime minister''s papers . . . For new readers, the book will be a superb primer - and one of impeccable historical accuracy - on the events around D-Day.'' Simon Heffer, Telegraph''This is a fascinating book which re-examines events that liberated and thus shaped the future of Europe.'' Lord Soames, Winston Churchill''s grandson''An engrossing delight . . . Dannatt and Packwood have produced an account of Churchill''s D-Day worthy of both the Great Man and the colossal event . . . Readers will greedily want more in the future from this superb writing partnership.'' International Churchill Society--------''Do you realise that by the time you wake up in the morning twenty thousand men may have been killed?''- Winston Churchill to Clementine Churchill, 5 June 1944D-Day is rightly celebrated as a great triumph and a major turning point in the Second World War. But as Churchill knew, large-scale land and sea operations were fraught with danger and victory was ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Churchill's D-Day - Allen Packwood, Richard Dannatt

''Well judged and well resourced . . . Dannatt is a former Chief of the General Staff, and brings a soldier''s expertise to the technical digressions in the narrative; Packwood is director of the archive at Churchill College, Cambridge, which includes the wartime prime minister''s papers . . . For new readers, the book will be a superb primer - and one of impeccable historical accuracy - on the events around D-Day.'' Simon Heffer, Telegraph''This is a fascinating book which re-examines events that liberated and thus shaped the future of Europe.'' Lord Soames, Winston Churchill''s grandson''An engrossing delight . . . Dannatt and Packwood have produced an account of Churchill''s D-Day worthy of both the Great Man and the colossal event . . . Readers will greedily want more in the future from this superb writing partnership.'' International Churchill Society--------''Do you realise that by the time you wake up in the morning twenty thousand men may have been killed?''- Winston Churchill to Clementine Churchill, 5 June 1944D-Day is rightly celebrated as a great triumph and a major turning point in the Second World War. But as Churchill knew, large-scale land and sea operations were fraught with danger and victory was ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle were thrown together by war. They incarnated the resistance of Britain and France to the existential threat from Nazi Germany, and their ultimate victory over Hitler has ensured their achievements will never be forgotten. But, as The Last Titans: Churchill and de Gaulle shows, that is only a part of a complex story. Both men influenced their countries, and the world around them, long after the war was won.There was a paradox in the parallel and intertwined lives of these extraordinary men. De Gaulle – tall, gauche and incorruptible – exhibited qualities often associated with the English. Churchill – short, charming, witty and a bon vivant – resembled the quintessential politician of the French Third Republic. Their working relationship was rarely smooth, but they appreciated each other's stature: de Gaulle said Churchill was 'the great artist of a great history', while Churchill recognised de Gaulle as 'l'homme du destin'.Wolfson Prize-winning historian Richard Vinen explores what made these men exceptional and how profoundly they were influenced by their national cultures. Beyond personal intrigue, the book makes a wider point that Britain and France are both haunted by perceptions of past greatness. Vinen retraces the paths ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The British Army started the development of flame throwers in 1938, but progress was slow and interest was side-lined after Dunkirk while the army reequipped. Investment in a flame-throwing tank only returned to the agenda thanks to interest by General Percy Hobart when he developed ‘funnies’ for 79th Armoured Division and the concept gained the support of General Sir Alan Brooke.141 (The Buffs) Regiment RAC had been converted to Churchill Tanks at the end of 1941 and in early 1944 they were earmarked for another change of role to the Crocodile conversion of the new Mk VII Churchill tank. This flame throwing system was secret and started to arrive with the regiment in April 1944. By D-Day only one squadron was equipped and trained, with space on the landing craft only available for two troops to land in support of 50th Division.The rest of the regiment arrived by the end of June and were in action with various formations across the front. There followed a period of misuse by those they supported and learning on the job by the regiment’s squadrons, but by the middle of the campaign a clear doctrine for the use of the Crocodile had emerged and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The last survivor of Hitler''s bunker speaks for the first timeThe last survivor of the end days of Hitler''s bunker tells his story publicly for the first time. Von Loringhoven was aide-de-camp to Hitler''s last two chiefs of staff, Guderian and Krebs, and the link between the armies at the fronts and Hitler in his Berlin bunker. For the last nine months of the Third Reich he was present at the daily military briefings between Hitler and Marshals Keital and Goring, General Jodl and Admiral Donitz, along with Goebbels, Bormann, Ribbentrop, Himmler and Fegelein.Von Lorninghoven was witness to the ever-growing gap between the reality of reports outside the bunker and Hitler''s misunderstanding of the calamity that was encircling the regime. As the Third Reich spiralled downwards, he watched and recorded Hitler''s catastrophic strategic mistakes and the paralysis in which he held his generals. Hitler''s reason was twisted by his need for vengeance after the assissination attempt; he was searching for an impossible theatrical victory from an empire in total ruin. The final week of the regime saw Loringhoven living wholly in the bunker, watching the deteriorating relations among the inmates, military and civilian, as the atmosphere poisoned to an inevitable ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Whatever you think you know about history… think again!The first trivia book from the team behind the hit history podcast The Rabbit Hole Detectives, investigating the provenance of historical objects, real and metaphorical, with intelligence and humour'Compulsively dip-in-able' The Times----Ever fallen down a rabbit hole? Ever got lost chasing a fact, a hunch or a curious piece of cultural ephemera?Then the Rabbit Hole Detectives – Richard Coles, Cat Jarman and Charles Spencer – are here to do the burrowing for you. Why were eight WWII Hurricane fighter planes buried in Ukraine?What have chimpanzees to do with the invention of toilet paper?How many dynamite sticks should not be used to blow up a whale?Which ancient civilisation liked a short tongue and a shaved head?The Rabbit Hole Book follows Richard, Cat and Charles as they investigate and elucidate weird and wonderful curiosities from history, telling stories that are as often dumbfounding as they are gripping, as unexpected as they are hilarious or deeply moving. What are you waiting for?Welcome to the warren . . .Whatever you think you know, guess again.

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 ''An extraordinary achievement . . . gripping, grim and witty'' Robert MacFarlane ''Unputdown-able ... No book could be more timely'' Richard J Evans Today, the bunker has become the extreme expression of our greatest fears: from pandemics to climate change and nuclear war. And once you look, it doesn''t take long to start seeing bunkers everywhere. In Bunker, acclaimed urban explorer and cultural geographer Bradley Garrett explores the global and rapidly growing movement of ''prepping'' for social and environmental collapse, or ''Doomsday''. From the ''dread merchants'' hustling safe spaces in the American mid-West to eco-fortresses in Thailand, from geoscrapers to armoured mobile bunkers, Bunker is a brilliant, original and never less than deeply disturbing story from the frontlines of the way we live now: an illuminating reflection on our age of disquiet and dread that brings it into new, sharp focus. The bunker, Garrett shows, is all around us: in malls, airports, gated communities, the vehicles we drive. Most of all, he shows, it''s in our minds.

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Držák – držák na sluchátka, stabilní konstrukce s pevnou odsávací podložkou, lze připevnit vertikálně i horizontálně, 2portový rozbočovač, RGB osvětlení se 14 režimy Cougar RGB Bunker S posune vaši herní sestavu na vyšší level. Tento držák na sluchátka má stabilní konstrukci a pomůže vám k pohodlnému odkládání sluchátek, která potom budete mít vždy na dosah ruky. Držák se upevňuje vertikálně či horizontálně pomocí vakuové odsávací podložky, která zaručí, že se ani nepohne. Krom toho držák disponuje RGB osvětlením se 14 módy ovládanými tlačítkem. Navíc poslouží i jako rozbočovač díky 2 USB portům. Klíčové vlastnosti držáku Cougar RGB Bunker S Držák Cougar RGB Bunker S slouží k pohodlnému odkládání sluchátekPyšní se stylovým designem s RGB podsvícenímUpevníte ho na místě pomocí spolehlivé odsávací podložkyLze ho využít i jako USB rozbočovač

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WINNER OF THE 2014 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL.Room meets Lord of the Flies, The Bunker Diary is award-winning, young adult writer Kevin Brooks''s pulse-pounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true - and how will you survive?I can''t believe I fell for it. It was still dark when I woke up this morning. As soon as my eyes opened I knew where I was. A low-ceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete.There are six little rooms along the main corridor.There are no windows. No doors. The lift is the only way in or out.What''s he going to do to me?What am I going to do? If I''m right, the lift will come down in five minutes. It did. Only this time it wasn''t empty . . .Praise for The Bunker Diary:[Kevin Brooks''] pacey plots . . . have made him a cult among teens. This, though, is the big one. It should be read by everyone. - Amanda Craig, The Times Kevin Brooks has won the Branford Boase Award and been shortlisted for the Guardian Children''s Fiction Award, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, the Manchester Book Award and for the Carnegie Medal (for Martyn Pig, Road of the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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“It is important that this part of Churchill’s life should have found so keen a portraitist.”** - ****Sir Martin Gilbert**“…this is a most valuable, well-written and scholarly work…Churchillians will want to read and admire it.” **- Finest Hour, official publication of The International Churchill Society**“Winston Churchill Soldier, The Military Life of a Gentleman at War is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Churchill and how his political career was underpinned, shaped and informed by his time in the army. I would recommend it as a key text, one that stands out in the field, with appeal to a wide general readership.” **- ****Allen Packwood, OBE ****Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, author of How Churchill Waged War and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill**“To understand Winston Churchill, one has to appreciate his time serving with the army, where so many of his character traits were shaped. No book does this nearly as well as Doug Russell’s volume, which gives an exhaustive overview of every aspect of Churchill’s military career, with rare insights, copious never before revealed details and a narrative that is both totally engaging and academically profound.” **- Phil Reed, OBE, Curator Emeritus- Churchill War Rooms**“When ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Richard Stearns shows that the Bible boldly speaks that there is no “whole gospel” without compassion and justice shown to the poor. With more than 260,000 copies sold, The Hole in Our Gospel continues to impact readers worldwide, and this new edition includes updated statistics, photos, and a foreword from the current World Vision president.Is our faith only about going to church, studying the Bible, and avoiding the most serious sins? Or does God expect more? Have we embraced the whole gospel or a gospel with a hole in it?More than twenty years ago, Rich Stearns came face-to-face with that question as he sat in a mud hut in Rakai, Uganda, listening to the heartbreaking story of an orphaned child. Stearns’s journey took much more than a long flight to Africa. It took answering God’s call on his life, a call that tore him out of his corner office at one of America’s most prestigious corporations, to walk with the poorest of the poor in our world.Stearns’s compelling story demonstrates that the whole gospel was always meant to be a world-changing social revolution, a revolution that begins with each one of us. With more than 260,000 copies sold, this revised ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR''Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written'' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesA magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain''s most acclaimed historiansWinston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world.There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors. The book in no way conceals Churchill''s faults and it allows the reader to appreciate his virtues and character in full: his titanic capacity for work (and drink), his ability see the big picture, his willingness to take risks and insistence on being where the action was, his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances, the breadth and strength of his friendships and his extraordinary propensity to burst into tears at unexpected moments. Above all, it shows us ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''A book that brings Churchill''s long life alive; connecting the reader to his many actions and interests through a carefully curated selection of objects.'' — Allen Packwood, Director of Churchill Archives CentreOne of the most recognisable public figures of the twentieth century, Sir Winston Churchill has been the subject of countless works of fiction and non-fiction alike. _Winston Churchill in 100 Objects_ elevates this portrayal to another level entirely.The one hundred objects featured in this book chart the long and storied life of Winston Churchill, accompanied by fascinating descriptions and captivating photographs. Readers are taken back to Churchill’s infancy (with his baby rattle and his christening robe); to his life as a young boy (with his tin soldiers and a school report); to his time as a young man in military service (with his 4th Hussars service uniform); right through to his many years in public office (with letters from kings, queens and presidents; his chair in the Churchill War Rooms cabinet room; and, of course, his iconic bowler hat).Compiled by experienced archivists and Churchill experts Phil Reed and Anthony Richards, this unique collection shows the personal and professional sides of Churchill in a new and fascinating light. It is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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It is well to remember that the stomach governs the world. Winston Churchill Mrs. Landemare s food is distinguished. She is an inspired intuitive cook. Clementine Churchill "Churchill s Cookbook" provides fascinating insight into what the legendary prime minister ate during World War II, containing over three hundred delicious recipes created by his personal cook, Georgina Landemare. The celebrity cook of her day, Landemare specialized in creating sumptuous feasts for England s nobility. At the outbreak of the Second World War, however, she devoted her full-time services to the Churchill family, declaring This will be my war work! She worked for the prime minster throughout the war; she was up at dawn preparing his breakfast and remained steadfastly in the kitchen until after his last whiskey at night. On VE Night, Churchill told her that he could not have managed through the war without her. With an introduction by Phil Reed, director of the Churchill War Rooms, "Churchill s Cookbook" marks the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill s death and the seventieth anniversary of VE Day. Covering mouth-watering cakes, biscuits, and puddings; healthy salads; and warming soups; this timely publication revives some forgotten British classics and reveals the food that sustained ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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To carry out one clandestine mission required courage, but to do it four times required courage on a quite extraordinary scale. Yet, that is exactly what Peter Churchill did. Peter Morland Churchill was born in Amsterdam in 1909 to British diplomat William Churchill and his wife Violet. A particularly gifted linguist, upon graduating from university, Churchill followed in his father’s footsteps and entered into the British diplomatic service before eventually joining the Home Office Advisory Committee. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Churchill’s professional exploits and linguistic prowess led him to the Special Operations Executive (SOE) – a secret British organisation formed in 1940 to carry out subversive warfare against the enemy in Nazi-occupied Europe. Churchill was among the early volunteers for the SOE, and joined as an Intelligence Officer in the French Section in 1941\. Throughout his time in the organisation, Churchill made it into France on four separate missions. Each of these assignments were hazardous, requiring courage, resourcefulness and tireless hard work. Churchill was successful in his first three missions, but these hazards caught up with him and he was captured at the beginning of his fourth deployment to France. He endured torture, solitary confinement and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life.From Bletchley Park codebreakers and Hollywood stars such as Charlie Chaplin, through writers as varied as H. G. Wells and P. G. Wodehouse, to the likes of Harold Wilson, Mahatma Gandhi and Queen Elizabeth II, these lesser-known interactions reveal glimpses of the man behind the legend.We meet Churchill the exuberant schoolboy thug with an early mania for bull-dogs, and Churchill the elder statesman shedding a tear in the House of Commons smoking room. Other incidents include a young journalist rudely dismissing a call from Churchill as a prank, and a visiting Dwight D. Eisenhower dreaming of being strangled, only to awake entangled in Churchill’s borrowed nightshirt.The book showcases the profound transformations during Churchill’s lifetime, which ran from Benjamin Disraeli’s premiership to the release of the Rolling Stones’ ‘Route 66’, and the shift from steam to atomic power. Examining controversial aspects of his legacy, this multifaceted portrait challenges preconceived notions, inviting readers to reconsider the complexities of Churchill.

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Thirty new and classic cocktail recipes inspired by the colorful and controversial Winston Churchill. This charming book from the Imperial War Museums features dozens of cocktail recipes, each accompanied by detailed instructions, an ingredients list, and a short description of how the drink is inspired by British former head of state Winston Churchill. Photographs of the cocktails at Churchill War Rooms or the Churchill Bar accompany each recipe, and archival images of Churchill himself, drawn from the Imperial War Museums collection, tie the volume together. Published in association with the Churchill Bar at the Hyatt Regency Churchill in London, this is the ideal gift for anyone who likes a glass of something strong mixed with a splash of history.

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, BY THE AUTHOR OF UNLEASHED''A stunning tour de force'' - Sunday Telegraph''Genuinely clever... this book sizzles.'' - The TimesEx-Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes on Winston Churchill - a biography like no other.Brexit, pandemic, economic crisis: Boris Johnson''s leadership was an extraordinary period in recent British history, and his inspiration has always been Winston Churchill.In this book, he explores what makes up the ''Churchill Factor'' - the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays - with characteristic wit and passion - a man of multiple contradictions, contagious bravery, breath-taking eloquence, matchless strategizing and deep humanity.Fearless on the battlefield, Churchill had to be ordered by the King to stay out of action on D-Day; he embraced large-scale strategic bombing, yet hated the destruction of war and scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors. He was a celebrated journalist, a great orator and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was famous for his ability to combine wining and dining with many late nights of crucial wartime decision-making. His open-mindedness made him a pioneer in healthcare, education and social welfare, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Following an unrivalled political career that spanned a remarkable sixty years and reached both the heights and the depths of political fortune, Sir Winston Churchill undoubtedly became the world's most caricatured politician of all time. From entering Parliament in 1900 through to his retirement in 1964, Winston Churchill in Cartoons will chart Churchill's illustrious and tumultuous political career through the work of leading cartoonists from around the world. Through these cartoons there developed very contrary views of Churchill; the glorious cigar-chomping wartime leader and the flawed politician.In America he was adored by cartoonists, while in Nazi Germany and in the post-war Soviet Union he was, unsurprisingly, painted as a bumbling buffoon. After his passing in 1965, great contemporary cartoonists including Peter Brookes, Steve Bell, Matt and Gerald Scarfe, continued to use him as a benchmark for the world leaders that followed. Featuring the work of the some of the greatest cartoonists of all time and providing a new perspective of an iconic figure, Winston Churchill in Cartoons will include the very best and wittiest portrayals of Churchill the glorious wartime leader, controversial politician, and emblematic British statesman.

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The failed naval offensive to force a passage through the Straits of the Dardanelles in 1915 drove Winston Churchill from office in disgrace and nearly destroyed his political career. For over a century, the Dardanelles campaign has been mired in myth and controversy. Many believe it was fundamentally misconceived and doomed to fail, while others see it as a brilliant concept that might have dramatically shortened the First World War and saved millions of lives. Churchill is either the hero of the story, or the villain.Drawing on a wide range of original documents, Christopher M. Bell shows that both perspectives are flawed. Bell provides a detailed and authoritative account of the campaign''s origins and execution, explaining why the naval attack was launched, why it failed, and how it was transformed into an even more disastrous campaign on the Gallipoli peninsula. He untangles Churchill''s complicated relationship with Britain''s admirals, politicians, and senior civil servants, and uncovers the machinations behind the bitter press campaign in 1915 to drive him from power. Churchill and the Dardanelles explores the origins of the myths surrounding the ill-fated campaign, and provides the first full account of Churchill''s tireless efforts in the decades after 1915 to refute ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill''s enduring yet volatile bond with his only son, Randolph“Ireland draws unforgettable sketches of life in the Churchill circle, much like Erik Larson did in The Splendid and the Vile.”―Kirkus • “Fascinating… well-researched and well-written.”—Andrew Roberts • “Beautifully written… A triumph.”—Damien Lewis • “Fascinating, acute and touching.”—Simon Sebag MontefioreWe think we know Winston Churchill: the bulldog grimace, the ever-present cigar, the wit and wisdom that led Great Britain through the Second World War. Yet away from the House of Commons and the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill was a loving family man who doted on his children, none more so than Randolph, his only boy and Winston''s anointed heir to the Churchill legacy.Randolph may have been born in his father''s shadow, but his father, who had been neglected by his own parents, was determined to see him go far. For decades, throughout Winston''s climb to greatness, father and son were inseparable—dining with Britain''s elite, gossiping and swilling Champagne at high society parties, holidaying on the French Riviera, touring Prohibition-era America. Captivated by Winston''s power, bravery, and charisma, Randolph worshipped his father, and Winston obsessed over his son''s future. But their love was complex and combustible, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Držák kabelu – držák na kabel myši pro plynulou hru, maximalizuje přesnost pohybu myši, stabilní a pevná konstrukce se silnou odsávací podložkou, vestavěný 2portový rozbočovač USB 2.0, kompaktní rozměry Pokud si stavíte herní sestavu svých snů, Cougar RGB Bunker v ní jistě nesmí chybět. Jedná se o držák na kabel, který vám zaručí ještě plynulejší hru a maximálně přesný pohyb myši. Pyšní se zejména silnou vakuovou podložkou, díky které se držák nepohne. Celá konstrukce je stabilní a navíc doplněna o RGB podsvícení ovládané tlačítkem s 14 módy svícení. A navíc má tento stylový držák i rozbočovač na USB 2.0 se dvěma porty. Je tak univerzální, šikovný a stane se skvěle vypadajícím doplňkem na vašem stolu. Klíčové vlastnosti držáku Cougar RGB BunkerDržák Cougar RGB Bunker slouží k držení kabelu myšiZajistí lepší a přesnější pohyb myši a plynulejší hruNa stole se bude vyjímat díky RGB podsvíceníNepohne se ani o milimetr díky vakuové...

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