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  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Mikhail KutuzovThe Fox of Russia: Strategy, Survival, and the Defeat of NapoleonThe untold story of the general who defeated Napoleon and changed the course of history.In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte led the largest army ever assembled into Russia, confident of swift victory. Six months later, his Grande Armée lay destroyed, its 600,000 soldiers reduced to fewer tha...
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    40,06 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Horatio NelsonThe Complete Military Biography of History’s Greatest Naval CommanderHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758-1805), remains the most celebrated admiral in naval history, a tactical genius whose innovative battle plans revolutionized warfare at sea and whose death at Trafalgar in the moment of his greatest triumph transformed him into an enduring ...
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    39,79 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Heinz GuderianHeinz Guderian revolutionized modern warfare. As the architect of Germany’s panzer forces and the pioneer of blitzkrieg tactics, he demonstrated how armored formations could achieve in weeks what previous wars required years to accomplish. His breakthrough at Sedan and race to the English Channel in 1940 rewrote military doctrine worldwide and esta...
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    38,08 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Ivan KonevA Detailed Account of the Life and Military Conquests of One of World War II’s Greatest CommandersFrom the frozen fields of northern Russia to the ruins of Berlin, Ivan Stepanovich Konev’s journey embodied one of the most remarkable transformations in military history. Born into peasant poverty in 1897, he rose to command over a million soldiers in som...
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    35,71 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Chester W. NimitzA Detailed Account of the Life and Military Conquests of America’s Greatest Naval CommanderFrom the smoking ruins of Pearl Harbor to the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz commanded the largest naval force in history across the vast theater of war. Yet unlike his more flamboyant contemporaries, Nimitz achieved total...
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    37,72 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Tomoyuki YamashitaThe brilliant campaign, the impossible defense, and the controversial trial that shaped modern military lawIn seventy days during the winter of 1941-1942, General Tomoyuki Yamashita led 30,000 Japanese troops down the Malayan Peninsula in one of World War II’s most stunning campaigns, culminating in the surrender of Singapore, Britain’s suppose...
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    39,54 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Robert E. LeeA rigorous examination of one of history’s most studied and most controversial military commanders.Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia for three years during America’s Civil War, winning spectacular tactical victories against superior numbers while ultimately failing to achieve Confederate independence. More than 150 ye...
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    39,36 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Ulysses S. GrantFrom the obscurity of a failed leather goods clerk to the command of all Union armies, Ulysses S. Grant’s rise to military greatness stands as one of history’s most remarkable transformations. This detailed volume in the Masters of War series provides an unbiased, comprehensive examination of Grant’s military career, analyzing the campaigns, stra...
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    37,75 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Sir Arthur Wellesley - The Duke of WellingtonFrom an unpromising younger son dismissed by his own mother as 'food for powder and nothing more' to the Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo and the only commander to defeat Napoleon in direct confrontation, this is the remarkable story of Arthur Wellesley’s transformation into one of history’s greatest military le...
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    37,75 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Napoleon Bonaparte The definitive single-volume military biography of history’s greatest generalFrom his first triumph at the Siege of Toulon to his final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte dominated European warfare for over two decades, reshaping the art of war and leaving a legacy that influences military thinking to this day. Masters of War: Napoleon Bon...
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    50,21 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    MASTERS OF WAR: GEORGE C. MARSHALLThe Organizer of VictoryHe never commanded troops in battle. Yet he built the army that won World War II.In September 1939, when George C. Marshall became Chief of Staff, the United States Army ranked seventeenth in the world, smaller than Romania’s, smaller than Belgium’s. Just 174,000 soldiers, armed with obsolete equipment, trained in outdat...
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    40,73 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Konstantin RokossovskyA Detailed Account of One of World War II’s Greatest CommandersFrom the dragoons of World War I to Marshal of the Soviet Union, Konstantin Rokossovsky’s life spans some of the twentieth century’s most tumultuous decades. Born in Warsaw in 1896, this Polish-born officer would rise to command millions of soldiers in history’s largest conflict...
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    37,68 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    MASTERS OF WAR: WILLIAM SLIMField Marshal William Slim transformed one of history’s most catastrophic defeats into one of its most complete victories, yet he remains the least known of World War II’s great commanders. This comprehensive biography reveals why military historians increasingly regard him as perhaps the finest Allied general of the war, and why his leadership princ...
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    45,75 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Isoroku YamamotoA Detailed Account of the Life and Military Legacy of Japan’s Most Brilliant and Conflicted Naval CommanderAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto was a man of profound contradictions: a strategic genius who predicted his nation’s defeat yet planned its most audacious military operations; an innovator who revolutionized naval warfare while serving a doomed stra...
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    39,84 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Dwight D. EisenhowerFrom the dusty plains of Kansas to the command of the greatest military operation in history, Dwight D. Eisenhower’s journey represents one of the most remarkable leadership stories of the twentieth century. This comprehensive examination reveals how a boy who read military history by lamplight became the architect of Allied victory in World ...
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    40,03 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Erich von MansteinFrom Prussian Aristocrat to Field Marshal: The Brilliant and Controversial Career of Nazi Germany’s Master StrategistErich von Manstein stands as one of the most gifted military commanders of the twentieth century and one of the most morally compromised. This comprehensive biography examines the life and legacy of the German Field Marshal whose...
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    38,88 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Karl DönitzA Military BiographyThe submarine commander who nearly strangled Britain, the innovator who revolutionized naval warfare, the admiral who became Hitler’s successor and the professional officer whose excellence served catastrophic purposes.Karl Dönitz (1891-1980) commanded Germany’s U-boat force during World War II’s longest campaign: the Battle of the...
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    41,13 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    MASTERS OF WAR: GEORGY ZHUKOVThe most comprehensive English-language biography of the Soviet Union’s greatest military commander, the peasant’s son who saved Moscow, orchestrated Stalingrad, and conquered Berlin.Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov rose from abject poverty in a Russian village to become the Marshal who commanded millions and changed the course of history. This meticul...
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    40,93 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: Bernard MontgomeryA Balanced Account of Britain’s Most Controversial CommanderField Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, remains one of the most debated military figures of the twentieth century. The hero of El Alamein, architect of D-Day, and the general who accepted Germany’s surrender in 1945, yet also a man whose difficult pers...
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    40,82 €

  • Masters of War
    J.F. Atkinson
    Masters of War: George S. PattonA Definitive Account of America’s Most Controversial Military GeniusFrom the portrait of a Confederate grandfather that haunted his childhood to his tragic death in occupied Germany, George S. Patton Jr. lived a life consumed by a single purpose: to prove himself worthy of the warrior tradition he inherited. This comprehensive biography traces th...
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    41,01 €

  • Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use; A Practical Handbook On The Production, Purification, And Subsequent Treatment Of Acetylene For The Development Of Light, Heat, And Power
    F. H. Leeds / W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
    Unlock the illuminating world of acetylene with ''Acetylene: The Principles of Its Generation and Use,'' a groundbreaking handbook by H. Leeds, F. This essential guide, long out of print and now lovingly republished by Alpha Editions, is your gateway to understanding the fascinating chemistry principles behind acetylene generation and its practical applications in light, heat, ...
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    28,06 €