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Seeing Further : The Story of Science and the Royal Society / Edited and Introduced by Bill Bryson ; Contributing Editor Jon Turney. - Wydanie 2. - London : Harper Press, 2011. - [4], 501 stron : ilustracje kolorowe ; 24 cm.

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Bryson, Bill (1951- ). Redakcja Turney, Jon. Redakcja

Form of Work

Książki Proza

Demographic Group

Literatura angielska

Subject

Język angielski Royal Society Wynalazcy i odkrywcy

Index na stronach 494-501.

Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society. Since its inception in 1660, the Royal Society has pioneered scientific discovery and exploration. The oldest scientific academy in existence, its backbone is its Fellowship of the most eminent scientists in history including Charles Darwin, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. Today, its Fellows are the most influential men and women in science, many of whom have contributed to this ground-breaking volume alongside some of the worldĺs most celebrated novelists, essayists and historians. Published to mark its 350th anniversary, this highly illustrated book celebrates the Royal Society's vast achievements in its illustrious past as well as its huge contribution to the development of modern science. With unrestricted access to the Society's archives and photographs, 'Seeing Furtherĺ shows that the history of scientific endeavour and discovery is a continuous thread running through the history of the world and of society ľ and is one that continues to shape the world we live in today.

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All Hell Let Loose : The World at War 1939-1945 / Max Hastings. - Wydanie 2. - London : Harper Press, 2012. - XX, 748 stron : ilustracje, mapy ; 20 cm.

Author

Hastings, Max (1945- ). Autor

Form of Work

Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

Demographic Group

Literatura angielska

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Język angielski II wojna światowa (1939-1945)

Genre/Form

Wydawnictwa popularne

Index na stronach 719-748.

All Hell Let Loose covers the entire span of World War II, following the military developments of the war but focusing on the reactions and experiences of different individuals (both uniformed and civilian). Reviews refer to the book as an "everyman's story" made up of accounts from those with lesser roles in the conflict; "ranging from ship's cooks to wireless operators, farmers and housewives to typists and black marketeers. The book addresses several "triumphalist" aspects of written war history by focusing on the "misery, heroism and endurance" of individual accounts. Hastings concludes that whilst the Nazis fought individual battles well, their overall war effort showed "stunning incompetence".

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Battle Castles : 500 Years of Knights and Siege Warfare / Dan Snow. - London : Harper Press, 2012. - 336 s. : il. kolor. ; 26 cm.

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Snow, Dan.

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Język angielski Twierdze i fortyfikacje Wielka Brytania

Index s. 331-335.

Castles and their ruins still dominate the landscape and are a constant reminder to us of a time when violence, or the threat of it, was the norm. Dan Snow explores the worldĺs greatest medieval castles: from Dover Castle to Château Gaillard, Richard Iĺs fortress in Normandy, and Castillo de Gibalfaro, the last vanguard of Moorish rule in Spain, to Krak des Chevaliers in Syria ľ an astounding feat of engineering by the Crusaders.

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Poland : A History / Adam Zamoyski. - London : Harper Press, 2009. - XXII, 426 stron : ilustracje, mapy ; 21 cm.

Author

Zamoyski, Adam (1949- ). Autor

Form of Work

Książki Publikacje popularnonaukowe

Demographic Group

Literatura polska

Subject

Polska

Genre/Form

Opracowanie Wydawnictwa popularne

Domain

Historia

Tytuł oryginału: The Polish Way.

Index na stronach 411-426.

Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation. In 1797, Russia, Prussia and Austria divided Poland among themselves, rewriting Polish history to show that they had brought much-needed civilisation to a primitive backwater. But the country they wiped off the map had been one of Europe's largest and most richly varied, born of diverse cultural traditions and one of the boldest constitutional experiments ever attempted. Its destruction ultimately led to two world wars and the Cold War. Zamoyski's fully revised history of Poland looks back over a thousand years of turmoil and triumph, chronicling how Poland has been restored at last to its rightful place in Europe.

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