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John N. Westwood

    History of Steam Classics
    Fighting Ships of World War II
    Eastern Front
    Greatest Battles of World War II
    All Colour World of Trains
    1944
    • Short Oxford History of the Modern World: Endurance and Endeavour

      Russian History 1812-2001 - Fifth Edition

      • 638 pages
      • 23 hours of reading

      In Russia, both rulers and ruled long endeavoured to transform their country, each in their own forcible way. Their efforts never quite seemed to bring the results hoped for, and despite reform and revolution some things changed very little. This book sets out to relate Russian tradition and circumstances to the events of history and to encourage readers to seek their own explanation of the country's paradox.For this fifth edition of Endurance and Endeavour J. N. Westwood has completely revised the text and bibliography to incorporate recent research and findings from formerly closed archives, and has added a new chapter covering the Yeltsin years.

      Short Oxford History of the Modern World: Endurance and Endeavour2002
    • 1944

      The Allies Triumph

      • 176 pages
      • 7 hours of reading
      19441994
      4.0
    • The Pictorial History of Railways

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The railroads of today are very different than those of 150 years ago. This book demonstrates in text and pictures the great changes that have taken place.

      The Pictorial History of Railways1990
    • Eastern Front

      The Soviet-German War, 1941-45

      • 190 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      A chronicle of the war between Russia and Nazi Germany, reconstructing the conflict from Hitler's invasion of Soviet soil to the final retreat and the fall of Berlin.

      Eastern Front1984
      3.7
    • The History of the Middle East Wars

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Written by a highly experienced military author and fully updated to include Operation Iraqi Freedom, The History of the War in the Middle East is an important and fascinating overview of the persistent and dangerous unrest in the region since the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. Contents: Israel's first war -- Uneasy truce -- Suez and Sinai 1956 -- Regrouping and rearmament -- The six day war -- Confrontation and attrition -- The October war 1973 -- Crises in the Lebanon -- Israel in difficulty -- The first Gulf war -- The second Gulf War -- New kinds of conflict.

      The History of the Middle East Wars1984
    • History of Steam Classics

      Great Trains & Railways

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading

      This beautifully illustrated book re-captures the nostalgia of steam in its hey-day and traces its development from the early years of the Stephensons and The Rainhill Trials to the present age of railway preservation.

      History of Steam Classics1980
    • Trains

      The Complete Book of Trains and Railroads

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The dawn of an era - Steam across North America - The steam age in Europe - Steam in Asia and Australasia - Articulated locomotives - Steam revived - Passenger trains after steam - Freight trains after steam.

      Trains1979
    • Trains

      The Complete Book of Trains and Railways

      Trains1979