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Alliance: The Inside Story of how Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill Won One War and Began Another by Jonathan Fenby
Category: Military
Throughout the war the 'Big Three' -- Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin -- met in various permutations and locations to thrash out ways to defeat Nazi Germany -- and, just as importantly, to decide the way Europe would look after the war. This was the political rather than military struggle: a battle of w ...Show more
Crucible - Twelve Months That Changed the World Forever by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in the space of thirteen months of 1947-48 Two years after the end of the second conflict to engulf the world in twenty years, and the defeat of the Axis forces of Germany, Italy and Japan, ...Show more
Dragon Throne: China's Emperors from the Qin to the Manchu by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
They were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221-210 BC), who began the construction of the Great Wall. The long-lived Han emperor Wudi (r. 141-87 BC), who developed China as a centralized Confucian state. The soldier-scholar Yongle (r. 1402-24 AD), who raised the Ming dyn ...Show more
Magnum China by Magnum Photos Staff; Zheng Ziyu (Editor); Colin Pantall (Editor); Jonathan Fenby (Contribution by); Anon (Editor)
Category: Travel
Magnum Photos first covered China on assignment in the 1930s, when Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson established what has become a long-standing cultural engagement with the ever-changing country. Magnum's long history with China puts the agency in the unique position of being able to provide an i ...Show more
The Great Empires of Asia by Jim Masselos; Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
Asian empires led the world economically, scientifically and culturally for hundreds of years, and posed a constant challenge to the countries of Europe. How and why did those empires gain such power, and lose it? What legacies did they leave? This major book brings together a team of distinguished his ...Show more
The Great Wonders of China by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
China is the oldest continuous civilization on earth and holds a unique global place in the twenty-first century. The Great Wonders of China's wide focus shows what makes China such a special country, with topics stretching from the natural wonders, including mountains and rivers, to the Silk Road; the ...Show more
The History of Modern France: From The Revolution to the Present Day by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary se ...Show more
The History of Modern France: From the Revolution to the War with Terror by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary se ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power 1850 - 2009 by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. "The Penguin History of Modern China" shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This m ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
In 1850, China was the "sick man of Asia." Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern China shows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim of oppression, war, and famine. This makes its current position as arguably the m ...Show more
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present by Jonathan Fenby
Category: History
In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to become the most powerful nation on earth. The Penguin History of Modern Chinashows how turbulent that journey has been. For 150 years China has endured as victim to brutality on an unmatched scale, to oppression, to war and to famine. This make ...Show more
The Seventy Wonders Of China by Jonathan Fenby
Category: Travel
A complete and essential overview of China's marvels in all areas, from the natural world to inventions to artistic and architectural achievements. As China emerges as a great world economic power, this book shows what makes it such a special country and civilization, with topics ranging from the natur ...Show more