Suche einschränken:
Zur Kasse

17 Ergebnisse.

The Boer War

Judd, Denis / Surridge, Keith
The Boer War
The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism, with an extraordinary cast of characters - including Churchill, Rhodes, Conan Doyle, Smuts, Kipling, Gandhi, Kruger and Kitchener. The war revealed the ineptitude of the British military and unexpectedly exposed the corrupt underside of imperialism in the establishment of the first concentration camps, the shooting of Boer prisoners-of-war and the embezzlemen...

CHF 38.90

Alison Uttley: Spinner of Tales

Judd, Denis
Alison Uttley: Spinner of Tales
Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig are just two of the inspired characters created by Alison Uttley, loved by millions and still very popular today. But who was the real woman spinning enchanting tales of country life and lore, magic and friendship? Alison Uttley gathered much of the inspiration for her stories from the fond memories of her Derbyshire childhood and her love of the countryside. A talented and prolific writer, she was still produci...

CHF 31.90

Alison Uttley

Judd, Denis
Alison Uttley
Little Grey Rabbit, Sam Pig and Brown Fox are just some of the characters created in children's books by Alison Uttley. But who was the real woman who spun these enchanting tales of country lore and friendship? The author of this biography had access to Uttley's diaries.

CHF 16.50

Empire

Judd, Denis
Empire
Updated edition of this essential introduction to the British Empire from 1765 to the present.

CHF 53.90

The Boer War: A History

Judd, Denis / Surridge, Keith
The Boer War: A History
The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism with an extraordinary cast of characters - including Churchill, Rhodes, Conan Doyle, Smuts, Kipling, Gandhi, Kruger and Kitchener. This book provides a complete history of the Boer War - from the first signs of unrest to the eventual peace.

CHF 27.50

Lord Reading

Judd, Denis
Lord Reading
Rufus Isaacs was in his day the first commoner to rise to the rank of marquess since the Duke of Wellington. Born into a lively Jewish family, he left school aged 14, yet made his name as a brilliant QC before being elected to the Commons as a Liberal in 1904. This book tells his story.

CHF 32.90

George VI

Judd, Denis
George VI
In this acclaimed biography, Denis Judd tells the story of Prince Bertie's transformation into King George VI including his struggle with a crippling shyness and sense of inadequacy, exacerbated by the stammer which was the focus of the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech.

CHF 29.90

The Private Diaries of Alison Uttley: Author of Little Gr...

Judd, Denis
The Private Diaries of Alison Uttley: Author of Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig
Popular childrens author, Alison Uttley (Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig) spent over 40 years writing diaries. Professor Denis Judd, who knew Alison and has previously written her biography, reveals a different side to the writer whose husband committed suicide and whose close relationship with her son is recorded in detail. But the magic of the author rings through on every page as she writes about her daily life in Berkshire, the red-lipped f...

CHF 40.90

The Lion and the Tiger

Judd, Denis
The Lion and the Tiger
For many years the English interlopers and traders who made contact with the subcontinent were viewed by Indians as little more than pirates and potentially conquering barbarians, but by the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain had gained mastery of the subcontinent. This period, and the century and a half that followed, saw two powerful cultures locked in an often bloody battle over political control, land, trade, and a way of life.In this liv...

CHF 44.90

Balfour and the British Empire

Judd, Denis
Balfour and the British Empire
First published in 1968, Balfour and the British Empire displayed Denis Judd's acute perception both of Britain's imperial history and Arthur Balfour's puzzling personality. Balfour's political career spanned the years from 1874 to 1929, during which time he saw Britain's acquisition of a new colonial empire, the disastrous Boer War, the beginning of India's progress towards independence, and the emergence of the Dominions as equal partners ...

CHF 45.90

Radical Joe

Judd, Denis
Radical Joe
Reprint of the Hamish Hamilton edition of 1977 on the powerful radical politician who shook the Liberals in 1886 and the Unionists in 1903. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

CHF 28.90

Radical Joe

Judd, Denis
Radical Joe
Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) was a towering personality in an age of political giants. In this biography, the author provides an account of his extraordinary life and focuses on such key issues of the time as electoral and social reform, Irish Home Rule, the Boer War and tariff reform.

CHF 29.50