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Bea Fitzgerald The end crowns all
De Trojaanse Kassandra is vervloekt. Ze kan de toekomst zien, maar niemand gelooft wat ze voorspelt. Wanneer eindelijk iemand haar profetieën over de naderende oorlog serieus neemt, blijkt dat niemand minder dan Helena — de vrouw die haar stad in een slagveld heeft veranderd. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.
Fictie
Engels | 554 pagina's | Penguin Books, London | 2024
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Arne Zuidhoek Achille Lauro
The Italian cruise ship Willem Ruys was built between 1939 and 1947. When it was sold to the Italian Lauro Organization in 1966, it was renamed after the company owner Achille Lauro. After being hijacked by Palestinian warriors (PLO), in October 1985, the blue liner and cruiser made international headlines. Swept by a catastrophic fire Achille Lauro sank December 2, 1994, off the Somalian coast. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 48 pagina's (ePub2, 25 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024
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Bert Lamers America
The s.s. 'America' was an ocean liner which entered service in 1940 for the United States Lines. She was designed by the famous naval architect William Francis Gibbs. In the 54 years between her introduction and her wrecking in 1994, she had eight different owners (of which one twice) and sailed under the names of 'America' (carrying this name three different times), 'West Point', 'Australis', 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and 'American Star'. She served most in passenger service as s.s. 'America'...
Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 29 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2024
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Arne Zuidhoek Normandie
Her novel design and lavish interiors led many to consider her the greatest of ocean liners. Despite this, Normandie was not a commercial success. During service the flagship of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, made 139 westbound transatlantic crossings and held the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing at several points during her service career. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 48 pagina's (ePub2, 36 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024
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Bert Lamers SS Australis
The ss 'Australis' was a well known ocean liner which entered service in 1940 as the ss 'America' for the United States Lines. The ship was sold to the Greek Chandris Lines in 1964 and served until 1977 very succesfully on the route Western-Europe-Australia-New Zealand. Later the route became a full round-the-world-service. After her Australian period the liner sailed under the names of 'America' (for the third time), 'Italis', 'Noga', 'Alferdoss' and finally 'American Star'. In this volume of Liners...
Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 43 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024
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Jantinus Mulder S-class destroyer Piet Hein ex HMS Serapis
Ordered by the Royal Navy in 1941, the destroyers of the 5th Emergency Flotilla became known as S-class and served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II. In the last months of the war, three were transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy for service in the Far East. HMS Serapis was renamed HNLMS Piet Hein and served in the Indonesian War of Independence and saw action in the Korean War. She was sold for scrap in 1962. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 22 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2024
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Bob Roetering Warship 13
Tripartite Minehunter Haarlem
In the eighties, the Royal Netherlands Navy acquired 15 minehunters of the Alkmaar-class. They were deployed worldwide in conflicts (the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf and the Libyan Sea). In all European waters they exercised and cleared historical ordnance. HNLMS Haarlem represents the rich history of the tripartite minehunters of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Engels | 52 pagina's (ePub2, 43 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2023
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Jantinus Mulder | Henk Visser Dutch Leander frigate Van Speijk
The Van Speijk class frigates were equipped with Dutch electronics/sensors. The British Leander design was chosen to enable rapid construction to replace elderly escorts for ASW duties and NATO patrol. The ships were thoroughly modernised in the late 1970s. Between 1986-1990 all six were transferred to the Indonesian Navy. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
Non-fictie
Engels | 72 pagina's (ePub2, 55 MB) | Lanasta, Amsterdam | 2023
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David Petraeus | Andrew Roberts Conflict
the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Gaza
Overzicht van de ontwikkeling van de moderne oorlogsvoering sinds de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Non-fictie
Engels | 586 pagina's | William Collins, London | 2024
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Masha Trebukova Anywhere anytime
Selectie uit het werk van de Russische kunstenares Masha Trebukova (1962) van indringende schilderingen van het leed dat mensen elkaar aandoen, die zijn aangebracht op pagina's van glossy tijdschriften.
Non-fictie
Engels | Nederlands | 248 pagina's | Lecturis, [Eindhoven] | 2020
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Mark Galeotti Putin's wars
from Chechnya to Ukraine
Politiek-historische analyse van alle conflicten waarbij Rusland betrokken is geweest onder het bewind van Vladimir Putin, van de Tsjetjeense Oorlogen tot en met de invasie van Oekraïne. Met kaarten.
Non-fictie
Engels | 400 pagina's | Osprey Publishing, Oxford | 2022
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R. J. Overy Why war?
Engels | 388 pagina's | Pelican (an imprint of Penguin Books), [London] | 2024
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Jantinus Mulder Cruiser HNLMS Tromp
Geschiedenis van het oorlogsschip Hr.Ms. Tromp, gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog vooral operationeel in de wateren rondom Nederlands-Indië en de Pacific.
Non-fictie
Engels | 48 pagina's | Lanasta, Emmen | 2012
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Marie Muller From warfare to welfare
human security in a southern African context
Non-fictie
Engels | 118 pagina's | Royal Van Gorcum, Assen | 2004
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Under fire
women and World War II
Artikelen over de rol van vrouwen tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog met aandacht voor de bewuste en vaak strategische besluitvorming en handelen van vrouwen binnen de beperkingen en kansen die de oorlog ze bood.
Non-fictie
Engels | 188 pagina's | Verloren Publishers, Amsterdam | 2014
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Fields of Honor Foundation The faces of Margraten
they will remain forever young
Levensbijzonderheden van de Amerikaanse militairen die omkwamen bij de bevrijding van Nederland en liggen begraven of worden herdacht op de begraafplaats in het Limburgse Margraten.
Non-fictie
Engels | 360 pagina's | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2022
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Bob Witman Gorilla for President
the 100 best visual columns on current affairs by the Gorilla Collective, 2006-2017
Selectie van beeldcolumns over de actualiteit van het afgelopen decennium, getekend door Nederlandse ontwerpers.
Non-fictie
Engels | 216 pagina's | Lecturis, [Eindhoven] | 2017
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David Petraeus | Andrew Roberts Conflict
the evolution of warfare from 1945 to Ukraine
Overzicht van de ontwikkeling van de moderne oorlogsvoering na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Non-fictie
Engels | 536 pagina's | William Collins, London | 2023
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Barbara F. Walter How civil wars start
and how to stop them
Non-fictie
Engels | 294 pagina's | Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, UK | 2022
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World War II map by map
Historical maps from both Allied and Axis countries also offer unique insights into the events. There are timelines to help you follow the story as it unfolds, while narrative overviews explain the social, economic, political, and technical developments at the time. Fascinating, large-scale pictures introduce topics such as the Holocaust, blitzkrieg, kamikaze warfare, and code-breaking
Engels | 288 pagina's | Dorling Kindersley, New York | 2019
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