Norman Davies: 9 books
The Battle for Ireland
A Story of National Liberation--A Selection from Vanished Kingdoms (Penguin Trac ks)
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
The history of contemporary Ireland and its struggle for independence—excerpted from internationally bestselling author Norman Davies’s Vanished Kingdoms
Vanished Kingdoms introduces readers to once-powerful European empires that have left scant traces on the modern map. In this excerpt...
Litva: The Rise and Fall of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
A Selection from Vanished Kingdoms (Penguin Tracks)
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2013
The fascinating history of a Baltic empire’s dominance and decline—excerpted from internationally bestselling author Norman Davies’s Vanished Kingdoms
Vanished Kingdoms introduces readers to once-powerful European empires that have left scant traces on the modern map. In this excerpt...
White Eagle, Red Star
The Polish-Soviet War 1919-20
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2011
Surprisingly little known, the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-20 was to change the course of twentieth-century history.
In White Eagle, Red Star, Norman Davies gives a full account of the War, with its dramatic climax in August 1920 when the Red Army - sure of victory and pledged to carry the Revolution...
Vanished Kingdoms
The Rise and Fall of States and Nations
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
An evocative account of fourteen European kingdoms-their rise, maturity, and eventual disappearance.
There is something profoundly romantic about lost civilizations. Europe's past is littered with states and kingdoms, large and small, that are scarcely remembered today, and while their names...
No Simple Victory
World War II in Europe, 1939-1945
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2008
One of the world's leading historians re-examines World War II and its outcome
A clear-eyed reappraisal of World War II that offers new insight by reevaluating well-established facts and pointing out lesser-known ones, No Simple Victory asks readers to reconsider what they know about the war,...
Heart of Europe:The Past in Poland's Present
The Past in Poland's Present
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2001
The image of Poland has once again been impressed on European consciousness. Norman Davies provides a key to understanding the modern Polish crisis in this lucid and authoritative description of the nation's history. Beginning with the period since 1945, he travels back in time to highlight the long-term...
Trail of Hope
The Anders Army, An Odyssey Across Three Continents
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2016
Following the conquest of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in 1939, hundreds of thousands of Polish families were torn from their homes and sent eastwards to the arctic wastes of Siberia. Prisoners of war, refugees, those regarded as 'social criminals' by Stalin's regime, and those rounded...
by Norman Davies
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
A thoughful book or original wisdom and quotes by the author.
Therapy helps many to learn how to cope and protect themselves from life, but does not teach them how to live it and love it. We are all walking towards the light, it is just that some have forgotten to open their eyes so they can...
by Davies, W. Keith, Longworth
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
This text sets out to explain the issues and attributes of lifelong learning as well as outlining the many initiatives which are being taken to help understand the implications and new roles for many of our institutions.