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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
In Defence of British India (1984) illustrates the problems arising from the British need to defend an Indian empire. The strategies devised by Britain to counter the expansion of European empires into the Middle East are known as the Great Game.
Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization (1984) is a key collection of essays that analyse from many sides the growth and demise of Western imperialism. They examine imperial history, the experience of imperialism, and offer new thoughts on British decolonization.
In this, the first scholarly biography of Donald Hankey - the 'Student in Arms' of the first world war - Ross Davies recovers his life, from his birth into a banking and slave-owning dynasty in 1884 to his death at the Somme in 1916.
An autobiographical account of the author's work on the development of radar systems during World War II. The book focuses on his contributions to the development of... Læs mere
In the pre-digital age, before email and cell phones, letters carried an importance that few who were not part of those times will understand. The words on these... Læs mere
Wallace Lyon was Provincial Administrator and Administrative Inspector in northern Iraq between 1918 and 1945. His job was to administer what at the time was a wild and remote province, while protecting the Kurds from Iraq and safeguarding British imperial interests in the area.
Om bogen Den tykke is og de lave temperaturer i den afsides, nordgrønlandske tundra betyder at ting ikke rådner op, men bevares for eftertiden. Dette er... Læs mere
Alford Dalrymple Gardner was one of the few living passengers to have travelled on the Empire Windrush. He is one of 10 whose portrait was commissioned by King Charles, and... Læs mere
The first book to explore in full the extraordinary story of how a British journalist risked his career to expose American explorer Frederick Cook, who claimed to be the first person to reach the North Pole, as a fraud
Tells the extraordinary story of the author's twenty year quest to find gold coins which his father's family buried in their backyard just... Læs mere
This text covers the years 1904-1907 and shows Mahler in his final years at the Hofoper coping with the demands on his energy and creative... Læs mere