9780094774001 - The Cossacks di Ure, John (12 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated (illustratore). The Cossacks This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.

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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated (illustratore). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good Jacket. Illustrated (illustratore). . Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st Edition. near fine softcover.

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First U.K. Edition. 256pp w bibliography and index. Three unpaginated sections of reprints of historical photos and prints, seven indexed maps. Light grey endpapers. Dark purple cloth w crisp silver lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without wear. Octavo.

Dark Blue Cloth Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st Edition. History of the Cossacks from the time of Ivan the Terrible to the modern day, featuring the most dramatic stories from Cossack legend and literature. 256pp with index, illustrated with 24 pages of reproductions in colour and black and white and maps to the text. Silver lettering to spine. Slight forward lean and minor bumping to spine, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has minor edge and surface wear and tiny hole to spine, otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Cloth. Condizione: Vg. Condizione sovraccoperta: Vg. Illustrated (illustratore). First Edition. 256pp. Plates. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st. 256pp; illus.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustratore). 1st Edition. Published by Constable in 1999. Hardcover. 1st edition. Book condition: Near Fine. Dark blue boards with silver titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order. Dust Jacket condition: Near Fine. Price unclipped. See photograph. Dims: 240mm x 160mm x 27mm. 256 pages. The word "Cossack" conjures up different images to different people. To some, these ruthless riders from the steppes of Asia -- with their spectacular fur hats and flashing sabres -- are the romantic embodiment of dash and daring; to others, they are horsemen from hell -- alternately rebels against the Romanovs and vicious instruments of Tsarist repression. Both images are equally true. Lavishly illustrated with 135 photographs, paintings, and lithographs, The Cossacks, by career diplomat and noted travel writer John Ure, traces the story of these great warriors from the time of Ivan the Terrible, through the uprisings of the Volga pirate Stenka Razin and the impostor Pugachev, to the harnessing of the Cossack Host to the Tsarist cause. He recounts their fearsome exploits in Napoleon's retreat from Moscow, in the conquest of the Caucasus and in the "Great Game" in Central Asia; how they split in the Russian Revolution between White interventionists and the Red Army; how Hitler lured many of them to turn against Russia during the Second World War, and how Stalin, in turn, persecuted them. And he explodes the long-held theory that the Cossacks are a purely historical phenomenon by detailing present-day activities of Cossacks in Bosnia, Chechnya, and elsewhere. John Ure brings them vividly to life -- in dramatic words and pictures -- mining the most dramatic stories from the rich vein of Cossack legend and lore. The Cossacks emerge from this narrative in all their brilliant glory: dashing and cruel, unpredictable and immensely brave.