Nick Lloyd`s Hundred Days: The End of the Great War explores the brutal, heroic & extraordinary final days of the First World War. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent. The Armistice, which brought the Great War to an end, marked a seminal moment in modern European & World history. Yet the story of how the war ended remains little-known. In this compelling & ground-breaking new study, Nick Lloyd examines the last days of the war & asks the question: how did it end? Beginning at the heralded turning-point on the Marne in July 1918, Hundred Days traces the epic story of the next four months, which included some of the bloodiest battles of the war. Using unpublished archive material from five countries, this new account reveals how the Allies
- British, French, American & Commonwealth
- managed to beat the German Army, by now crippled by indiscipline & ravaged by influenza, & force her leaders to seek peace. ” This is a powerful & moving book by a rising military historian. Lloyd`s depiction of the great battles of July-November provides compelling evidence of the scale of the Allies` victories & the bitter reality of German defeat”. (Gary Sheffield (Professor of War Studies)). ” Lloyd enters the upper tier of Great War historians with this admirable account of the war`s final campaign”. (Publishers Weekly). Nick Lloyd is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King`s College London, based at the Joint Services Command & Staff College in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. He specialises in British military & imperial history in the era of the Great War & is the author of two books, Loos 1915 (2006), & The Amritsar Massacre: The Untold Story of One Fateful Day (2011).

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The Papyrus of Hunefer is one of the most beautiful & famous items in the British Museums Egyptian collections, illustrated with detailed coloured paintings of the highest quality. Hunefer (his name means Mr Happy Day) was an official of high rank. The papyrus was buried with him & contains his personal selection of spells from what we now call the ” Book of the Dead”. He expected the papyrus to help him to reach a happy eternal life, in which he could continue to enjoy the many pleasures of the living world without any of its sorrows or troubles. Hunefers papyrus

Includes:: lovely, detailed images of various important stages or rites on the way, including the opening of the mouth ceremony outside the tomb, in which priests carry out rites to give the mummy back its human senses, & the weighing of the heart in which the gods put Hunefers heart is on the scales with the feather of truth to show if he had been a good person in life. This book follows Hunefer on his magical journey &, in a very simple, accessible & visual way, demonstrates Ancient Egyptian beliefs about religion, life & death.

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Take a gruesome trip through time with this grisly compendium of death! From the best way to shrink a head to making a mummy in eight simple steps, & with fascinating facts about botched beheadings, greedy royals & the plague, Hung, Drawn & Quartered looks at the most gruesome facts from the past. ...

Hiking guide to the north-western section of Hungary’s National Blue Trail which forms part of the E4 European long-distance footpath. The guide covers the route from the historic town of Visegrád on the Danube, across the Buda Hills on the outskirts of Budapest & the Bakony Hills along the north-eastern shore of Lake Balaton, to Írott-ko in the Koszegi range on the Austrian border. The route & its variants are highlighted on detailed topographic maps at 1:40, 000 (some sections are at 1:60, 000) with contours at 10m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring & graphics for different types of vegetation & land use, e.g. vineyards, orchards, meadows, woodlands, etc. Also highlighted are numerous local hiking trails, as well as recommended cycling routes. Local roads indicate bus routes & stops, & railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols mark various facilities & places of interests including campsites, hostels & other tourist accommodation, restaurants & cafes, etc. Each map has latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1’ intervals. Map legend

Includes:: English. Extensive text, illustrated with colour photos, is in Hungarian only – a challenge indeed! – but a lot of useful information, including telephone numbers for tourist offices, can be deciphered with help from a pocket dictionary. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Hiking guide to the western section of Hungary’s National Blue Trail, including part of the E7 European long-distance footpath. The guide covers the route from Írott-ko in the Koszegi range on the Austrian border, across the Orség National Park & the Mecsek Hills near Pécs, to Szekszárd. At the border crossing with Slovakia near Magyarszomnatfa the route becomes part of the E7 European long-distance footpath. The route & its variants are highlighted on detailed topographic maps at 1:40, 000 with contours at 20m intervals enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring & graphics for different types of vegetation & land use, e.g. vineyards, orchards, meadows, woodlands, etc. Also highlighted are numerous local hiking trails. Local roads indicate bus routes & stops, & railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols mark various facilities & places of interests including campsites, hostels & other tourist accommodation, restaurants & cafes, etc. PLEASE NOTE: maps in this title have no geographical coordinates for GPS & map legend is only in Hungarian & German. Extensive text, illustrated with colour photos, is in Hungarian only – a challenge indeed! – but a lot of useful information, including telephone numbers for tourist offices, can be deciphered with help from a pocket dictionary. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

This brand new Berlitz Hungarian Phrasebook & Dictionary features a fresh, crisp design with vivid colour photography, eye-catching colour-coding, & user-generated content, making it the phrasebook created by the people for the people! Sections such as Food & Drink & In an Emergency provide words & phrases you`ll hear used in everyday situations in Hungary, & there are snippets of useful information on etiquette, culture & travel. The handy bilingual dictionary at the back of the book contains over 1, 700 useful words, & our new content

Includes:: essential phrases such as ” What is the Wi Fi password?”, ”I`ll put the pictures on Facebook”, & much more. You`ll never be lost for words with a Berlitz phrasebook.

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The Lonely Planet Hungarian Phrasebook is not only an extensive list of useful phrases, but also an ideal tool to start getting to grips with a language & beginning two-way communication. Containing excellent sections on language basics such as numbers, question phrases, dates, phrase construction, grammar & pronunciation, as well as containing concise but well-rounded two-way dictionaries, Lonely Planet phrasebooks enable you to quickly & confidently construct your own phrases in addition to those given. The given phrases cover all the essential travel & tourism categories such as transport, communications, business meetings & accommodation, as well as in-depth categories such as health, food & social interaction. The phrasebooks are designed to enable more than just simple question-answer communication, allowing the start of two-way conversations ...

Hungarian wine has never been so exciting. more than ever before, wine tourism is taking off in the country, revealing a beguiling mix of tradition & innovation. With ancient, underground, rock-hewn cellars & wineries of cutting-edge design, Hungary offers much to experts & amateurs alike. This new guide, written by Budapest resident & wine writer Robert Smyth, visits each of the country`s wine regions, meets the winemakers, tastes the wines & makes recommendations of who to watch. Broaden your palate with some classy new vintages & become familiar with some of the tongue-twisting native grape variets that are increasingly in demand on world wine lists. ...

The Michelin National road map of Hungary at 1:400, 000 scale is ideal for route planning. The map gives comprehensive coverage of national road networks showing all major motorways, dual carriageways, national & regional main roads & some single-lane roads. [[ Also shows unsurfaced roads & tracks & major footpaths. Distances between major locations are marked along roads, with total distance & several intermediate distances shown. A quick-reference chart of distances & driving times between major locations is also included. The map also

Includes:: a grid-referenced index of principal place names. Clear, easy-to read cartography shows roads in reds, yellows & white with black outlines. [[ Major topography is indicated with relief shading.]] Woodland & forest is marked with green shading. Built-up urban areas are clearly marked in yellow. Airports, ferries, railways are also marked. National & administrative divisions are marked. Tourist sites are marked, such as castles, ruins & national parks; as are sports & recreational facilities. Also

Includes:: a quick reference panel giving national driving regulations, including speed limits, equipment requirements (e.g. bulb kits, warning triangles) & seatbelt rules. Town plans & regional enlargements:- Budapest at 1:1, 000 scale



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Hungary on a large, double-sided indexed map at 1:300, 000 from Mair Dumont, with a plan of central Budapest & special features to aid route planning & navigation: a fold-out flap in the jacket gives an overview of the whole area covered by the map plus the adjoining regions & highlights popular locations, with the grid reference system in the margins making it easier to find places on the main map. A set of seven peel-on/peel-off stickers, removable without damaging the map surface, is provided for making selected locations more prominent when navigating. The map divides the country east/west, with the western side extending to Vienna & Bratislava. Road network

Includes:: minor local roads & selected unsurfaced tracks, indicates motorway services, toll stations, traffic restrictions & routes not recommended for caravans, gradients, etc. & gives driving distances on main routes. Scenic routes & viewpoints are highlighted. Railway lines & local airports are included, as well as the country

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