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Checkmate in Berlin - The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World (HB) by Giles Milton
$60.83 NZD
Category: History
This program is read by the author.The lively, immersive story of the race to seize Berlin in the aftermath of World War II that fired the starting gun for the Cold War, by the internationally bestselling master of popular history Giles Milton.Berlin's fate was sealed at the 1945 Yalta Conference: the c ...Show more
Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World by Giles Milton
$38.00 NZD
Category: History
'Brilliantly recapturing the febrile atmosphere of Berlin in the first four years after the Second World War, Giles Milton reminds us what an excellent story-teller he is' - Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny. Berlin was in ruins when Soviet forces fought their way towards the Re ...Show more
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton
$28.00 NZD
Category: History
In 1616, an English adventurer, Nathaniel Courthope, stepped ashore on a remote island in the East Indies on a secret mission - to persuade the islanders of Run to grant a monopoly to England over their nutmeg, a fabulously valuable spice in Europe. This infuriated the Dutch, who were determined to cont ...Show more
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