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The Trail of War

On the Track of Big Horse in Central Asia

By: Sven Hedin

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The Trail of War

On the Track of Big Horse in Central Asia

By: Sven Hedin

Commissioned by the Chinese to map a road through one of the most inhospitable regions in the world, Hedin set out on a journey that saw him become entangled in a bloody war for independence that was raging in the province. Struggling through the battle-scarred land, he encountered rebel fighters and bandits, was imprisoned and nearly executed. An enthralling account of drama and high adventure, The Trail of War is an extraordinary portrait of Central Asia and its people.

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Tauris Parke Paperbacks

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1845117026

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9781845117023

Overland to India, Volume 2

By: Dr. Sven Hedin

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Overland to India, Volume 2

By: Dr. Sven Hedin

A detailed account of the journey from Trebizond to Quetta. The route took Hedin through Erzerum, skirted Mount Ararat to Etchmiadzin and Nakichevan (the grave of Noah), and thence by Tabriz and Kasvin to Teheran, where the first part of his journey ended. The second part took him to Nasratabad in Seistan; the third to Quetta, where he may be said to have reached India . . . . The two volumes in which it is recorded contain a vast deal more than is above indicated. There are many digressions (from the bare record of travel) , some of which will not appeal to the general reader, whose interest is chiefly confined to the tale of travel, but many of them will command the attention of geographers and experts . . . . To mention a few, there are notes about Marco Polo's travels, about the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Nineveh, chapters on travels in the Kavír, on the march of Alexander the Great, on post-glacial climatic changes in Persia, on the distribution of desert and on the plague. This is volume two out of two.

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314

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849663396

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9783849663391

Overland to India, Volume 1

By: Dr. Sven Hedin

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Overland to India, Volume 1

By: Dr. Sven Hedin

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390

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Jazzybee Verlag

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3849663388

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9783849663384

Trans-Himalaya

Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet

By: Sven Hedin

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Trans-Himalaya

Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet

By: Sven Hedin

Discoveries And Adventures In Tibet. With 544 Illustrations From Photographs, Water Colour Sketches And Drawings By The Author And 14 Maps.

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708

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Asian Educational Services

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812061416X

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9788120614161

With the Kaiser's Army in 1914

A Neutral Observer in Belgium & France

By: Sven Hardin

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With the Kaiser's Army in 1914

A Neutral Observer in Belgium & France

By: Sven Hardin

In 1914 Swedish professor, writer, illustrator and adventurer Sven Hedin was granted a car and escort and given a comprehensive tour of the German Armies fighting in Belgium and France during September and October 1914. Hedin was given unfettered access to German armies and leadership. The resulting book, With the German Armies in the West, was quickly finished and published, originally in Swedish, in 1914 then swiftly translated and printed in early 1915 by John Lane of The Bodley Head Press, London, at a time when the events described in the book were still fresh.During his battle-front tour, Hedin took the opportunity to roam around the Army's rear areas and to visit the frontline trench network. In the process he conducted many interviews, ranging from ordinary German privates to the most senior commanders and also with British and French POWs. He was an artist of great skill and was allowed to sketch many scenes depicting German infantry, cavalry, logistics and artillery batteries. He also documented the condition of post-August 1914 Belgium and described the situation in a very different light to the febrile tones of most neutral sources.This invaluable study of the Kaiser's Army in the early stages of the First World War is a great addition to the literature of the Great War providing a rare glimpse into the German Army of 1914.

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646

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Pen and Sword

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1473849446

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9781473849440

The Wandering Lake

Into the Heart of Asia

By: Sven Hedin

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The Wandering Lake

Into the Heart of Asia

By: Sven Hedin

The third in Sven Hedin's Central Asia trilogy, The Wandering Lake is arguably his most famous work and a rare account of a now-vanished world. The lake of Lop Nur, the 'heart of the heart of Asia', is one of the world's strangest phenomena. Situated in the wild Chinese province of Xinjiang, Lop Nur - 'the wandering lake'- has for millennia been in a perpetual state of flux, drifting north to south, often tens of kilometres in as many years. It was once the lifeblood of the great Silk Road kingdom of Loulan, which flourished in this otherwise barren region 2,000 years ago, and its peculiar movements confused even Ptolemy, who marked the lake twice on his map of Asia. Following 'the pulse-beats of Lop Nur as a doctor examines a patient's heart', Sven Hedin became captivated by its peripatetic movements and for forty years his destiny was inextricably linked with that of this mysterious lake and the region surrounding it. His last journey to Lop Nur was in 1934, just days after he was released as a prisoner of General Ma Chung-yin (the rebel leader of Xinjiang). Travelling the length of the Konche-daria and Kum-daria rivers by canoe, Hedin embarked on his last Central Asian expedition and proved what he had always suspected - that Lop Nur did indeed shift position - and why. When he camped on its vast banks at night, Lop Nur was deep and full. Today, this once great lake - a mighty reservoir in the desert - is nothing but windblown sand and salty marsh. A gripping story of adventure and discovery, The Wandering Lake is a masterpiece by one of history's last great explorers.

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308

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857717812

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9780857717818

Riddles of the Gobi Desert

With 24 Plates and a Map

By: Sven Hedin,Sven Anders Hedin

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Riddles of the Gobi Desert

With 24 Plates and a Map

By: Sven Hedin,Sven Anders Hedin

Translated From The Swedish By Elizabeth Sprigge And Claude Napier

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438

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Asian Educational Services

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8120616146

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9788120616141

Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe

Essays in Honour of Edmund Mokrzycki

By: Sven Eliaeson

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Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe

Essays in Honour of Edmund Mokrzycki

By: Sven Eliaeson

This book explores the idea of civil society and how it is being implemented in Eastern Europe. The implosion of the Russian empire fifteen years ago and the new wave of democratization opened a new field of inquiry. The wide-ranging debate on the transition became focused on a conceptual battle, the question of how to define "civil society". Because totalitarian systems shun self-organization, real existing civil society barely existed East of the Elbe, and the emergence of civil society took unusually complex and puzzling forms, which varied with national culture, and reflected the deep historical past of these societies. This insightful text relates the concept of civil society and developments in Eastern Europe to wider sociological theories, and makes international comparisons where appropriate. It discusses particular aspects of civil society, and examines the difficulties of establishing civil society. It concludes by assessing the problems and prospects for civil society in Eastern Europe going forward.

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432

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Routledge

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1134207735

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9781134207732

Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Pets

Birds - Small Mammals - Reptiles

By: Maria-Elisabeth Krautwald-Junghanns,Michael Pees,Sven Reese

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Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Pets

Birds - Small Mammals - Reptiles

By: Maria-Elisabeth Krautwald-Junghanns,Michael Pees,Sven Reese

Jetzt auch in englischer Sprache! Dieser Atlas ist eine bislang einmalige Zusammenstellung aller bildgebenden Verfahren für die drei großen „Heimtierklassen" Vögel, Kleinsäuger und Reptilien. Separate Sektionen des Buches behandeln die drei Tierklassen, was ein schnelles und spezifisches Nachschlagen von Informationen und Bildreferenzen ermöglicht. Jede Sektion beginnt mit der anatomischen Darstellung der Körperregionen in den einzelnen Diagnostikverfahren. In einem zweiten Teil werden die häufigsten pathologischen Befunde nach den Organsystemen dargestellt und im Vergleich besprochen. Die vergleichende Darstellung ermöglicht die schnelle und richtige Diagnose mit dem adäquaten Diagnostikverfahren. Alle Röntgen-, Ultraschall-, CT- und MRT-Bilder sind eindeutig beschriftet. Mit rund 1500 Abbildungen ist dieser Atlas ein konkurrenzloses diagnostisches Archiv für die Heimtierpraxis.

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469

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Schlütersche

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3842682522

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9783842682528

The Reichstag Fire

The Case Against the Nazi Conspiracy

By: Sven Felix Kellerhoff

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The Reichstag Fire

The Case Against the Nazi Conspiracy

By: Sven Felix Kellerhoff

When the German Reichstag went up in flames on the evening of 27 February 1933, Hitler used the incident to seize power, claiming it was the work of Communists planning a violent uprising. But who really started the fire? Were the Nazis to blame, or was it the work of lone arsonist Marinus van der Lubbe? This debate has been raging for more than eighty years. The Reichstag Fire seeks to shed light on this pivotal event that changed the course of world history. Through a thorough and unbiased analysis of original source material, award-winning journalist Sven Felix Kellerhoff charts the outbreak of the fire, the Reich Cabinet's response to the event, Marinus van der Lubbe's repeated confession to the crime, and the far-reaching consequences of the fire.

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195

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Greenhill Books

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1784389048

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9781784389048

From Pole to Pole

By: Dr. Sven Hedin

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From Pole to Pole

By: Dr. Sven Hedin

Vividly written and fully illustrated sketches of the travels of the famous explorer, including descriptions of countries and peoples, tales of exploration in all ages and historical stories connected with places described. Abridged for young people from the original Norwegian work .

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Jazzybee Verlag

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384966340X

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9783849663407

Book's by Sven Hedin

The Trail of War

The Trail of War

Overland to India, Volume 2

Overland to India, Volume 2

Overland to India, Volume 1

Overland to India, Volume 1

Trans-Himalaya

Trans-Himalaya

With the Kaiser's Army in 1914

With the Kaiser's Army in 1914

The Wandering Lake

The Wandering Lake

Riddles of the Gobi Desert

Riddles of the Gobi Desert

Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe

Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe

Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Pets

Diagnostic Imaging of Exotic Pets

The Reichstag Fire

The Reichstag Fire

From Pole to Pole

From Pole to Pole

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