One of the key objectives of British forces on D-Day was the capture of the strategically vital city of Caen. General Montgomery saw Caen as the key to Normandy and the springboard for the Allied breakout, but so did the Germans and the city did not fall. It took three major offensives and more than 30 bloody days of struggle to finally take Caen. In the process the city was controversially dev…
Interactive spreads with dramatic pop-ups and lift-the-flaps bring to life each of Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, Romances and Tragedies. Packed with hilarious jokes and funny facts, this is the Bard’s complete works as they’ve never been seen before.
Paris, Mei 1968. Ketika revolusi mahasiswa berkecamuk di Paris, Dimas Suryo seorang eksil politik Indonesia bertemu Vivienne Deveraux, seorang mahasiswa Prancis yang ikut demonstrasi melawan pemerintah Prancis. Pada saat yang sama, Dimas menerima kabar dari Jakarta: Hananto Prawiro, sahabatnya, ditangkap tentara dan dinyatakan tewas. Dimas merasa cemas dan gamang. Bersama puluhan wartawan da…
Buku Babad Dipanegara ini ditulis sendiri oleh Pangeran Dipanegara atau Kanjeng Sultan Abdul Hamid saat diasingkan di Manado, Sulawesi Utara. Naskah aslinya berbentuk tembaga, puisinya menggunakan bahasa Jawa. Penulisan naskah ini tidak hanya semata-mata untuk menghibur diri selama di pengasingan, namun demikian secara cerdik, sesungguhnya merupakan rangkuman pengetahuan serta kepekaanya akan k…
Penulisan sejarah di Indonesia selama ini lebih menitikberatkan pada kelompok-kelompok kelas bawah pedesaan dengan fokus utama pada pemberontakan petani. Rakyat miskin kota dengan ini seakan-akan terlupakan, padahal sejak awal abad ke-20, kota-kota di Indonesia telah beranjak menjadi kekuatan tersendiri yang turut andil dalam menggerakan sejarah Indonesia.
This book is full of essential info from prehistory to the present day, broken down into fun, bite-size facts. Learn everything about key history topics in 60 seconds! This book is packed with essential info from prehistory to the present day, broken down into fun, fascinating bite-size facts. Key events and individuals are clearly explained using colourful graphics and easy-to-follow tex…
Learn about the history of the world, stickering this inventive new format as you learn! Sticky History of the World includes a large-format, eight-page sticker booklet and an intricately illustrated, eight-panel fold-out card carousel. Each of the panels of the carousel is based upon an era of the history of the world, from the Big Bang and the age of the dinosaurs, via the Romans and th…