A comprehensive look at hundreds of graphic works
Through the turbulent passage of time, graphic design—with its vivid, neat synthesis of image and idea—has distilled the spirit of each age. Surroun
The present volume contains accounts presenting the events that unfolded in the Wola district of Warsaw in August 1944. According to various estimates, the number of people murdered at the time range
The accounts gathered in this volume concern the period from September 1939 to July 1944, whereas the leitmotif that conjoins them are the executions that were conducted by the Germans in Warsaw and
The Kriegsmarine's Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, described either as a battleship or battlecruiser, and the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. She was launched
Wydanie dwujęzyczne (polsko-angielskie)
Publikacja Fighting and Suffering. The Polish experience of World War II. Walka i Cierpienie. Polskie doświadczenie II wojny światowej prezentuje spojrzenie
Nowatorski i nieszablonowy album wydany przez Muzeum II WŚ w przełomowy sposób opowiada o najważniejszych bitwach II wojny światowej. Starannie dobrane treści, liczne dane statystyczne i elementy gra
The Red Air Force versus the Luftwaffe in the skies over Eastern Europe. June 1941: Having conquered most of Western Europe, Adolf Hitler turned his attention to the vast Soviet Union. Disregarding h
An intimate history of the most important month of the Second World War - perhaps the century - as experienced by those who lived through it, completely based on their diaries, letters and memoirs.
Of all the controversies facing historians today, few are more divisive or more important than the question of how the Holocaust was possible. What led thousands of Germans – many of them middle-aged
The traumatic story of one of the last major battles of World War II, in which the Poles fought off German troops and police, street by street, for sixty-three days.
The Warsaw Uprising of August
Richard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the 'great imperial war', a violent end to alm
In the subsequent volume of the “Chronicles of Terror” series we give voice to the eyewitness who survived the tragedy of war. It is from the perspective of their experiences that we show the history
Chosen for their powerful symbolism, the illustrations in this book range from the myths and legends of the ancient world to the icons used in modern culture and science. You will discover the fascin
Described by Lennon as ‘the best thing I’ve ever done’, and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was released alongside the remarkable Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono
THE UNTOLD STORY OF BRITAIN'S MOST SECRETIVE SPECIAL FORCES UNIT
June 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich falls across Europe. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unus
In the summer of 1941, at the height of the war in the Western Desert, a bored and eccentric young officer, David Stirling, has a vision for a new kind of war: attacking the enemy where they least ex
This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88.
The Junkers Ju 188 was the epitome of mid-w
This fully-illustrated history of the world’s best comic strip art, including Hy Eisman’s The Katzenjammer Kids, which debuted in 1897, Charles Schultz’s Peanuts (1950), Peyo’s Smurfs (1958), Steve D
"Start with an evocative colour profile. Stir in spectacular techniques from matchless modelling talent. Season with stunning photography. And you've got the recipe for an enormously inspirational ho
Kolejna książka z serii Ocalić od zapomnienia podzielona jest na trzy zasadnicze części : krzyże przydrożne, kapliczki, święci polskich kapliczek. Autor, znany etnograf opisuje najciekawsze i najpięk
Die Standardvorstellung vom Holocaust stutzt sich in Polen vor allem auf einige allgemein bekannte Fakten, die meist mit dem Warschauer Getto verbunden sind. Fast jeder weib, dass die Warschauer Jude
16 listopada 1940 r. hitlerowcy utworzyli w Warszawie getto. Była to wyizolowana dzielnica. Znękany naród żydowski w kwietniu 1943 r. dokonał bohaterskiego zrywu, którego celem było jednak nie wyzwol
Publikacja została wydana z okazji 25-lecia Muzeum Historii Polskiego Ruchu Ludowego. Zawiera kolekcje tematyczne, tj. malarstwo o tematyce historycznej, malarstwo o tematyce religijnej, malarstwo po
Biłgorajskie "figury", jak nazywa lud kapliczki i krzyże przydrożne, wielokrotnie interesowały etnografów, profesjonalnie zajmujących się tą dziedziną architektury i sztuki, a także amatorów - miłośn