A comic book style introduction to the amazing world of prehistoric life after the dinosaurs
Kirjailija
Gary Jeffrey
Kirjat ja teokset yhdessä paikassa: 76 kirjaa, julkaisuja vuosilta 2005–2025, suosituimpiin kuuluu Elasmosaurus. Vertaile teosten hintoja ja tarkista saatavuus suomalaisista kirjakaupoista.
76 kirjaa
Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 2005–2025.
A comic book style introduction to the amazing world of prehistoric life after the dinosaurs
Graphic Medieval History: Knights
Gary Jeffrey
Hachette Children's Group
2023
pokkari
Halvin toimitettuna 15,20 €
A history of Medieval conflict during key episodes of this era of human development
A comic book style introduction to the amazing world of prehistoric life after the dinosaurs
A comic book style introduction to the amazing world of prehistoric life after the dinosaurs
A gripping, action-packed introduction to the medieval period in history through a graphic novel approach. A history of Medieval conflict during key episodes of this era of human development. Each book includes three amazing true stories of the times, from kings to paupers, told in graphic comic book style. Further information, illustrated with maps and artwork, gives the reader a background history on each period. In Graphic Medieval History: Knights, find out how English Longbowmen defeated the French knights at the battle of Agincourt; how the French army, led by a girl known as Joan of Arc broke the English siege at Orléans and which English king was the last to die in battle.
Graphic Medieval History: Castles
Gary Jeffrey
Franklin Watts Ltd
2018
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Halvin toimitettuna 24,60 €
A gripping, action-packed introduction to the medieval period in history through a graphic novel approach. A history of Medieval conflict during key episodes of this era of human development. Each book includes three amazing true stories of the times, from kings to paupers, told in graphic comic book style. Further information, illustrated with maps and artwork, gives the reader a background history on each period. In Graphic Medieval History: Castles, discover how the impregnable French castle, Château Gaillard, fell to the enemy as they entered through the garderobes; how the castle at Dover in England held out against a French siege and saved the throne of England; how Edward I defeated the Welsh uprisings and built a string of castles that still stand today.
Three historic battles to claim the Holy Land during the time of the Crusades are told in graphic novel format: Christian soldiers try to take Jerusalem back from Muslim and Jewish defenders during the First Crusade in 1099; On July 4, 1187, Christian armies of the Kingdom of Jerusalem meet the Muslim forces of Saladin in the decisive Battle of Hattin for the Holy Land; England's King Richard I, and his allies battle Saladin in an attempt to retake Jerusalem during the Third Crusade in 1190.
Separated by only about 100 miles (160 km) of water, the United States felt threatened by Soviet-backed Cuba in the 1960s. It was like having the Soviet Union in their back yard. This book describes events of the Cuban Revolution (19531959) and Cold War conflicts such as the infamous Bay of Pigs invasion and the nail-biting suspense of the Cuban missile crisis.
This graphic novel tracks the first year of Bonnie and Clyde's extraordinary crime spree. Beginning in April 1932 in Texas, an accelerating path of robberies and shoot-outs made the duo infamous. These pages reveal what drove Clyde Barrow to become so hardened, unrepentant and relentlessly violent. And what drove Bonnie, repeatedly, in spite of her best interest, to Clyde's side. Culminating in April 1933 in Missouri, the scene fades with the shoot-out that left a detective and police chief dead and Bonnie and Clyde at the brink of national notoriety.
Presents, in graphic novel format, accounts of the battles during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, including stories of ambushes, air battles, and infantry details during the Battle for Kama.
As the Soviet Union attempted to expand the influence of communism around the world, the United States responded with a policy called "containment" to prevent it. The war in Vietnam was a Cold War conflict that saw North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, invade South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries
Presents, in graphic novel format, accounts of the battles during the Korean War, including stories of air battles, rescues behind enemy lines, and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
This gripping graphic novel recounts three historic air battles over France during World War I: The Opening of "Bloody April," April 2, 1917; The First African-American Pilot, May 6, 1917; Billy BishopAce of Aces, June 19, 1918.
This engaging graphic novel recounts three historic battles at sea during World War I: Second Blood to U-9, September 22, 1914; Under Savage Fire, May 31, 1916; and The Zeebrugge Raid, April 23, 1918.
This gripping graphic novel recounts three historic land battles in France during World War I: A Relief Platoon on the Somme, August 23, 1916; When Tank Fought Tank, April 23, 1918; Thirteen Brave Americans, July 18, 1918.
This thrilling graphic novel recounts three historic land battles in Russia and Eastern Europe during World War I: Encirclement - The Battle of Tannenberg, August 23, 1914; Captured in the Brusilov Offensive, July 28, 1916; and The Bolsheviks Storm the Winter Palace, November 8, 1917.
In a gripping tale of honor, kings, and unbelievable creatures, the mythical hero Perseus bests his mother's suitor, who was the awful King Phineus. Exciting, vivid illustrations drive this graphic novel's accessible telling of Perseus's triumph. Armed with knowledge and gifts given to him by the gods, Perseus uses Medusa's head to turn Phineus into stone and rescue the maiden Andromeda. Readers will enjoy each informational and engaging panel, and applaud the heroic and cunning end.