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Provides practical advice on planning a trip to Egypt; describes points of interest in each section of the country; and includes information on restaurants, nightspots, shops, and lodging.
After her husband goes missing in Egypt, sheltered art curator Carina Wilde flies out to find him in a land devastated by a man-made flood. Stumbling upon the secrets he uncovered, she becomes a fugitive pursued by despots, religious fanatics, and occupying powers. Her only allies are an ex-gigolo, an orphan scavenging the ruins of Cairo, and a Suez bar-girl...
When Spain exploded into civil war in July 1936, a conflict whose roots were deep in the Spanish past became the arena for the violent political passions that divided Europe north of the Pyrenees. Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union intervened actively in the war, using Spain as a testing ground for their military equipment and techniques and their political ideologies. In this first in-depth study of the politics of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, R. Dan Richardson views the Brigades in the wider context of both the complex political-military alignments of Loyalist Spain and the broader Soviet-Comintern strategy during the Popular Front era. While not denying the gener...
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Features a full-colour introduction that covers the awe-inspiring Kremlin and The Red Square and includes the list of 'what not to miss'. This book explores various sights, from Moscow's lavish palaces to world-class museums. It also contains detailed accounts of Russian history and politics that have formed this intriguing city.