Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia. This title reveals the imperial story showing how a gang of buccaneers and gold-diggers planted the...
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Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia. This title reveals the imperial story showing how a gang of buccaneers and gold-diggers planted the seed of the biggest empire in all history.
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Pro mě to byl skvělý kurz o rostoucí britské říši. Na začátku knihy klade otázku: „Jak se tomuto malému deštivému ostrovu podařilo dobýt svět,“ odvádí dobrou práci, když vysvětluje, jak.