BOOKS by Hugh Thomas

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1	The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: 1440-1870 more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist The author documents the slave trade, from its beginnings on the coast of West Africa in the fifteenth century, following the development of this massive shift of human lives across the centuries until its abolition in the late nineteenth century. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Spanish Civil War more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist With a keen eye for detail and unparalleled insight, Thomas reassembles the dramatic chain of events that tore apart a nation and led to the tragedy of a civil war that captured the emotions of an entire world. "A full, vivid, and deeply serious treatment of a great subject".--New York Times Book Review. Maps. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain’s early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomas’s magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Orthopaedic Neurology: A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels more books like this by Stanley Hoppenfeld, Hugh Thomas (Illustrator), Richard Hutton add to wishlist see all copies from $73.96! new only from $89.66! \| SVS
5	The Slave Trade more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist Hugh Thomas relates the history of the Atlantic slave trade--a huge multinational industry--and provides a great deal of detail on the economic and social aspects of the business of selling slaves. He also charts the rise of the abolitionist movement and how it succeeded in turning public opinion against slavery. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions
6	Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with wit, balance, and insight, Thomas presents a compelling narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history, capturing in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offering unprecendented, in-depth portraits of legendary opponents Montezuma and Cortes. Photos ... see all copies from $3.60! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Cuba: The Pursuit of Freedom more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist At the climax of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the population of the Northern Hemisphere risked extinction. Two hundred years earlier, Cuba - whose position in the Caribbean was the military key to the New World - was similarly the storm centre of the Seven Years Wars between, England, France and Spain. Hugh Thomas' book explores the whole ... see all copies from $11.25! first editions
8	Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist Drawing on newly discovered sources and taking into account information not available to earlier scholars, the author of the bestselling The History of the Cuban Revolution presents a full and balanced history of one of the most significant events of Western civilization. Photos; illustrations; maps. see all copies from $2.69! new only from $25.00! \| first editions
9	The Spanish Civil War: Revised Edition more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best, most engrossing narrative of one of the most emblematic and misunderstood wars of the twentieth century. Revised and updated with significant new material, including new revelations about atrocities perpetrated against civilians by both sides in this epic ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $14.90! \| first editions \| SVS
10	A Traveller's Companion to Madrid more books like this by Hugh Thomas (Editor) add to wishlist This anthology of eyewitness accounts--in diaries, letters, memoirs and novels--ranges across five centuries and reveals Madrid's history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.38! \| SVS
11	The Murder of Adolf Hitler: The Truth about the Bodies in the Berlin Bunker more books like this by Hugh Thomas, W Hugh Thomas add to wishlist In this fascinating real-life detective story, forensic expert and physician Hugh Thomas uses new evidence to prove that Adolf Hitler was murdered in the Berlin bunker while his mistress Eva Braun escaped. Includes 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.50! \| first editions
12 view cover	Havana: History and Architecture of a Romantic City more books like this by Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo, Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo, Lorna S Fox (Translator) add to wishlist Havana, the legendary capital of Cuba, bears the traces of every stage of the island's rich history, from its indigenous traditions to the introduction of European culture in the late fifteenth century to the development of the unique amalgam of these influences that is unmistakably Cuban. In this exquisite volume, author Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo ... see all copies from $34.05! new only from $53.62! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Strange Death of Heinrich Himmler: A Forensic Investigation more books like this by Hugh Thomas, W Hugh Thomas add to wishlist Many claim that Heinrich Himmler committed suicide to escape execution, but a forensic expert now questions whether the feared SS leader cheated death altogether. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from $2.75! new only from $38.88! \| first editions
14 view cover	The slave trade : the history of the Atlantic slave trade, 1440-1870 more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist The author documents the slave trade, from its beginnings on the coast of West Africa in the fifteenth century, following the development of this massive shift of human lives across the centuries until its abolition in the late nineteenth century. see all copies from $4.06! new only from $33.96! \| first editions
15 view cover	Introduction to Human Disease more books like this by Thomas H Kent add to wishlist The fourth edition contains new information on the nervous system, infectious diseases, mental illness, muscle and nerves, the breast, and vascular disease. Each chapter contains introductory and review material followed by the most frequent and serious problems, symptoms/signs and tests, specific diseases, and review questions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.89! \| first editions
16 view cover	Beaumarchais in Seville: An Intermezzo more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist In 1764-65, the irrepressible playwright Beaumarchais travelled to Madrid, where he immersed himself in the life and society of the day. Inspired by the places he had seen and the people he had met, Beaumarchais returned home to create "The Barber of Seville" and "The Marriage of Figaro", plays that became the basis for the operas by Rossini and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.84! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Badminton Horse Trials: The Triumphs and the Tears more books like this by Debby Sly, His Grace the Duke of Beaufort (Preface by), Hugh Thomas (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Badminton three-day event is now an established part of the sporting calendar. Hosted by successive Dukes of Beaufort on their country estate, the event attracts over 200,000 spectators. This book looks back over the last 50 years to tell the whole Badminton story from its faltering beginnings in 1949 to its position as the second largest ... see all copies from $2.15!
18	The Real Discovery of America: Mexico, November 8, 1519 more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions
19 view cover	The English and the Normans: Ethnic Hostility, Assimilation, and Identity 1066-C.1220 more books like this by Hugh M Thomas add to wishlist Since the Anglo-Norman period itself, the relations beween the English and the Normans have formed a subject of lively debate. For most of that time, however, complacency about the inevitability of assimilation and of the Anglicization of Normans after 1066 has ruled. This book first challenges that complacency, then goes on to provide the fullest ... see all copies from $69.61! new only from $69.61! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	PCR Technology: Current Innovations, Second Edition more books like this by Thomas Weissensteiner (Editor), Hugh G Griffin, Annette M Griffin add to wishlist In the decade since the publication of the bestselling first edition, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology has been at the forefront of dramatic developments in biochemistry. Many exciting advances have been made in this specialized field of DNA analysis and a large number of commercial kits and additives are now available. There has never ... see all copies from $110.84! new only from $110.84! \| first editions
21	Armed Truce: The Beginnings of the Cold War, 1945-46 more books like this by Hugh Thomas add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
22 view cover	SS-1: The Unlikely Death of Heinrich Himmler more books like this by Hugh Thomas, W Hugh Thomas add to wishlist An examination of the curious demise of Reichsfuehrer SS Heinrich Himmler that investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue. On 22nd May 1945, in the immediate aftermath of the end of World War II, the Allies celebrated the capture of the most important member of the Nazi hierarchy, Reichsf hrer Heinrich Himmler. ... see all copies from $5.17! new only from $12.80! \| first editions
23 view cover	Amid the Alien Corn: An Intrepid Englishman in the Heart of America more books like this by Hugh Willoughby, Joseph L Martin (Editor), Thomas Bacher (Text by) add to wishlist In 1955, Hugh Willoughby left for a Midwestern American university (Purdue University). He jotted down notes of his impressions and experiences to send back to his English friends, which were subsequently put together in a series of letters. These letters are uninhibited and never whittled down to spare American sensitivity. This newer annotated ... see all copies from $7.46! new only from $10.02! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Norman Conquest: England After William the Conqueror more books like this by Hugh M Thomas add to wishlist Exploring the successful Norman invasion of England in 1066, this concise and accessible book focuses especially on the often dramatic and enduring changes wrought by William the Conqueror and his followers. From the perspective of a modern social historian, Hugh M. Thomas considers the conquest's wide-ranging impact by taking a fresh look at such ... see all copies from $12.98! new only from $24.03! \| SVS
25	California Slavic Studies more books like this by Henrik Birnbaum (Editor), Thomas Eekman (Editor), Hugh McLean (Editor) add to wishlist This volume completes a programme of publishing essays on a wide range of Slavic topics. see all copies from $3.22! new only from $18.00! \| SVS

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