Battle for the Castle
Since 1918, Czechoslovakia has been known as East-Central Europe's most devoted democracy, an outpost of Western values in the East. While the country has had more democratic experience than its neighbors, this book argues that the claim that Czec...
Battle of Itter Castle, 1945
The Battle of Itter Castle was undoubtedly one of the strangest events of the Second World War, being one of only two occasions during the war in which Americans and Germans fought side by side. The castle was seized by the Nazis on 7 February 194...
Castle to Castle
With an undercurrent of sensual excitement, C line paints an almost unbearably vivid picture of society and the human condition.
Castle
The Castle
Castle
A 1978 Caldecott Honor Book The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascin...
Castle
The protagonist, known only as K., arrives in a mountain village buried under deep snows in the middle of winter, with the looming, titular, castle above it shrouded in mist. Attempting to gain contact with the inhabitants of the castle, the offic...
Castle
Summoned to take up the position of a land surveyor to the mysterious lord of a castle, the character known as K. finds himself in a bitter and baffling struggle to contact his new employer and go about his duties.
Castle
Follows the planning, construction, and ultimate testing in battle of a typical fortress with adjoining town built by the English in the thirteenth century as a part of their plan to conquer Wales
Castle
A vibrant history of the castle in Britain, from the early Middle Ages to the present day ¿ The castle has long had a pivotal place in British life, associated with lordship, landholding, and military might, and today it remains a powerful symbol ...
Castle
'He is the greatest German writer of our time. Such poets as Rilke or such novelists as Thomas Mann are dwarfs or plaster saints in comparison to him' Vladimir Nabokov The story of K. and his arrival in a village where he is never accepted, and hi...
Castle
The Castle is the story of K., the unwanted Land Surveyor who is never to be admitted to the Castle nor accepted in the village, and yet cannot go home. As he encounters dualities of certainty and doubt, hope and fear, and reason and nonsense, K.'...
Castle
Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country's most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples. At times...
Chrome Castle: Chrome Castle
Chrome Castle: Chrome Castle [Vinyl LP]
LEGO Castle Book
The LEGO Castle Book will show you how to build microscale-sized castles and miniature medieval realms. You'll learn a range of LEGO castle construction techniques, from basic to advanced, featuring designs from both real-world and fantasy castles...
Chrome Castle: Chrome Castle (Blue)
Chrome Castle: Chrome Castle (Blue) [Vinyl LP]
Another Castle
What does it mean to be a hero? A magical sword? A prophecy? What does it mean to be a leader? A royal title? A kingdom to lead? Misty is a Princess, but does that make her a damsel or a leader? Misty has a Prince, but does that make him the hero?...
Eltz Castle
Eltz Castle near Koblenz deeply impressed many visitors. The German art-historian Georg Dehio declared it 'the castle par exellence'. This book describes its history and takes readers through the interior of the castle as well as...
Urquhart Castle
From its vantage point overlooking Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle dominated the region for centuries. The probable site of a Pictish hill-fort, it may have been the scene for St Columba's reported encounter with a Pictish chief in the 6th century. Aro...