Embassy Siege
Автор: Shaun Clarke
Год издания: 0000
Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But can the SAS assault team rescue the hostages from the terrorist-held Iranian embassy?30 April 1980: six well-armed terrorists seize the Iranian Embassy in London. Nineteen Iranian nationals and four British citizens are captured.Subsequent negotiations see some hostages released, but when, on the fifth day of the siege, one of the hostages is shot dead, his body dumped outside, the time for negotiation is over. It is time to end the siege, and the only men with enough skill and daring for this dangerous task are the legendary SAS! In fact, convinced they will eventually be called in, they have already practiced a high-risk rescue operation in their top secret ‘Killing House’.On the evening of 5 May – and in the full glare of the international media – twelve SAS soldiers, dressed in black and wielding a deadly arsenal, make their courageous assault on the Embassy…
Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China
Автор: Henry Ellis
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Полный вариант заголовка: «Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China : comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton. Interspersed wih observations upon the face of the country, the polity, moral character, and manners of the Chinese nation. The whole illustrated by maps and drawings / by Henry Ellis».
An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the emperor of China. Vol. 1
Автор: George Staunton
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Полный вариант заголовка: «An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the emperor of China : Taken chiefly from the papers of earl of Macartney, embassador extraordinary a. plenipotentiary to the emperor of China: In 2 vol. Vol. 1».
An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the emperor of China. Vol. 2, pt. 2
Автор: George Staunton
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Полный вариант заголовка: «An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the emperor of China : Taken chiefly from the papers of earl of Macartney, embassador extraordinary a. plenipotentiary to the emperor of China: In 2 vol. Vol. 2, pt. 2».
An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the emperor of China. Vol. 2, pt. 1
Автор: George Staunton
Год издания:
Полный вариант заголовка: «An authentic account of an embassy from the king of Great Britain to the emperor of China : Taken chiefly from the papers of earl of Macartney, embassador extraordinary a. plenipotentiary to the emperor of China: In 2 vol. Vol. 1».
A narrative of the British embassy to China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794
Автор: Aeneas Anderson
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Полный вариант заголовка: «A narrative of the British embassy to China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794 : containing the various circumstances of the embassy : with accounts of customs and manners of the Chinese, and a description of the country, towns, cities, etc. / by Aeneas Anderson».