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Emlékirataim    by Saint-Simon herceg
Price: $6.00 USD. 97610 words. Language: Hungarian. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on March 16, 2013. Nonfiction » History » European.

Az emlékírók atyjának lebilincselő naplója! Az újkor legnagyobb történelmi emlékírója, Saint-Simon egyszerre volt irodalmár és közéleti ember, az utókor szerint barokkos nyelvezetével alapjaiban változtatta meg a francia irodalmi ízlést. Versailles-t mindenki ismeri, az is, aki nem járt ott – szokták mondani.
Ιστορία του Σουλλίου και της Πάργας    by Χριστόφορος Περραιβός
Price: $1.49 USD. 47080 words. Language: Greek. Published by PELEKANOS BOOKS  on March 12, 2013. Nonfiction » History » European.

Η ιστορική αφήγηση στρέφεται γύρω από τους αγώνες των κατοίκων Σουλλίου και Πάργας εναντίον της μοχθηρίας και του βάναυσου τρόπου διοίκησης του Αλή Πασά των Ιωαννίνων. Πλήθος άγνωστων πληροφοριών έρχονται στο φως, από γραμματείς και συμβούλους του τυράννου.
Saint Valentine: The Man Who Became the Patron Saint of Love    by Jeannie Meekins
Price: $0.99 USD. 2560 words. Language: English. Published by LearningIsland.com  on March 4, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Religious biography.

You’ve probably heard of Saint Valentine’s Day. You may have given someone a card or a present. You may even have done it in secret, and watched the look of happiness on their face. But what do you really know about the person who inspired one of the most popular days of the year? Read this 15-minute biography to find out about the three men who may have become Saint Valentine.
No Place for Ladies: The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War    by Helen Rappaport
Price: $7.99 USD. 106780 words. Language: English. Published by Victorian Secrets  on March 4, 2013. Nonfiction » History » European.

The pioneering work of Florence Nightingale has become legendary, but in 'No Place for Ladies' Helen Rappaport champions the contribution of the women whose stories have gone largely untold – the nurses, journalists and army wives who played a vital, but often overlooked, role in the theatres of war.
The Great Northern Railway (Ireland) in the area of Baldoyle, Howth, and Sutton, County Dublin    by Michael. J Hurley
Price: $4.99 USD. 19080 words. Language: English. Published on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » History » European.

The story of railway, tram, and bus in this area of North Dublin in Ireland. This book brings together data from the previously published The Train To Howth and chapters from author's other publications. Many photographs, maps, and illustrations add to the depth of information in this book covering the life of the railway companies in the area from 1844 to the present date.
The Battle of Barrosa    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 21890 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » History » European.

The Battle of Barrosa was an unexpected British victory in the Peninsular War. Caught strung out on the march on a mountain road by a superior French army, the British should have been annihilated, but instead gained a stunning victory.
The Retreat to Corunna    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 22220 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

The Retreat to Corunna was a spectacular defeat for the British Army, yet it managed to save its reputation by carrying out one of the great fighting retreats of military history.
The Battle of Albuera 1811    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $1.99 USD. 30600 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on March 1, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

Key note: The Battle of Albuera was one of the bloodiest, and yet least decisive of the battles fought in the Peninsular War.
Utazás Itáliában    by Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Price: $6.00 USD. 85230 words. Language: Hungarian. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on February 24, 2013. Nonfiction » History » European.

1786 szeptemberében, a francia forradalom előestéjén indult útnak Goethe a régen vágyott Itália felé, Dante hazájába, ahol végül két éven át bolyong. Feljegyzéseit saját kezűleg rendezte egységes egésszé 1813-ban. Az útirajzban nemcsak Goethe élete lüktet: benne a közelebbi, római és távolabbi, weimari környezete is megelevenedik.
Toulouse - 1814    by Oliver Hayes
Price: $2.99 USD. 27600 words. Language: English. Published by Bretwalda Books  on February 20, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Military.

By the spring of 1814 the Peninsular War was nearing its climax. The British army under Wellington was invading southern France, but they were faced by a larage French army under the cunning French Marshal Soult. Wellington’s attack on Toulouse was to prove to be one of his hardest fought actions.