An international drug kingpin with a cult following, Pablo Escobar is legendary for his infamy, but he began his life with rather modest roots. Born to a simple farmer, no one ever dreamed Escobar w……続きを見る
Rosa Parks was a quiet, dignified African-American woman who, in the face of injustice, chose to politely defy a racist law. Her simple act of refusalーto give up her bus seat to a white passengerー……続きを見る
In recent years, Korean culture has been incredibly successful internationally, from the films of auteur directors like Bong Joon-ho (Parasite) to shows like Squid Game and K-pop music. At the same ……続きを見る
著者:Charles B. Dew
出版社: University of Virginia Press
発売日: 2016年08月09日
In this powerful memoir, Charles Dew, one of America’s most respected historians of the South--and particularly its history of slavery--turns the focus on his own life, which began not in the halls ……続きを見る
In 1976 Maj. James Capers Jr. welcomed new men and their families into a force reconnaissance company.
'Only the most capable Marines are selected for this duty due to rigid mental and physical dema……続きを見る
These chapters aim to provide a comprehensive exploration of ancient Chinese maritime transportation, focusing on junks as the primary vessels of trade and travel, covering historical origins, marit……続きを見る
Experience the life and death struggle of close combat in thick jungle by a soldier who blended with the shadows and led the way into some of the most dangerous places in Vietnam.
"…we'd feel 10 fee……続きを見る
Richard Sorge is one of history’s most famous spies. This hard-drinking, womanising, motorcycle-crashing Soviet officer penetrated the German embassy in Tokyo during the 1930s and gathered intellige……続きを見る
Ranger - the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy. It is also synonymous with high esprit de corps and excellence at ar……続きを見る
Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. During ……続きを見る
An essential guide to the tanks that fought the greatest armored clashes of modern times, between Saddam Hussein's Soviet-supplied army and the advanced tanks fielded by the Coalition.
The Gulf War ……続きを見る
著者:Edward M. Young
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2012年11月20日
An illustrated history of the B-24 Liberator, the mainstay of the US Army Air Force's strategic bombing effort in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.
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著者:Edward M. Young
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2024年08月15日
An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force's flying boat units during World War 2.
Respectively codenamed the 'Mavis' and 'Emily' by the Allies, J……続きを見る
Connecticut has a long history of producing outstanding sports teams and athletes. Two of the greatest teams to come out of the state are the legendary Brakettes and Falcons women's fast-pitch softb……続きを見る
An illustrated combat history of the He 111, with its distinctive glazed nose, which came to symbolise the German mastery of the skies in the early war years, especially the Russian campaign.
The tw……続きを見る
Flying from and between bases in China and India, the B-25s bombed every type of Japanese target during World War 2 in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre, ultimately dropping more ordinance than th……続きを見る
A complete survey of all of the pilots who achieved Aces status using the Brewster F2A Buffalo.
Although designed and built for the US Navy, the F2A fought in only one major US engagement, the battl……続きを見る
Le Classcompilé n° 80 contient l'intégrale des mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon en 20 volumes.
Le texte source a été contrôlé et corrigé le cas échéant pour cette édition numérique. Les illustrations ……続きを見る
A compact, illustrated history of the 4th Fighter Wing and the beginnings of combat in Korea for the United States.
The entry of the United States' premier jet interceptor into the Korean War was tr……続きを見る
A study of how doctors and surgeons treated the brutal injuries and illnesses suffered by medieval combatants.
Soldiers of the Middle Ages faced razor-sharp swords and axes that could slice through ……続きを見る
From the heat of Spain to the frozen wastelands of Finland, this book reveals the combat stories of the pilots who flew the Polikarpov fighters from 1936 until the end of World War II.
The I-15, I-1……続きを見る
Step into a world of enchantment, wit, and wonder with The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll! ✨ From the timeless adventures of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, to the whimsical poet……続きを見る
〓 The Cambridge Modern History stands as one of the most ambitious and scholarly surveys of world history ever published. Conceived by Lord Acton and compiled by a distinguished group of historians……続きを見る
“Carter Phipps brilliantly expands our understanding of evolution by showing us that a new science is emergingーone that will holistically integrate our understanding of consciousness, cosmology, an……続きを見る
著者:Andrew Thomas
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年02月20日
Essential coverage of the key part played by the iconic Spitfire in the desert campaign during 1942-43, and in the destruction of the Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy and the Balkans from mid-1943 through……続きを見る
This “courageous and thought-provoking book” examines how the Holocaust came to hold its unique place in American memory (Foreign Affairs).
Prize–winning historian Peter Novick explores in absorbing……続きを見る