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The Jacobite rising of 1745, also known as the Forty-five Rebellion or simply the '45, was an attempt by Charles Edward Stuart to regain the British throne for his father, James Francis Edward Stuar……続きを見る

Born in Baltimore in 1759, Joshua Barnett embarked on his naval career in 1771 at the tender age of 12. He saw varied service around the Americas and Europe before returning to fight for the nascent……続きを見る

Carter Glass was one of the more significant Virginia politicians in the early part of the 20th century. A Lynchburg native, he was to represent both houses of Congress, and was the Secretary of the……続きを見る

"Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN (1888-1957) was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor g……続きを見る

'Een magnifieke, magistrale duizendjarige geschiedenis van Rusland.' Simon Sebag Montefiore Van het agrarische begin in het eerste millennium tot de perioden van monarchie, totalitarisme, perestrojk……続きを見る

Douze mille femmes ont été violées pendant la guerre de 39-45 en Italie du sud… Des pères, des frères, des voisins, des prêtres et des inconnus ont été sauvagement assassinés pour avoir tenté de s’i……続きを見る

The decision to go to war is the most momentous action an American president can take. Sending young men and women into combat weighs heavily on the Commander in Chief, as it does on the Congress, w……続きを見る

Why populations brutalized in war elect their tormentors One of the great puzzles of electoral politics is how parties that commit mass atrocities in war often win the support of victimized populati……続きを見る

The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christen……続きを見る

The United States falls in love with Mobutu Sese Seko and lavishes him with security, support and gifts. He finds happiness in what he always refers to as his "defining relationship" - until the Sov……続きを見る

Analyzes Mississippian daily life at Cahokia’s environs during wartime In Life in a Mississippian Warscape: Common Field, Cahokia, and the Effects of Warfare Meghan E. Buchanan posits that to unders……続きを見る

A wild ride and revealing portrait of the controversial Pancho Villa, one of Mexico’s most beloved (or loathed) heroes, that finally establishes the importance of his role in the triumph of the Mexi……続きを見る

What worlds take root in war? In this book, anthropologist Munira Khayyat describes life along the southern border of Lebanon, where resistant ecologies thrive amid a terrain of perennial war. A Lan……続きを見る

Convinced that the final chapter on the life and works of David Walker has not been fully written nor appreciated, Dr. Johnson seeks to present additional insights into the life and struggles of Wal……続きを見る

From ancient Athens to modern Washington, DC, the demands of democracy have often come into conflict with the conditions of military execution. What happens when civilian or military dissent interfe……続きを見る

The Notes of the Gallic War (Lat. Commentarii de Bello Gallico) is a work by Gaius Julius Caesar in which in eight books he described his conquest of Gaul in 58-50 BC, as well as the two crossings ……続きを見る

#1 NEW RELEASE ON AMAZON The Great Roman Empire was no stranger to rebellions, but who were the rebels behind these lost causes, and what fueled their brazen plights? Despite their many differences,……続きを見る

What does the future hold for humanity in these uncertain times? While living in a battered, conflicted, and unstable global reality, it seems difficult to imagine a less embroiled reality. Reflecti……続きを見る

Over the course of World War II, guerrillas from across the Philippines opposed Imperial Japan’s occupation of the archipelago. Although the guerrillas never possessed the combat strength to overcom……続きを見る

As the Allied invasion of Italy wore on through the summer of 1943, Mussolini was unexpectedly overthrown and imprisoned by his own people in a remote mountaintop resort. Hitler was furious when he ……続きを見る

Every Civil War buff has heard of the Battle of Chantilly, the bloody 1862 engagement fought in a driving rainstorm only twenty miles from Washington that claimed the lives of two of the Union's mos……続きを見る

«Un libro che tutti dovrebbero leggere». Carlo Rovelli Dopo gli orrori della seconda guerra mondiale, con l’istituzione nel 1945 delle Nazioni Unite allo scopo di mantenere la pace, la guerra è stat……続きを見る

Israel's 2009 invasion of Gaza was an act of aggression that killed over a thousand Palestinians and devastated the infrastructure of an already impoverished enclave. The Punishment of Gaza shows ho……続きを見る

Avec ce deuxième livre s’ouvre le temps des sacrifices consentis par les cadres et les militants du FLN ainsi que par les djounoud de l’ALN. S’ouvre aussi le temps des terribles épreuves subies par ……続きを見る

Infectious disease, wounded and dying soldiers, and a shortage of supplies were the daily realities faced by the nuns who nursed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War. This study documents th……続きを見る

Discover the stories behind more than 90 of the world's most significant battles in this lavishly illustrated history book. The most important battles ever to take place are brought to life in the m……続きを見る

When an enemy bullet tore through George S. Patton's body during WWI, PFC Angelo carried his commander to a shallow crater, bandaged his wound, and fought off the enemy for several hours. This heroi……続きを見る

Pendant une décennie effrayante, Andrew Graham- Yooll fut le rédacteur en chef du Buenos Aires Herald, le quotidien anglophone de la capitale argentine. Autour de lui, régulièrement, amis et connais……続きを見る

Comment parler aujourd’hui de l’Ukraine ? Comment rédiger ce petit livre qui prétend fouiller l’âme ukrainienne comme le font tous les ouvrages de notre collection ? Ces deux questions ne nous ont p……続きを見る

Austerlitz, Bailén, Wagram, Borodinó, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo… son algunos de los nombres intrínsecamente asociados a las Guerras Napoleónicas, un conflicto que, a lo largo de más de dos década……続きを見る