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This comprehensive pocket guide includes full and up-to-date details of all British military organizations and structures. This edition includes detail regarding all of the UK MoDs latest future for……続きを見る

'History is a bottomless reservoir of all the bonkers, heroic, awful and weird things we eccentric humans have ever done. We can't help generating extraordinary stories . . . Most importantly, like ……続きを見る

A concise summary of the fight that sparked the American Revolution, with key facts, maps, images, historical significance, and more. Tension between Britain and her North American colonies had been……続きを見る

Did You Know That . . . ?: "Revised and Expanded" Edition: Surprising-But-True Facts About History, Science, Inventions, Geography, Origins, Art, Music, and More is an uncommon compendium of knowled……続きを見る

An informative look at the military conflicts that most altered the course of history and civilization, from ancient times to the modern world. Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Chang……続きを見る

A concise guide to the American-led coalition's speedy defeat of Saddam Hussein in 1991, with maps, facts, historical significance, and more. Just two years after the end of Iraq's war with Iran, an……続きを見る

A concise guide to the Normandy invasion with facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more. Operation Overlord, commonly referred to as "D-Day," was the Allied invasion to secure a foo……続きを見る

A concise guide to this resounding American victory in the Revolutionary War, with facts, maps, historical significance, and more. In 1781, after six years of fighting, the future of the American co……続きを見る

A concise guide to the Japanese attack on Hawaii that plunged America into WWII, with facts, maps, historical significance, and more. As America prepared for WWII, everything changed on December 7, ……続きを見る

Get facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more in this concise summary of Robert E. Lee's victory in Virginia. The Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville is considered……続きを見る

This volume presents a detailed history of this Scottish noble lineage from the medieval Lords of the Isles to the mid–eighteenth century. Clan Donald is not the history of one clan, but of several……続きを見る

This authoritative sourcebook offers comprehensive information on Knights Templar history, symbols, key figures, unanswered questions, and more. Who were the Knights Templar? And how did they become……続きを見る

A guide to the British Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Age for fans of the Aubrey–Maturin series: "A gem of a book" ( Minneapolis Star Tribune). What is a sand-grouse, and where does it live? What are ……続きを見る

Get facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more in this concise summary of the Texas Revolution's legendary "last stand." During the Texas Revolution, the Mexican Army clashed with Te……続きを見る

Get facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more in this concise summary of Andrew Jackson's, and America's, War of 1812 triumph. The War of 1812 was not going particularly well for th……続きを見る

A concise summary of this turning point in the American Revolution with facts, maps, historical significance, strategies, and more. By the summer of 1780, Great Britain held the advantage in the Ame……続きを見る

Eine hochaktuelle Analyse über das Ende historischer Gewissheiten und das Bemühen der Zeitgeschichte um Gegenwartsdistanz. Mit seiner an der Humboldt-Universität Berlin gehaltenen Abschiedsvorlesung……続きを見る

This myth-busting compendium sets the record straight on American history, from famous-but-false legends to weird-but-true stories. American history is full of oft-repeated errors and outright fabri……続きを見る

The War in Afghanistan was the longest military conflict in American history. In a diverse collection of primary documents, this book explores the evolving legacy of the war and its impact on the co……続きを見る

The six years of prolonged world-wide conflict spawned some 340 serving generals in the British Army. A number are household names (Montgomery, Slim, Wavell) and others well known to historians (Hor……続きを見る

There are thousands of websites devoted to all aspects of military history from ancient Greece to the modern Gulf. This unique book helps you find the ones that will help with your research whether ……続きを見る

This comprehensive reference presents in-depth information on French Naval ships of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. By 1786, after besting the Royal Navy in its many conflicts across the At……続きを見る

In meiner Familie gibt es ein Geheimnis. Niemand hat darüber gesprochen, als ich im Kärnten der Neunzigerjahre aufgewachsen bin – und doch war es immer irgendwie präsent. Dieses Geheimnis ist die sl……続きを見る

Martello Towers Worldwide follows the history of the Martello tower from the construction of the early towers built to protect the Mediterranean shores of Spain and Italy right up to the final tower……続きを見る

Alors que Rousseau notait occasionnellement ses réflexions sur des cartes à jouer, son contemporain Georges-Louis Le Sage y écrivait TOUT : ses découvertes, ses doutes, sa vie et ses remords. Drôle,……続きを見る

Où, comment et avec quoi les intellectuels, savants et scientifiques pensent-ils ? Cet ouvrage de synthèse vise à saisir les traits principaux d'une recherche qui ne se concentre pas seulement sur l……続きを見る

This book examines a pivotal period in ancient human history: the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of a new European civilization in the early Middle Ages. The Early Medieval World: From the F……続きを見る

This fascinating multivolume set provides a unique resource for learning about early American history, including thematic essays, topical entries, and an invaluable collection of primary source docu……続きを見る

America was founded on bold ideas and beliefs. This book examines the ideas and movements that shaped our nation, presenting thorough, accessible entries with sources that improve readers' understan……続きを見る

An ideal resource for anyone studying current events, social studies, geopolitics, conflict resolution, and political science, this three-volume set provides broad coverage of approximately 80 curre……続きを見る