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In their daily battle against a remorseless tide of crime, officers of Londons Metropolitan Police routinely risk their lives protecting the Capital. In The Brave Blue Line Dick Kirby, the former Sc……続きを見る

“An account of the author’s first operational tour as an RAF navigator . . . in support of the Korean War and the Malayan Emergency.”ーPennant Magazine This is the first book to give a detailed, fir……続きを見る

A Time magazine foreign correspondent shares “moving stories from the Iraqis who lived through the nightmare” in this oral history of the Iraq War (Kikrus). Journalist Mark Kukis presents a history ……続きを見る

The ten Scotland Yard detectives, featured in The Guvnors, are unique. Such a group of intrepid crime-busters will never exist again. They possessed only the most rudimentary education; none had a d……続きを見る

This authoritative biography chronicles the pioneering work of a nineteenth-century Black abolitionist and civil rights activist. Growing up in the free state of Ohio before the Civil War, Peter H. ……続きを見る

A history of the 1960s unrecognized state’s army and their role in Central Africa’s political and military conflicts. Erik Kennes and Miles Larmer provide a history of the Katangese gendarmes and th……続きを見る

A groundbreaking history of the rise and decline of the vast and imposing Native American empire. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, a Native American empire rose to dominate the fier……続きを見る

It is little known today that, in January 1939, the IRA launched a bombing campaign, codenamed The S - or Sabotage - Plan on mainland England. With cynical self-justification, they announced that it……続きを見る

Covering nearly a century of conflict, this history chronicles the tragic, epic struggle for the land that would become Maine. For eight decades, a power struggle raged across a frontier on the nort……続きを見る

The award-winning combat historian and author of Washington’s Immortals honors the Unknown Soldier with this “gripping story” of America’s part in WWI (Washington Times). The Tomb of the Unknown Sol……続きを見る

A “well-written, carefully researched study” of this dramatic episode in American financial history, when the banking industry verged on complete collapse (Business History Review). On March 6, 1933……続きを見る

The Scourge of Soho describes the dramatic and eventful life of Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor MM and at the same time lifts the lid on front-line policing and the murky world of Soho criminals ……続きを見る

A comprehensive look at campaigns, battles, and military developments in these dramatic decades. Part of a multivolume history spanning from AD 284-641 that offers detailed accounts of campaigns, ba……続きを見る

**“An unusual history of an unusual soldier of Rome who rose to Emperor . . . an engaging history of a fascinating subjectーVery Highly Recommended.” ー**Firetrench This is the only fully illustrate……続きを見る

An in-depth military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus and Marcus Aurelius Probus. This is a narrative military history of the emperors Lucius Domitius Aurelianus (“Aurelian,” reign……続きを見る

A Pulitzer Prize winner’s up-close account of how a white president and a black minister ultimately came together to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They were the unlikeliest of partners: a white……続きを見る

A detailed overview of the tumultuous events of this pivotal period, in which a divided Rome was plagued by assassination, civil wars, and invading hordes. This ambitious series offers a comprehensi……続きを見る

“Confronts readers with the implications of a popular tourist destination founded on the values and sentiments of American evangelical Protestantism.” ーThomas S. Bremer, Journal of the American Aca……続きを見る

A compelling memoir of an Asian drug lord and his battle for the people of Myanmar. Khun Sa rose to power in the war torn jungles of Burma to become the world's opium king of organized crime, with a……続きを見る

Frank Kingdon-Ward was a dedicated explorer of western China and Central Asia as well as being a master botanist, and this book documents his first trip in 1909 and 1910, a year-long adventure throu……続きを見る

The origin of the ring is somewhat obscure, although there is good reason to believe that it is a modification of the cylindrical seal which was first worn attached to the neck or to the arm and was……続きを見る

Every city has its odd and scary side, and Dayton is no exception. The ghost of Paul Sorg still sits in his favorite seat in the Sorg Opera House more than a hundred years after his death. The so-ca……続きを見る

Mit »Lügen und Scham« legt der renommierte Soziologe Dirk Kaesler eine Kombination aus Schicksals- und Selbstfindungs-Memoir vor. Kaesler findet heraus, dass er nicht nur in einem »Lebensborn«-Heim ……続きを見る

《丹麦人眼中的重庆》通过大量照片介绍位于中国西南的重要城市重庆。丹麦作者米科尔·斯蒂格·拉森是一名青年摄影家，于2011年初次来到中国，随后于2013年起在重庆生活，成为一名教师。拉森旅居中国期间拍摄了大量照……続きを見る

If someone in the United States gave Saudi Arabia atomic weapons to use against Iran, would the Saudis use these weapons against Israel or New York instead? If the plot to use these weapons was disc……続きを見る

This book provides Bolt Action players with all of the information they need to field the military forces of Germany. Detailed army lists allow players to construct German armies for any theatre and……続きを見る

World War II produced a fundamental shift in modern racial discourse. In the postwar period, racism was situated for the first time at the center of international political life, and race's status a……続きを見る

In his first series installment, Overcoming: A Personal Journey from Discouragement to Encouragement, Dr. Dokk Elle wants to reach others through encouraging words and personal insight as to how it’……続きを見る

Pekka Hämäläinen erzählt in »Der indigene Kontinent« eine andere Geschichte Nordamerikas, die konsequent die indigenen Völker in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Ein unverzichtbares Standardwerk, das deutlic……続きを見る

"Navnet ’logik’ har sin sproglige oprindelse i det græske ord ’logos’, der kan betyde både ’tænkning’ og ’fornuft’. Vi har her kort kaldt logikken en tænkelære; men også i betydningen fornuft træffe……続きを見る