Ｙ．Ａ - Western Europe 1

An explosive chronicle of history's greatest sea battle, from the co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stali……続きを見る

Around the year 1215, female mystics and their sacramental devotion were among orthodoxy's most sophisticated weapons in the fight against heresy. Holy women's claims to be in direct communication w……続きを見る

A brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling Nelson’s Trafalgar and co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British……続きを見る

The Germans form one of the most important branches of the Indo-Germanic or Aryan race - a division of the human family which also includes the Hindoos, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Celts, and the Slav……続きを見る

On February 20, 1665, the Inquisition of Lisbon arrested Maria de Macedo, the wife of a midlevel official of the Portuguese Treasury, after she revealed during a deposition that, since she was ten y……続きを見る

Frederick Marryat's 'Olla Podrida' is a captivating collection of short stories and sketches that provides a delightful glimpse into the daily life and social interactions of various characters. Mar……続きを見る

Sound and statuary have had a complicated relationship in Western aesthetic thought since antiquity. Taking as its focus the sounding statueーa type of anthropocentric statue that invites the viewer……続きを見る

Britain, France and Europe, 1945-1975 takes a fresh look at the international trajectories of Europe's premier democracies. The side-lining of Britain and France in the Cold War era, argues Adamthwa……続きを見る

In September 1938, the Munich Agreement delivered the Sudetenland to Germany. Six months later, Hitler’s troops marched unopposed into Prague and established the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia……続きを見る

This volume offers a fascinating look at the complex relationship between Jews and Europe during the past two hundred years, and how the European Jewish and non-Jewish intelligentsia interpreted the……続きを見る

The Anglo-Saxon period, stretching from the fifth to the late eleventh century, begins with the Roman retreat from the Western world and ends with the Norman takeover of England. Between these epoch……続きを見る

Los cambios geopolíticos que se producen a partir del siglo XV debilitan el equilibrio de poder en el que se encuentran las monarquías europeas. Estas circunstancias obligan a apuntalar la supremací……続きを見る

Rudyard Kipling's 'Kim' is a classic novel set in British India, exploring the themes of identity, colonialism, and the clash of cultures. Written in a rich, descriptive style, Kipling immerses the ……続きを見る

Are you fascinated by the history of human migration? Do you want to know more about how the first people arrived in North America over 16,000 years ago? Look no further than this riveting account o……続きを見る

From where do the Western traditions come from? From where comes my Anglo-Saxon name? From where comes the name of my hometown? Why Monday? Why is it called Monday? Sunday? Did the Irish and the Bri……続きを見る

This is the fourth volume in a wonderful series of publications covering the history of the First World War. It includes the chapters 'Zeppelins Attack London', 'The Battle of Verdun', 'Bulgarian At……続きを見る

Crete, 20 May 1941: the first campaign-sized airborne assault is launched. Many books have been written about this famous invasion, with the emphasis mainly on the battles for Maleme and Chania. The……続きを見る

After the destruction of the Teutons and Cimbrians by Marius, more than forty years elapsed before the Romans again came in contact with any German tribe. During this time the Roman dominion over th……続きを見る

Equaliberty in the Dutch Caribbean is a collection of essays that explores fundamental questions of equality and freedom on the non-sovereign islands of the Dutch Caribbean. Drawing on in-depth ethn……続きを見る

Die zeitgeschichtliche Studie widmet sich dem Anspruch der Russischen Orthodoxen Kirche, der größten religiösen Institution Russlands, nicht nur im Inland, sondern auch außerhalb ihres Pastoralgebie……続きを見る

The growing challenges posed by the teaching of early modern texts to generations less accustomed to reading and analysing literature makes the need to present these texts in creative and attractive……続きを見る

Vierzig Jahre im Sattel, kreuz und quer durch das Osmanische Reich und darüber hinaus, von Wien bis Mekka, vom Kaukasus bis an den Nil: Evliya Çelebi war wahrhaft reisesüchtig. Klaus Kreiser bietet ……続きを見る

In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defence for the homeland and fleet defence for the East Indies became the established naval strategy for the Royal Dutch Navy and se……続きを見る

"Les vrais Suisses sont noirs" vous démontrera que la Suisse appartient aux populations noires qui l’ont peuplée et en ont pris soin, bien avant l’arrivée des Blancs. Ces êtres à la peau foncée ont ……続きを見る