D.P - World History 1

Sapiens et les microbes Les épidémies contemporaines Les formidables progrès de la biologie depuis Pasteur nous ont appris à identifier les microbes et à décrypter les mécanismes de propagation des ……続きを見る

Crack open the gritty backstories of world-famous landmarks, revealing betrayals and bloodshed beneath their grandeur. The Eiffel Tower rose from World's Fair mockery and worker suicides, Statue of ……続きを見る

The Space Race captured the world's imaginationーbut behind the astronauts were countless unrecognized minds who made liftoff possible. Beyond the Stars shines light on the engineers, programmers, m……続きを見る

In a time when division, disinformation, and indifference threaten to eclipse understanding, Lessons from Humanity calls readers back to the moral foundations of history. Through essays that move fr……続きを見る

Aircraft carriers are among “the most sophisticated military equipment” in this age because of their capabilities. The book presents a comprehensive history and analysis of the aircraft carrier and ……続きを見る

As before, the second edition of this widely-used survey is in two main parts. The first analyses the major themes of seventeenth-century European history on a continent-wide basis. The second part ……続きを見る

The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of ……続きを見る

Le rôle des microbes dans l'histoire de l'humanité. Bactéries, parasites, virus : sans eux, la vie ne serait pas ce qu'elle est devenue. Les livres d'histoire, souvent centrés sur les grands hommes ……続きを見る

A History of the Roman World from A.D. 138 to 337 (1958) looks at the last centuries of the Roman Empire, from the rule of Hadrian and his policy of consolidation of the Roman Empire, halting its fu……続きを見る

New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestseller Aspects of History, The Critic, Octavian, and Modern War Institute Book of the Year.** Two leading authoritiesーan acclaimed histo……続きを見る

Turnen around the World represents an international effort by an assemblage of prominent sport historians to detail and assess the worldwide scope, effects, and residual influences of the German Tur……続きを見る

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ‘A rigorous and thoughtful study of what has happened on battlefields over the past eight decades’ THE TIMES ‘A hugely important book … elegantly written and persuasivel……続きを見る

The Turning Point in Africa (1982) is a significant study of British colonial policy towards tropical Africa during a critical decade, from the complacent trusteeship of the inter-war years to the s……続きを見る

New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, and Publishers Weekly bestseller Aspects of History, The Critic, Octavian, and Modern War Institute Book of the Year.** Two leading authoritiesーan acclaimed histo……続きを見る

L'histoire de la fondation des États-Unis telle que vous ne l'avez jamais lue. Un savoureux mélange d' OSS 117, du Bureau des légendes, de The Patriot et de Ridicule ! Lorsque les Treize Colonies pr……続きを見る

The perfect study tool for students in a World History course or for any history buff’s collection. This 6 page laminated guide is a timeline covering the utmost critical points, events, figures, cu……続きを見る

The most significant historical people, places, and events written by our experienced author and professor of history are laid out in a succinct timeline from 1500 to 2016. In 6 laminated pages and ……続きを見る

The perfect study tool for students in a World History course or for any history buff’s collection. This 6 page laminated guide is a timeline covering the utmost critical points, events, figures, cu……続きを見る

The most significant historical people, places, and events written by our experienced author and professor of history are laid out in a succinct timeline from 4 million BCE to 1500. In 6 laminated p……続きを見る

You're no idiot, of course. You know that World War I was the Great War, and you're familiar with its images; muddy trenches, poison gas, and a no-man's land of craters and barbed wire. But when it ……続きを見る

A battle - ready guide to the deadliest war in American history. Completely revised for the Sesquicentennial, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Civil War, Third Edition is a comprehensive overview ……続きを見る

The Complete Idiots Guide® to World War II, Second Edition, will feature updated and expanded coverage of the fateful D-Day invasion, a critical timeline of major WW II events, and a WW II timeline ……続きを見る

Le récit palpitant des grandes catastrophes maritimes " Une belle manoeuvre est souvent un accident évité de justesse... ", disent les marins. Les naufrages des paquebots sont plutôt rares, car tout……続きを見る

Whether as wine, beer, or spirits, alcohol has had a constant and often controversial role in social life. In his innovative book on the attitudes toward and consumption of alcohol, Rod Phillips sur……続きを見る

When he’s not negotiating his way around a sand bar, there’s nothing a sailor likes more than propping up the bar – and telling tall tales and saucy jokes. The World’s Best Sailing Jokes is the ulti……続きを見る

The fate of Richard III's two nephews, Edward V and Richard of York, who disappeared after his coronation in 1483, has remained controversial centuries after Thomas More's history and Shakespeare's ……続きを見る

A bold new interpretation of modern history as a struggle between three economic groups We are now living in an age of merchants, but it was not always so. The history of civilization, in large part……続きを見る

Lloyd Gartner presents, in chronologically-arranged chapters, the story of the changing fortunes of the Jewish communities of the Old World (in Europe and the Middle East and beyond) and their gradu……続きを見る

The Hmong (pronounced "mong" in English) are a mountain-dwelling subgroup of the Miao of southwest China. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Hmong began migrating southeast to Vietnam, Laos, and Th……続きを見る

Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its ‘imperial’ implications, the sixth edition of The Lion’s Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism f……続きを見る