Defining Moments: Chronicles of a Silk is the riveting memoirs of Prof. Kemi Pinheiro, Officer of the Federal Republic and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Written in Prof. Pinheiro's characteristic luci……続きを見る
SEX'! (for females only) is an anthology written in order to revise the history of events that have led to the present social debate regarding gender inequality. The subjugation of females followed ……続きを見る
The purpose of this research project is to determine what factors led to the operational failure and destruction of the 1st and 3rd Ranger Battalions during the battle of Cisterna on 30 January 1944……続きを見る
Today only a select few know firsthand what it is like to feel their ship shudder from the blast of their own guns, watch enemy guns flash back, and see friendly ships erupt in flames. Russell Crens……続きを見る
The Battle of Tassafaronga, November 30, 1942, was the fifth and last major night surface action fought off Savo Island during World War II’s Guadalcanal campaign. It ended a string of Japanese vict……続きを見る
"Whether among the first three to charge the French guns at Medellin, leading his troopers into the enemy ranks at Salamanca, or evolving order out of the chaos that bedevilled the Portuguese Army i……続きを見る
Extrait : "C'est bien le plus modeste de tous les sanctuaires, c'est, dans une chambre disposée en chapelle, un tout petit oratoire dont presque personne ne connaît l'existence, qui seul rappelle au……続きを見る
In this fascinating and enlightening collection of essays, one of the most important historians of our time reflects on the ways our understanding of Nazi Germany have been transformed in the twenty……続きを見る
Every Hindu walks through life carrying a subliminal guilt that his or her ancestors were "caste discriminators" and every devout Christian walks tall and proud in the knowledge that his or her ance……続きを見る
At the time of his death at the age of 95, Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) was the most famous historian in the world. His books were translated into more than fifty languages and he was as well known in ……続きを見る
A bullet misses its target in Sarajevo, a would-be Austrian painter gets into the Viennese academy, Lord Halifax becomes British prime minister in 1940: seemingly minor twists of fate on which world……続きを見る
