Lockhart - History 1

The essays in this volume argue that the Bush Doctrine, as outlined in the September 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States, squandered enormous military and economic resources, dimini……続きを見る

From the Ashes of Carthage to the Glory of Rome – 4 Classic Empire Legacy Novels offers a compelling exploration of the human and political dynamics that shaped ancient civilizations. This anthology……続きを見る

J. G. Lockhart's "The History of Napoleon Buonaparte" offers a meticulous account of the life and legacy of one of history's most enigmatic figures. Blending biographical detail with critical analys……続きを見る

Bremerhaven, Germany, 1919. A young, desperately poor German father leaves his small family to seek treatment for the poison gas that scalded his lungs on the battlefields of World War I. He never r……続きを見る

"A terrific biography. . . . The dramatic story of how the American army that beat the British was forged has never been better told." ーDoris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times–bestselling author of Te……続きを見る

A reassessment of one of the most famous battles in U.S. history combining military and political history by the author of The Drillmaster of Valley Forge. One hot June afternoon in 1775, on the gen……続きを見る

This book provides an overview of the significant tax reforms that are planned to take effect in 2023 at the federal and provincial levels in Canada. 続きを見る

A monumental achievement of scholarship, this volume on the Nahua Indians of Central Mexico (often called Aztecs) constitutes our best understanding of any New World indigenous society in the period……続きを見る

Drawing upon social history, political history, and critical prison studies, this book analyzes how prisons and other instruments of colonial punishment endured after independence and challenges the……続きを見る

WHEN we consider the great extent of the Chinese Empire and its teeming populationーboth of them larger than those of Europeーand the fact that a race with a natural gift for the potter's craft and ……続きを見る

This volume, entitled “A Napoleon Miscellany,” is the eighth in a series of eight volumes on the subject of one of the most fascinating people in the history of the world. It focuses largely on the ……続きを見る

Since you are desirous, my friends, that I should relate to you, at length and in order, the things which happened to me during my journey to Rome, notwithstanding the pain which it must cost me to ……続きを見る

Leisure, Plantations, and the Making of New South investigates the social, architectural, and environmental history of sporting plantations in the South Carolina lowcountry and the Red Hills region ……続きを見る

The “fascinating” (Wall Street Journal) story of how military technology has transformed the world The history of warfare cannot be fully understood without considering the technology of killing. In……続きを見る

In literature and film the spy chief is an all-knowing, all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and what does……続きを見る

Vietnam 1968: See what’s inside the mind of a new lieutenant as he leads two diverse infantry platoons and then commands a rifle company in the field. Walk in the rice paddies and jungles, outsmart ……続きを見る

"I'm rich and I don't need a thing," bragged the early Christians in the big city of Laodicea. The Apostle John, however, saw their affluence and arrogance through a theological lens. He declared th……続きを見る

The history of Sweden in the seventeenth century is perhaps one of the most remarkable political success stories of early modern Europe. Little more than a century after achieving independence from ……続きを見る

A New York Times Notable Book An NPR Best Book of the Year For readers of Behind the Beautiful Forevers and Nothing to Envy**, this is a breathtaking real-life story of four street children in conte……続きを見る

During one of the most tumultuous times for the North American continent (pre and post Civil War) three generations of women both Native American and African American, struggle to be free. Raven, th……続きを見る

The western New York state Great Lakes region serves as a scenic setting for supernatural traditions, incidences, and folklore. Avenging specters, demon-tortured roads, holy miracles, weird psychic ……続きを見る

A fearsome foe on the battlefield, a lovestruck romancer at night -- Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in history. This detailed biography by John Gibson Lockh……続きを見る

A history of the Australian minefield laid in the Phuc Tuy Province in 1967 that played havoc with Australia's military operations in Vietnam and constituted the greatest tactical blunder in Austral……続きを見る

In November 1532, a group of 168 Spaniards seized the Inca emperor Atahuallpa in the town of Cajamarca, in the northern Peruvian highlands. Their act, quickly taken as a symbol of the conquest of a ……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the……続きを見る

“Nations yet to come will look back upon his history as to some grand and supernatural romance. The fiery energy of his youthful career, and the magnificent progress of his irresistible ambition, ha……続きを見る

The first comprehensive analytical bibliography of Atlantic Canadian imprints, this volume covers some 320 books, pamphlets, broadsides, government publications, and serials. Most have not been list……続きを見る

Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887 and did not regain its independence again until after the Vietnam War. However, despite a relatively peaceful two decades the country experienced litt……続きを見る

Vietnam became part of French Indochina in 1887 and did not regain its independence again until after the Vietnam War. However, despite a relatively peaceful two decades the country experienced litt……続きを見る