M.B - European General 4

A short, sharp and entertaining survey of the development of all aspects of the Western philosophical tradition from the ancient Greeks to the present day. Stephen Trombley's A Short History of West……続きを見る

A guide to understanding the Estonians which dispels or confirms preconceived prejudices with humor and insight. 続きを見る

“René, King of Jerusalem, the Two Sicilies, Aragon, Valencia, Majorca, Sardinia and Corsica; Duke of Anjou, Barrois, and Lorraine; Count of Provence, Forcalquier and Piemont,” so runs the preamble o……続きを見る

Italy is a country that exercises a hold on the imagination of people all over the world. Its long history has left an inexhaustible treasure chest of cultural achievement: Historic cities such as R……続きを見る

Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history within a global context, covering themes as diverse as barbar……続きを見る

This book is an engaging explanation of the complicated history of Poland, one of the least well-known countries in Europe. Poland, which has one of the strongest economies in the European Union, ha……続きを見る

„Meinem lieben Jan zum Tag der OdF, Berlin 1947“ – so steht es in der kleinen Handschrift von Armin Gerd, des ersten Sohnes von Adam Kuckhoff, in einem Geschenkbuch für Tochter Marianne anlässlich d……続きを見る

The author of Magic and Masculinity explores the history and development of magic and witchcraft in Western society. Broomsticks, cauldrons, familiars, and spellsーmagic and witchcraft conjure a viv……続きを見る

Dismissive, conservative and aloof, Wellington treated his artillery with disdain during the Napoleonic Wars – despite their growing influence on the field of battle. Wellington's Guns exposes, for ……続きを見る

Bayonne and Toulouse 1813–14 describes Wellington's invasion of France culminating in the battle of Toulouse in 1814. The news of Wellington's momentous victory at Vitoria on 21 June 1813 reached Lo……続きを見る

Am 19. Februar 1937 wurde Friedrich Weißler leblos in seiner Zelle im KZ Sachsenhausen aufgefunden. Wie sich herausstellte, war er von einem SS-Totschlägerkomplott zu Tode geprügelt worden. Weißler ……続きを見る

Both King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, Augustus is one of the great what-ifs of the 18th century. He could have turned the accident of ruling two major realms into the basis for a powerful Europ……続きを見る

The period from 1200 BC onwards saw vast changes in every aspect of life on both the Greek mainland and islands as monarchies disappeared and were replaced by aristocratic rule and a new form of com……続きを見る

"The Story of Malta" by Maturin M. Ballou. Published by e-artnow. e-artnow publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction ……続きを見る

¿Cómo actuar si el líder de una gran potencia es un psicópata? El 30 de septiembre de 1938, el primer ministro británico, Neville Chamberlain, recién llegado de Múnich, anunciaba que su reunión con ……続きを見る

The Soviet Space Programme (1988) presents a comprehensive over-view of the Soviet space programme from its beginnings up to the end of the 1980s. One important theme explored is the degree to which……続きを見る

Ci serve davvero l’Europa? Non staremo perdendo tempo ed energie dietro a un’idea? Quella di oggi è la terra dei diritti immaginata a Ventotene? Mentre l’Unione è sotto attacco da più parti, accusat……続きを見る

In April-May 1917 the sleepy hamlet of Bullecourt in Northern France became the focus of two battles involving British and Australian troops. Given the unique place in Australia's military history t……続きを見る

Se Andrea Doria è stato forse il più importante Ammiraglio tra la fine del XV e la prima metà del XVI secolo, Ambrogio Spinola merita di essere menzionato con il medesimo lustro tra i Generali più c……続きを見る

Bayonne and Toulouse 1813–14 describes Wellington's invasion of France culminating in the battle of Toulouse in 1814. The news of Wellington's momentous victory at Vitoria on 21 June 1813 reached Lo……続きを見る

In his groundbreaking work 'The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain', J. A. Cramb delves into the complex history and evolution of British imperialism. With meticulous research and analysis, Cra……続きを見る

The Clash of Legitimacies makes an innovative contribution to the history of the state-building process in late medieval Lombardy (during the 13th to 15th centuries), by illuminating myriad conflict……続きを見る

In the spring of 1848, revolution threatened to sweep away the old order throughout Europe. In the Austrian-occupied north of Italy, newly nurtured nationalism, further fueled by economic issues, pr……続きを見る

Originally published in 1978, Richard Gombin’s book traces the recurrent attitudes in the history of the European revolutionary movement which have criticized socialist and communist parties for the……続きを見る

Columbus and Lincoln, Waterloo and Bull Runーhow history would have changed if just a few things had happened differently. You can look at the major events of history in one of three ways. First, yo……続きを見る

The status of prisoners of war was firmly rooted in the practice of ransoming in the Middle Ages. By the opening stages of the Hundred Years War, ransoming had become widespread among the knightly c……続きを見る

This book explores the politics of place marketing and the process of ‘urban reinvention’ in Berlin between 1989 and 2011. In the context of the dramatic socio-economic restructuring processes, chan……続きを見る

The advent of consumer societies in the United Kingdom and West Germany after 1945 led to the mass 'production' of garbage. This book compares the social, cultural and economic fallout of the growin……続きを見る

One of the most common assumptions about World War II is that the Jews did not actively or effectively resist their own extermination at the hands of the Nazis. In this powerful book, Benjamin Ginsb……続きを見る

Lettera ai Reali di Spagna Cristoforo Colombo, esploratore e navigatore italiano (1451-1506) Questo libro elettronico presenta «Lettera ai Reali di Spagna», di Cristoforo Colombo. Indi……続きを見る