PACE - History 1

Nel 1975, poco più che ventenne, l’autrice si ritrovò a far parte di una spedizione nel Dahomey, oggi Benin, per girare un film documentario sulla cultura vudu. Era stato il re Aho René Glélé in per……続きを見る

From the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum comes a curated year-long journey through 365 historic aerospace and aviation milestones, each tied to a day of the year. The Smithsonian Institu……続きを見る

Montecitono è davvero una specie di paese, collocato nel centro storico di Roma, composto da palazzi secolari e abitato da tanta bella gente. Questo libro racconta di palazzi ma non è un libro di ar……続きを見る

This is the story of the Great Rebranding that created the patriarchy, and tried to turn women into second class citizens, one step up from livestock and dogs, and generally equal with horses. The e……続きを見る

From November 1942 through to May 1945, the backbone of the USAAF's medium bomber force was provided by the clutch of bomb groups equipped with the B-25 Mitchell. First seeing action in North Africa……続きを見る

L’antisemitismo non è semplice pregiudizio, né sentimento di passaggio. È una pratica storica e concreta, incarnata in forme sociali, giuridiche, culturali, politiche e religiose, che ha prodotto – ……続きを見る

After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world. Focusin……続きを見る

A sweeping and comprehensive history of Prague--from its origins in the ninth century to the present day--that traces its past as a political center and a city on the periphery of empires. Poets hav……続きを見る

A powerful confluence of youthful energies and entrenched codes of honor enlivens Robert F. Pace's look at the world of male student college life in the antebellum South. Through extensive research ……続きを見る

Una stimolante riflessione sulla storia e sulla geografia di Corigliano-Rossano, città nata al termine di un percorso di accorpamento tra due importanti centri urbani della Calabria. Dalle origini a……続きを見る

This history of early medieval Britain sheds light on the real King Arthur and settles longstanding historical misconceptions about the period. The Long War for Britannia examines some two centuries……続きを見る

This volume is full of facts concerning Lincoln's intellectual journey for self improvement. He started his life with nothing except a great need to know. The way Lincoln persued knowledge is as rel……続きを見る

Mother of Exiles: Interviews of Asylum Seekers at the Good Neighbor Settlement House, Brownsville, Texas by James Pace brings a human face to the borderlands crisis. Through eighty-five poignant int……続きを見る

In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II provides close-up access to the instrument panels, controls, and crew stations of 34 legendary World War II aircraft in the Smithson……続きを見る

La Repubblica Sociale Italiana nata ufficialmente nel 1946, costituì un taglio drastico con l'allora recente passato: la violenza istituzionalizzata che l'aveva caratterizzata in quanto frutto della……続きを見る

Il periodo intercorrente tra la fine degli anni ’50 del secolo scorso e l’inizio di questo secolo sono stati tra i più difficili della storia dell’Italia moderna. In quegli anni è accaduto di tutto:……続きを見る

Militante dell’Organizzazione Franchi di Edgardo Sogno, combattente nelle Divisioni Beltrami e Di Dio in Val d’Ossola, capocellula dell’intelligence partigiana (Simni) nell’ambito della Missione Chr……続きを見る

Exam board: ISEB Level: 13+ CE and KS3 Subject: History First exams: November 2022 Hone exam technique and boost confidence for the ISEB CE 13+ History exam with this ISEB-endorsed, essential exam p……続きを見る

This book covers the P/F-51 Mustang and each of its many variants and spin-offs including the A-36 Apache, F-6 Photo Mustang, F-82 Twin Mustang and others. It discusses the Mustangs used by all US a……続きを見る

The stories behind more than 50 secret projects undertaken by the famed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on behalf of the US Armed Forces, DARPA, and the CIA - all illustrated with official Skunk Works p……続きを見る

In 1834, Robert Hurd and his family settled on a parcel of land in what is now present-day Arlington. A devout Presbyterian, Hurd named the town after his favorite church hymn. In the late 1800s, th……続きを見る

West Seneca�s history as a working community can be seen in its humble Native American cabins, sturdy Ebenezer Society buildings, simple farms, hardscrabble shops, and blue-collar housing tracts. In……続きを見る

From the defeat of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam at Ap Bac to the battles of the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh, and more, Storms over the Mekong offers a reassessment of key turning points in the ……続きを見る

Per comprendere l’importanza del presente saggio non si puòprescindere dalla formazione culturale dell’autore, Biagio Pace:professore universitario e deputato, combatté in Africa Orientale come Seni……続きを見る

Cinecittà, fabbrica dei sogni, delle illusioni, dei miti, voluta fortemente da Mussolini come parte integrante del suo regime. Il libro ne ripercorre la storia, insieme a quella del cinema italiano……続きを見る

They're all here--every X-bomber and X-fighter since 1942. On October 2, 1942, the Bell XP-59 Airacomet soared up and away from present-day Edwards AFB, launching the US Army Air Forces into the Jet……続きを見る

Trace the paths of four Italian women in this story about extraordinary immigrants who came to the United States of America in the turbulent years after World War II. Pasqualina Ruggiero, Matilde Ma……続きを見る

“Oh, come on! Grow up.” Werner Bergen looked at his friend with contempt. “This will be over soon. History will forget about it. We will be nothing, even to ourselves. The next generation behind us ……続きを見る

Esiste una faccia ancora in gran parte nascosta della Resistenza italiana: quella costituita dalle donne appartenenti alle grandi famiglie dell’aristocrazia liberale. Colte, raffinate, ma anche dota……続きを見る

Nel 1910, dopo aver assistito a una dimostrazione dei fratelli Wright, realizzò il primo velivolo a motore, e nell’aprile dello stesso anno si trasferì a Cascina Malpensa. Lì iniziò la sua attiv……続きを見る