Thompson - Other 1

For 165 years, America repeatedly built intelligence capabilities in wartimeーthen systematically destroyed them in peace. George Washington's Culper Ring provided intelligence that helped win the R……続きを見る

A new edition of the classic Falklands War memoir "which many regard as the most perceptive description of the momentous events of April to June 1982" (Maritime Adviser). Major General Julian Thomps……続きを見る

Written by a noted authority, this fully illustrated study describes and depicts the machine guns equipping Soviet and Russian troops after 1945. Following the USSR's victory in World War II, the So……続きを見る

India's political framework was made in twenty years: in 1799-1819, between the death of Tipu Sultan and the elimination of the Peshwa. The period opens with the destruction of the Muslim kingdom of……続きを見る

A journey inside the submarines that patrolled beneath the surface to keep the peace during the Cold War, from a Royal Navy officer and engineer. During the Cold War, nuclear submarines quietly help……続きを見る

Fascinating biography of engineer and inventor of the Steamboat: John Fitch. "In this narration are sketched the early career of the subject of the biography; his Revolutionary services to the State……続きを見る

An excellent one volume portrait of Napoleon III and the short-lived second French Empire which was brought to ruins by the 1870 Franco-Prussian war. "ONCE again J. M. Thompson has given us a colorf……続きを見る

Originally published in 1989, this is an empirical study of the impact of global war on the expansion and shaping of nation-states. Individual chapters examine the effects of such wars, and the prep……続きを見る

While today's presidential tweets may seem a light-year apart from the scratch of quill pens during the era of the American Revolution, the importance of political communication is eternal. This boo……続きを見る

Robert F. Kennedy: The Brother Within, first published in 1962, is a lively account of the life and career of the younger brother of John F. Kennedy. Robert, or "RFK," part of the politically import……続きを見る

This volume is one of a series of five prepared by various authors, designed to be useful and instructive regarding the long history of the United States Army Chaplaincy. The emphasis throughout is ……続きを見る

In The Great Powers and Global Struggle, Karen A. Rasler and William R. Thompson focus on two themes: the rise and fall as well as the relative decline of major world powers over the past five hundr……続きを見る

New evidence explains Australia's most infamous day. The Imperial Japanese Navy bombers that attacked Pearl Harbour on December 7th 1941 blitzed Darwin on February 19th 1942. As Australia defended h……続きを見る

A true story of empire set in the Crimea, Sudan, Ceylon and Egypt – beautifully written and shot through with real psychological and historical insight. 'Victorian Britain, that seemingly most confo……続きを見る

In die 1970’s, 1980’s en vroeë 1990’s is honderde duisende jong mans vir militêre diensplig opgeroep. Die meeste het streng fisiese opleiding ondergaan en baie het aan die oorlog in noord-Namibië en……続きを見る