A Financial Times Economics Book of the Year
A brilliant narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1……続きを見る
The works of French novelist Alexandre Dumas have been reproduced time and again on stage and screen. Based on a genuine memoir by an officer named D'Artagnan, Dumas published The Three Musketeers. ……続きを見る
Frederick the Great was not renowned as a great artillery enthusiast, however he did recognise the importance of artillery and greatly expanded the arm. Frederick was also aware of the value of stro……続きを見る
Osprey is pleased to present a collection of essays by T.E. Crowdy. Formed as a result of his research for Incomparable (Osprey, September 2012).
These supplementary essays provide readers with the ……続きを見る
'A vivid account of a forgotten chapter of British naval history.' - Dan Snow, Historian, TV Presenter and Broadcaster
The true story of one of the most notorious mutinies in naval history, which pr……続きを見る
This handbook offers comprehensive coverage of the history of Spain, exploring key themes and events in four broad but not necessarily rigid temporal categories: medieval, early modern, nineteenth c……続きを見る
Historians, since the 1960s, argue that the French economy performed as well as did any economy in Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries thanks to the opportunities for profit availa……続きを見る
Las reformas sanitarias borbónicas formaban parte de un proyecto que buscaba "civilizar" a los vasallos, convertirlos en sujetos sanos, obedientes y productivos, con base en ciertas prácticas ligada……続きを見る
George Washington aveva gravi problemi di denti – tant’è che a Mount Vernon sono conservate diverse dentiere: di legno, di avorio, di zanna di tricheco o di ippopotamo. A partire da una constatazion……続きを見る
As 1794 opened, Revolutionary France stood on a knife's edge of failure. Its army and navy had been shaken by the revolution, with civil war and famine taking its toll on their resources. Seeking to……続きを見る
"Napoléon Bonaparte" vous invite à explorer la vie fascinante de l'une des figures les plus emblématiques de l'histoire. Cet eBook captivant offre un regard unique sur l'homme derrière le mythe, en ……続きを見る
This book looks at uniforms, rank-system, and organization for a new type of Turkish Soldier, other than Janissary providing the main Soldier-type during the French Revolution, and Early Napoleonic ……続きを見る
Latin Political Propaganda offers the first comprehensive study of the central role played by the Latin language to celebrate or undermine political power during the War of the Spanish Succession (1……続きを見る
**“A scarifying, blood-soaked portrait of savagery on the early frontierーmuch of it committed by European settlers . . . superb.”ーKirkus Reviews (starred)
An acclaimed historian captures the true ……続きを見る
In an age when infantry units manoeuvred and fought in rigid blocks, the idea of encouraging initiative and allowing a unit to 'skirmish' was regarded as revolutionary and fell out of favour in the ……続きを見る
This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730. It traces the ori……続きを見る
On 9 July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock's army, a mixture of British regulars and American militia,……続きを見る
A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Habsburg Austria and the Dutch ……続きを見る
What a scene!' wrote Horace Walpole. 'An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by stumps of trees to assault a town and attack an enemy strongly entrenched and double in numbers!' In one ……続きを見る
By the Spring of 1781, the American Revolutionary War had dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his invasion ……続きを見る
Louisbourg represented a major threat to Anglo-American plans to invade Canada. Bypassing it would leave an immensely powerful enemy base astride the Anglo-American lines of communication – Louisbou……続きを見る
In 1778 Great Britain launched a second invasion of the southern colonies as part of the “southern strategy” for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessian……続きを見る
著者：David Smith
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2022年11月02日
As the American Revolution continued, the British refocused their fight on the southern colonies in the hopes of triggering an outbreak of loyalism that would sweep the rebels aside.
Under Sir Henry……続きを見る
著者：John F. Winkler
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2022年10月28日
Following the defeat at Wabash, in 1792 the Washington administration created a new US Army to replace the one that had been destroyed. The man chosen to lead it was the famous Major-General “Mad” A……続きを見る
The death of the Emperor Charles VI in 1741 was the catalyst for a conflict ostensibly about the female inheritance of the Hapsburg patrimony but, in reality, about the succession to the Imperial Th……続きを見る
This is a blistering account of the battle of Cowpens, a short, sharp conflict which marked a crucial turning point in the American Revolution. With Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton and the British troops……続きを見る
In ‘De opstand van Tula’ beschrijft Robin Raven het verhaal van de Curaçaose slaafgemaakte Tula, die in 1795 de grootste slavenopstand in de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse Antillen leidde.
In ‘De o……続きを見る
“The Importance of the North River (the Hudson), and the sanguine wishes of all to prevent the enemy from possessing it, have been the causes of this unhappy catastrophe.” So wrote General George Wa……続きを見る
Edward ‘Ned’ Low’s career in piracy began with a single gunshot. While working on a logging ship in the Bay of Honduras the quick-tempered Ned was provoked by the ship’s captain. He responded by gra……続きを見る
