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Men Against Fire, first published in 1947 (and updated in 1961), is an in-depth analysis of military leadership and infantry tactics, with numerous recommendations to improve the effectiveness of gr……続きを見る

Anticorruption in History is a timely and urgent book: corruption is widely seen today as a major problem we face as a global society, undermining trust in government and financial institutions, eco……続きを見る

The European Union is often seen as a cosmopolitan rejection of violent nationalism. Yet the idea of Europe has a long, problematic historyーin medieval times, it was synonymous with Christianity; i……続きを見る

La rebelión de los Países Bajos contra Felipe II fue el mayor desafío de su reinado, dando lugar a uno de los conflictos más prolongados de la Edad Moderna: la guerra de los Ochenta Años (1568-1648)……続きを見る

Journalist Greg Melville’s Over My Dead Body is an “astonishing . . . fascinating . . . powerful” (New York Times Book Review) tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and……続きを見る

It is impossible to understand how the medieval church functioned and, in turn, influenced the lay world within its care without understanding "canon law". This book examines its development from it……続きを見る

Over het slavernijverleden van Nederland wordt volop en breed discussie gevoerd. Aan meningen geen gebrek, en terecht, want dat de slavernij een zwarte bladzij in onze geschiedenis vormt, zal nieman……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke: Politische Schriften + Historiografische Werke + Biografien" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturge……続きを見る

A detailed account of how aces of the calibre of Brumowski, Kiss and Linke-Crawford did their best in their Albatros fighters, which often sported colourful and fanciful insignias. Austro-Hungarian ……続きを見る

The National Book Critics Circle Award–winning history of the Reformationーfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Christianity At a time when men and women were prepared to killーand be kille……続きを見る

Nicht weniger als ein ganzes Leben erzählt Annett Gröschner mit der Geschichte der Blumenbinderin und Kranfahrerin Hanna Krause - mit einer Wucht und Poesie, wie sie nur dort entstehen können, wo di……続きを見る

Praised for its scope and depth, Asia in the Making of Europe is the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture. For volumes I and II, the author has sifted through virtually e……続きを見る

In this study of the mechanisms of transitional justice in Poland, Frances Millard asks: How does society come to terms with its past? How should it punish the perpetrators of oppression and acknowl……続きを見る

This book is the first comprehensive account of classical music on all British radio stations, BBC and commercial, between 1945 and 1995. It narrates the shifting development of those services, from……続きを見る

More has probably been written about the Waterloo campaign than almost any other in history. It was the climax of the Napoleonic Wars and forms a watershed in both European and world history. Howeve……続きを見る

A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Flor……続きを見る

屬州希斯帕尼亞．收復失地運動．天主教雙王．大航海時代．異端審問制度 無敵艦隊．美西戰爭．西班牙內戰．佛朗哥政體．17個自治區．兩黨制 【本書特色】 ◎一冊認識西班牙，穿越歷史變遷，探索這片土地上各民族交融……続きを見る

The modern age of naval warfare began with the combination of steam power, iron warships, and modern artillery, which launched an intense period of international competition. Tracing naval warfare f……続きを見る

State, Economy and the Great Divergence provides a new analysis of what has become the central debate in global economic history: the 'great divergence' between European and Asian growth. Focusing o……続きを見る

The first in-depth study of the collaborative intellectual exchange between the European and the Arabic Republics of Letters. Beyond Orientalism reformulates our understanding of the early modern Me……続きを見る

On 8 September 1941, eleven short weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The siege would not be lifted for two an……続きを見る

Nationalism today depends on the perception of victimhood. The historical memory of past suffering endows nationalist movements with political legitimacy and a sense of moral superiority. Koreans re……続きを見る

A New Imperial History of Northern Eurasia, 1700-1918 proposes a new language for studying and conceptualizing the spaces, societies, and institutions that existed on the territory of today's Northe……続きを見る

This is the second volume in a series that traces, century by century, the role of Asia in the making of Europe. The rise to world dominance of the Western nations in modern times and the rapid indu……続きを見る

This edition does not include illustrations. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War. From the Number 1 bestselling author of ‘Agent ZigZag……続きを見る

The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and British Empires. The Spartans are our ancestors, every bit as much as th……続きを見る

The Do 217 had a much larger bomb load capacity and had considerably greater range than the Do 17, which it replaced in frontline service from mid to late 1941. Although initially used simply as a b……続きを見る

This educational book will take you and your child to the different attractions in Germany. It's a great introduction to geography and the idea of travels. The main difference between this book and ……続きを見る

Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too. This is their ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1975, The Machiavellian Moment remains a landmark of historical and political thought. Celebrated historian J.G.A. Pocock looks at the consequences for modern historical and ……続きを見る