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Illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an introduction to the Franco-Prussian War, a war that marked the beginning of the creation of modern Europe. The Franco-Prussian War started in 1870……続きを見る

An illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD……続きを見る

Explores the critical battle of Carrhae, a fascinating tale of treachery, tactics, and topography in which Rome experienced one of its most humiliating defeats. The Battle of Carrhae is from a heady……続きを見る

A tightly focused illustrated study comparing the design, development, and combat performance of two of the Cold War's first main battle tanks. Conceived at the height of World War II, the British C……続きを見る

Uma visão da guerra, desde a Antiguidade até à atualidade Ao longo da História, a guerra transformou os aspetos sociais, políticos, culturais e religiosos das nossas vidas. A guerra – passada, prese……続きを見る

Responding to a diplomatic stalemate and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, Yemen’s civil actors work every day to build peace in fragmented local communities across the country. This book shows ho……続きを見る

La estrecha relación que estableció José Martí con los torcedores, e incluso con algunos dueños de las fábricas, no exenta de contradicciones e incomprensiones, es analizada en este volumen desde la……続きを見る

Siamo nel 1912: l'Italia ha conquistato la Tripolitania. Perché ha dovuto farlo? Lo spiega il poeta irredentista Giuseppe Picciola in questo discorso patriottico ed encomiastico. Edizione a cura di ……続きを見る

Experiencing a major crisis from different viewpoints, step by step. The Suez crisis of 1956ーnow little more than dim history for many peopleーoffers a master class in statecraft. It was a potentia……続きを見る

Daniel Harmon Brush came to southern Illinois from Vermont with his parents in the 1820s and found a frontier region radically different from his native New England. In this memoir, Brush, the event……続きを見る

A fine account by one of its officers of the role of the Camel Corps in the abortive attempt to save Gen. Gordon and Khartoum in 1885. Despite the grim context the book manages to be witty on the su……続きを見る

This book tells the story of a short-line railroad that allowed many visitors to explore Yosemite. From 1907 to 1945, it ran from Merced, California to the edge of the Yosemite Valley, ending at El ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1932, Sakolski's book is the first general history of land speculation in the American colonies and the United States. It begins with the Pre-Revolutionary War Ohio Companies……続きを見る

The Anglican minister, who served first at Bonavista in 1829 and then at St. Johns, made extensive journeys along the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts in 1830 and 1835. The present journal of his 18……続きを見る

Titian was a son of renowned portrait artist and museum founder Charles Wilson Peale from Philadelphia. Titian was an artist, naturalist and explorer, who accompanied the Wilkes Exploratory Expediti……続きを見る

Thomas L. Johnson's remarkable life, wherein he was born into slavery before going on to a successful career as a minister and missionary, is told here in his own words. Until the age of twenty-eigh……続きを見る

There is a saying that "the English never remember, the Irish never forget." This book focuses on one aspect of the most notorious sieges in British history, the Siege of Londonderry 1688-89. It exp……続きを見る

In Heart of a Stuntman, Hollywood veteran Kevin Ball recounts his remarkable journey from film and TV sets to real-life drama in Cambodia, Vietnam, Kenya, Kosovo, Peru, Thailand, Guatemala, Dubai, a……続きを見る

Reveals the convergence of perception and destruction in the parallel technologies of warfare and cinema. 続きを見る

Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden age……続きを見る

Warum führen Menschen Krieg gegeneinander? Was lässt sich dafür tun, dass sie ihre Rivalitäten friedlich austragen? Und wenn es doch zu einem gewaltsamen Konflikt gekommen ist – welche Auswege gibt ……続きを見る

In "Der Soldatenhandel deutscher Fürsten nach Amerika" beleuchtet Friedrich Kapp die wenig bekannte Praxis des Söldnerhandels deutscher Fürsten im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. Kapp verbindet umfassende ……続きを見る

In "Sewastopol" entführt Lew Tolstoi die Leser in die Wirren des Krimkrieges, einer Zeit, in der das individuelle Schicksal inmitten der kollektiven Katastrophe erstrahlt. In einer meisterhaften Mis……続きを見る

Este es el testimonio de mi experiencia y mi vivencia junto a la comunidad de El Salado como investigador social y funcionario público durante distintos procesos de acompañamiento, atención y repara……続きを見る

Powerful graphic journalism that highlights the contrasting realities of a Ukrainian journalist and a Russian artist grappling with their own individual experiences of Russia’s war on Ukraineーcolle……続きを見る

Traduction intégrale avec notes et étude, et avec les Récits du cycle de Cavalerie rouge, des fragments du Journal de 1920, les Plans et esquisses, par Jacques Catteau. Entré en 1920 dans l'Armée ro……続きを見る

This guide which, for years, has prepared military, emergency, and first responders to face psychological, social, and physical challenges of leading in dangerous contexts has been updated. The auth……続きを見る

The ways in which women have historically authorized themselves to write on war has blurred conventionally gendered lines, intertwining the personal with the political. Women on War in Spain’s Long ……続きを見る

**“For readers interested in international relations, politics, and global issues.” -**Library Journal, Starred Review The Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups d’état surveys the history of coups d……続きを見る

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 'An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky book we’ve been w……続きを見る