This volume focuses on artists and writers associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, Scottish Symbolism and the Celtic Revival. The latter was spearheaded by the biologist and social reformer Pa……続きを見る
This volume examines the emergence of a market for Scottish art among Scotland’s wealthy industrialists in the mid-nineteenth century and in the period leading up to the First World War. As well as ……続きを見る
This book provides generations containing thousands of descendants of Richard "of Stockbury" Whitehead. This is a companion book to: Whitehead Family Heritage.
It seems prudent to sanitize the years……続きを見る
Von wegen Verschwörungstheorie! Jedes Jahr kommen die mächtigsten und reichsten Männer der Welt in einem streng abgeschotteten Wald in Nordkalifornien zusammen: dem »Bohemian Grove.« Fernab jeder Öf……続きを見る
While small in numbers, the Belgian Army played a vital role in World War 1 that is often overlooked.
Germany's invasion of neutral Belgium, which led Britain to declare war in August 1914, should h……続きを見る
The scope of Britain's wartime Middle East Command stretched far beyond the Libyan desert where the 8th Army's most famous battles were fought.
It extended from Gibraltar and Tunisia in the west, to……続きを見る
Born in the Civil War of 1922–23, the army of the Republic of Ireland occupied a sensitive place in the national culture for many years.
In World War II, it faced the challenge of maintaining Irelan……続きを見る
In 1912, the Balkan states formed an alliance in an effort to break free from the crumbling Ottoman Empire.
Forming an army of some 645,000 troops from Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, they ……続きを見る
A detailed look at the warriors of the Native Americans who lived around the Great Lakes.
This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans……続きを見る
Em uma narrativa comovente e dramática, Hastings oferece uma biografia definitiva de um dos mais importantes líderes da Grã-Bretanha.
Em 1940, após uma campanha desastrosa na Noruega e a consequente……続きを見る
Throughout history, progress has never been born from peaceーit has been forged in the fires of rivalry.
From the laboratories of Tesla and Edison to the studios of Picasso and Van Gogh, from the de……続きを見る
Depuis toujours, les situations atmosphériques, les aléas du temps, ont provoqué des situations surprenantes, des conséquences inédites, des réactions insolites. À côté de la grande histoire de la m……続きを見る
In Sternstunden der Menschheit zeichnet Stefan Zweig in zwölf meisterhaften Miniaturen jene Augenblicke nach, in denen sich das Schicksal der Welt für immer veränderte. Mit feinem psychologischem Ge……続きを見る
Named a best book of the year by The Economist and Foreign Affairs
"A whole book devoted exclusively to the misconduct of American presidents and their responses to charges of misconduct is without ……続きを見る
In my research on historical criminal cases, I occasionally come across curiosities that I have constantly collected and compiled. In this selection, various historical and entertaining bizarre thin……続きを見る
Este libro es un viaje por las mentes más brillantes y renovadoras de la historia contemporánea: diez historiadores e historiadoras fundamentales exploran los temas a los que se han dedicado, mientr……続きを見る
This four-volume collection brings together a diverse array of primary sources that help contextualise the impacts of American imperialism across the long nineteenth century. These fascinating volum……続きを見る
This volume charts an era of rapid growth for the United States. Beginning with the aftermath of the Louisiana Purchase, the early sources in this volume highlight the rampant speculation that engul……続きを見る
This volume documents the formation of the United States’ colonial and informal empire in the Pacific, Caribbean, and Central America at the turn of the twentieth century. Taking the cessation of ho……続きを見る
This volume navigates the course of US imperialism between two major wars – the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) and the Spanish-American War (1898) – both of which saw significant US territorial ex……続きを見る
What if the fairytales you grew up hearing weren't just children's storiesーbut echoes of real events, cultural shifts and historical truths? Hidden Truths of Fairy Tales invites you to step behind ……続きを見る
Every great city tells a story ー but some nearly never began. This captivating book uncovers the astonishing origins of world-famous metropolises that almost didn't make it past the drawing board. ……続きを見る
Der "Französische Jahrgang" für die Sonn- und Festtage 1713/1714, den Georg Philipp Telemann während seiner Frankfurter Zeit als städtischer Musikdirektor und Kapellmeister komponierte, wurde zeitgl……続きを見る
This volume of primary sources examines electric power, politics and culture in Victorian Britain. The materials review the formalization of electric power infrastructures or "grids" as they took sh……続きを見る
The materials in this volume cover the works of the natural philosophers, mathematicians, engineers, and entertainers for whom electricity became a vessel to say new things about energy and create a……続きを見る
Empires dreamed of glory, riches, and global dominance ー but history remembers the ones that fell apart in flames. Empire's Collapse dives deep into the catastrophic colonial projects that promised……続きを見る
Scandal has always been a powerful force ー capable of toppling governments, collapsing empires, and rewriting the destiny of entire nations. Power and Fallout explores the most explosive scandals i……続きを見る
Wie konnte eine Zivilisation vor Tausenden von Jahren präziser bauen, rechnen oder konstruieren, als es ihrer Zeit eigentlich möglich war? Verlorenes Wissen geht diesen Fragen nach und beleuchtet di……続きを見る
Hindenburg: Thirty-Second Inferno is a clear, human-centered chronicle of the most famous airship in history and the half-minute of fire that ended an era. Spanning twenty immersive chapters, it tra……続きを見る
