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Rambles in Rome An Archaeological and Historical Guide TO THE: MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, VILLAS, CHURCHES, AND ANTIQUITIES OF ROME AND THE CAMPAGNA. Author Preface: he object of our work is to describe in……続きを見る

An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy. Do you want to know which queen has the unique di……続きを見る

Upon its initial publication in 1973 this was the first textbook to present a unified view and comprehensive treatment of the economic development of Europe from a continental rather than a British ……続きを見る

A vivid narration of the history of the tulip, from its origins on the barren, windswept steppes of central Asia to its place of honor in the lush imperial gardens of Constantinople, to its starring……続きを見る

An extensive and authoritative study that examines the economic, social and political crises of France during the revolution of 1848. Using analysis of original sources and recent research, Fortescu……続きを見る

This book examines how the European Union can pursue a grand strategy and become a distinct global actor in a world of emerging great powers. At the grand strategic level, its sheer economic size ma……続きを見る

Written in the mid nineteenth century, Early Aeronautics tells the story of the very beginning of flight – parachutes and hot air balloons in their earliest incarnations. Includes original illustrat……続きを見る

A grunt’s-eye report from the battlefield in the spirit of The Red Badge of Courage and All Quiet *on the Western Frontー*the only known account by a common soldier of the campaigns of Napoleon’s Gr……続きを見る

There is a longstanding confusion of Johann Fust, Gutenberg's one-time business partner, with the notorious Doctor Faustus. The association is not surprising to Elizabeth L. Eisenstein, for from its……続きを見る

Are you looking for a journey that will take you through 100 of the Most Powerful Navies in the World, along with funny comments and a word puzzle? Then this book is for you. Whether you are looking……続きを見る

The social realities of old age have undergone profound changes since the middle ages. This study shows, however, that the images, attitudes and expectations of old people have changed for less. Shu……続きを見る

How a Chinese pirate defeated European colonialists and won Taiwan during the seventeenth century During the seventeenth century, Holland created the world's most dynamic colonial empire, outcompeti……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manuall……続きを見る

Mr. Pink: "Why can't we pick out our own color?" Joe: "I tried that once, it don't work. You get four guys fighting over who's gonna be Mr. Black." ーQuentin Tarantino, Reservoir Dogs Men's clothes ……続きを見る

In 1885, Alfred Barnard was charged with the task of visiting and reporting on every active whisky distillery throughout Scotland, Ireland and England. It took him two exhaustive years. In this book……続きを見る

Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Spinoza in just one hour. Spinoza’s brilliant metaphysical system was derived neither from reality nor experience. Starting f……続きを見る

The Everlasting Man is a two-part history of mankind, Christ, and Christianity, by G. K. Chesterton. This Kobo edition includes 136 endnotes and 13 illustrations that help contemporary reader to bet……続きを見る

CONTENTS (abridged list) CHAPTER I FROM THE INVASION OF THE NETHERLANDS BY THE ROMANS TO THE INVASION BY THE SALIAN FRANKS B.C. - A.D. 250 ... CHAPTER XXIII FROM THE INSTALLATION OF WILLIAM I. AS PR……続きを見る

An astonishing compendium of dictators and their crimes against the State. The scope of entries is an all-encompassing chronicle of tyrants. They range from the bizarre to the horrific, from the hea……続きを見る

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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The Reformation was a long struggle of ideas between the established Catholic Church and the questioning of faith brought about by the Renaissa……続きを見る

The name Waterloo has become synonymous with final, crushing defeat. Now this legendary battle is re-created in a groundbreaking book by an eminent British military historian making his major Americ……続きを見る

On September 5, 2009, the commanding officer of NATO's German troops in Afghanistan ordered a U.S. Air Force fighter to destroy two fuel trucks hijacked by theTaliban. Within hours, he was being inv……続きを見る

Nos parece interesante dedicar el presente libro a abordar la caída de la monarquía de Alfonso XIII, el advenimiento de la Segunda República y su estrepitoso fracaso culminado con la cruenta guerra ……続きを見る

The "Historia Regum Britanniae" (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) is a pseudo-historical account of British history, written circa 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles ……続きを見る

The Retreat to Corunna was a spectacular defeat for the British Army, yet it managed to save its reputation by carrying out one of the great fighting retreats of military history. In 1808 a British ……続きを見る

In this engrossing exploration of martyrdom, Lacey Baldwin Smith takes us on a riveting journey through history as he examines one of the most baffling characteristics of the human species: its will……続きを見る

THE application of the historic method to the study of the Fine Arts, begun with imperfect means by Winckelmann one hundred and twenty years ago, has been productive of the best results in our own d……続きを見る

Operation Fortitude was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mounted. 'One of the most creative intelligence opera……続きを見る

This is a story about a surprise attack by the Spanish army on Sluis, a small city in a southern coastal province of The Low Countries, now known as The Netherlands. During the early 1500’s, the Ref……続きを見る