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When a process popularly known as the Industrial Revolution first took hold in Germany in the mid-nineteenth century, many contemporaries were stunned by the scale and ferocity of the transformation……続きを見る

Quando il Maresciallo Pétain si recò in visita a Marsiglia nel dicembre 1940, la Prefettura di polizia effettuò perquisizioni, arresti e rastrellamenti, soprattutto tra i rifugiati politici in attes……続きを見る

With their distinctive and other-worldly appearance, runes--an ancient alphabet used to write Germanic languages--provide our only first-hand record of the customs and beliefs of peoples living on t……続きを見る

In 1373, John of Gaunt set off from Calais on a great raid to strike at the heart of France. Driven by the high ideals of chivalry,the raiders left with epic pageantry. However, the reality soon ove……続きを見る

Three times during the 17th century, England and Holland went to war as part of an ongoing struggle for economic and naval supremacy. Primarily fought in the cold waters of the North Sea and the Eng……続きを見る

Although, to the casual eye, all British tanks of World War I look much the same, the Mark V is quite outstanding and has a strong claim to be the tank that won the Great War. In this title, renowne……続きを見る

When Lucien Webster, West Point graduate and artilleryman, met Frances Smith, granddaughter of a Connecticut Revolutionary War hero, in Florida, neither could anticipate how exciting and stressful t……続きを見る

Although a successful businessman in Newark, Ohio, prior to the Civil War, Charles Dana Miller understood the necessity of leaving his business and his home to take part in the "struggle for the lif……続きを見る

We Were The Ninth is a translation, carefully edited and thoroughly annotated, of an important Civil War regiment. The Ninth Ohioーcomposed of Ohio Germans mostly from Cincinnatiーsaw action at Rich……続きを見る

An abolitionist Civil War soldier and prisoner of war reflects on life during wartime More than 3 million men served in the American Civil War. In Yours Affectionately, Osgood, editors Sarah Tracy B……続きを見る

During the summer of 1864 a Union column, commanded by Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson Smith, set out from Tennessee with a goal that had proven impossible in all prior attempts - to find and defeat the ca……続きを見る

A rare glimpse into the life of one young man who chose not to fight Nearly three million white men of military age remained in the North during the Civil War, some attending institutions of higher ……続きを見る

Eyewitness Civil War testimony from a major American writer This facsimile edition of Albion W. Tourgée’s regimental history of the 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry was first published in 1896. Tourgée……続きを見る

Als de Duitsers in mei 1940 Nederland en Frankrijk overrompelen, sluit Jan Doornik zich met toestemming van koningin Wilhelmina direct aan bij de Vrije Fransen van generaal De Gaulle. Hij begint aan……続きを見る

No Civil War military campaign has inspired as much controversy about leadership as has Gettysburg. Because it was a defining event for both the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia……続きを見る

Notable Civil War historians herein continue the evaluation of select commanders begun in The First Day at Gettysburg: Essays on Confederate and Union Leadership. Using fresh manuscript sources coup……続きを見る

In language that resonates with power and beauty, this compilation of personal letters written from 1844 to 1864 tells the compelling story of controversial newspaper editor Will Tomlinson, his opin……続きを見る

The scholarship on women’s experiences in the U.S. Civil War is rich and deep, but much of it remains regionally specific or subsumed in more general treatments of Northern and Southern peoples duri……続きを見る

A practical approach to traditional Polish folk practice. Polish Folk Magic is an introductory guide into the folk beliefs, seasonal practices, living ancestral traditions, and authentic folk magic ……続きを見る

The book presents the activity of the Jewish Labour Bund in the territory of post-Yalta Poland in the years 1944-1949. The work focuses on the “last chapter” of the party’s activity in Poland. It to……続きを見る

The Rush for Black Diamonds, Volume Two demonstrates the need for a Reform Prison Theology and a Holistic Penal Ethics in the United States and the United Kingdom (England and Wales, and Scotland). ……続きを見る

Nel 1904, Halford John Mackinder, allora direttore della London School of Economics, pubblica un saggio intitolato Il perno geografico della storia, nel quale enuncia per la prima volta la sua teori……続きを見る

La battaglia di Marengo fu la prima combattuta da Napoleone Bonaparte come capo dello Stato francese. Benché relativamente modesta rispetto agli apocalittici scontri che segnarono la fine della sua ……続きを見る

Zwischen 1945 und 1949 erschienen im besetzten Deutschland unter prekären Produktionsbedingungen und strengen Kontrollmaßnahmen der Alliierten zahlreiche deutschsprachige Werke der Holocaust- und La……続きを見る

Dass Deutschland wegen der Verbrechen des Zweiten Weltkriegs eine historische Verantwortung gegenüber Russland besitzt, wird nur selten in Zweifel gezogen. Dass dasselbe mehr noch für die Ukraine gi……続きを見る

The Battle of Dysert O'Dea: How a Medieval Irish Victory Secured Two Centuries of Independence On May 10, 1318, a small Gaelic army led by Conchobhar Ó Deághaidh ambushed and destroyed a powerful An……続きを見る

Juliusz Domański, whose book Le texte comme présence was published recently in our series, wrote his doctoral thesis (printed in 1966) on Fannietum, a cycle of amatory elegies by Filippo Buonaccorsi……続きを見る

Au début du XXᵉ siècle, Paris subit à plusieurs reprises les terribles crues de la Seine. Pour dompter le fleuve et protéger la capitale, des ingénieurs décident de bâtir un barrage-réservoir dans l……続きを見る

This book aims to show that three of the most iconic Spanish novels of the nineteenth century are connected to each other as a Krausist dialogue between their authors about politics and gender in th……続きを見る

Limburg is geen land. Waarom eigenlijk niet? Om daarachter te komen benoemen we onszelf tot procesmanager voor Limburgs zelfbestuur en zoeken we het uit. Met een proceskaart in de ene hand en de 5-w……続きを見る