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Operation Desert Storm reveals how two 101st Airborne intelligence soldiers averted disaster during the Gulf War. “During Desert Storm the Air Force and the Armor forces were the thunder but the 101……続きを見る

**SUNDAY TIMES AND GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 'Comprehensive and compelling ... A nuanced, landmark study that has deservedly won plaudits from both Palestinian and Israeli historians' Justin M……続きを見る

An incredible sea story that turns the Age of Exploration on its head, following the first Japanese man to set foot on North America and England. On November 12, 1588, five young Asian menーled by a……続きを見る

Criss-crossing the globe from the prehistoric era to the modern day, Professor Jeremy Black takes you on a whirlwind tour of our past, leaving no stone unturned as he brings to life the fascinating ……続きを見る

This book charts the journey of British General Practitioners (GPs) towards professional self-realisation through the development of a political consciousness manifested in a series of bruising enco……続きを見る

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political ……続きを見る

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTER From Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forev……続きを見る

The new book from the bestselling author of The Commando and Mosul. It was Australia's longest war, and also our most secretive. In the craggy mountains, green belts and digital battlefields of Afgh……続きを見る

"MacKenzie's fascinating book gives us the scope and scale to be able to put this pandemic in perspective and, it begs the question, will we learn from this in time to prevent to next one?" ーMolly ……続きを見る

" La biographie de Michel Winock marque une étape dans la nécessaire déconstruction de la caricature encore dominante d'un homme d'Etat qui, de héraut de la gauche radicale, se serait mué en assassi……続きを見る

Fairness and Freedom compares the history of two open societies--New Zealand and the United States--with much in common. Both have democratic polities, mixed-enterprise economies, individuated socie……続きを見る

Shaping Modern Shanghai provides a new understanding of colonialism in China through a fresh examination of Shanghai's International Settlement. This was the site of key developments of the Republic……続きを見る

In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeoverーafter 71 years of ……続きを見る

Der Forschungsbericht kommentiert die kaum noch überschaubare Literatur zu Medizin und Nationalsozialismus. In knappen Strichen werden die Wege der wissenschaftlichen Annäherung an diesen Themenkomp……続きを見る

Humanity has a long historical period that accumulates knowledge about the diversity of organisms. At the same time, some general patterns became evident. Thus, the idea of the unity of all life on ……続きを見る

King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant fo……続きを見る

Another brilliantly conceived and breathlessly executed thriller international bestseller and multi-million copy selling author Patrick Robinson, HMS Unseen is a dazzling, high-octane page-turner. F……続きを見る

In 1875, General Garibaldi, the legendary military hero of Italian unification, left his island retreat in the Mediterranean for Rome. His battle cry no longer required, he was pursuing a mission th……続きを見る

This book is the first in-depth analysis of Ernest William Barnes’ Christian-eugenic philosophy: ‘bio-spiritual determinism’. As a testament to the popularity of the movement, mid-twentieth century ……続きを見る

Uma visão resumida da Guerra da Crimeia Naquelas décadas de lenta recuperação em que a Europa se recuperava gradualmente dos efeitos debilitantes das Guerras Napoleônicas, o mundo dava passos ousado……続きを見る

Uma visão resumida da Guerra da Crimeia Naquelas décadas de lenta recuperação em que a Europa se recuperava gradualmente dos efeitos debilitantes das Guerras Napoleônicas, o mundo dava passos ousado……続きを見る

My life began in 1937 in Britain, followed by a rather disjointed childhood, but with nursing and midwifery under my belt I was ready for the challenge of a whole new country to explore for the pric……続きを見る

France, 1900-1914. Forgée après la Première Guerre mondiale, l'expression " Belle Epoque " correspond-elle réellement aux années 1900-1914 qu'elle désigne ? Pour certains mémorialistes, la misère, l……続きを見る

When did Australian women first enter the advertising industry? The stereotypical advertising executive might be a pony-tailed, Ferrari-driving, young-ish man, but women have worked in Australian ad……続きを見る

The Middle East in Modern World History focuses on the history of this region over the past 200 years. It examines how global trends during this period shaped the Middle East and how these trends we……続きを見る

Founded in the grounds of Magdalen College 500 years ago, Magdalen College School has been educating centuries of students. Originally intended to offer free tuition in grammar, it has attracted stu……続きを見る

Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into ……続きを見る

Fairness and Freedom compares the history of two open societies--New Zealand and the United States--with much in common. Both have democratic polities, mixed-enterprise economies, individuated socie……続きを見る

Community development has lately gained much prominence, but the emphasis has remained on the economic and social welfare of communities, rather than the environment. By focusing on 'sustainable' de……続きを見る

This is the first comprehensive study in English of Soviet women who fought against the genocidal, misogynist, Nazi enemy on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Drawing on a vast array of……続きを見る