D.P - European General 1

LES nacelles, mollement balancées par la brise du soir, voguaient sur les flots qu’argentaient les rayons de l’astre des nuits ; le ciel était pur, sans nuage et les échos de la rive répétaient les ……続きを見る

A notre arrivée en Afrique, l’ignorance complète où nous étions de l’organisation gouvernementale que nous venions de briser, donna lieu à bien des erreurs. Étrangers aux usages et à la langue, nous……続きを見る

Avez-vous été au Niagara ? Ne voulez-vous pas aller voir le Niagara ? Telle est l’une des questions les plus fréquentes que l’on adresse au voyageur, au moment où il met le pied sur les rives du Nou……続きを見る

1307 – ein Schicksalsjahr für die Tempelritter. Einst gefeierte Krieger des Glaubens, gerieten sie in das tödliche Machtspiel zwischen Kirche und Krone. Unter dem Druck des französischen Königs Phil……続きを見る

This fascinating study details the entourage which enabled Napoleon to move hundreds of thousands of troops right across Europe. The 'military machine' by which Napoleon and his indispensable chief ……続きを見る

The history of Mediaeval Europe is so vast a subject that the attempt to deal with it in a small compass must entail either severe compression or what may appear at first sight reckless omission. Th……続きを見る

Thank you for picking up my book. I am Borko B. Djordjevic, M.D., Ph.D., a plastic surgeon, and an American and Serbian Patriot. This manuscript is my political memoirs, more precisely my perspectiv……続きを見る

Exploring how Polish writers positioned themselves as neither colonized nor colonizers, In-Between Empire analyses their literary works on empire during the 19th and 20th centuries to explore how th……続きを見る

This book explores the emergence of Yugoslav globalism and how it was influenced by the early Cold War, the changes once Yugoslavia established itself as a nonaligned leader, and what the decline of……続きを見る

As before, the second edition of this widely-used survey is in two main parts. The first analyses the major themes of seventeenth-century European history on a continent-wide basis. The second part ……続きを見る

Includes 20 Illustrations In 1942 the Allied powers faced the most serious challenge to their control of the seas encountered in the Second World War: the menace of the U-boat. Fast, well- armed, an……続きを見る

The rich cultural and political life of Spain has emerged from its complex history, from the diversity of its peoples, and from continual contact with outside influences. This updated edition traces……続きを見る

Originally published in 1975, The Machiavellian Moment remains a landmark of historical and political thought. Celebrated historian J.G.A. Pocock looks at the consequences for modern historical and ……続きを見る

Brave and ruthless in equal measures, this is a fascinating insight into the fighting lives of the legendary Polish Lancers who were unique in both their appearance and loyal service record. This bo……続きを見る

A key part of Napoleon's Imperial Guard were undoubtedly the Mamelukes – the bodyguard of Turkish cavalry which remained with his Mounted Chasseurs regiment throughout the First Empire. For the firs……続きを見る

A concise history of the hand-picked elite cavalry guard that served as Napoleon's close personal escort and were committed to the most dangerous areas of combat on the battlefield. Formed from his ……続きを見る

Driven out of Germany after his defeat at Leipzig in 1813, Napoleon seemed to face disaster. Some 345,000 Allied troops were converging on France from the east; and Napoleon had only about 80,000 me……続きを見る

The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers – the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard – were formed in 1810 after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France. The former hussars of the……続きを見る

One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia. Recru……続きを見る

The army commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly-unified Netherlands (or 'Dutch-Belgian') army. The pa……続きを見る

A Short History of the French Revolution is an up-to-date survey of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era that introduces readers to the origins and events of this turbulent period in French hist……続きを見る

1808, Franciaország. Egész Európa Bonaparte Napóleon lába előtt hever. Győzedelmes seregei minden ellenséges hadat szétzúztak az Atlanti-óceán partjaitól Oroszországig, rendőrminisztere, Fouché, ped……続きを見る

Turnen around the World represents an international effort by an assemblage of prominent sport historians to detail and assess the worldwide scope, effects, and residual influences of the German Tur……続きを見る

Gambling was central to the cultural, social, and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Europe. By tracing the evolution of gambling and investigating the spatial qualities of the casino, this ……続きを見る

A concise, illustrated study of the Netherlands troops that fought at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. The forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divis……続きを見る

A concise, illustrated study of the Netherlands troops that fought at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo. The forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divis……続きを見る

Before Josef Stalin's death in 1953, the USSR had, at best, an ambivalent relationship with noncommunist international organizations. Although it had helped found the United Nations, it refused to j……続きを見る

Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main, all live in present-day conceptions in great degree as drawn by the pen and pencil of Howar……続きを見る

On 16 May 1811 a combined British, Portuguese and Spanish force commanded by the British general Beresford met the French army under Soult at Albuera in southern Spain. What followed was one of the ……続きを見る

First published in 1983, Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986 examines the history of Britain’s international situation and foreign policy in relation to her domestic circumstances from the middl……続きを見る