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Originally published in 1960, the early history of news-gathering, of advertisement blocks and displayed advertising, of women’s magazine, are among the varied aspects of the London printing trade d……続きを見る

A leading historian of World War II sheds new light on the purposes and impact of the U.S. incendiary and atomic bombing of Japan’s cities in 1945. With the development of the B-29 “Superfortress” i……続きを見る

A richly absorbing book... Overy is unquestionably one of our finest living historians - The Daily Telegraph Why has warfare always been part of the human story? From biology to belief, what explain……続きを見る

Das Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa und im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum ist eine wichtige globalhistorische Zäsur. Auch noch heute – 80 Jahre nach Kriegsende – lohnt es sich, einen nuancierten B……続きを見る

A obra retrata a saga de famílias e contingentes humanos que, provenientes de diversas partes do Brasil e do mundo, se deslocaram para o Norte do Paraná em busca de melhores condições de vida. Desbr……続きを見る

Thomas Cole climbed Mt. Holyoke in Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1833 and made a sketch of the oxbow curve in the Connecticut River to the southwest. He used the sketch and his field notes three years l……続きを見る

Provocante e original, Sangue e ruínas nos convida a olhar a Segunda Guerra Mundial de outra forma. A historiografia tradicional sobre a Segunda Guerra Mundial costuma considerar Hitler, Mussolini e……続きを見る

Met ‘Regen van verwoesting’ doet historicus Richard Overy een belangrijke bijdrage aan een voortdurend debat: was de inzet van bommen en kernwapens tegen Japan in 1945 gerechtvaardigd? In ‘Regen van……続きを見る

The deadliest war in history brought to life through bold, easy-to-grasp maps In this stunning visual history ebook, purpose-made maps reveal the full story of the Second World War. From the rise of……続きを見る

"Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century."ーSunday Times (London) Richard Overy's bold book begins by throwing out the s……続きを見る

Una obra total sobre las raíces, el transcurso y las consecuencias de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, por uno de los mayores expertos mundiales en la materia. Richard Overy examina en este absorbente lib……続きを見る

In "The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask," George Agar Ellis, Baron Dover, deftly blends historical inquiry with narrative flair to unravel the enigmatic tale of the……続きを見る

J. R. D. 'Bob' Braham was Britain's most-decorated fighter pilot and one of the most successful fighter pilots of World War II. Joining the RAF in 1938 at the age of 18, he was posted to No. 29 Squa……続きを見る

Originally built in 1844 and rebuilt in 1907 after being gutted by fire during the 1903 water riots, the Red House has been the seat of Trinidad and Tobago’s parliament for over one hundred years. A……続きを見る

A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. 'A short but quietly devastating book, in which……続きを見る

Marginal Comment, which attracted keen and widespread interest on its original publication in 1994, is the remarkable memoir of one of the most distinguished classical scholars of the modern era. It……続きを見る

Ned Overton's "Exploration of the North-West Coast of Australia, 1863" presents a meticulously detailed account of early colonial exploration, offering profound insights into the geography, culture,……続きを見る

This provocative new history of early modern Europe argues that changes in the generation, preservation and circulation of information, chiefly on newly available and affordable paper, constituted a……続きを見る

Identifying “lessons learned” is not newーthe military has been doing it for decades. However, members of the worldwide intelligence community have been slow to extract wider lessons gathered from t……続きを見る

**An Economist Best Book of the Year “Richard Overy [is] one of the world’s finest military historians.… [His] book is timely for those interested in preventing war.” ーGen. Mark Milley, U.S. Army, ……続きを見る

Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover exp……続きを見る

In "The True History of the State Prisoner, commonly called the Iron Mask," George Agar Ellis Baron Dover delves into the enigmatic story of one of history's most intriguing prisoners. Set against t……続きを見る

In 1807, Christian Deardorff and Jesse Slingluff set out for the Ohio frontier. Before leaving, the men laid out the plat of a village that would sit at the banks of the Tuscarawas River. Over the n……続きを見る

Contains over 1,000 useful sentences and phrases for travel or everyday living abroad: food, shopping, medical aid, courtesy, hotels, travel, and other situations. Gives the English phrase, the fore……続きを見る

Esta es una revisión histórica que establece las particularidades y matices que perfilaron la activa participación pública de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la U.C. de Valparaíso en los años 60, y su……続きを見る

J Dover Wilson's book is a classic of Shakespeare criticism. Hamlet has excited more curiosity and aroused more debate than any other play ever written. Is Hamlet really mad? Does he really see his ……続きを見る

This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contribu……続きを見る

In "Exploration of the North-West Coast of Australia, 1863," Ned Overton embarks on an insightful and meticulously documented journey through the uncharted territories of Australia's north-west coas……続きを見る

"A book of great importance; it surpasses all others in breadth and depth."--Commentary If the past century will be remembered for its tragic pairing of civilized achievement and organized destructi……続きを見る

Hailed on publication as a thought-provoking, authoritative analysis of the true beginnings of the Second World War, this revised edition of The Road to War is essential reading for anyone intereste……続きを見る