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Las naciones occidentales –encabezadas por Estados Unidos– disfrutan en la actualidad de una considerable ventaja en casi todos los enfrentamientos militares. ¿Cómo ha llegado a alcanzar tal predomi……続きを見る

"The Peloponnesian War Chronicles: Power, Politics, and Conflict in Ancient Greece" takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the tumultuous era of the Peloponnesian War. This captivating bo……続きを見る

We Fought At Gettysburg follows the 17th Connecticut Regiment through the Gettysburg Campaign and beyond in June and July of 1863. William H. Warren dedicated his life to compiling the accounts of h……続きを見る

The remarkable success of twentieth-century Hong Kong was driven by electricity. The British colony’s stunning export-driven economic growth, its status as a Cold War capitalist dynamo, its energeti……続きを見る

Spotlights how various entities are using the Internet to shape people's perceptions and decision-making, and describes detailed case studies as well as the tools and methods used to identify automa……続きを見る

Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lostーand how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed. Providing a u……続きを見る

In the fully rewritten third edition of this classic text, Nicholas Mirzoeff introduces visual culture as visual activism, or activating the visible. In this view, visual culture is a practice: a wa……続きを見る

In this second edition, America’s Urban History now includes contemporary analysis of race, immigration, and cities under the Trump administration and has been fully updated with new scholarship on ……続きを見る

Een nieuwe kleine wereldgeschiedenis over de 50 meest invloedrijke plekken Ontdek de meest indrukwekkende gebeurtenissen uit onze wereldgeschiedenis, verteld aan de hand van de 50 belangrijkste plek……続きを見る

In the tumultuous decades of rapid expansion and change between the American Founding and the Civil War, Americans confronted a cluster of overlapping crises whose common theme was the difficulty of……続きを見る

With original primary source documents, this anthology brings readers into the vast unknown 19th-century American Westーthrough the eyes of the explorers who saw it for the first time. This volume b……続きを見る

One of the world's most popular religions, Buddhism is also one of the most misunderstood. This reference overviews misconceptions related to Buddhism and reveals the truths behind the myths. Buddhi……続きを見る

An excellent resource for students of Native American women's history, Wilma Mankiller provides an overview of contemporary federal Indian policy and explores how Mankiller negotiated the relationsh……続きを見る

New essays examining Bohemia as a key European context for understanding Chaucer's poetry. Chaucer never went to Bohemia but Bohemia came to him when, in 1382, King Richard II of England married Ann……続きを見る

A thorough examination of the history of Cuba, focusing primarily on the period from the revolution in 1959 to the present day. This historical overview connects significant events from Cuba's past ……続きを見る

This riveting narrative focuses on the Buffalo Soldiers, tracing the legacy of black military service and its social, economic, and political impact from the colonial era through the end of the 19th……続きを見る

Karl Theodor Helfferich, der unmittelbar am Kriegsgeschehen beteiligt war, schildert die Voraussetzungen, die zum Weltkrieg führten, wie Erste Marokkokrise, Bosnische Annexionskrise, Balkankriege u.……続きを見る

Rulers and Rulership in the Arc of Medieval Europe challenges the dominant paradigm of what rulership is and who rulers are by decentering the narrative and providing a broad swath of examples from ……続きを見る

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was the most-produced American supersonic military jet with 5,195 aircraft being produced. By any standards the F-4 has been incredibly successful, used not only……続きを見る

Unionizing the Ivory Tower chronicles how a thousand low-paid custodians, cooks, and gardeners succeeded in organizing a union at Cornell University. Al Davidoff, the Cornell student leader who beca……続きを見る

A cultural imaginary is a structuring space through which collective understandings of cultural and society phenomena are formed, reproduced, and accepted as the norm. Reading the Walls of Bogotá us……続きを見る

A fascinating historical tour of this Midwestern city’s crimes, scandals, and shady charactersーincludes photos. Dubbed the “Athens of the Prairie” for its array of stunning modern architecture, Col……続きを見る

The Havah’s Journey trilogyーPlease Say Kaddish for Me, From Silt and Ashes, As One Must, One Canーabridged into one illustrated volume with bonus stories. No one can forget the bravery and persever……続きを見る

“Tells the tales of some of Florida’s most famous desserts, from Key lime pie to citrus candy to the famous feud cake at Captain Anderson’s Restaurant.” ーPanama City News Herald Sweets and the Suns……続きを見る

“The heartwarmingーand heart wrenchingーtale of life for pre-World War I Jewish society. . . . Well-researched and a gem of a novel.” ーCaroline Giammanco, author of Into the Night In Kansas City, 1……続きを見る

A study of the Red Army’s penultimate offensive operation in the war in Europe. The forces of three frontsーSecond and First Belorussian and First Ukrainianーreached the Oder River and surrounded th……続きを見る

“Guroff has broken new ground with this masterful account of the bicycle revolution set in the broad context of American social and cultural history.” ーTom Crouch, author of The Bishop’s Boys With ……続きを見る

The pilot’s son delivers “a fascinating read and an invaluable insight in to the workings of pre- and wartime test flying under the Third Reich” (Military Aircraft Monthly). On 27 August 1939, Flugk……続きを見る

Tatiana Proskouriakoff, a preeminent student of the Maya, made many breakthroughs in deciphering Maya writing, particularly in demonstrating that the glyphs record the deeds of actual human beings, ……続きを見る

A battle summary of Britain’s raid on the French port town of Dieppe during World War II. Winston Churchill was under pressure. The Soviets felt that they were fighting the Germans by themselves. St……続きを見る