LWW - History 1

How Russia Got Big accounts for Russia's changing physical scope over some seven centuries. Even people who know little about Russia know that it is big. This concise book tells the story of how it ……続きを見る

Includes over 20 maps, diagrams and illustrations. "The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 ……続きを見る

East Africa (1971) examines the century from 1870 that saw the emergence of East Africa from an ancient isolation into the modern world. This survey pays attention to the social and economic as well……続きを見る

In Oberbayern wird Geschichte vielfältig erlebbar; Benediktinische Klöster, gotische Herzogstädte, prachtvolle Schlösser und nüchterne Industriebdenkmale sind Zeugnisse einer abwechslungsreichen Ver……続きを見る

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, has undergone significant changes since it was settled by Europeans in 1651. It is a constantly evolving community, as seen in its famous waterfront, architecture, and indus……続きを見る

All choices, good ones and bad, create change. Not unlike a ripple in a pond, the choices often have unforeseen and farreaching effects, even beyond distant spans of time. The kinAll choices, good o……続きを見る

The Adventures of Captain Heman Godfrey Kenney And Lady Catherine 1833-1917. The call of the sea sets Heman Kenney, a young captain from hunger-starved Ireland, on a journey across the ocean to the ……続きを見る

Historians often think of Russia before the 1860s in terms of conservative stasis, when the "gendarme of Europe" secured order beyond the country's borders and entrenched the autocratic system at ho……続きを見る

Die Bayerischen Alpen – das sind die Gebirge zwischen Salzach und Lech, die Ammergauer Berge mit den Königsschlössern, der Wetterstein mit der Zugspitze, das zerklüftete Karwendel und die Berchtesga……続きを見る

These chapters were originally prepared for and used as a manual in the public schools of the District of Columbia. In a revised and amplified form they are now published as one of Johns Hopkins Uni……続きを見る

"Characterized by precision of statement and clarity of detail, W.W. Blackford's memoir of his service in the Civil War is one of the most valuable to come out of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Vi……続きを見る