Roy - History 1

A revealing look at Islamic social institutions in Gaza and the West Bank Many in the United States and Israel believe that Hamas is nothing but a terrorist organization, and that its social sector ……続きを見る

Although the commercial products of whales have contributed largely to the comfort and welfare of the civilized world for over a thousand years, never have the animals been of greater economic impor……続きを見る

All the world knows that Roy Chapman Andrews is the discoverer of the dinosaur Eggs, for these small and fragile relics of an inconceivably remote past fired the public's imagination and were the se……続きを見る

This book examines the role of the British in the diffusion and development of soccer on the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, in the light of issues of race, ethnicity, colour, class and na……続きを見る

Cour d’assises, diplôme d’avocat, délit de tentative de faux et usage de faux, statut du détective privé, énergie hydroélectrique, affichage des prix, jerrican, tri sélectif, remembrement, pommes de……続きを見る

Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany. In the battle to protect merchant shipping from the menace of surface raiders and U-boats, Allied resolve an……続きを見る

The little-known story of how the Royal Air Force kept supplies from reaching Rommel's Afrika Korps, by an RAF veteran and renowned aviation historian. By far the most dangerous of the RAF operation……続きを見る

From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the tools to resist and fight back ‘I try to create……続きを見る

Many historians of the Indian wars seem to credit the War Between the States as a significant factor in the uprising of numerous tribes during these same years. In fact, the continuous exposure to w……続きを見る

Cincinnati's history is rife with reprehensible crimes and great tragedies. In 1874, a brutal murder caught the attention of a strange and notorious journalist, who turned the crime into a legend. I……続きを見る

A study of the rivalry between two American politicians and how it transformed them & the nation they sought to lead in the dark days before the Civil War. "This intimate dual portrait of Abe Lincol……続きを見る

Were Athenians and Boiotians natural enemies in the Archaic and Classical period? The scholarly consensus is yes. Roy van Wijk, however, re-evaluates this commonly held assumption and shows that, fa……続きを見る

Un recorrido por la vida política de Argentina de finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. Un recorrido por un periodo en el que Argentina ya se mostraba como un Estado nacional consolidado ……続きを見る

Despite the Luftwaffe being ordered to destroy millions of aerial photos in 1945, the Allies found no less than twenty tons of photos in eleven locations, including a hoard in a Bavarian barn. These……続きを見る

This unique anthology collects personal stories and leadership lessons from six highly-ranked officers across all branches of service. In Breaching the Summit, six senior enlisted advisors to the jo……続きを見る

Major General Sir Roy Redgrave has enjoyed an unusual, some might say eccentric, life. Born into the same family as the well known actors, he was brought up in Romania as part of a thriving internat……続きを見る

A historical tour of London landmarks for anyone fascinated by intrigue and espionage . . . Includes maps and photos. James Bond may be fictionalーbut London is indeed the espionage capital of the w……続きを見る

"This book takes an innovative approach to describing the much-trodden territory of the D-Day landings by using a very broad range of aerial photographs." ー The Pegasus Archive The Normandy Invasio……続きを見る

"This well-researched book evocatively conjures up the halcyon days of the swashbuckling amateurs who took to the skies in untested contraptions." ー Sussex Life magazine Shoreham airport, founded i……続きを見る

Queen Elizabeth's bloody rule over Ireland is examined in this " richly-textured, impressively researched and powerfully involving" history (Roy Foster, author of Modern Ireland, 1600–1972). England……続きを見る

During the years before World War II, the Royal Air Force, created amid the bloodshed of the Great War, saw salvation in the doctrine of a relentless offensive by a bomber force which would sail ove……続きを見る

'Shan' Hackett is remembered by his own and succeeding generations for a variety of achievements and attributes. A superb fighting soldier, he served with the Trans-Jordan Force, had fought through ……続きを見る

Since the dawn of civilization, Britain has been menaced by foreign powers and invasive hordes, anxious either to pillage and plunder or to invade and rule over this green and pleasant land. Situate……続きを見る

Le climat de l’Europe a connu dans le passé de longs épisodes de tiédeur, puis a régné, de 1300 à 1860, le petit âge glaciaire, un peu plus frais que le climat de nos jours. Depuis lors, un nouvel é……続きを見る

On n'a pas oublié l'extraordinaire réussite sociale et intellectuelle de Thomas Platter (dit le Vieux, 1499-1582), mendiant et berger des montagnes suisses devenu imprimeur et professeur, notable de……続きを見る

Brillante et courte synthèse, suggestive et instructive, des résultats de près d’un demi-siècle de recherches historiennes sur le climat. Un élément essentiel dans les débats en cours sur l’avenir d……続きを見る

Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by this omnipresent marit……続きを見る

When the harrowing Great War diaries of one of Britain's first black soldiers were unearthed in a dusty Scottish attic nearly 100 years after they were written, they posed a bit of a mystery. The di……続きを見る

The history of Pan American Airways is, to a great degree, the story of international air transport and, within that, the flying-boat is one of the airliner’s most recognisable aircraft. The Pan Am ……続きを見る

Chartered in 1921, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a worldwide organization that represents more than two million workers in occupations from healthcare and government service to……続きを見る