Stirling - History 1

The Letters of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn presents the surviving private correspondence between England's king and the woman who would become his queenーdocuments that helped reshape English history……続きを見る

New Theories in Astronomy is a thought-provoking work by William Stirling, first published in the late 19th century, that explores the evolving landscape of astronomical science during a period of r……続きを見る

Stuart Stirling tells the history of the Inca princesses and of their conquistador lovers and descendants. The detailed human stories of the princesses bring to life the world of the Incas and their……続きを見る

Arthur led the Britons to the brink of victory but was cut down by treachery and betrayal. Arthurian legends have since been corrupted, leading to popular but false assumptions about the king and th……続きを見る

The Division sailed for Egypt on September 10th, 1914, at a time when sanguine people thought that the only rôle of the Territorial Force would be to provide garrisons for our outlying Dependencies.……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The "Isla de Negros," a small inter-island steamer, lay moored alongside the dock in the turbulent waters of the Pasig River, the commercial artery of the city of Manila. As the last of it……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The United States gunboat "Phœnix" lay at anchor in the swift current of the Yangtse River opposite the Chinese city of Ku-Ling. The surface of the water seemed tranquil, but a closer look……続きを見る

Excerpt: "The Navy-Yard at Brooklyn buzzed with its daily turmoil of labor. It was a bright June morning, and the high chimneys of the numerous shops and foundries belched forth flame and smoke. Tho……続きを見る

Excerpt: "A man-of-war boat propelled by six sailormen and with the flag of the United States flying from its staff navigated the tortuous channel through the fringing coral reef and landed upon the……続きを見る

Excerpt: "It was one o'clock in the afternoon, and there was unusual activity in the railroad station at Yokohama. Uniformed officials were scurrying to and fro, bending every effort to dispose of t……続きを見る

The Navy-Yard at Brooklyn buzzed with its daily turmoil of labor. It was a bright June morning, and the high chimneys of the numerous shops and foundries belched forth flame and smoke. Thousands of ……続きを見る

In "A United States Midshipman in the Philippines," Yates Stirling presents a compelling narrative that combines personal memoir with vivid historical documentation. Set against the backdrop of Amer……続きを見る

In "A United States Midshipman in China," Yates Stirling presents a richly detailed narrative of his experiences as a midshipman during the tumultuous era of the mid-19th century, a time marked by t……続きを見る

For centuries, statuary décor was a main characteristic of any city, sanctuary, or villa in the Roman world. However, from the third century CE onward, the prevalence of statues across the Roman Emp……続きを見る

This is the first comprehensive history of all the British Special Forces, from their beginnings during the Second World War to the Falklands War. The birth of many of the Special Forces was controv……続きを見る

Sea Dog is the autobiography of Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, Jr. (1872‑1948), a long-serving naval officer noted for his controversial views on a variety of subjects, and his outspoken defense of th……続きを見る

The summer holidays had begun and the great convent school was deserted, all its pupils gone but two, who were in the alcove belonging to the elder of them, and, as if that breakage of rule were not……続きを見る

Inspired by a classical education, wealthy Romans populated the glittering interiors of their villas and homes with marble statuettes of ancestors, emperors, gods, and mythological figures. In The L……続きを見る