William - European General 3

Rural Rides is the book for which the English journalist, agriculturist and political reformer William Cobbett is best known. At the time of writing Rural Rides, in the early 1820s, Cobbett was a ra……続きを見る

THE first permanent settlers who, in any number, came with wives and children to make homes and to till the soil in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware were Walloons, or French-speaking……続きを見る

The optimistic vision of a “Europe whole and free” after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 has given way to disillusionment, bitterness, and renewed hostility between Russia and the West. In No Pl……続きを見る

Since 2016, the UK has been in a crisis of its own making: but this is not the fault of Brexit but of a larger problem of our politics. The status of political parties, the mainstream media, public ……続きを見る

Portrait of an English Migration recounts the history of those who left North Yorkshire for North America between the eighteenth century and the early twentieth century. Focusing on individual stori……続きを見る

This is the story of the U.S. Army Amphibian Engineers, which saw significant (and dangerous) action both in the European and Pacific theaters during World War II. They were charged with the organiz……続きを見る

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, the Checkerboard squadron, enjoys a fine reputation among Marine aviators. This volume, one of a new series of brief histories on famous aviation squadrons, is of……続きを見る

William Shakespeares klassiske skuespil "Julius Cæsar" tager udgangspunkt i de historiske hændelser omkring sammensværgelsen mod den romerske statsmand og hærfører Julius Cæsar i pr 44 f.Kr. Skuespi……続きを見る

This long-awaited book by a leading historian of European music life offers a fresh reading of concert and operatic life by showing how certain musical works in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Fr……続きを見る

A bold application of the concept of "canonical" works to the development of French operatic and concert life in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This long-awaited book by a leading historia……続きを見る

New biography of Robert "Curthose", eldest son of William the Conqueror, whose failure to secure the kingdom of England has overshadowed his role in the success of the First Crusade in capturing Jer……続きを見る

This detailed biography offers a reappraisal of the career of Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son and duke of Normandy from 1087 to 1106, locating the duke's career in the social, cu……続きを見る

En 1765, la Compañía de las Indias Orientales derrocó al joven emperador mogol y puso en su lugar un gobierno controlado por mercaderes ingleses que extorsionaba impuestos merced a su ejército priva……続きを見る

Determined to take on the Nazis, Texan Bill Ash joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939 and in so doing sacrificed his citizenship. Before long, he was sent to England wherehe flew Spitfires. Sh……続きを見る

Fire Mission, first published in 1957, is a fictional account of a field artillery battery beginning just before the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944), to the capture of the bridge at Remagen in M……続きを見る

This study describes the period of great changes in European history - the decline in the belief of magic and miracles and emerging of the new way of thinking which has brought the rise of religious……続きを見る

The 1959 purge of the Latvian national communists has long been cast in black-and-white terms: Russification and resistance; victimizers and victims. Conventional wisdom holds that Nikita Khrushchev……続きを見る

From the monarchical terror of the Middle Ages to the mangled Europe of the twenty-first century, A People's History of Modern Europe tells the history of the continent through the deeds of those wh……続きを見る

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present is a commanding survey of modern German history that guides you from the turn of the 19th century right the way through to Germany's continuing world-power ……続きを見る

William Paton Ker (1855-1923) was a Scottish literary scholar and essayist. An absolute master in the comparative study of literature, he was among the most erudite critics of his time: no branch of……続きを見る

In het boek 'Het Vrije Rusland' van William Hepworth Dixon wordt een gedetailleerd en diepgaand beeld geschetst van het politieke landschap en de sociale omstandigheden in Rusland tijdens de 19e eeu……続きを見る

Draper's History of the Intellectual Development of Europe in 2 volumes is a book based on an original and challenging idea of applying the methods of physical science to history. The author has und……続きを見る

'History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne' in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by the Irish historian William Edward Hartpole Lecky. The book features the changes that have ta……続きを見る

We Europeans? explores the relationship between media and identity along the fault lines and fissures of the shifting ethnicities, religions, tastes, generations, and languages that make up contempo……続きを見る

Britain alone could not hope to defeat the might of Napoleonic France which, through enforced conscription, had become a nation in arms. But British leaders had a long history of forging alliances t……続きを見る

In 'An account of the principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia' by William Wilkinson, readers are presented with a detailed and thorough exploration of the historical and cultural landscapes of thes……続きを見る

Embarking on a journey to relocate to Switzerland is an exciting and transformative endeavor, but it comes with a host of questions and challenges. In "Relocating to Switzerland: A Comprehensive Gui……続きを見る

Are you dreaming of embarking on a new adventure in one of Europe's most captivating countries? "How to Move to Belgium: Your Comprehensive Guide to a Smooth Transition" by William Jones is your ind……続きを見る

This book examines the history of the French welfare state from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. The French social security system has changed profoundly over the last few decades. The ……続きを見る

”Gennem middelalderen var alt videnskabeligt liv meget nøje knyttet til undervisningen; den gruppering af fag, man opstillede, de metoder, man anvendte i undervisningen, var bestemmende for alt vide……続きを見る