Amongst the heroic figures of the Royal Navy of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; Admiral Nelson stands out from a number of great men. Without Lord St. Vincent, it is difficult to imagine how ……続きを見る
France's Lost Empires brings together ten essays that collectively investigate the historical, cultural, and political legacies of French colonialism and, specifically, the endings of the French emp……続きを見る
As the battle of Jutland was the only major naval engagement of the First World War, both of the belligerent powers have made claim to the plaudits for winning the battle. The experts and officers o……続きを見る
“Ludlow Beamish’s famous history of the K.G.L. is undoubtedly one of the rarest and most sought-after contemporary studies of the Napoleonic Wars. Much praised by Sir Charles Oman as ‘a valuable and……続きを見る
At the outbreak of the First World War, Barry Bingham, an Ulsterman and career sailor who joined the Royal Navy in 1895, was a Lieutenant-Commander gunnery officer on the new battlecruiser HMS Invin……続きを見る
The tragic tale of the lovers Tristran and Iseut, a Celtic story that eventually became part of the Arthurian legend, was one the most popular themes of medieval literature, in numerous languages. O……続きを見る
Written in the late-twelfth century, the Old French Romance of Tristran by Beroul is one of the earliest surviving versions of the story of Tristran and Iseut. Preserved in only one manuscript, the ……続きを見る
著者:G. N. Wright
出版社: Publisher s11838
発売日: 2016年08月25日
THERE is a local interest attached to mountain scenery, arising not only from a natural concentration of grand and majestic objects, but also from a spirit of independence and ardent love of liberty……続きを見る
Le livre que vous tenez actuellement est un essai qui se veut être une explication de la raison pour laquelle la société française éprouve des craintes sur son éventuel devenir. Nous posons l’analys……続きを見る
Die zeitgeschichtliche Studie widmet sich dem Anspruch der Russischen Orthodoxen Kirche, der größten religiösen Institution Russlands, nicht nur im Inland, sondern auch außerhalb ihres Pastoralgebie……続きを見る
Unique among the world's fighting forces, the Legion remains one of its most mysterious, as well. Open to volunteers from around the world (men from some 150 countries fill its ranks), the Legion bo……続きを見る
Dit boek verkent de fascinerende manieren waarop leren ons vormt van onze kindertijd tot onze volwassenheid en daarna. Aan de hand van verschillende verhalen en perspectieven laat het zien hoe onder……続きを見る
Earl St. Vincent was not only an excellent administrator, a fine sailor and undaunted defender of the Royal Navy. He was also eclipsed in the tomes of history by his more famous protégé, Lord Nelson……続きを見る
Written at the promptings of friends and family, the story of Midshipman Boys captivity and escape from Napoleonic France stands as an adventure yarn par excellence, it is however the true story of ……続きを見る
“Ludlow Beamish’s famous history of the K.G.L. is undoubtedly one of the rarest and most sought-after contemporary studies of the Napoleonic Wars. Much praised by Sir Charles Oman as ‘a valuable and……続きを見る
In 1805, a new style of operational warfare burst upon the fields of Europe as Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Army swept from the Rhine to the Danube surrounding the Austrian army at Ulm and initiating ……続きを見る
著者:Albert N. Hamscher
出版社: University Press Copublishing Division
発売日: 2012年07月13日
The Royal Financial Administration and the Prosecution of Crime in France, 1670–1789 explores the French monarchy’s role in financing criminal prosecutions in the royal courts of the realmーthe paym……続きを見る
At the dawn of the French revolution, masses of hungry peasants burn the chateaux of aristocrats throughout France. After the death of his estranged family, an 18 year-old nobleman, the Marquis Marc……続きを見る
Volery and Venery in the French Wars of Religion is the first book-length study to provide an analysis of literary and cultural texts through the lens of people’s perspectives on hunting in the cont……続きを見る
著者:N S Nash
出版社: Pen & Sword Books
発売日: 2022年07月08日
A fascinating account of the dramatic events leading up to the Siege and the four month siege itself.
The Siege of Paris from September 1870 to the city’s capitulation in January 1871 was the result……続きを見る
Throughout the ages, more combatants and civilians have died in war of the effects of starvation and resulting disease than have been killed by bullet or bomb.
The author of this fascinating work ar……続きを見る