This book explores the ambiguity of racial and caste categories in Louisiana in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which is essential for a more nuanced understanding of the role of Americans of African descent in American art history as art...Loe edasi...
Packed with rare and unpublished photographs, this is a new history of the Red Armys tracked artillery tractors that were pivotal to its success in World War II. Packed with rare and unpublished photographs, this is a new histor...Loe edasi...
Churchmen in the Middle Ages were, in theory, men of peace; in reality, the Church became inextricably enmeshed in the violence of the age, not infrequently functioning as a major contributing factor. This collection of essays explores th...Loe edasi...
A unique history of the Axis powers attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eyes of those who were there. A unique history of the Axis powers attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eye...Loe edasi...
A radical new history of the Second World War in Asia, challenging the Eurocentric perspective of the conflict and arguing that this was not just a war against fascism but also against empire....Loe edasi...
This absorbing study describes and illustrates the US, British, Japanese, French, Italian and Czechoslovak troops deployed to North Russia and Siberia at the height of the Russian Civil War. This absorbing study describes and ill...Loe edasi...
Fully illustrated, this study examines World War IIs most dramatic single-ship action, in which Stephen Hopkins fought a heavily armed German auxiliary cruiser, Stier. Fully illustrated, this study examines World...Loe edasi...
The first illustrated study in English of the Finnish Air Forces battle to repel the Soviet invaders during the Winter War, one of the greatest David-and-Goliath air battles in history.In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its neighbou...Loe edasi...
The first authoritative, illustrated account of Russias high-risk strike on Ukraines capital, the centerpiece of its failed 2022 invasion plan.In 2022, Vladimir Putin was convinced he could seize Kyiv, install a puppet government...Loe edasi...
Winner of the J. F. Verbruggen Prize 2025 for Best Book in Medieval Military History In Mamluk Art of Warfare, Mehdi Berriah sheds light on the mechanisms that structured the conduct and practice of warfare within the Mamluk army. The Mam...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198980711)
This book explores the history of the persecution of the Sinti and Roma communities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from 1870 to 1945. Using a transnational approach, it reveals how Nazi racial policies evolved from attempts at assimilation to...Loe edasi...
The first complete English-language collection of Simone Weil’s letters to her loved ones, A Life in Letters deepens appreciation of one of the twentieth century’s great thinkers by offering insight into her relationships, spiritual and occupa...Loe edasi...
Sari: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526190246)
Focusing on the Nigeria-Biafra war, this book analyses humanitarian action at a turning point in its history. It combines individual, institutional, and governmental perspectives to shows how this conflict became a testing ground where humanitarian p...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Verso Books, ISBN-13: 9781836745563)
How had the world by 1914 become susceptible to a disastrous systemic breakdown? The one American historian who rose to this analytical challenge was Paul Schroeder. These historical insights have an obvious urgency today Nicholas Mulde...Loe edasi...
This book examines how various Australians understood or expressed their experience of the Great War and early war commemoration in transcendent terms, and in so doing contributed to the creation of an Australian foundation myth, Anzac. The signific...Loe edasi...
From the late eleventh to the early fourteenth century, western Europeans established the crusader states of the Levant and had unprecedented commercial, cultural, and military exchanges with the Middle East. Through a focused analysis of fifty ob...Loe edasi...
From the late eleventh to the early fourteenth century, western Europeans established the crusader states of the Levant and had unprecedented commercial, cultural, and military exchanges with the Middle East. From the late eleventh...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Simon & Schuster, ISBN-13: 9781668236918)
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America with this collector’s edition of David McCullough’s 1776—the unforgettable saga of the people and events that forged American independence.America’s beloved and...Loe edasi...
This book takes a thematic-cum-stylistic approach to Audens earlier poetry and poetics. By dividing the poets ethical consciousness into three thematic groups (cognition, emotion and conation), it demonstrates how readers can construct poetic themes...Loe edasi...
This Palgrave Handbook offers the first comprehensive survey of the history and memory of the Holocaust in Australia. Divided into four parts, the handbook covers key historical connections between Australia and the events of the Holocaust, includ...Loe edasi...
A tribute to the distinguished diplomatic historian, Professor Michael Dockrill (1936-2018), this collection provides a comprehensive overview of the field of twentieth-century British foreign and defence policy. With contributions from the most est...Loe edasi...
An exploration of the 1525 German Peasants War which emphasises the crucial role of media and the printing press in the conflict and its legacy.Why did German agrarian protests, normally very local or regional, all meld together in...Loe edasi...
Explores the relationship between craft and war, examining craft fabrication, practices, objects, makers and users in global contexts throughout conflicts since the mid-19th century....Loe edasi...
Explores the relationship between craft and war, examining craft fabrication, practices, objects, makers and users in global contexts throughout conflicts since the mid-19th century....Loe edasi...
A vivid account of one of historys most significant events: the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb - based on new research and interviews, timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima attack....Loe edasi...
Heroes, Traitors, and Survivors redefines Southeastern Europe’s role in modern military history. Long dismissed as a “powder keg” of violence, the region emerges here as a crucial laboratory of military innovation, governance, and state for...Loe edasi...
This book explores the ambiguity of racial and caste categories in Louisiana in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, which is essential for a more nuanced understanding of the role of Americans of African descent in American art history as art...Loe edasi...
The words of the ancient Chinese sages are as timeless as they are wise.The words of ancient Chinese philosophers have influenced other thinkers across the world for more than 2,000 years, and continue to shape our ideas today. The...Loe edasi...
Packed with rare and unpublished photographs, this is a new history of the Red Armys tracked artillery tractors that were pivotal to its success in World War II. Packed with rare and unpublished photographs, this is a new histor...Loe edasi...
Churchmen in the Middle Ages were, in theory, men of peace; in reality, the Church became inextricably enmeshed in the violence of the age, not infrequently functioning as a major contributing factor. This collection of essays explores th...Loe edasi...
A unique history of the Axis powers attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eyes of those who were there. A unique history of the Axis powers attempt to win the Second World War in 1942, told through the eye...Loe edasi...
A radical new history of the Second World War in Asia, challenging the Eurocentric perspective of the conflict and arguing that this was not just a war against fascism but also against empire....Loe edasi...
This absorbing study describes and illustrates the US, British, Japanese, French, Italian and Czechoslovak troops deployed to North Russia and Siberia at the height of the Russian Civil War. This absorbing study describes and ill...Loe edasi...
Fully illustrated, this study examines World War IIs most dramatic single-ship action, in which Stephen Hopkins fought a heavily armed German auxiliary cruiser, Stier. Fully illustrated, this study examines World...Loe edasi...
The first illustrated study in English of the Finnish Air Forces battle to repel the Soviet invaders during the Winter War, one of the greatest David-and-Goliath air battles in history.In 1939, the Soviet Union invaded its neighbou...Loe edasi...
The first authoritative, illustrated account of Russias high-risk strike on Ukraines capital, the centerpiece of its failed 2022 invasion plan.In 2022, Vladimir Putin was convinced he could seize Kyiv, install a puppet government...Loe edasi...
Winner of the J. F. Verbruggen Prize 2025 for Best Book in Medieval Military History In Mamluk Art of Warfare, Mehdi Berriah sheds light on the mechanisms that structured the conduct and practice of warfare within the Mamluk army. The Mam...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198980711)
This book explores the history of the persecution of the Sinti and Roma communities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland from 1870 to 1945. Using a transnational approach, it reveals how Nazi racial policies evolved from attempts at assimilation to...Loe edasi...
The first complete English-language collection of Simone Weil’s letters to her loved ones, A Life in Letters deepens appreciation of one of the twentieth century’s great thinkers by offering insight into her relationships, spiritual and occupa...Loe edasi...
The most honest attempt yet to tell how the Battle of Britain really was —Andrew Wilson, ObserverHistory is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940. I...Loe edasi...
The most honest attempt yet to tell how the Battle of Britain really was —Andrew Wilson, ObserverHistory is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940. I...Loe edasi...
An acclaimed reporter takes us on an unforgettable journey through some of the world’s most dangerous regions, capturing the human capacity for resilience, hope, and connection against all odds.We live in an era defined by crisis—wheth...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Kent State University Press, ISBN-13: 9781606355107)
The first full biography of Warren Lewis, brother and secretary of C. S. Lewis Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2023 Bronze Medal Winner in World History Detailing the life of Warren Hamilton Lewis...Loe edasi...
Sari: Humanitarianism: Key Debates and New Approaches
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Manchester University Press, ISBN-13: 9781526190246)
Focusing on the Nigeria-Biafra war, this book analyses humanitarian action at a turning point in its history. It combines individual, institutional, and governmental perspectives to shows how this conflict became a testing ground where humanitarian p...Loe edasi...
In February 2022 Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a fellow East Slav state with much shared history. Mark Edele, a world authority on the history of the Soviet Union, explains why and how this conflict came about. He considers compe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Verso Books, ISBN-13: 9781836745563)
How had the world by 1914 become susceptible to a disastrous systemic breakdown? The one American historian who rose to this analytical challenge was Paul Schroeder. These historical insights have an obvious urgency today Nicholas Mulde...Loe edasi...
