The ?Elite Attack Forces? series looks at the cutting edge of war, units capable of operating completely independently in the forefront of battle. Each book in the series examines two units: their orgins and history; their organization, order of battle and how this changed; their battle history, theater ...
World War I stands as a watershed in the evolution of modern warfare, with the development of sophisticated trench systems forming a battlefield over 400 miles long, notable improvements in weaponry and equipment and the first example of tanks being used in battle. This book examines the day-to-day lives ...
Aces is an illustrated history of the brave World War II fighter pilots who earned the title of ace, with archival and modern photos of their aircraft.
Overturning conventional thinking, this book reveals how the very notion of "culture" developed in response to the industrial revolution, and analyzes its treatment by such writers as Burke, Ruskin, Arnold, Shaw, Lawrence, T.S. Eliot and Orwell.
An examination of the life of the controversial mystic Hindiyya 'Ujaymi and what her story reveals of the religious and political climate of eighteenth-century Lebanon. Translated by Renee Champion.
Discover Paris through the ages, from the city's Celtic origins to the vibrant metropolis it is today. Topic include: Paris in the Middle Ages, Revolutionary Times, Haussmann's Paris, Artists and Writers, Morn Architecture
Much of what we think we know about World War II is steeped in myth rather than fact. For seven decades, we have looked at this cataclysmic conflict in much the same way, particularly when it comes to the war in the western theater. In this sweeping narrative history, the first of three volumes, British ...
Spanning from the world wars to the space race and the birth of the internet, A History of the 20th Century documents the events, the characters, the ideologies, the cultural transformations and the dramatic politics of these turbulent times.
Jeremy Black examines subjects as diverse as the Russian ...
Gold is the most coveted of metals, its rarity and radiant natural beauty making imbuing it with rich meaning throughout human history. For artists, gold has long been associated with the divine. For monarchs, it has been a means of symbolizing status and wealth. With Gold, Kathryn Jones, Lauren Porter, ...
Covering life in Norfolk's towns and countryside between 1860 and 1960, this photographic history includes images of farming, urban life, crafts, sports and historic occasions.
This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilizations of all time – ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egypt’s belief systems as well as Egypt’s subsequent political development, it examines methodology, the history of the discipline ...
BERLIN is a city of fragments and ghosts, a laboratory of ideas, the fount of both the brightest and darkest designs of history's most bloody century. The once arrogant capital of Europe was devastated by Allied bombs, divided by a Wall, then reunited and reborn as one of the creative centres of the ...
David Cesarani’s Final Solution is a magisterial work of history that chronicles the fate of Europe’s Jews.
Based on decades of scholarship, documentation newly available from the opening of Soviet archives, declassification of Western intelligence service records, as well as diaries and reports ...
In 1952 a multiple train collision occurred at Harrow & Wealdstone station, killing 112 paassengers and railwaymen and injuring over 200 others. This text records the disaster and what happened to the site subsequently.
