Joachim Käppner, Wolfgang Görl, Christian Mayer (eds.)
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Wie haben die Münchner unter Kaiser Ludwig dem Bayern gelebt? Wie viele Menschen wohnten in einem Haus, wie sicher waren die Gassen und Straßen? Wie hat ihre Stadt im Mittelalter ausgesehen, unter den Kurfürsten in der Prinzregentenzeit? Wie fanden die Münchner nach all den Kriegen einen neuen Anfang? ...
Paris is a city that has been at the heart of much of Europe's history - from the Middle Ages to the outbreak of the revolution, the empire of Napoleon and the ravages of world war in the twentieth century. Despite all this, it has retained uniqueness, a certain "je ne sais quoi" that makes the City ...
The role of the military in politics from the establishment of the Republic, through coups of the 1960s and 1980s, to disengagement from 1983 onwards. Argues that the army has in some ways been a force for stability and modernisation.
The Middle East is notoriously complex and difficult. This title offers historical background, real-life examples, profiles of key figures from Nasser to Gadaffi, and popular jokes from the area. It is suitable for tourists, students, and the interested general readers.
A beautifully written, personal history as Kief Hillsbery sets out to discover what happened to his ancestor who disappeared in Nepal over 150 years ago
With this Dickensian tale from America s heartland, New York Timeswriter and columnist Dan Barry tells the harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice and reclaim ...
A collection of 15 of the most highly prized traits shared by those who have scaled mountains and traversed tundras, proposing how these could be applied to your own life. These are compelling accounts of the life and times of celebrated explorers.
Forged passports, secret maps, ingenious disguises, underground networks - in times of war, tales of escape and evasion can be even more spectacular and heroic than those of victory in battle.
A magisterial history inspired by Winston Churchill's famous opus, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 is an engrossing account of the twentieth century, with a unique perspective on our turbulent times. In 1900, where Churchill ended the fourth volume of his History of the English-Speaking ...
Written by the notable historian, Dame Veronica Wedgwood and originally published in the Collin's Pictures of Britain series, this book is an accessible text listing and explaining the major battles that occured within the British Isles from the Norman Conquest up to the 1940s.
Michael Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott investigate the state of the British Armed Forces today. Why do we still need them, and do they have what they need to do what is required of them? As external threats grow in an increasingly fragmented world, the state of our Armed Forces is becoming a dominant theme in and outside of Westminster.
