604円 In this brief and readable study, noted biographer Edmund d'Auvergne recounts the life and times of Napoleon III and the times that reigned across Europe. An arch political schemer he capitalised on the ferment in French society that carried on even after the fall of his uncle, the Emperor Napole...

453円 The Earth Shook, The Sky Burned is the dramatic, complete account of the San Francisco earthquake of April 18, 1906. In the early morning of that day, the sleeping city was rocked by a violent earth tremor that ravaged buildings, heaved streets, and terrified drowsy residents. But worse was to co...

662円 Get to meet Marquis Lafayette, a French aristocrat who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Marquis began to lead a life worthy of mention in history books when he was just 13 years old. Reading about the life of historical figures will help children better understand the past. Allow your fo...

150円 In Charles Sealsfields historischem Roman 'Der Virey und die Aristokraten' taucht der Leser ein in die Wirren der lateinamerikanischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegungen. Der Autor nutzt einen packenden Stil, um die politischen Machtkämpfe und gesellschaftlichen Spannungen dieser Zeit aufzuzeigen. Sealsfi...

4,112円 Men of Bronze takes up one of the most important and fiercely debated subjects in ancient history and classics: how did archaic Greek hoplites fight, and what role, if any, did hoplite warfare play in shaping the Greek polis? In the nineteenth century, George Grote argued that the phalanx battle ...

4,112円 Jews and the Military is the first comprehensive and comparative look at Jews' involvement in the military and their attitudes toward war from the 1600s until the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Derek Penslar shows that although Jews have often been described as people who shun the army,...

556円 Before the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico all earth was threatened by the oil disaster in the Persian Gulf ー over 700 oil wells were set on fire by Saddam Hussein. It was predicted it would take decades to extinguish them. This is the true story of the heroic men who set a world...

9,450円 Rudrangshu Mukherjee places the ‘soldier-peasant’ at the forefront of the Revolt. Violence has rarely been described with so much realism and subtlety. The imaginative use of primary source materials adds clarity to accounts such as the massacre in Satichaura Ghat and the trial of Mangal Pandey. ...

1,600円 Die Geburtsstunde des Roten Kreuzes, der Beginn vom Niedergang der Habsburger, eindringlich und spannend erzählt. Unterwegs an historischem Schauplatz: Die Schlacht von Solferino am 24. Juni 1859 endete mit einer Niederlage der Österreicher unter Kaiser Franz Joseph. Die französischen Truppen Nap...

6,235円 On War is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy. Since the work's first appearance in 1832, it has been read throughout the world, and has stimulated generations of soldiers, statesmen, and intellectuals.

129円 THE change from mediaeval to modern methods in the art of war is closely related to the general transformation of European civilization which goes by the name of the Renaissance. The revival of interest in ancient history and literature had a distinct effect on military theory and practice. The n...

452円 Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS Noveletta imprint TALLY HO, EAGLES So many young Americans came to fly and fight for England in 1940-41, they soon formed their own squadron – the Eagle Squadron. As more young Americans came, they formed three Eagle Squadrons. In the Fall of 1942, the three ...