301円 In A Year's Campaigning in India, which was first published in 1858, author Julius George Medley provides the reader with a vivid account of the eventsーand the distinguished part he tookーin March 1857 through to March 1858 during the India Rebellion. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo...

604円 HARRY SYMES LEHR was born in 1869 into a family that was neither wealthy nor socially prominent. His natural gift for entertaining and his penchant for hobnobbing with the very rich earned him entry to the powerful circle of the New York and Newport social elite, where Harry clowned his way to a ...

604円 THE BEST ACCOUNT OF SIXTEENTH-CENTURY WARFARE BY THE AUTHOR OF A HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR This is an unrivalled account of sixteenth-century warfare, in which Sir Charles Oman traces the dramatic, far-reaching changes in the military strategy, tactics and organization of the period. Showing ...

453円 A fascinating view of the Crimean War from an aide to the controversial Stratford Canning, ambassador ambassador to the Ottoman empire. Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, KG, GCB, PC (1786-1880) was a British diplomat and politician, best known as the longtime British Ambassa...

1,900円 »Die Schlacht bei Kesselsdorf« dauerte nicht länger als zwei Stunden. Nach mehr als zwei Jahrhunderten sprechen Einheimische immer noch von den Schmerzensschreien der am 15. Dezember 1745 sterbenden Männer und Pferde. So kam die Erinnerung an jenes blutige Nachspiel des zweiten Schlesischen Krieg...

1,600円 El conflicto más prolongado de la historia, imprescindible para comprender el mundo actual: el enfrentamiento de EEEUU y la URSS, siempre al borde de una conflagración devastadora. Desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y las sucesivas crisis hasta la caída del muro de Berlín y la desintegra...

0円 War is perhaps that one occurrence that has held captive the attention of man for eons after it is over. This is quite natural as well, for the repercussions of war are such that the aftershocks are felt long after the last bomb was dropped and the last cannon boomed. We as human beings find it i...

1,506円 Not for nothing did Napoleon say, “Give me enough medals and crimson ribbon and I will conquer the world.” Soldiers fight for a variety of reasons: a sense of patriotic duty, the lure of financial gain, or the desire for honor and glory. Some want a bit more than what life has to offer. Others fe...

603円 In his farewell speech of 1989 President Ronald Reagan asked us to remember the resurgence of national pride he called the “New Patriotism.” Patriotism and love of country, he said, are closely related to our national memory and have given our nation’s history a deeper meaning. Approximately two-...

603円 Individuals tend to seek adventure through war to counter the effects of boredom. The wars of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have found many men and women who cannot imagine life without combat. They enlist because of the power war brings them and the knowledge that they literally hold ...

603円 What motivates men to go to war? The answer is the desire for recognition and the opportunity to gain eternal fame. War is perhaps the most common way in which a man can become a hero. We tend to romanticize war. War is portrayed as a daring adventure for a sacred cause, where the soldier will ul...

603円 There are essentially two ways to staff the armies of the world: conscription and voluntary service. Military service is a genuinely popular choice for young men in districts afflicted by poverty. Financial incentives, such as enlistment bonuses or promises of an education, may also lure those fr...