Britain Since the War

A fascinating account of how life in Britain changed in the years after the Second World War, from post-war street parties to the celebrations on t...

Transforming Military Power since the Cold War: Britain, France, and the United States, 1991–2012 - Theo Farrell, Sten Rynning, Terry Terriff

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Kenneth Morgan's Very Short Introduction to Twentieth-Centur...

DescriptionCommemorating the 70th anniversaries of the arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948 and the birth of the National Health Service...

Explores the political aesthetics of 'lateness' in the cultural sphere after World War I, mapping intersections between the activities, attitudes a...

Contributor(s): Author: Kori SchakeHistory records only one peaceful transition of hegemonic power: the passage from British to American dominance ...

The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival. It has also been the site of numerous 'culture wars' since it began in 1947. This book...

DescriptionWhen the world held its breath ...It is 25 years since the end of the Cold War, now a generation old. It began over 75 years ago, in 194...

Reducere. The battle of Britain pitted the Hurricanes and Spitfires of the Royal Air Force against the Messerschmitts of Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies over...

Reducere. Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America's "special relationship" with Britain. But as events ha...

Although 1759 is not a date as well known in British history as 1215, 1588, or 1688, there is a strong case to be made that it is the most signific...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Isa BlumiSince March 2015, a Saudi-led international coalition of forces--supported by Britain and the United States--has w...

DescriptionOver the ages and in all societies, gallantry in battle has been highly regarded, with the bravery of individuals and fighting forces be...

Reducere. This book is also available in large print and extra large print. The War of the Worlds by HG Wells is ostensibly a tale of invasion by extra terre...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire th...

This book is a study of the British casino industry and how it has been shaped by criminality, prohibition, regulation and liberalization since the...

In Unbound in War?, Sean Richmond examines the influence and interpretation of international law in the use of force by two important but understud...

DescriptionAlbrecht von Wallenstein His very name is synonymous with the Thirty Years War. From a poor nobleman he rose to become the Duke of Fried...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

Reducere. Friends sometimes have problems with one another, the reasons are myriad, because after all, they are human beings and therefore subject to all of ...

USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate's historical debut is like reading a personal diary of the brave women who were unsung heroes of WWII, (...

DescriptionAgain and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that 'The War on Drugs has failed'. They then say that this is ...

Ever since the signing of the Armistice in 1918, theatre has played an important part in reflecting the experience of the 'war to end all wars'. Bu...

Reducere. Saudi Arabia has fallen......as America fights to hold on.Saddam declares this the "Mother of all Wars."Iraq controls twenty-five percent of the wo...

DescriptionDid a Warner Bros. cartoon prophesize the use of the atom bomb? Did the Allies really plan to use stink bombs on the enemy? Why did the ...

Reducere. Everything Australia wants to achieve as a country depends on its capacity to understand the world outside and to respond effectively to it. In Fea...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe Balkan area has historically been one of the world's most combustible regions. Ho...

DescriptionThis book covers the story of all the British military aircraft that served in Latin America since 1940. Though the presence of British ...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Locked in a balance of power since the 1815 Congress of Vienna...

Reducere. The seminal history of Ireland's most unusual century, thoroughly updated for the new millennium. With its starting point the bloody creation of th...

Description It is four decades since the Allies lost World War II. Life in Britain now known as Region 6 is harsh for most, but many have thrived, ...

Reducere. DescriptionFilled with disclosures and based on the author's unprecedented access to the Irish Republican Army, this explosive book sparked controv...

DescriptionThe official line is clear: the UK does not 'participate in, solicit, encourage or condone' torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutabl...

Reducere. In 1938, a year before the outbreak of the Second World War, the German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop launched a campaign in Britain in o...

Reducere. ''An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft'' John Nichol, bestselling author...

This book draws upon the latest research to explain and illustrate the Roman and allied troops of the consular armies led by Julius Caesar in his G...