Military Strategy. A Global History, Hardback - Jeremy Black

A global account of military strategy throughout history, from imperial strategies to those of anti-imperial insurgents

This book provides the first broad history of the evolution of combined operations since antiquity. Jeremy Black provides a balanced assessment of ...

The dramatic history of the world's most expensive spice.Illustrations: 58 illustrations, with 54 in colour

The rich history of the intoxicating and evocative spice, vanilla.Illustrations: 53 illustrations, 44 in colour

Rice: A Global History presents in detail the historical journey that rice has taken, from its early origin as a staple food in Asian and West Afri...

From cookbooks and family recipes to novels, poems, songs and cartoons, this book tells the story of puddings and how they developed from early sav...

Pomegranate explores how people throughout history interacted with pomegranates, featuring a cast of historical heads from the Ashurnasirpal to Ann...

The first culinary history of a truly remarkable fish, cod.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Elisabeth TownsendNumber of pages: 180Collection: Ed...

The global history of coconut from its origin to its recent elevation to 'super-food' status.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Mary NewmanIllustr...

An engaging account of foie gras, a luxurious yet controversial ingredient.Illustrations: 66 illustrations, 50 in colour

Lorna Piatti-Farnell describes the story of how this fruit (which is technically a berry) has become one of the most popular foods on the planet.

Martha Jay traces the history of allium family - onions, shallots, garlic, chives, and leeks - back to the earliest civilizations of the Fertile Cr...

A broad introduction to the role of insects as human food.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Gina Louise HunterIllustration(s): 60 illustrations, ...

An innovative volume tracing the long history of protection across empires in Asia, Africa, Australasia, Europe and the Americas. A group of leadin...

An important new survey on abstract art that takes content as a guide to form, and breaks open the canon to make room for artists from across the g...

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A new global history of slavery from ancient origins through the horrors of the Atlantic trade to the present day.

Reducere. Examination of how and why the British Army became a world-operating force, able to beat varied enemies, written by acclaimed historian and comment...

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Reducere. Because of his long experience with the formulation of military strategy in the United States, Admiral Wylie's analyses and opinions are well worth...

A concise, accessible account of strategy and the Second World War. How the war was won . . . and lost..

A wonderfully engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the futurePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor...

Publisher: St Augustine's PressAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 159 x 235 x 27Cover type: HardbackRedes...

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Logistics is the vital subject in waging war. This book fills a gap in war studies with logistics as a huge subject at the centre of all conflict, ...

Life, Society, Family, Economy, and Politics in early and mid-Victorian England mediated through the life and writings of arguably the nation's gre...

In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conf...

Country and destination, nation and idea, France has a rich and complex history that fascinates the world and attracts millions of visitors each ye...

Reducere. Aceasta scurta istorie se adreseaza mai ales celor care vor ceva mai mult decat istoria condensata din majoritatea ghidurilor de calatorie. Insa, i...

Reducere. Jeremy Black ne ofera o istorie concisa, dar documentata a Mediteranei, un reper important in istoria lumii si un punct de interes pentru zecile de...

Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, Antulio J....

DescriptionNo more instructive campaign than the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 could be selected for the student of early 20th century military histor...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 224 x 24Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, black and white; 24 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 25...

Most of us can't make it through morning without our cup (or cups) of joe, and we're not alone. Coffee is a global beverage: it's grown commerciall...

DescriptionWhether grainy or smooth, spicy or sweet, Dijon, American, or English, mustard accompanies our food and flavors our life around the glob...

The avocado is arguably the most iconic food of the twenty-first century. In less than one-hundred years, it has gone from a little-known regional ...

Reducere. Complete with recipes, a mouthwatering look at the complicated origins and rise of the world's favorite garbanzo bean spread and dip. This is a glo...

A brilliantly concise history of London, with a distinctive perspective focusing on the city in its national and, more importantly, international c...

Reducere. John M. Collins has distilled the wisdom of history's great military minds to tutor readers on the necessary intellectual skills to win not only ba...

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster Jeremy Paxman Where would Britain be without coal? In brilliant social history, Jeremy Pax...

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Reducere. Cartea mica a istoriei mari: Povestea vietii, a Universului si a tuturor lucrurilor O carte cu adevarat remarcabila. -Publishers Weekly Cartea mica...

A concise look at the evolution of one of our most crucial transport and trade routes that will open your eyes to its vivid history. Jeremy Black e...

Reducere. *** WINNER OF THE 2019 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE NAYEF AL-RODHAN PRIZE...