Snafu: Unexpected Military Disasters in History, Paperback

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DescriptionNothing goes wrong quite so dramatically as a disastrous military expedition.--from the Introduction ARROGANT ARMIES Spanning more than ...

World's Worst Military Disasters examines some of the worst battle defeats in military history from ancient times through to the present day, inclu...

Reducere. A Stunning Look At The Worlds Most Famous Nuclear Disasters And Atomic Accidents In History An Atomic Accident is defined as any event that brought...

Reducere. An enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike, Food in History is p...

DescriptionDuring the Cold War, the T-54/55 series of tanks represented the most serious threat to Nato land forces in Europe. Available in huge qu...

The role of massacre in history has been given little focused attention either by historians or academics in related fields. This is surprising as ...

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Reducere. Solid, cautious Roger Sansarc and flamboyant, mercurial Alistair Dodge are second cousins who become lifelong friends when they first meet as nine-...

The adventurous stories of the greatest explorers in history.Illustrations: With 47 illustrations and 67 mapsEditor(s): Robin Hanbury-Tenison

The only complete and up-to-date overview of Mediterranean history from 1000 to the end of the 20th century.Illustrations: including 1 mapEditor(s)...

Reducere. A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knightBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobil...

Bringing together contributors from dance, theatre, visual studies and art history, Perform, Repeat, Record addresses the conundrum of how live art...

Publisher: Ariadne PressAuthor(s): Stefan ZweigNumber of pages: 254Publication date: 1999Dimensions: 156 x 210 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softback...

Drawing on examples ranging from ancient Greece to Tony Blair's Britain, this title addresses 20 of questions that have asked over the centuries ab...

Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): Richard HoughNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Jess McHughNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 210 x 26Cover type: Paperback / soft...

DescriptionWhere does Neo-Confucianism--a movement that from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries profoundly influenced the way people understo...

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Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): E YtrebergNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softbackRed...

3000 years of the most important stories from the past in 365 days -- from the Ides of March to D-Day, from Britain's favourite historian

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Reducere. This book provides a fascinating summary of African history over 5000 years, from the Stone Age to the classical Greek and Roman era, through the '...

The picture that usually comes to mind when we think of Greek architecture is one of classical temples and ancient sites. This book takes a look at...

Reducere. Among the factors which determine the birth and development of the basic elements of a civilization, one of the most important - perhaps the most i...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Karl LowithNumber of pages: 266Publication date: 1957Dimensions: 205 x 133 x 16Cover type: Pap...

Reducere. Ruler, scholar, statesman, and devout man of faith; Mansa Musa was a 14th century African emperor who reigned over the Mali Empire from 1312 to 133...

Description"To win, we must endeavour to be the stronger of the two at the point of impact. Our only hope of this lies in making our own choice of ...

DescriptionSNAFU: Resurrection brings back the award-shortlisted SNAFU series with a bang Soldiers facing horrors beyond imagining, while facing th...

Reducere. A hard-to-prove art heist in New York City becomes a mystery for ninja detective Randi Rhodes in this second book in a series full of humor, advent...

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The first biography of one of the twentieth century's most respected and accomplished historians.Illustrations: TBC

Reducere. In The China Chronicles, Paul Hattaway draws on more than 30 years' experience in China and numerous interviews with church leaders to provide insi...

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKAuthor(s): LadybirdNumber of pages: 32Collection: Do You Know?Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 195 x ...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe liberal world order, a euphemism for American global hegemony, is crumbling at an accelerating pace. While its collapse is tangible,...

DescriptionThe Allied invasion of Northern France was the greatest combined operation in the history of warfare. Up until now it has been recorded ...

The Role of the Individual in History was first published in 1898, and occupies a very prominent place among those of Plekhanov's works in which he...

One of the leading scholars of fascist and populist ideologies synthesizes their history to offer a thoughtful perspective on how we might apply th...

A fascinating examination of the men's 100 final at the 1988 Olympics, a race that is infamous for its athlete's positive drug tests, and the rival...

Reducere. Prior to the original publication of Africa in History, the history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of "civiliz...

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DescriptionBrush up on your knowledge of prominent women through the ages, from across the globe, and in all walks of life. Who Knew? Women in Hist...

Today's scientists, policymakers, and citizens are all confronted by numerous dilemmas at the nexus of technology and the environment. Every day se...