The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon, Paperback - Gunther E. Rothenberg

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The War of 1812 is etched into American memory with the burning of the Capitol and the White House by British forces, The Star-Spangled Banner, and...

A richly illustrated catalogue accompanying a major British Museum exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

DescriptionWhile European powers were at war with the Ottoman Empire for much of the eighteenth century, European opera houses were staging operas ...

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Reducere. The Art of War: Sun Tzu's Classis in Plain English with Sun Pin's: The Art of Warfare, Paperback

Explores all of Britain's key land and sea campaigns and the dynamic relation among them during the Age of Revolution and Napoleon. Reveals how two...

Publisher: iUniverseAuthor(s): Father William (Consultant Child and) YoungNumber of pages: 544Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 222 x 141 x 33Cover...

Reducere. Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet ...

Reducere. Slander has always been a nasty business, Robert Darnton notes, but that is no reason to consider it a topic unworthy of inquiry. By destroying rep...

Real-world advice on how to be invisible online from "the FBI's most-wanted hacker" (Wired)Your every step online is being tracked and stored, and ...

This volume offers a detailed overview of ancient coin finds and their interpretation before offering a proposal for the categorisation of future n...

Hans Delbruck's four-volume History of the Art of War is recognized throughout the world as the definitive work on the subject. Appearing in an Eng...

Veteran Poetics: British Literature in the Age of Mass Warfare, 1790–2015 - Kate McLoughlin

DescriptionThis book, written by an experienced German police officer and a long-time active martial artist, is structured professionally and purpo...

Reducere. Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its asso...

Reducere. This book allows us to sample the knowledge and foresight of one of history's most celebrated military commanders, "Napoleon Bonaparte". Not only d...

In the period of radical change that was 1963-83, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions and pre...

The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century b.c. with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, des...

DescriptionHow social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century EuropeAs t...

DescriptionA novel account of the relationship between postindustrial capitalism and postmodern culture, this book looks at American poetry and art...

Explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political impl...

Reducere. Since the end of the Cold War the United States and other major powers have wielded their air forces against much weaker state and non-state actors...

Considers developments including the use of gunpowder, the invention of firearms and iron balls. After reviewing the establishment of a European in...

Reducere. An attempt by literary critic Walter Benjamin to analyze the changed experience of art in modern society.

The never-before told story of how Napoleon's top brass escaped to America after Waterloo.Illustrations: 14 Halftones, color; 19 Halftones, black a...

DescriptionWhat is the function of art in the era of digital globalization?How can one think of art institutions in an age defined by planetary civ...

'Masterly.' Daily Mail 'Stunning.' History Today'Magnificent.' Literary ReviewNapoleon's life reached its most extraordinary stage between 1805 and...

Complete facsimile of all the steel-plate engravings, containing 134 maps, colour coded for troop positions, covering campaigns and battles from th...

Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe voices of the children and teenagers who witnessed the colonies' transformation to an independent nation have seldom been heard. Thi...

From the eighth century through the Middle Ages feudalism determined the nature of European warfare. Medieval Warfare is full of recreations of fam...

Coming of Age in Nineteenth-Century India: The Girl-Child and the Art of Playfulness - Ruby Lal

Contributor(s): Author: Tonio AndradeThe Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries befo...

aeo Gadamer is one of the leading philosophers of the 20th Century. aeo This book brings together his reflections on health, illness and the art of...

DescriptionGirl on Girl looks at how women are using photography, the internet and the female gaze to explore self-image and female identity in con...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Philip ManselIllustration(s): 25 bw integratedNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: ...

An account of how Spanish painters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries dealt with mystic visions in their art, and of how they attempted to ...

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Leading analysts have predicted for decades that nuclear weapons would help pacify international politics. The core notion is that countries protec...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Florian KlingerIllustration(s): 10 halftonesNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Reducere. Who will the United States fight against and who will fight with it? Where will these future conflicts be fought? What will future conflicts look l...