The U.S. Navy: A Concise History, Hardcover - Craig L. Symonds

Reducere. This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to...

Reducere. There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn ...

Reducere. Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships, " but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada...

Reducere. DescriptionContinuing in the vein of his Lincoln Prize-winning book Lincoln and His Admirals, acclaimed naval historian Craig L. Symonds presents a...

Reducere. There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn ...

The idea of the sword-wielding samurai, beholden to a strict ethical code and trained in deadly martial arts, dominates popular conceptions of the ...

Reducere. From thunderous broadsides traded between wooden sailing ships on Lake Erie, to the carrier battles of World War II, to the devastating high-tech a...

This exceptionally concise volume offers a rich survey of the field's fundamental research and concepts. Richard Griggs has updated the book throug...

A Concise History of Bolivia - Herbert S. Klein

A Concise History of Australia - Professor Stuart Macintyre

A Concise History of Germany - Mary Fulbrook

Reducere. DescriptionA deeper understanding of the grand history of mission leads to a faithful expression of God's mission today. From the beginning, God's ...

A Concise History of South Africa - Robert Ross

DescriptionThis title is an exploration of a life at sea in the time of Captain Cook and Admiral Nelson, covering topics as wide-ranging as science...

Reducere. Today's Fundamentalist Mormons in the American West resist assimilation like their forefathers. Centered on faith, they survive despite efforts to ...

A Concise History of Switzerland - Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head

To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and wh...

Reducere. This second edition of Jesus and the Gospels prepares readers for an intensive study of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and the events they narrate. Cra...

Reducere. THE NEW AMERICAN COMMENTARY is for the minister or Bible student who wants to understand and expound the Scriptures. Notable features include: * co...

Reducere. DescriptionPoland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated ag...

DescriptionBringing the story of Scotland up to date, this revised fifth edition of Fitzroy Maclean's classic work includes additional chapters by ...

A Concise History of Spain - William D. Phillips, Jr. Carla Rahn Phillips

Contributor(s): Author: Doris L. BergenIn examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in ...

Reducere. Mardi Gras in Mobile began its carnival celebration years before the city of New Orleans was founded. In the 1700s, mystic societies formed in Mobi...

Reducere. Few countries in Europe have undergone such rapid social, political and economic changes as Finland has during the last fifty years. David Kirby he...

Reducere. This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available ranging from the early middle ages to the present. Amongst its cent...

DescriptionThis third edition of Mary Fulbrook's much-admired and popular introduction to German history provides a clear and informative guide to ...

From the momentous invention of the needle some 40, 000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in ...

Drawing on the past 400 years of history, Susan D. Jones and Peter A. Koolmees present the first global history of veterinary medicine and animal h...

The development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the late nineteenth century to the present, viewed from the perspective of re...

4th edition of an essential guide to the history of theatre, updated and extended to cover the key themes and shows of early 21st century drama. 30...

Reducere. Lays emphasis on the continuing influence of the country's African heritage whilst also chronicling the processes of colonial conquest and of econo...

Reducere. Stuart Macintyre, one of Australia's most highly regarded historians, revisits A Concise History of Australia to provoke readers to reconsider Aust...

Reducere. This book presents a concise history of Imperial Russia from the perspectives of geopolitics, system of government, social structure and military h...

Reducere. Now reissued in a fourth, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first s...

Reducere. This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and its search for econo...