Asian history

Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the British led there.

The renowned historian "e;combines exhaustive research and accessible prose for this .

A first-hand account of World War I by a nineteen-year-old Englishman who led a platoon into the carnage of the Battle of the Somme.

The Battle of Jutland was the greatest naval engagement of the First World War, if not any war.

In 1963 the Indonesian Army that threatened Borneo numbered 330,000 men, plus three thousand Commandos.

A vivid account of the bloody rebellion against colonial rule that raged through Northern India in the mid-nineteenth century.

Having driven the British and Indian Forces out of Burma in 1942, General Mutaguchi, Commanding the 15th Japanese Army, was obsessed by the conquest of India.

Inspiring urban explorers and armchair travellers alike to consider a new way of understanding the world we live in, this unique atlas shows you the modern world from surprising new vantage points.

Beyond the Lectionary offers experiences of scripture that will surprise, enlighten, provoke and challenge.

Leftist observers of China's political economy, whether they are adulatory or dismissive, have fundamentally misunderstood the role of the market

The Ottoman Army had a significant effect on the history of the modern world and particularly on that of the Middle East and Europe.

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Following on from the stunning success of the novel Matterhorn as well as Osprey's own Tonight We Die as Men, this book follows the trials and tribulations of a group of Vietnam draftees from basic training to the rice paddies of Vietnam.

In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up.

This follow-up to Tonight We Die As Men continues the story of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division as they dropped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden.

This follow-up to Tonight We Die As Men continues the story of the 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division as they dropped into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden.

Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku was the defining Japanese naval commander of World War II.

Following on from his award-winning book on the history of ancient Persia, Kaveh Farrokh goes on to examine Iran's wartime history from the Safavid dynasty of the 16th and 17th century through to the 1979 Revolution and beyond.

Following on from his award-winning book on the history of ancient Persia, Kaveh Farrokh goes on to examine Iran's wartime history from the Safavid dynasty of the 16th and 17th century through to the 1979 Revolution and beyond.

Japan's International Relations focuses on three major issues: firstly, Japan's role in relation to its place in the international structure, its economic dynamism and its historical past.

In this major account of Japan's relationship with America since the Second World War, the author breaks new ground in linking Japan's foreign policy with the arena of domestic politics.

An account of New Zealand's relations with Japan during the years immediately following World War II.

In 1990, China, rich in natural resources but short on technology and managerial skills, offers enormous potential for trade and economic cooperation with the EC.

The book sets out to examine Sino-Japanese relations, especially since the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Japan in 1972.

In this book Professor Nish deals with one of the most important aspects of far eastern politics in the critical period between 1894 and 1907.

An anthology of impressions, 'snapshots' and anecdotes, this collection of vignettes conveys vividly what it was like to be a foreigner in Japan in Victorian times.

This is a specialized study of the organization,ideology and activities of the Japanese Special Higherpolice, the Tokk , notorious in pre-war and wartime years for its harassment of opponents of the government.

For many years, Richard Storry directed Japanese studies at the University of Oxford.

Showa, Japanese for 'radiant peace', was the name given to Emperor Hirohito's reign at his accession in 1926.

Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey was the senior British officer concerned with the building of the notorious "e;Bridge over the River Kwai"e;.

Kipling visited Japan in 1889 and 1892.

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From an insider's position, Sir Paul Newall tells the story of Japan's links with the City of London and explains why the City was first chosen by Japan as the focal point for its overseas financial investment.

The spotlight is on the 1992 programme for the creation of a single European market and its consequences for the relationship between Japan and Europe.

The issue of how to achieve value for money from government-funded R&D has over recent years become increasingly important in all industrial nations.

The first authoritative study of Japan's environmental problems by the acclaimed environmental economist, placing environmental issues within a socioeconomic context.

Based on bank and official archives, this book focuses on Japan's financial activities abroad - in particular, Japan's borrowings.

An analysis of Japan's industrialization in an international, historical and economic perspective, from the time that her ports were first opened to foreign trade.

Wales has one of the highest concentrations of Japanese manufacturing investment in Europe.

The original renowned account of the Honda Management System was first published in Japan in 1980.

An account of the situation which brought about the privatization of JNR in 1987, the processes of privatization, break-up and deregulation, and the new private railway companies.

Professor Ronald Dore examines how, despite the Japanese 'flagrantly flouting all received principles of capitalist rationality', they are able to adjust so successfully to the challenge of shifting world economic conditions.

An account of motives and motivations behind Japan's accomplishments, this work emphasizes the role of a Confucian impetus.

A substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention.

A substantial amount of work has been carried out to explore the military systems of Western Europe during the early modern era, but the military trajectories of the Asian states have received relatively little attention.

In the two World Wars, hundreds of thousands of Indian sepoys were mobilized, recruited and shipped overseas to fight for the British Crown.

Sophist Kings: Persians as Other sets forth a reading of Herodotus' Histories that highlights the consistency with which the Persians are depicted as sophists and Persian culture is infused with a sophistic ideology.

This is a fascinating account of the fifteen years spent in Japan by William Willis, a British medical pioneer.

At the end of the Pacific War in 1945, Japan laid down her arms and submitted to US technological superiority.