European history

From 1919 onwards, there were many people who wanted to kill Hitler.

Lope de Vega escribió en el año 1609 uno de los textos que revolucionaron el panorama teatral y literario del Siglo de Oro: El arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempo.

Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice.

Illustrated with 16 maps and 39 IllustrationsThe Admiralty Islands campaign (Operation Brewer) was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II in which the United States Army's 1st Cavalry Division occupied the Japanese-held Admiralty Islands.

Includes The First World War On The Somme Illustration Pack - 110 photos and illustrations and 31 maps.

Euripides was one of the three great tragedians of classical Athens, the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles.

For over four years during World War I, Lieutenant Colonel (Later Major General) Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, commander of the German Schutztruppe led the men of the British East African Expeditionary Force on a chase over some of the most inhospitable terrain imaginable.

It is the purpose of this project to show why the Soviet Air Force did not embrace the revolutionary Douhetian concept of strategic bombing as did other world powers during the 1920's, 30's and World War II.

This history summarizes the Army Air Forces (AAF) medical achievements that led to the creation of the Air Force Medical Service in July 1949.

"e;War in the air over the Middle EastMesopotamia, 'the land of the two rivers', is deemed the birthplace of civilisation.

The Gallipoli campaign has been written about by many authors.

Formed in 1915, and still operational today, 14 Squadron is one of the RAF's longest serving and most senior Squadrons.

The Retreat From Mons, or 'The Great Retreat', was a harsh lesson for both the British troops who were retreating in the face of the overwhelming forces of the German Armies, and the Germans themselves, with the stubborn tenacity and fighting abilities of the long-service British Tommies.

Cronología de los reyes españoles enumera todas las dinastías reales de la península ibérica desde el siglo V hasta el presente.

''Critias,'' one of Plato''s late dialogues, contains the story of the mighty island kingdom Atlantis and its attempt to conquer Athens.

The author of this book, SERGEANT-MAJOR GEORGES LAFOND, of the Territorial Hussars, was in South America at the time of mobilization.

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The fact that there has been significant evolution in infantry tactics during the past century is taken for granted.

"e;A ferocious conflict between Mongol and Samurai.

All is fair in love and war.

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack - 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosA fascinating history of the First World War seen through the eyes of a highly respected and connected War Correspondent.

Lope de Vega escribió en el año 1609 uno de los textos que revolucionaron el panorama teatral y literario del Siglo de Oro: El arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempo.

Includes World War One In The Desert Illustration Pack- 92 photos/illustrations and 19 maps spanning the Desert campaigns 1914-1918"e;This book, published in 1919, was compiled from the edited diary entries kept by Down while serving in Palestine with the 14th Black Watch (74th Dismounted Yeomanry Division).

The Man in the Iron Mask is the exciting conclusion to the Three Musketeers' adventures.

The dynamic nature of the British operation at Cambrai in 1917, in particular related to the actions of the British CINC Douglas Haig, provides useful insights into the nature of operational leadership for today.

MY personal participation in general politics in the Ottoman Empire begins with the coup d'etat of January 23, 1913.

Recent historiography has almost universally denounced the tactical prowess of the American Expeditionary Force.

The IX Corps of the British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF) achieved a complete tactical surprise of the Turkish defenders with its landing on 6 August 1915.

The Allied forces on the Western Front had taken a beating under the weight and new tactics of the German army masterminded by General Ludendorff in 1918.

Includes The First World War On The Western Front 1914-1915 Illustrations Pack with 101 maps, plans, and photos.

Japan's December 1941-February 1942 invasion of Malaya and culminating conquest of Singapore is analyzed from an operational perspective.

[Illustrated with over two hundred and sixty maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Crimean War]Thomas Faughnan served in the 6th Royal Regiment, now the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, during a most bloody period of British History.

Stalingrad is often described as the turning point of the German war with the Soviet Union, or perhaps even the entire European war.

“This book takes an innovative approach to describing the much-trodden territory of the D-Day landings by using a very broad range of aerial photographs.

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles of the Indian Mutiny]By 1857, British power in India had been largely undisputed for almost fifty years, however, the armies of the East India Company were largely recruited from the native people of India.

An American with the British forces in France during the First World War recounts his experiences and how his exploits won him the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Diario de la navegación que va a hacer don Basilio Villarino, segundo piloto de la Real Armada, con las dos embarcaciones de su mando, el bergantín Nuestra Señora de Carmen y Ánimas, y la chalupa San Francisco de Asís, desde el Río Negro, a reconocer la costa, la Bahía de Todos los Santos, Islas del Buen Suceso y demás adyacentes, buscar el desagüe del río Colorado, y penetrar su entrada, de orden del Comisario Superintendente de estos establecimientos, el señor don Francisco de Viedma.

Men from all around the far reaches of the British Empire flooded into the ranks of the British army for the titanic struggle against Germany and her allies during the First World War.

This paper reviews the background, strategy, and tactics of Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I.

"e;Trench sketches by well-known Irish nationalist MP Major 'Willie' Redmond.

The Japanese defeat at Midway and the U.

Includes The Americans in the First World War Illustration Pack - 57 photos/illustrations and 10 mapsThe 91st Infantry Division was a National Army Division created prior to World War I.