European history

The author of Shot Down in the Drink shares photos and anecdotes detailing the history of the World War II fighter plane and its crews across the globe.

This work examines the nature of the relationship between the British Government and the Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1945.

The author of Memoirs of a Revolutionary brings to life the unwavering commitment of red Petrograd during some of the Russian Revolution's darkest hours.

Private Dan Jones was captured by Nazi sergeants in a smoke-filled forest in Holland.

King John of England was married to two women: Isabella of Gloucester and Isabelle of Angoulême.

Comme le déclarait en 1943 le médecin-général Adolphe Sicé, "deux grands hommes auront marqué cette ville: de Brazza, auquel elle doit son nom; de Gaulle, auquel elle doit son destin.

The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population.

Après le bombardement de leur usine en 1942 à Poissy, les jeunes employés sont réquisitionnés pour garder les voies ferrées la nuit.

Never previously published in this format, documents once stamped 'restricted' have been sourced from Britannia Royal Naval College's Library.

More than ever before, our conflict-ridden, drifting planet needs the qualities that Europe, unique among the continents, has developed in more than two millennia of history: its self-criticism, its urge to self-transcendence, exploration and experiment, its conviction that alternative and better forms of human togetherness can be achieved, as well as its dedication to the cause of seeking and promoting this improvement in practice.

Hegel called him an idea on horseback, a description that suggests Napoleon Bonaparte's complexity, as well as the extent to which he changed France, Europe, and the world.

This is the latest book in the Battleground Europe series focusing on the Somme sector.

64 ans après la Libération, l'auteur est partie fouiller les Archives à Lille, Roubaix et Lewarde à la découverte de l'action héroïque de l'ingénieur en chef des mines de charbon du Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Early on a wartime winter's morning in 1941, an 8,000-ton cargo ship loaded with whisky ran aground in the beautiful and treacherous seas of the Outer Hebrides.

Le général Robert Odic a été le témoin à Vichy, à Alger et à Londres de deux mouvements : celui de la révolution nationale et celui du gaullisme.

The best advice for chess players who want to improve quickly is: get better at tactics!

Dans ce livre, l'auteur raconte avec sa gouaille de titi parisien, sa pudeur, mais aussi avec beaucoup de sobriété, son quotidien de gamin du Faubourg Saint-Antoine, pendant l'Occupation allemande.

Une guerre peut en cacher une autre.

John Lambert was a renowned naval draughtsman, whose plans were highly valued for their accuracy and detail by modelmakers and enthusiasts.

Des « chants nazis » dans l’armée française sont périodiquement dénoncés dans les médias.

L'auteur de ce journal consigne son emploi du temps jour après jour, décrivant un quotidien on ne peut plus banal….

In autumn 1943, SS judge Konrad Morgen visited Auschwitz concentration camp to investigate an intercepted parcel containing gold sent from the camp.

Thomas More remains one of the most enigmatic thinkers in history, due in large part to the enduring mysteries surrounding his best-known work, Utopia.

Geoffrey Ashe skillfully weaves all the different accounts, legends, literature, historical documents into one continuous narrative that recreates in intriguing detail all the rulers and events, real or mythical, that are part of the rich tapestry of early history in Britain.

Keen to learn but short on time?

Here at last is a history of England that is designed to entertain as well as inform and that will delight the armchair traveler, the tourist or just about anyone interested in history.

This vigorously argued book reveals the central role that Islam has played in European history.

The Spiritual Travelers Travel GuideA must read before a trip.

La prise d'Alger par les Alliés dans la nuit du 7 au 8 novembre 1942 ne fut pas le simple coup de main envisagé par la Royal Navy, qui y perdit deux destroyers.

Cet ouvrage retrace les souvenirs de Maurice Gabolde, dernier Garde des Sceaux du gouvernement de Vichy couchés sur le papier au cours de son exil en Espagne.

All the average club player needs is a small and manageable chess opening repertoire.

Plato privileges the realm of absolute reality and truth above and beyond the world of language, discourse, and rhetoric.

Lively tales of aerial combat in the legendary Typhoon fighter History of the plane and the men who flew it in World War II Based on interviews with the pilots themselves The Typhoon fighter played a pivotal role in the Allies' success in the air and on the ground in World War II, from the Normandy beachhead to the Battle of the Bulge and the final battle for Germany.

An up-close introduction to the most admired warriors in history"e;They mounted their horses, grasped the lances made of fine Bordeaux Steel, closed the visors of their helmets, and made their way to their stations for the first course.

Quatre diplomates français, Jules Blondel, Henri Roux, Charles Colonna-Césari et le marquis Edgar de Kergariou, au péril de leur vie, ont aidé, protégé et sauvé de nombreuses vies de l'enfer nazi.

In November 1939, the Nazis used the so-called Venlo Incident as a pretext for invading the Netherlands.

Reconstituer l'itinéraire de ces deux personnages, de l'enfance au grand âge, permet de mettre en lumière de nombreux aspects de la France des années 30, de la Résistance à la Déportation, de même que des conflits de mémoire actuels et des débats sur l'écriture de l'histoire.

This monumental seven-volume encyclopedia, prepared by the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, describes the universe of camps and ghettos-more than 20,000 in all-that the Nazis and their allies operated, from Norway to North Africa and from France to Russia.

*; Action-packed stories of legendary tank soldiers in combat *; You-are-there approach lets readers relive the experiences of German panzer crews *; First time in English With the same drama and attention to detail that made Panzer Aces (978-0-8117-3173-7) and Panzer Aces II (978-0-8117-3175-1) such thrilling reads, Franz Kurowski tells the stories of more German armored officers during World War II.

This monumental 7-volume encyclopedia, the result of years of work by the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, will describe the universe of camps and ghettos-some 20,000 in all-that the Nazis and their allies operated, from Norway to North Africa and from France to Russia.

Race in 20th-century German history is an inescapable topic, one that has been defined overwhelmingly by the narratives of degeneracy that prefigured the Nuremberg Laws and death camps of the Third Reich.

When asked to conjure an impression of the 'typical fighter pilot', you may be inclined to think of the confident, extroverted, gregarious type, rallying his men and flying in the pursuit of victory.

Ce livre retrace le cheminement de Georg Elser, simple menuisier, qui planifia l'attentat le plus stupéfiant destiné à éliminer Hitler et la direction du parti nazi lors de la commémoration de l'anniversaire du putsch de la brasserie à Munich.

Danielle Amon est née en 1937 de parents juifs de Constantinople, francophones et laïques, installés à Paris depuis dix ans.

Spitfire Pilot is the exhilarating and moving memoir of D.