General and world history

Details how Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda fighters slipped out of Afghanistan during the battles of Tora Bora and Operation Anaconda.

Surviving Twice is the story of five Vietnamese Amerasians born during the Vietnam War to American soldiers and Vietnamese mothers.

Rise of the War Machines: The Birth of Precision Bombing in World War II examines the rise of autonomy in air warfare from the inception of powered flight through the first phase of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War II.

The most flamboyant, consistently dishonest racketeer was Supervisor of Internal Revenue John McDonald, whose organization defrauded the federal government of millions of dollars.

These great men deserve your admiration for the wonderful things they did to mold the present.

The Spanish Civil War left a legacy of destruction, resentment and deep ideological divisions in a country that was attempting to recover from economic stagnation and social inequality.

The focus of this book centers on the importance and continued relevance of proven concepts regarding war and societies, provided by minds with advanced foresight into the subject.

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The doctrines of covenant, faith, and the order of salvation are crucial components of early modern Reformed soteriology.

The social history of the Reformation era remains a constant source of fascination for scholars.

This essential text addresses the growing need for a dedicated coursebook for students and teachers of world development.

Most people's knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best.

Herbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent.

A one-volume history of the most consequential political movements of our timepopulism, nationalism, socialismand how they are influencing politics todayThe distinguished political analyst John Judis has brought out a book with Columbia Global Reports during each of the last three national political seasons: The Populist Explosion in 2016, The Nationalist Revival in 2018, and The Socialist Awakening in 2020.

A groundbreaking rethink of Islamic education in the modern world.

Why did British boats shoot their way up the Yangzi in 1842, rather than Chinese ones up the Thames?

In the 2010 federal election, independent candidate Andrew Wilkie grabbed headlines after winning the seat of Denison, and with it a key role in deciding who would form the next government of Australia.

Poems by Nguyen Phan Que MaiTranslated from the Vietnamese by Bruce Weigl and Nguyen Phan Que MaiNguyen Phan Que Mai is among the most exciting writers to emerge from post-war Vietnam.

For hundreds of years, the inner spiritual core of Islam has been the focus of Sufi thinkers.

This extraordinary biography of the Algerian warrior and Sufi saint, Emir Abd el-Kader (1807/8-1883), shows his dazzling spiritual qualities in the fight against the French colonial authorities.

Portuguese paratroopers or “paras” began as a stepchild of the army and found a home in the Portuguese Air Force in 1955.

In December of 1914, veteran Boer commander General Louis Botha landed his forces on the coast of German South West Africa to finish off the colony’s Schutztruppe defenders.

WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS' WALDO GIFFORD LELAND AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE AND USEFULNESS IN ARCHIVAL HISTORY, THEORY, AND PRACTICE 2025Archives and Emotions argues, at its most fundamental level, that emotions matter and have always mattered to both the people whose histories are documented by archives and to those working with the documents these contain.

This new edition of Frithjof Schuon's important work, Sufism: Veil and Quintessence, is a fully revised translation from the French original and has an extensive Appendix containing previously unpublished letters and other private writings.

A history of the Folland Gnat, including many fascinating and untold stories told by the well-known and distinguished aviators who flew the aircraft.

In the summer of 1943, the United Nations began Operation HUSKY, the invasion of Sicily.

Afghan women were at the forefront of global agendas in late 2001, fueled by a mix of media coverage, humanitarian intervention and military operations.

"It's a very weird sensation to be shot at… Very often you see the gunman when it's too late or you don't see him at all.

Every artifact is a story.

This powerful new work by Bruce Weigl follows the celebrated poet and Vietnam War veteran as he explores combat, survival, and PTSD in brief prose vignettes.

Followed by many millions of Muslims throughout the world, Sufism is the heart of Islamic spirituality.

"e;Engaging, entertaining, educational, and eclectic, this collection of brief essays .

This is the first of a two volume series covering early twentieth century colonial campaigns in Africa, Asia and the Americas, ranging from Mexico and the Philippines to Africa and the North West Frontier.

With some 200 million people affected by armed conflict or genocide, refugees are appearing in record numbers.

Of all the military campaigns fought by the British during the 19th century, no area saw more conflict than the subcontinent of India.

During the 1960s and 1970s, teachers, sanitation workers and many other public employees rose up to demand collective bargaining rights in one of the greatest upsurges in labor history.

Este libro presenta un análisis de las relaciones que, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la postguerra hasta 1953, mantuvieron con la España franquista los cuatro Estados que prota-gonizaron de manera principal aquella contienda.

This book provides a comparative study of fascisms and reactionary nationalisms.

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This book focuses on the significant role of West African consumers in the development of the global economy.

Melchior Anderegg (1828-1914) war einer der berühmtesten Bergführer des 19.

This Palgrave Pivot tells the transnational story of the astronomical observatory in the hills near Santiago, Chile, built in the early twentieth century through the efforts of astronomers from the Lick Observatory in California.

This book takes a historical and anthropological approach to understanding how non-human hosts and vectors of diseases are understood, at a time when emerging infectious diseases are one of the central concerns of global health.

This volume offers a critical re-examination of colonial and anti-colonial resistance imageries and practices in imperial history.

This book offers the first systematic study of how elite conservation schemes and policies define once customary and vernacular forms of managing common resources as banditry-and how the 'bandits' fight back.

This book describes how the number of international students has grown in 150 years, from 60,000 to nearly 4 million.

This book argues that inequality is not just about numbers, but is also about lived, historical experience.

Sport has never been a man's world.