The fascinating history of how the antifascist movement of the 1930s created "e;the left"e; as we know it today In the middle years of the Great Depression, the antifascist movement became a global political force, powerfully uniting people from across divisions of ideology, geography, race, language, and nationality.
How the history of liberal order and democratic politics since the 1930s explains ongoing threats to democracy and international order The liberal democratic order that seemed so stable in North America and Western Europe has become precarious.
A bold redefinition of historical inquiry based on the "e;cropscape"e;-the people, creatures, technologies, ideas, and places that surround a crop Human efforts to move crops from one place to another have been a key driving force in history.
Jerome Corsi's newest opus, No Greater Valor, examines the Siege of Bastogne-one of the most heroic victories of WWII-with a focus on the surprising faith of the Americans who fought there.
Inspiring story of a young man from a humble background who received the Bronze and Silver Star for service as a Marine in Korea, including fighting at the Chosin Reservoir, and was almost selected as an astronaut.
From the beginning of the Qing Dynasty in the middle of the 17th century to the present time, this compact volume guides the reader through the social, political, and economic vicissitudes of the Chinese nation.
By focusing on traders, missionaries, warriors, and adventurers-the four types of agents who are responsible for globalizing processes- this highly accessible volume brings analytical coherence and clarity to an unwieldy subject matter.
On November 10, 2017, Pope Francis became the first pontiff in the nuclear era to take a complete stand against nuclear weapons, even as a form of deterrence.
Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize 2023A Telegraph, Times, Spectator and Prospect Book of the YearOne of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twentieth-century French historyFew images more shocked the French population during the Occupation than the photograph of Marshal Philippe P tain - the great French hero of the First World War - shaking the hand of Hitler on 20 October 1940.
Fighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war.
Fighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war.
In the 1960s and 1970s in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), or West Germany, newspaper readers and television viewers were appalled by terrible images of fires burning half a world away.
Es handelt sich um die Lebensgeschichten des Bauernsohnes Orontius und seiner dritten Tochter Mafalda; zwei Protagonisten, die auf ihren Reisen und Abenteuern ihre Herkunft, Identität und ihre spirituellen Erkenntnisse erforschen.
This book, spanning the years 1954-1956, is the first in a four-part collection of documents from the archives of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel State Archives portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel.
This book, spanning the years 1961-1964, is the third in a four-part collection of documents from the archives of the Russian Federation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israel State Archives portraying relations between the Soviet Union and the State of Israel.
Exploring the movement of peoples, perfumes, and spices across vast distances in this period of medieval history across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, this book examines the role of Arab merchants in trade between and among the Caliphal and Carolingian elites.
'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAYA mind-expanding, revolutionary journey across time that shows how our biology has determined human history for the first time.
Im zweiten Band seiner Reihe über historische Irrtümer verschiedenster Art wendet sich Bernd Ingmar Gutberlet den Legenden, Lebenslügen und vermeintlichen Helden der Geschichte zu.
The Paris Psalter and the Meters of Boethius (1932) contains the texts and comprehensive notes on the Paris Psalter (the most extensive collection of Anglo-Saxon metrical translations of the Psalms) and the Meters of Boethius (the surviving Anglo-Saxon versions of De Consolatione Philosophiae of Boethius.
Powerful and influential kings have long dominated our view of global history, their queens often relegated to the shadows, their influence, deeds and sacrifices unacknowledged and lost in the passing of time.
The Earliest English Poetry (1971) offers a critical survey of Old English poetry, that is, of the vernacular verse composed in England from the seventh century to the Norman Conquest.
Providing an invaluable introductory resource for students studying cyber warfare, this book highlights the evolution of cyber conflict in modern times through dozens of key primary source documents related to its development and implementation.
This book examines key aspects of the Asia Pacific War (1931-1945), that was initially waged between Japan and China, before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor drew in the U.
Blutige Schlachten, tödliche Intrigen, mutige Freiheitskämpfer - die Geschichte Schottlands kennt die Populärkultur vornehmlich als fortwährenden Kampf um Unabhängigkeit vom Nachbarn England.
This book focuses on the Russian Revolution of 1917, the legacy of the First World War, and Mussolini and Italian fascism - offering an important overview of the major themes of the early 20th century.
Beowulf and Judith (1953) contains an extensive introduction to the texts of Beowulf and Judith, the full texts of the poems themselves, and comprehensive notes to the texts.
In November 1942 Anglo-American forces landed in French North Africa, which soon afterwards broke with Marshal Petain's Vichy regime in France and re-entered the war on the Allies' side.
"e;Military Dogs of World War II examines a heartwarming but serious topic and reminds senior leaders and servicemembers of all ranks of the critical contributions made by every level of the force.
"e;Military Dogs of World War II examines a heartwarming but serious topic and reminds senior leaders and servicemembers of all ranks of the critical contributions made by every level of the force.
Dieses Buch legt weiter offen, wer Nofretete alias Nefertiti alias Echnaton war und noch viele weitere Geheimnisse:Nofretete-Echnaton ist Moses und nur er/sie als Gott Re der Reinkarnation kann "moosen".
