Victor Hugos 1793: Historischer Roman entführt den Leser in die Zeit der Französischen Revolution und erzählt die Geschichte von Gauvain, einem jungen Soldaten, der sich inmitten des aufgewühlten politischen Umbruchs und sozialen Unruhen Frankreichs befindet.
Stefan Zweigs historischer Roman "Amerigo" entführt den Leser in die Zeit der Entdeckung Amerikas durch Columbus und die nachfolgenden Entdeckungsreisen.
The air war over the critical Eastern Front is illustrated with 120 specially selected and informatively captioned photographs in this striking new book.
The British Army started the development of flame throwers in 1938, but progress was slow and interest was side-lined after Dunkirk while the army reequipped.
Although separated from the modern reader by a full century, the First World War continues to generate controversy and interest as the great event upon which modern history pivoted.
Georg Forster's Werk 'Entdeckungsreise nach Tahiti und in die Südsee' ist eine faszinierende Erzählung über seine Abenteuer und Entdeckungen während einer Reise in den pazifischen Raum.
Stefan Zweigs Buch 'Sternstunden der Menschheit' präsentiert dem Leser eine Sammlung von historischen Ereignissen, die als Wendepunkte in der Geschichte der Menschheit angesehen werden.
In this innovative volume, experts from international relations, anthropology, sociology, global public health, postcolonial African literature, and gender studies, take up Ngugi wa Thiong'o's challenge to see how Africa gives to the west instead of the reverse.
In this innovative volume, experts from international relations, anthropology, sociology, global public health, postcolonial African literature, and gender studies, take up Ngugi wa Thiong'o's challenge to see how Africa gives to the west instead of the reverse.
Reflecting the growing interest of historians in memory studies, this edited collection examines the relationship between memory and global social movements from 1848 to the present.
Contrary to prevalent military historical thinking, the early medieval general was not an ignorant warrior chieftain, but an able, astute, intelligent, and often very cunning commander.
Contrary to prevalent military historical thinking, the early medieval general was not an ignorant warrior chieftain, but an able, astute, intelligent, and often very cunning commander.
This book is the first English-language collection of scholarly essays to investigate the ambiguous and supporting role that colonialism in the Aegean Region played in Mussolini's imperial ambitions, bringing to light a history rarely scrutinized until recently.
