General and world history

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERDiscover the incredible true story of WW2's most extraordinary spy - from the bestselling author of The Spy and the Traitor.

This invaluable resource offers a comprehensive overview of the Iraq War, with more than 100 in-depth articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and more than a dozen key primary source documents.

Artifacts from the Ancient Silk Road explores the interconnectivity of the Eurasian continent from 4000 BCE to 1000 CE.

The US Army developed the 37mm anti-tank gun in response to needs identified during the Spanish Civil War.

A concise introduction to the organization, responsibilities, uniforms, and insignia of the German Police under the Nazi regime.

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft.

Aesthetics is not a "e;factual"e; discipline; there are no aesthetic facts.

A concise introduction to the organization, responsibilities, uniforms, and insignia of the German Police under the Nazi regime.

Tank destroyers were the US Army's response to blitzkrieg, and were based around the concept of mounting a large anti-tank gun on a light, fast moving vehicle.

This revised edition of Mike Chappell's original Men-at-Arms 138 represents nearly 20 years' new research.

On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers: to rescue 500 American, British and Dutch prisoners-of-war held at a camp near Cabanatuan.

The second volume examining the German infantryman before and during World War 2, focusing on post-1941 training, weapons, equipment, combat experiences and medical care.

The US Army developed the 37mm anti-tank gun in response to needs identified during the Spanish Civil War.

Tank destroyers were the US Army's response to blitzkrieg, and were based around the concept of mounting a large anti-tank gun on a light, fast moving vehicle.

The Marine Corps began World War II with less than 66,000 officers and men.

In 1938, the United States abandoned the constraints imposed by the Washington Treaty and began work on a new class of super-battleships.

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

Aesthetics is not a "e;factual"e; discipline; there are no aesthetic facts.

This invaluable resource offers a comprehensive overview of the Iraq War, with more than 100 in-depth articles by leading scholars on an array of topics and themes and more than a dozen key primary source documents.

Artifacts from the Ancient Silk Road explores the interconnectivity of the Eurasian continent from 4000 BCE to 1000 CE.

This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.

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The M8 light armored car was the only significant wheeled combat vehicle used by the US Army in World War II.

When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare.

A comprehensive, highly illustrated study of US tanks and other armoured vehicles used in World War II.

The US Army had a unique tactical doctrine during World War II - placing the emphasis for tank fighting on its Tank Destroyer Command whose main early-war vehicle was the M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, based on the reliable M4A2 Sherman tank chassis.

In the darkest days of World War II, the British planned a daring airborne operation to capture the secret of the new German radar.

The F4U Corsair's combat career was longer than that of almost any other World War II fighter aircraft.

This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions.

Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured.

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I.

Determined to learn from the lessons of World War I, the US Army developed a new generation of field artillery weapons and tactics during the 1930s.

What does heredity mean for identity?

What does heredity mean for identity?

The German A-4 ballistic missile, better known by its propaganda name of V-2, was the world's first successful ballistic missile, breaking through the atmosphere to reach its target quicker.

The submarine was the invisible but formidable weapon of the Royal Navy during World War II.

Ridiculous Critics is an anthology of eighteenth-century writings on the figure of the literary critic, and on the critic's mixed and complex role.

Ridiculous Critics is an anthology of eighteenth-century writings on the figure of the literary critic, and on the critic's mixed and complex role.

Revealing what it was like to live and fight in a medium tank, this is an examination of the career of a single tanker from 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division.

The definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong.

From Cleopatra to Grace Kelly, an epic new history of royal women that shatters the myths we have built around them.

Zu diesem Buch: Die vorliegende Lektüre ist eine Zusammenfassung der Entwicklungsgeschichte der Luftfahrt in chronologischer Abfolge mit über 100 Abbildungen.

This book examines the forgotten proposal to make Constantinople the headquarters of the League of Nations after the First World War, in order to rethink the origins of modern international order.

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This book examines the forgotten proposal to make Constantinople the headquarters of the League of Nations after the First World War, in order to rethink the origins of modern international order.

Dieses Buch bietet eine detaillierte Untersuchung des deutschen Neoliberalismus zwischen 1924 und 1963.

Dieses Buch bietet eine detaillierte Untersuchung des deutschen Neoliberalismus zwischen 1924 und 1963.

This edition does not include illustrations.

From the author of 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World', the ebook edition of the TV tie-in charting the shocking but true story behind the space race - and the ruthless, brilliant scientists who fuelled it.

In this ground-breaking book, best-selling author and former U.