At the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into the war.
During a time of high tension, terror and fear, the Irish Defence Forces faced the very real threat of the Irish State being plunged into a savagely sectarian civil war.
"e;The Mind as Nature"e; by Loren Eiseley is a profound and thought-provoking exploration of the intricate relationship between the human mind and the natural world.
Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditationsof Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation, and a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism.
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation, and a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism.
Criss-crossing the globe from the prehistoric era to the modern day, Professor Jeremy Black takes you on a whirlwind tour of our past, leaving no stone unturned as he brings to life the fascinating history of civilisation.
The early battles of the First World War during the autumn and winter of 1914 were open, mobile affairs of the kind long familiar to professional soldiers.
Perhaps it was Adolf Hitler's implacable hatred of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin that compelled the Fu*hrer to order the taking, whatever the cost, of the city that bore his enemy's name.
