History: specific events and topics

Fay Phillips was born in Gilly in Belgium in 1932.

Kawasaki, Sakade, Zimmerman, and their contributors examine the historical development of burden-sharing among the United States (US) and its allies after World War II, looking at examples from Western Europe and East Asia.

'[It] reminds us that history can be a treasure trove - if one looks in the right places and asks the right questions' Peter Frankopan, author of Silk Roads 'A must-read' Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History at Oriel College, OxfordFishing quotas on Lake Constance.

An explorer, archaeologist, scholar, writer, and policymaker, Gertude Bell was a colourful figure who played an outsize role in the history of the Middle East in the early twentieth century.

In 2019, I was suffering from PTSD and depression.

The first part of a detailed study of one of the longest, and most brutal, tactical operations of World War II.

An illustrated study of the uniforms and personal equipment worn by the personnel of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Third Reich, from 1935 45.

Hindu Customs and their Origins (1937) primarily examines the topic of caste in India, looking at the ancient ideas of the origins of caste and testing modern theories through a critical examination.

This volume provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the rich traditions of noh, classical Japanese dance-drama.

The Garden Retreat in Asia and Europe explores the meaning of gardens and designed landscapes as places of retreat and refuge in times of need or emergency.

Im Jahr 1527 erschütterte ein Ereignis Europa, das sowohl die politische als auch die religiöse Landschaft für immer verändern sollte: Der Sacco di Roma – die brutale Plünderung der Ewigen Stadt durch die Truppen Kaiser Karls V.

As the first cultural history of Palestinian aviation, Palestine in the Air reveals civil aviation's role in the 'question of Palestine' over the past century.

Novembre 1942.

WINNER of the Historical Association's Young Quills Award 2025The Spectator BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS 2024Tove was 12 and Liva 9, when the Germans occupied Norway.

The era that inspired Stranger Things.

Single moms, you are not alone.

The untold history of Czechoslovakia's complex relations with Middle Eastern terrorists and revolutionaries during the closing decades of the Cold WarIn the 1970s and 1980s, Prague became a favorite destination for the world's most prominent terrorists and revolutionaries.

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This book examines slavery in India from the Turkish conquest of North India to the centuries of Mughal rule.

*SHORTLISTED FOR A PALESTINE BOOK AWARD*From the award-winning writer and thinker, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications'Courageous and bracing, learned and ethical, rigorous and mind-expanding' NAOMI KLEIN'Mishra has made a powerful contribution to the moral history of the world' ANDREW O'HAGAN'Urgent' HISHAM MATAR'Brilliant' WILLIAM DALRYMPLEMemory of the Holocaust, the ultimate atrocity of Europe s civil wars and the paradigmatic genocide, has shaped the Western political and moral imagination in the postwar era.

A fully illustrated account of the Red Army's fierce April 1945 offensive meant to encircle and assault Berlin amidst desperate German resistance.

The untold history of Czechoslovakia's complex relations with Middle Eastern terrorists and revolutionaries during the closing decades of the Cold WarIn the 1970s and 1980s, Prague became a favorite destination for the world's most prominent terrorists and revolutionaries.

A history of the largely forgotten peasant revolution that swept central and eastern Europe after World War Iand how it changed the course of interwar politics and World War IIAs the First World War ended, villages across central and eastern Europe rose in revolt.

There are many views today on morality, relativity and right and wrong.

It's time for a change.

Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding-Moore MM was a British heiress who became a highly decorated volunteer nurse and ambulance driver on the Western Front during the First World War.

On May 10, 1945, Lieutenant James D.

This book delves into the complex narratives surrounding the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian dispute through the unique lens of theatre.

This book explores the complexities and nuances of reparations for victims and survivors of settler colonial violence.

The postsocialist contemporary joins a growing body of scholarship debating the definition and nature of contemporary art.

The Soviet Way of Life (1948) is an objective description of the Soviet Russian political and economic systems.

The Solitary Warrior (1929) contains a large number of letters by Ruskin, none of which has been previously published.

During the Holocaust, Polish bystanders were witnesses not only to Nazi crimes but also to their own collective violence toward Jewish neighbors.

"e;This microhistory of the birth, life, and death of an American cruiser offers valuable insight into the early years of World War II, including the procedures, processes, and personnel of the Navy, naval life, and naval warfare.

If you read only one non-fiction book this year, consider this one TOM HANKS If there s one book that I would urge everyone to read it is Nexus STEPHEN FRYThe mind-blowing story of how information networks from the stone age to AI -have shaped our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of SapiensStories brought us together.

Inmitten der politischen Wirren und religiösen Konflikte des 16.

Can we return to worlds destroyed by colonial violence?

This book explores the beliefs and practices of Hinduism as a lived religion and engages with Hindu beliefs and practices, including the concepts that form the central beliefs of Hinduism, and the expression of these beliefs in worship and daily life.

Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660.

The author's aim in these essays, which complement his pioneering books on natural history, has been to find out more about the different categories of people who engaged in this field in the past, and to piece together how the subject has been shaped by changes in society as a whole.