Anyone who has seen The Lion in Winter will remember the vicious, compelling world of the Plantagenets and readers of the romance of Robin Hood will be familiar with the typecasting of Good King Richard, defending Christendom in the Holy Land, and Bad King John who usurps the kingdom in his absence.
In this fully illustrated ebook, TV's Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close.
"e;You would be surprised to see what men we have in the ranks,"e; Virginia cavalryman Thomas Rowland informed his mother in May 1861, just after joining the Army of Northern Virginia.
In 2010, David Bates presented the Ford Lectures in British History at the University of Oxford, and The Normans and Empire is the book which was born from these lectures.
Der römische Senat, einst als bescheidener Rat der Ältesten gegründet, entwickelte sich über die Jahrhunderte zu einer der mächtigsten Institutionen der antiken Welt.
The Hundred Years War was a struggle for control over the French throne, fought as a series of conflicts between England, France, and their respective allies.
Originally published as Deathride, this is the true story of the Eastern Front in World War II, emphasizing how close Germany came to winning and the USSR to losing; the severity of the Soviet losses, which have been minimized due to Soviet propaganda; and the importance of the Allied invasions of North Africa and Sicily, among other factors, in forcing Hitler to re-deploy troops, saving the Soviets from disaster.
Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, a much-talked-about 2016 presidential candidate, offers fourteen lessons from our nations past and discusses how they can be used to restore American courage, faith, and wisdom.
A vivid, thrilling, and impeccably researched account of Americas bloodiest battle everWorld War Is Meuse-Argonne Offensiveand the shocking American cover-up at its heart.
Burladingen, eingebettet in die beeindruckende Landschaft der Schwäbischen Alb, blickt auf eine lange und faszinierende Geschichte zurück, in der Burgen eine zentrale Rolle spielten.
Tauchen Sie ein in die geheimnisvolle Welt der mittelalterlichen Geheimgesellschaften und entdecken Sie die faszinierenden Geschichten der Tempelritter und anderer mystischer Bruderschaften.
This vigorous call-to-arms to reignite American citizenship at home and restore American power abroad by the Fox News contributor and decorated Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran uses the timeless truths of Teddy Roosevelts iconic Man in the Arena speech, and is a must-read that underscores our collective responsibility to restore Americas role as an exceptionalglobal leader (Senator John McCain).
Im Jahr 843 legte der Vertrag von Verdun den Grundstein für die Entstehung des Ostfränkischen Reiches, eines der wichtigsten politischen Gebilde des europäischen Mittelalters.
Von den bescheidenen Anfängen in Hispania bis zur Eroberung Dakiens und der Festigung des römischen Reiches – Kaiser Trajan verkörpert wie kaum ein anderer Herrscher die Ideale von Stärke, Weisheit und Integrität.
SELECTED BY MILITARY TIMES AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * SELECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF MIDLAND AUTHORS' AS THE BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR The New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers shares the powerful account of an American army platoon fighting for survival during the Vietnam War in ';an important book.
This riveting New York Times bestseller tells of the shocking true story of a rogue Soviet submarine poised for a nuclear strike on the United States, ';reveal[ing] the explosive facts about one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War' (The Flint Journal).
The intelligent and sweeping (Booklist) story of the crucial year that prefigured the events of the American Revolution in 1776and how Bostons smallpox epidemic was at the center of it all.
';An excellent, vividly written' (The Washington Post) account of leadership in wartime that explores how four great democratic statesmenAbraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurionworked with the military leaders who served them during warfare.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Geschichte Maltas, einer kleinen Insel, die eine zentrale Rolle in der Entwicklung mediterraner Zivilisationen spielte.
