"e;The Battle of Moscow, 1941-1942: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counteroffensive Along the Moscow Strategic Direction"e; is a detailed examination of one of the major turning points of World War II, as seen from the Soviet side.
This exploration of the crucially important role played by remorse in Iris Murdoch's philosophical, theological, and political thinking identifies it as a critical concept in her moral psychology and a recurrent theme in her art.
In Brutalism, eminent social and critical theorist Achille Mbembe invokes the architectural aesthetic of brutalism to describe our moment, caught up in the pathos of demolition and production on a planetary scale.
"e;A WWII soldier's rosy letters home are juxtaposed with his recollections of combat's harrowing on-the-ground reality in this immersive debut memoir.
The first volume of this comprehensive study of the Franco-Prussian War presents a detailed account of Germany Confederation's decisive victory over France.
This superbly researched book gives a complete account of the war in the Mediterranean on, above and beneath the sea up until Italy's armistice in September 1943.
In Black Girl Autopoetics Ashleigh Greene Wade explores how Black girls create representations of themselves in digital culture with the speed and flexibility enabled by smartphones.
This book focuses on a long- neglected yet important topic in China's translation history: interpreter/ translator training and wartime translation studies.
John Buchan's The Battle of the Somme - First & Second Phase offers a contemporary account of the 1916 offensive, tracing its strategic aims, battlefield geography, troop movements, and shifting fortunes across its opening and subsequent operations.
Fully illustrated, this absorbing study explores the evolving sniping technology and tactics employed by both sides in Asia and the Pacific during 1941 45.
This exploration of the crucially important role played by remorse in Iris Murdoch's philosophical, theological, and political thinking identifies it as a critical concept in her moral psychology and a recurrent theme in her art.
"e;The book is replete with maps, photographs, profiles of commanders and weapons, and illustrations that help explain the brutal combat in a region that another historian has called the 'bloodlands' of Europe.
This is the story of Civilian Public Service smokejumpers, who battled against dangerous winds, searing heat, and devastating fires from 1943 until 1945.
Winner, American Battlefield Trust Prize for History Winner, Library of Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction Finalist, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography A ';compelling portrait' (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizewinning author) of the controversial Confederate general who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA LANDMARK NEW ACCOUNT OF THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF WW2, IN THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IT**** 'Comprehensive.
This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life.
This highly illustrated title details the history of the Jagdpanzer, the self-propelled German tank destroyers introduced in the second half of World War II.
Im Mai 1940 beginnt Anna Haag, 51 Jahre alt und Journalistin, ein schonungslos offenes und regimekritisches Tagebuch zu führen, das sie über Jahre im Kohlenkeller versteckt.
Packed with illustrations, this is a new history and analysis of how the Royal Navy's most important fleet operated and fought the German Navy in the crucial first years of World War II.
During the carnage of World War I, ambulance companies were essential, carrying casualties off the battlefield on litters, dressing wounds, and rushing the wounded to the rear, often amid intense fire and poison gas.
The first in-depth study of the role of canines in WWII Britain, an "e;important but hitherto under-represented subject,"e; with photos included (Society of Army Historical Research).