Military history

Placing Alexander the Great's leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of twenty-first century military challenges, and thus showing continuities in leadership and warfare since his time, this volume demonstrates how and why Alexander is relevant to the modern world by emphasizing the need for human leadership in our digital era.

Urban Phantasmagorias examines the legacies of socialist housing in the city of Bucharest during the period of communist rule in Romania.

Placing Alexander the Great's leadership, command skills, and grand strategy within the context of twenty-first century military challenges, and thus showing continuities in leadership and warfare since his time, this volume demonstrates how and why Alexander is relevant to the modern world by emphasizing the need for human leadership in our digital era.

In den Jahren 1925 bis 1944 gab das Reichsarchiv unter Mitwirkung einer großen Zahl von Offizieren und Historikern eine Serie von Monographien zur Militärgeschichte des Ersten Weltkriegs aus deutscher Sicht heraus.

The Fighting Men Who Made America GreatIn this stirring and contrarian modern classic, bestselling author H.

Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture.

Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture.

A Union soldier recounts his capture and daring escape from a Texas POW camp in this rollicking Civil War memoir.

On 2 August 1990, Saddam Hussein’s armed forces invaded and occupied Kuwait.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Washington and the Hope of Peace (The original unabridged edition)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

The complex and fascinating story of Romania's 'turning of arms' against Nazi Germany, and the battle for Romania - an important but overlooked and misunderstood episode of World War II.

The county of Carmarthenshire has an impressive military history and heritage which stretches back into the Iron Age.

This "e;Story of Liberty"e; is a true narrative.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Bismarck und Waldersee" verfügbar.

What greater pride might a young man feel than to serve shoulder to shoulder with his friends in time of war?

The bitter fighting in the so-called Falaise-Argentan Pocket in August 1944, during which the Allies encircled and destroyed a substantial part of Hitler’s forces in northern France following the D-Day landings, marked the last major battle of the Normandy campaign.

Kogda 9 avgusta 1945 goda nad Nagasaki vzorvalas atomnaia bomba «TolstiaK», doktor Takasi Nagai rabotal v universitetskoi bolnitse nepodaleku ot ehpitsentra.

The American military occupation of Germany lasted five years.

An illustration-packed new account of the powerful Royal Navy fleet that fought alongside the US Navy throughout the last year of the Pacific War.

Western Broadcasting Over the Iron Curtain (1986) examines the development of broadcasting policy by Western democracies, levels of government control of policy, efforts by communist regimes to minimize the effects of western broadcasting, and Soviet and Eastern European audience opinions on such diverse subjects as the success or failure of socialism and the Korean airline disaster.

FOR A KING TO RISE, ALEXANDER THE GREAT MUST FALL .

Finalist, 2024 Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Awards"e;.

Money, Warfare and Power in the Ancient World offers twelve papers analysing the processes, consequences and problems involved in the monetization of warfare and its connection to political power in antiquity.

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.

Corporal Leonard Guttridge was among the many unsung heroes of the Battle of Britain--the Royal Air Force mechanics and armorers who patched bullet holes, repaired engines, refueled empty tanks and replenished ammunition, enabling outnumbered pilots to return to the skies.

This book describes and illustrates the uniforms and personal equipment of the troops fielded by the Midwestern and Western states that fought for the Union during the Civil War.

Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk was a distinguished West Point graduate, the first Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana, a university founder, and a Confederate commander beloved by his troops, esteemed by the public, and killed on the field of battle.

This book addresses memory politics and their evolution as an academic discipline, including memory studies.

Offering a global account of the 'long' World War II, this book challenges conventional narratives that picture a clearly defined war period (1939-1945) followed by a distinct postwar era dominated by the encroaching cold war.

Recounts the often-overlooked fight that secured the Union position and set the stage for the Gettysburg battle's fateful final day.

The Crisis That Rocked a Country and a Company.

Theopolitics and the Era of the Witness focuses on witnessing in the aftermath of political atrocity or genocide.

DER ZUSAMMENBRUCH DES III.

Cutting across disciplinary boundaries and challenging traditional understandings of historical cultures, this handbook examines the ways in which gender, sexuality, and religion were mutually constructed and negotiated in ancient Near Eastern societies.

DIE KAISERLICHE HOCHSEEFLOTTE – TORPEDOBOOTEDieses Buch erzählt die Geschichte des deutschen Torpedobootsbaus von den Anfängen im 19.

Using a microhistory based on a unique set of life-writing sources, this book provides an unparalleled insight into the Soviet POW experience during the Second World War.

Now in its sixth edition, Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949 offers a new perspective on the momentous conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, covering the tumultuous years of 1941 to 1949.

Nach dem ersten Weltkrieg versuchte man in der Pariser Friedenskonferenz eine neue globale Ordnung zu schaffen.

Nach dem ersten Weltkrieg versuchte man in der Pariser Friedenskonferenz eine neue globale Ordnung zu schaffen.

Drei Männer – drei Wege an die Spitze des deutschen Militärs – ein Weltkrieg, der alles veränderte.

Theopolitics and the Era of the Witness focuses on witnessing in the aftermath of political atrocity or genocide.

A comprehensive A to Z examination of British propaganda during the First World War, this book explores 26 dedicated topics.

DER SEEKRIEG IM 1.

DER SEEKRIEG IM 1.

Now in its sixth edition, Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949 offers a new perspective on the momentous conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, covering the tumultuous years of 1941 to 1949.

DER SEEKRIEG IM 1.