Military history

Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.

Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.

This work provides a comprehensive and balanced analysis of the Second World War in all its aspects - military, diplomatic, political, economic, social, and ecological.

Why does 1919 deserve further study and debate a hundred years later?

"e;Beautifully researched and deeply moving, [this book] brought me to tears more than once"e; - John Simpson, The Guardian"e;First-class.

'[An] excellent account.

An authoritative military history of the U.

'[An] excellent account.

An authoritative military history of the U.

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens.

Why I wrote this BookI became interested in writing about the Vietnam War from my own perspective when I saw TV documentaries showing marines and some army soldiers indiscriminately burning Vietnamese thatch houses, destroying livestock and capturing old men, women and children.

This book details the exploits of the highly skilled Naval Aviators charged with achieving air supremacy over New Guinea in their A6M2/3 Zero-sens.

The Allied Bombing of Central Italy examines the results of the Second World War Allied bombing campaign on Palestrina and Rome, Italy, and the long-term impact of the war on the mountainside town and on the Barberini family's art collection including the Nile Mosaic.

The Allied Bombing of Central Italy examines the results of the Second World War Allied bombing campaign on Palestrina and Rome, Italy, and the long-term impact of the war on the mountainside town and on the Barberini family's art collection including the Nile Mosaic.

Bringing together a diverse collection of primary source documents, this book illuminates the events and experiences of World War I from a variety of perspectives, from soldiers on the front lines to civilians supporting the war effort at home.

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This book details British fortifications used from the Tudor period beginning in 1485 through the end of World War II in 1945.

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the U.

By October 1918, the U.

On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians.

On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians.

An Excerpt From Brave Battalion.

The story of the British army, from its inception in the late seventeenth century to the present.

Written by experts for use by nonexperts, this monumental work probes Germany's "e;Genius for War"e; and the unmistakable pattern of tactical and operational innovation and excellence evident throughout the nation's military history.

In October of 1756 Sarah Folkes wrote home to her children in London from Jamaica.

In October of 1756 Sarah Folkes wrote home to her children in London from Jamaica.

This book is a thorough and thought provoking account of the first year of existence of the 60th Australian Infantry Battalion.

Based largely on Neville Chamberlain's own words and official government documents, this book describes how were it not for Chamberlain's powerful, dominating presence in the British government, World War II might have been avoided.

This comprehensive volume traces the evolution of Japanese military history-from 300 AD to present day foreign relations-and reveals how the country's cultural views of power, violence, and politics helped shape Japan's long and turbulent history of war.

Based largely on Civil War veterans' own words, this book documents how many of these men survived the extraordinary horrors and hardships of war with surprising resilience and went on to become productive members of their communities in their post-war lives.

A superbly illustrated account of the Japanese Navy during the fierce battles of Guadalcanal and the Solomons, explaining how and why it fought as it did.

This book details British fortifications used from the Tudor period beginning in 1485 through the end of World War II in 1945.

Descubra la historia de este cuerpo de infantería que ha protagonizado las principales guerras libradas por Estados Unidos.

In this gripping family tale, Catherine Ehrlich explores her Austrian grandparents influential lives at the crossroads of German and Jewish national movements.

Desde su ocupación en 1945, la ciudad de Berlín fue el epicentro de la Guerra Fría.

The first ever illustrated study of the largest and most significant clash between the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina.

Read the experiences of the men and women who served in a horrific war, across the sea-the Great War.

Seit Aufstellung der Bundeswehr 1955 verloren über 3300 Soldaten ihr Leben im Dienst.

The complete text of one of the most important speeches in American history, delivered by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

Nelson (1758–1805) war Admiral und eine der schillerndsten Figuren der britischen Geschichte.

A unique account of the opening weeks of history's largest, most brutal conflict, told through the eyes of those who were there and based on original source material from across Europe.

War often unites a society behind a common cause, but the notion of diverse populations all rallying together to fight on the same side disguises the complex social forces that come into play in the midst of perceived unity.

In this remarkable revisionist study, Webb shows that English imperial policy was shaped by a powerful and sustained militaristic, autocratic tradition that openly defined English empire as the imposition of state control by force on dependent people.

Motin examines great powers' reactions to the rise of new powers in bipolar international systems by exploring an understudied problem: the rarity of armed emergence after 1945.

Der Zweite Weltkrieg in der LuftWarschau, Rotterdam, Coventry: Die Namen dieser Städte stehen beispielhaft für die massiven Angriffe der deutschen Luftwaffe im Zweiten Weltkrieg.

In the early morning hours of July 29, 1967, crew members aboard the USS Forrestal had no clue that their being awakened by a "e;Man overboard"e; alarm could have served as a possible omen of events to come only a few hours later.