Though its most famous battles were waged in the East at Antietam, Gettysburg, and throughout Virginia, the Civil War was clearly a conflict that raged across a continent.
Though its most famous battles were waged in the East at Antietam, Gettysburg, and throughout Virginia, the Civil War was clearly a conflict that raged across a continent.
Exciting World War II action The exploits of Britain's wartime commandos Covers fighting in Norway, Italy, France and Germany John Durnford-Slater raised and trained the first Commando unit in 1940, became an outstanding leader of special operations and witnessed some of the most daring exploits of World War II.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) occupy a uniquely strategic position at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal, forming one of the most strategically located island chains in the world.
In the 1950s and 1960s, images of children appeared everywhere, from movies to milk cartons, their smiling faces used to sell everything, including war.
Exciting World War II action The exploits of Britain's wartime commandos Covers fighting in Norway, Italy, France and Germany John Durnford-Slater raised and trained the first Commando unit in 1940, became an outstanding leader of special operations and witnessed some of the most daring exploits of World War II.
In the 1950s and 1960s, images of children appeared everywhere, from movies to milk cartons, their smiling faces used to sell everything, including war.
The exploits of the Desert Rats Based on official records and personal accounts Traces the division's progress in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and Germany This classic and inspiring account of the progress of the 7th Armoured Division from the sands of North Africa to the cold of wintery Holland and the mud of a German springtime.
The writings of Thomas Paine Volume 4 (1794-1796): The age of reason presents an intensified reflection on collective endurance, using selected ideas to explore how determination shapes a society confronted with overwhelming strain.
Shedding light on a misunderstood form of opposition to the Vietnam War, Michael Foley tells the story of draft resistance, the cutting edge of the antiwar movement at the height of the wars escalation.
From 1898 onward, the expansion of American militarism and empire abroad increasingly relied on black labor, even as policy remained inflected both by scientific racism and by fears of contagion.
From 1898 onward, the expansion of American militarism and empire abroad increasingly relied on black labor, even as policy remained inflected both by scientific racism and by fears of contagion.
Shedding light on a misunderstood form of opposition to the Vietnam War, Michael Foley tells the story of draft resistance, the cutting edge of the antiwar movement at the height of the wars escalation.
The second days fighting at Gettysburg the assault of the Army of Northern Virginia against the Army of the Potomac on 2 July 1863 was probably the critical engagement of that decisive battle and, therefore, among the most significant actions of the Civil War.
THE FASCINATING AND UNEXPECTED STORY OF THE ICONIC HARRIER JUMP JET, AND THE BRITISH ENGINEER WHO BUILT IT'Fascinating, insightful and revealing' - JOHN NICHOL, bestselling author of Spitfire and Blitz An extraordinary history of a British icon .
Between November 1945 and October 1946, the InternationalMilitary Tribunal in Nuremberg tried some of the most notoriouspolitical and military figures of Nazi Germany.
Between November 1945 and October 1946, the InternationalMilitary Tribunal in Nuremberg tried some of the most notoriouspolitical and military figures of Nazi Germany.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) occupy a uniquely strategic position at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal, forming one of the most strategically located island chains in the world.
In the spring of 1861, Richmond, Virginia, suddenly became the capital city, military headquarters, and industrial engine of a new nation fighting for its existence.
The writings of Thomas Paine Volume 1 (1774-1779): The American crisis presents an intensified reflection on collective endurance, using selected ideas to explore how determination shapes a society confronted with overwhelming strain.
In the spring of 1861, Richmond, Virginia, suddenly became the capital city, military headquarters, and industrial engine of a new nation fighting for its existence.
Notes of a war correspondent offers a vivid collection of eyewitness accounts that reveal the stark realities of conflict and the emotional burden carried by those swept into violence.
The thirty years war Volume 3 examines how military leadership, shifting alliances, and religious tension shape the unfolding conflict while focusing on the strategic rise of King Gustavus Adolphus as a decisive force in Germany.
First published in 1998, Nationalism and Violence, edited by Christopher Dandeker, provides an interdisciplinary analysis of the roots of violent national conflicts within and between states.
In tracing the rise of the modern idea of the American new woman, Lynn Dumenil examines World War Is surprising impact on women and, in turn, womens impact on the war.
"e;By the will of fate I came to play a part in not letting Hitler achieve his final goal of disappearing and turning into a myth I managed to prevent Stalins dark and murky ambition from taking root his desire to hide from the world that we had found Hitlers corpse"e; - Elena Rzhevskaya"e;A telling reminder of the jealousy and rivalries that split the Allies even in their hour of victory, and foreshadowed the Cold War"e;- Tom Parfitt, The GuardianOn May 2,1945, Red Army soldiers broke into Hitlers bunker.
