Military history

From the early colonial period to the close of World War II, life in North America was predominantly agrarian and rural.

Cet ouvrage est un hommage à Sophie Scholl, courageuse jeune femme qui paya de sa vie sa farouche opposition à Hitler.

The 92nd Infantry ("e;Buffalo"e;) Division was the last segregated (all-black) U.

Counteringdominant narratives of conflict through attention to memory and traumaThisvolume presents approaches to the archaeology of war that move beyond the forensicanalysis of battlefields, fortifications, and other sites of conflict toconsider the historical memory, commemoration, and social experience of war.

Titel: Die Luftschlacht um EnglandUntertitel: Der Kampf um Britanniens Freiheit im Sommer 1940Buchbeschreibung:Im Sommer 1940 stand Großbritannien allein gegen die geballte Macht des nationalsozialistischen Deutschlands.

Stretching across eight decades, this memoir covers Sung C.

In this 60th anniversary edition is Ted Barris' telling of the unique story of Canada's largest World War II expenditure - $1.

The Citizen Soldiers explores the military reform movement that took its name from the famous Business Men's Military Training Camps at Plattsburg, New York.

The stories of many POW escapees are well known, but what about those who miraculously evaded capture in the first place and returned to fight another day?

From 1812 to 1815 a war was fought between the United States and Britain that decided the destiny and future of North America.

A collection of the best journalism from Canada's wars, from the time of the Vikings to the war in Afghanistan.

The story of an astonishing band of Canadian soldiers and their part in the Allied victory in Italy.

Wissen über den Feind ist eine begehrte Ressource im Krieg.

The schooner Nancy, legendary vessel of Great Lakes and Canadian history, lived a thousand lives in a noted career that began in Detroit and ended in a fiery explosion in Nottawasaga River in the last year of the War of 1812.

Clearly the favourite character of Canada's overseas troops during World War II, "e;Herbie"e; had a penchant for getting into some of the most bizarre predicaments imaginable.

Ce sont les hommes qui ont dirige notre nation en temps de guerre et en temps de paix.

From 1812 to 1815 a war was fought between the United States and Britain that decided the destiny and future of North America.

"e;We are thus not only the first country in the world with the capability to produce nuclear weapons that chose not to do so, we are also the first nuclear armed country to have chosen to divest itself of nuclear weapons.

Many of the airmen of the First Word War who challenged both the enemy and death did not survive.

Canadian Forces, including Special Operations Forces, have played an outsize role in the conflict in Afghanistan, often under a cloak of secrecy.

Winner of the Army Historical Foundation Book AwardDuring the War of 1812, state militias were intended to be the primary fighting force.

Commended for the 2009 Keith Matthews Award This lavishly illustrated commemorative volume chronicles the full century, 1910-2010, of the Canadian Navy as a proud national institution.

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A fascinating look at three of the greatest Canadian pilots in the First World War.

Mosquitoes of North America: North of Mexico is a comprehensive resource that consolidates decades of research on mosquito species found in North America.

This title was originally published in 1952.

In Herodotus and the Philosophy of Empire, Ann Ward treats the classical writer not as a historian but as a political philosopher.

Die Geschichte des Zweiten Weltkriegs nachvollziehbar erklärt- Alle wichtigen Ereignisse, Wendepunkte und Hintergründe - Schlachten, Taktiken, Ideologien: vom Aufstieg des Nationalsozialismus über Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Hiroshima bis zur Gründung des Staates Israel 1948 - Anschaulich & verständlich mit innovativen Grafiken aufbereitet - Mit Kurzporträts wichtiger Persönlichkeiten - Zum 80.

This title was originally published in 1952.

Mosquitoes of North America: North of Mexico is a comprehensive resource that consolidates decades of research on mosquito species found in North America.

Managed Casualty investigates the profound effects of World War II-era policies on Japanese-American families, focusing on their forced removal, internment, and eventual release.

Napoleon and the Dardanelles by Vernon J.

Napoleon and the Dardanelles by Vernon J.

Generals & Politicians: Conflict Between France's High Command, Parliament and Government, 19141918 by Jere Clemens King offers a penetrating study of how France's democratic institutions clashed and cooperated with military command during the First World War.

This highly illustrated new study tells the full story of the German light Panzers in World War II.

Managed Casualty investigates the profound effects of World War II-era policies on Japanese-American families, focusing on their forced removal, internment, and eventual release.

Generals & Politicians: Conflict Between France's High Command, Parliament and Government, 19141918 by Jere Clemens King offers a penetrating study of how France's democratic institutions clashed and cooperated with military command during the First World War.

A Treatise on War Inflation: Present Policies and Future Tendencies in the United States by William Fellner is a seminal study of the economic challenges faced by the United States during the Second World War.

Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon offers a penetrating examination of ancient Greek military strategies, focusing particularly on the techniques and philosophies of Spartan warfare.