Military history

At the Emperors Pleasure follows the young couple Christopher and Topsy Man through the savage battle for Hong Kong and the years of enforced separation, she interned in Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, he as a prisoner of war and forced labourer in Kobe, Japan.

Reveals the provocative and irreverent life of Dorman-Smith through his private letters and war diary, highlighting his military brilliance and conflicts with Churchill.

Diaries and letters from service personnel who were held captive throughout the Second World War survive in quite large numbers, but rarely are they so detailed as those of John Blomfield Dixon, whose home was in the Hertfordshire town of Ware.

"e;McIntyre recounts the stories of many airmen who did not return, which are undeniably touching, as are the photographs he includes.

Step into the fascinating world of feudal Japan, where swords ruled the battlefield, and scrolls governed the state.

Francisco Franco (1892-1975), der sich als Führer Spaniens von Gottes Gnaden verstand, herrschte fast vier Jahrzehnte lang über die Geschicke seines Landes.

Once warfare became established in ancient civilizations, it's hard to find any other social institution that developed as quickly.

"e;McIntyre recounts the stories of many airmen who did not return, which are undeniably touching, as are the photographs he includes.

This source book chronicles the history of the most controversial conflict of the 20th century, beginning with the birth of the Vietnamese communist party in 1930 and ending with the Vietnamese revolution in 1975.

This collection of essays, two of which appear in print for the first time, documents the late Holden Furber's discovery that private ventures, most manifestly deployed in the 'country trade' between Asian ports, played a major role in the European expansion in India before the age of empire.

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By the 1530s, Indigenous Pueblo populations in the American Southwest reached tens of thousands of people with a rich culture expressed through stunning architecture, ceramic technology, and ceremonial life.

Japan at War, 1914-1952 is a synthetic and interpretive history that highlights the centrality of war to the modern Japanese experience.

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During the crucial period of 1917-1918, the United States superseded Great Britain as the premier power in the world.

As a combat medical aidman of Company B, 1st Medical Battalion, First Infantry Division, Allen N.

What can survive the end of the world?