Military history

Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.

A highly illustrated account of the siege by the Tokugawa ruling dynasty against the samurai, defenders of the shogunate.

In World War II the Panzer crews spearheaded every major campaign or battle from the invasions of Poland and France to the last great counter-offensive in the Ardennes.

An illustrated history of the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller, repeatedly besieged during the Crusades.

Few of the massive military structures built by Germany during World War II are as impressive as the U-Boat bases and bunkers in Germany, Norway and France.

The scourge of Allied shipping during World War II, the U-Boot Waffe was one of the most feared components of Hitler's war machine, yet the Kriegsmarine was the least political branch of the Third Reich.

These pilots called themselves the 'Tokyo Club'.

In September 2000 the notorious militia gang, 'West Side Boys' kidnapped eleven British soldiers in Sierra Leone and Operation Barras was launched as the rescue operation.

From the 10th to the mid-17th century, religious organisations played an important part in the social, political and military life in Japan.

The Confederate States of America was born in defense of slavery and, after a four-year struggle to become an independent slaveholding republic, died as emancipation dawned.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2021 im Fachbereich Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 1,7, Universität Trier, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Am Beispiel eines der berühmtesten römischen Feldherren Gaius Iulius Caesar und seinem Feldzug in Gallien soll in dieser Arbeit das antike Kriegsrecht erörtert und anhand des genannten spezifischen Falls seine Einhaltung überprüft werden.

When the Great War began, the Russian Empire was home to more than five million Jews, the most densely settled Jewish population anywhere in the world.

Julius Evola and the Radical Right examines the ideas and influence of Italian thinker Julius Evola (1898-1974), an increasingly popular author within the far right and the esoteric milieu alike.

Making Makers presents a comprehensive history of a seminal work of scholarship which has exerted a persistent attraction for scholars of war and strategy: Makers of Modern Strategy.

A nuanced account of the early leaders who shaped the American presidencyThe founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy.

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITING THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF.

Ninjutsu is the most renowned and misunderstood of all martial arts.

Special Operations Success establishes a new benchmark in military theory in this deeply analytic and innovative work.

Special Operations Success establishes a new benchmark in military theory in this deeply analytic and innovative work.

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The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War, from an exciting, prize-winning academic.

Unforgettable Independent Fresh and gripping TelegraphTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROn April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London.

An abolitionist Civil War soldier and prisoner of war reflects on life during wartimeMore than 3 million men served in the American Civil War.

As a leading Confederate general, Braxton Bragg (18171876) earned a reputation for incompetence, for wantonly shooting his own soldiers, and for losing battles.

During the first fifteen months of the Civil War, the policies and attitudes of Union officers toward emancipation in the western theater were, at best, inconsistent and fraught with internal strains.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2022 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europas - Europa ab kaltem Krieg, Note: 1,3, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen (Philosophische Fakultät / Osteuropäische Geschichte), Veranstaltung: Wissenschaft, Technik und Umwelt im Kalten Krieg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Als sich in den 90er Jahren die globale Vernetzung der Computer durch das Internet vollzog, wurden national- und kulturübergreifend sämtliche Kommunikationskulturen revolutioniert, wodurch der Zugang zum Internet durch den "Personal-Computer" zu einem grundlegenden Ordnungsfaktor moderner Industriegesellschaften wurde und den Weg für die weltweite Digitalisierung ebnete.

THE FINAL LIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE ARNHEM BRIDGE - A LEGENDARY SOLDIER S STORY, TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDSBy former paratrooper John Humphreys and bestselling author and ex-Parachute Regiment officer Stuart Tootal'A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read.

In its early decades, Israel's citizens had to cope not only with security challenges, but also with the emotional burden that accompanied them.

Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform.

In its early decades, Israel's citizens had to cope not only with security challenges, but also with the emotional burden that accompanied them.

Forschungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europas - Europa ab kaltem Krieg, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Autobiographische Erinnerungen eines Marine-Sanitätsoffiziers.

Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemorations.

Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemorations.

This book explores the extraordinary story of Jewish POWs in German captivity during the Second World War - extraordinary because of the contrast between Germany's genocidal policy towards Jews on one hand, and its relatively non-discriminatory treatment of Jewish POWs from western countries on the other.

This book explores the extraordinary story of Jewish POWs in German captivity during the Second World War - extraordinary because of the contrast between Germany's genocidal policy towards Jews on one hand, and its relatively non-discriminatory treatment of Jewish POWs from western countries on the other.

A slim, illustrated volume on the two key battles of William Wallace, the legendary Scottish rebel.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Gold and Juno Beaches Landings Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy, was the greatest sea-borne military operation in history.

With its distinctive double-cockpit design, the Mi-24 'Hind' is arguably the most recognizable war machine of the Cold War, and has achieved near-legendary status in the annals of military history.

An abolitionist Civil War soldier and prisoner of war reflects on life during wartimeMore than 3 million men served in the American Civil War.

Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Sword Beach & the British Airborne Landings.

Packed with illustrations and maps, this slim volume examines Wellington's comeback in Portugal, which ultimately led to the end of its French occupation.

A compact volume on Cornwallis's Pyrrhic victory in North Carolina, featuring illustrations throughout.

A fully illustrated exploration of the British fight against Junot's forces occupying Portugal.

A highly illustrated and detailed study of the Utah Beach & the US Airborne Landings.

Featuring information from a previously unpublished journal, an illustrated account of this strategically important battle in Canada.

Following the disastrous Russian campaign of 1812, Napoleon found himself facing a new coalition of his old enemies.

A highly illustrated, compact volume on a significant win for the Confederacy.

A fully illustrated and detailed account of the retreat to Corunna, one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars.

Alongside battlescene illustrations, maps and contemporary prints, Ren Chartrand examines the Anglo-Portuguese defeat of Napoleon's French forces at Bussaco.