Martial artists, great warriors, coaches, generals, and successful corporate CEOs have all effectively used the strategies for winning found in Sun Tzu's Art of War.
Secret Tactics offers ancient wisdom for contemporary readerswith new interpretations of Japanese martial arts classics In the tradition of Musashi, Kazumi Tabata, one of America's most experienced teachers of karate, distills invaluable lessons drawn from the most influential martial arts texts in Japanese history.
Hitler and the July Plot explores the dramatic events of 20 July 1944, when a group of senior German officers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazi regime.
Middle Kingdom Lost: From the Invention of Gunpowder to the Nanjing Massacre explores one of history's great paradoxes: if China invented gunpowder, firearms, the compass, and many other technologies centuries before the West, how did foreign powers later defeat China using those same innovations?
An illustrated history of the motor torpedo boats of Italy's fast coastal forces, from their raids on enemy battleships in World War I to the dashing campaigns of World War II.
Disabled Veterans in History explores the long-neglected history of those who have sustained lasting injuries or chronic illnesses while serving in uniform.
Could you stand as the final, unyielding line of defense for a civilization you neither understood nor truly respected, driven solely by the cold weight of gold and an unshakeable oath of iron?
What if the apocalypse didn't arrive with the sounding of heavenly trumpets, but with the rhythmic, low creak of foreign oars slicing through a morning fog?
A fully illustrated history of colonial rangers in 18th-century North America, covering ranger battle tactics, uniforms, and camps, with a full-colour plate section.
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.
A sweeping account of how small wars shaped global order in the age of empiresImperial conquest and colonization depended on pervasive raiding, slaving, and plunder.
A fully illustrated history of colonial rangers in 18th-century North America, covering ranger battle tactics, uniforms, and camps, with a full-colour plate section.
Providing a different approach to the history of India than previously advocated, this textbook argues that there was constant interaction between peoples and cultures.
One of the least understood of Napoleon's corps were the four regiments of Gardes d'honneur, raised in 1813 during the frantic rebuilding of the French cavalry after the huge losses in Russia.
In 1914, the actions of German political and military decision-makers depended, not merely on the machinery of the government, army, and navy, but also on the public's attitudes to the military, military service, and military conflict.
In 1914, the actions of German political and military decision-makers depended, not merely on the machinery of the government, army, and navy, but also on the public's attitudes to the military, military service, and military conflict.
The powerful true story of a parent's unflagging battle on behalf of a beloved son struggling with PTSD, mental illness, and addiction and a family who bore the burdens of war for decades.
A magical literary feat and one of the most touching books I ve read this year Stuart Jeffries, Spectator Full of politics and reportage Full of ideas.
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2023 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europas - Europa ab kaltem Krieg, Note: 1,3, Freie Universitat Berlin (Friedrich Meinecke Institut), Veranstaltung: Osteuropa, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es wird sich im Laufe der Arbeit mit Chruschtschows Taten unter Stalin befasst, um zu analysieren, ob man in diesen ein Abweichen von der stalinistischen Linie zu Zeiten der Terrorherrschaft finden kann.
A fresh narrative history of the rise of Rome's empire in Italy, that exposes the monumental expansion of the Roman familial, social, political, and militaristic way of living across Italy.
This book tells the bewildering tale of one of the most insidious, yet almost forgotten crimes against humanity planned by the Nazis during the Third Reich.
An illustrated history of the motor torpedo boats of Italy's fast coastal forces, from their raids on enemy battleships in World War I to the dashing campaigns of World War II.
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.
A new history that centers Judaism at the dawn of the United StatesJews played a critical role both in winning the American Revolution--fighting for the Patriot cause from Bunker Hill to Yorktown--and in defining the republic that was created from it.
A new history that centers Judaism at the dawn of the United StatesJews played a critical role both in winning the American Revolution--fighting for the Patriot cause from Bunker Hill to Yorktown--and in defining the republic that was created from it.
Lejos de la imagen de decadencia que ha dominado la narrativa sobre la España del siglo XVIII, el libro Pólvora y bayonetas demuestra cómo desde mediados de siglo la Monarquía Hispánica desplegó un ambicioso programa de reformas para adaptarse a los retos de un mundo cada vez más globalizado y competitivo.
This volume gathers twelve studies on key aspects of the history of Rome and its empire between the end of the Hannibalic War (200 BCE) and the election of Tiberius Gracchus to the tribunate (134 BCE).
This volume gathers twelve studies on key aspects of the history of Rome and its empire between the end of the Hannibalic War (200 BCE) and the election of Tiberius Gracchus to the tribunate (134 BCE).
