This book is a primary source collection of 30 speeches of the Cold War from 1917 to 1991, representing a cross section of leaders on all sides of the conflict from North America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.
Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy.
The concentration of terrorists, political suspects, ethnic minorities, prisoners of war, enemy aliens, and other potentially "e;dangerous"e; populations spans the modern era.
This book aims to address a neglected field of research by providing evidence-based insights into how contemporary visitors of different national and generational background, especially those of Polish and Jewish descent, experience and reflect on their visits, or on living in the proximity of different sites of memory across Poland, including former concentration and death camps, ghetto sites, and other physical sites such as museums with a connection to the Holocaust.
Nach der dramatischen Eroberung Konstantinopels im Jahr 1204 durch die Kreuzfahrer des vierten Kreuzzugs lag das einst mächtige Byzantinische Reich in Trümmern.
Die Malteser Ritter, auch bekannt als der Orden des Heiligen Johannes, sind ein faszinierendes Kapitel der europäischen Geschichte, geprägt von Tapferkeit, Glauben und unermüdlichem Einsatz für das Wohl der Menschheit.
Details the British Navy's efforts during the post-Great War period, facing challenges in the Near East, from the Russian Revolution to Turkish resurgence under Mustafa Kemal.
As of mid-1976, the civil war in Angola was seemingly decided: supported by a large contingent of Cuban forces, the MPLA established itself in power in Luanda.
Grossly unsanitary living conditions, cruel and abusive treatment by camp officials, the withholding of medical treatment - these were common experiences for refugees imprisoned at internment camps in Britain and Canada.
From Montana--Around the World and BackThese are the memoirs and true-life story of a young man from Montana who joined the Army, trained as a tank operator, traveled around the world during World War II, worked on the Minuteman missile program, blew up chickens on his South Dakota farm, and raised his family during hard times.
"e;Politics is the art of the possible,"e; Otto Von Bismarck famously said, and here, in his own words, the art of politics is laid bare by one of the most prominent and influential European statesmen of the nineteenth century.
Now in its third edition, Ways of War is a comprehensive guide to United States military history and its wider relationship to American society, from the seventeenth century to the present day.
Dieses eBook: "Der Virey und die Aristokraten (Historischer Roman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
As interest in the New Zealand Wars grows, Soldiers, Scouts and Spies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British troops, their militia and Maori allies, and Maori iwi and coalitions.
THESUNDAY TIMESTOP 10 BESTSELLERChosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST HISTORY BOOKS for 2024';Compelling [Nichol has a] terrific eye for detail; an ability to blend tear-jerking letters, quotation and personal anecdotes into a rich, thought-provoking narrative'Daily TelegraphOver one million British Empire soldiers died during the First World War.
The eleven years of conflict that engulfed Ireland (1641-53) can be seen as a drama in three acts, each of which drew Ireland into progressively closer alignment with the Civil Wars (1642-52) in the other two Stuart kingdoms, Scotland and England.
"e;Mrs Elizabeth McMullin Muter was married to a captain of the 1st Battalion 60th King's Royal Rifles stationed in Meerut, a few hours travel east of Delhi, when the mutiny among the sepoys of the garrison broke out there on Sunday morning of May 10th, 1857.
Conversations On Common Things: Or Guide to Knowledge by Dorothea Lynde Dix is a delightful and enlightening compendium that aims to educate and inspire young minds through engaging and accessible dialogues.
A detailed examination of one of the crucial campaigns of World War II in Burma, in which British and Commonwealth forces achieved their first decisive victory over Japanese arms.
Die aktuellen Verbrechen der russischen Armee in der Ukraine zeigen mit aller Deutlichkeit, wie die historisch gewachsenen, latenten und manifesten Potenziale eines hegemonialen Überlegenheitsanspruchs zur Entgrenzung von Gewalt und zum Krieg führen können.
"e;This little book is intended as, and professes no more than a plain statement of facts, so that others may learn what I have read, seen and heard, without undergoing the pain of incarceration in the hands of Yankees, whose tyranny increases in proportion to the power they possess over their victims.
At the outset of the Civil War, the cavalry of the Army of the Ohio (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Tennessee) was a fledgling force beginning an arduous journey that would make it the best cavalry in the world.
As a WWII tour director for thirty-five years, David Harper has repeatedly heard the same questions from an extremely varied American and British audience: "e;Why did the Germans vote for Hitler?
