Military history

In 1701, Frederick I crowned himself the first King in Prussia.

Zwei oberbayerische Gemeinden, Hubenstein und Moosen, geraten in den Fokus der Bayerischen Staatsregierung.

This book focuses on the gradual deterioration of the British-American relationship that led to the American Revolution.

These case studies offer new approaches to the analysis and interpretation of symbols in a variety of media and as expressed on a range of objects at different scales.

Der deutsch-amerikanische Historiker Jochen Hellbeck nimmt eine Neubewertung des Zweiten Weltkriegs vor und verändert unseren Blick auf die Entstehung des Holocaust.

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This volume is a collection of a variety of important records that will give readers insight into key themes into the history of what its criminal code called "e;the unnatural and detestable sin of buggery"e;- sex between males - in the Royal Navy.

The 1940s remains an iconic period in world history and retains a fascination for so many.

"e;Aided by the bitter memories of the few survivors, Matthews devotes most detail to the victims, while noting that only one of his four villains could truly be said to have been brought to justice.

In December 1915, as the First World War wore on, Acadian leaders meeting in New Brunswick deplored how soldiers from their communities were "e;lost in the crowd"e; of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

A brief history of secret British and American World War II organizations, their training, tools, successes, and their legacy.

Eltern suchen bis heute nach ihren Kindern, die in der DDR spurlos verschwunden sind.

The British army between 1783 and 1815 – the army that fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars – has received severe criticism and sometimes exaggerated praise from contemporaries and historians alike, and a balanced and perceptive reassessment of it as an institution and a fighting force is overdue.

Conventional forces absorb the preponderance of America's defense spending.

This book re-evaluates the life and legacy of one of the most enigmatic and important political figures of the 20th Century: Charles Lindbergh.

Towards the Abyss presents searching analysis of a decade of war and upheaval in Ukraine.

Der Protagonist, Georg, als neunzehnjähriger von der Wehrmacht eingezogen.

"e;Physically the book is well produced, has numerous maps where they need to be in the text and is well footnoted.

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Chartres, Marseille, Paris, Lyon, Caluire, Saint-Andiol : c’est l’itinéraire commun du préfet-résistant Jean Moulin et du commissaire-résistant Charles Porte.

Ceci se passait dans le Ghetto de Varsovie en 1942.

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A detailed history of one week during the Civil War in which the American president assumed control of the nation's military.

Conwy has been involved in military conflict for over 2,000 years.

Starting with leaflet drops in 1940, the aerial offensive against the Nazis' homeland grew into a huge armada that pulverised much of Germany, seriously damaging her ability to make war and killing hundreds of thousands.

Seit 30 Jahren lebt und arbeitet Ulrich Heyden in Russland, einem Land, das sein Vater als Wehrmachtsoffizier überfallen hat.

Beginning in the fall of 1914, every French soldier on the Western Front received a daily ration of wine from the army.

The civilian role in managing the military has never been more important.

A unique visual exploration of partisan and anti-partisan warfare in Yugoslavia between 1941 and 1944.

The dawn of 1863 brought a new phase of the Unions Mississippi Valley operations against Vicksburg.

From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler's Private Library, a dramatic recounting of the six critical months before Adolf Hitler assumed power, when the Nazi leader teetered between triumph and ruin.

The civilian role in managing the military has never been more important.

20 July 1944 is usually associated with the bomb plot to murder Hitler.

Narrates and analyzes an oft-neglected war between Sparta and an unlikely alliance of Athens, Persia, Thebes, Corinth and Argos all while including detailed analysis of the battles of Haliartus, Nemea, Cnidus, Coronea and Lechaeum.

Filling a major gap in medieval studies, Medieval Eastern Europe is the first collection of primary sources in English translation covering the history of the whole eastern region of the European continent between 500 and 1300.

Filling a major gap in medieval studies, Medieval Eastern Europe is the first collection of primary sources in English translation covering the history of the whole eastern region of the European continent between 500 and 1300.

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Serpents of War, the memoir of Pennsylvanian Major Harry Dravo Parkin, is a rare account of World War I as seen from the perspective of a battalion commander.

This book focuses on the gradual deterioration of the British-American relationship that led to the American Revolution.

In 1701, Frederick I crowned himself the first King in Prussia.

Created during the Peace of Amiens, the nineteen regiments of cuirassiers that existed during the course of the 1e Empire were, after the Imperial Guard, perhaps the most famous and recognisable soldiers of the epoch.

A full account of the Luzon campaign, from the planning stages to the surrender of the Japanese general Yamashita.

'The First World War from a refreshingly unfamiliar angle .