Le déclenchement rapide des hostilités, au-delà des causes immédiates connues de la guerre, pourrait faire penser que le Cameroun était l'un des enjeux majeurs de la Grande Guerre hors des frontières européennes.
Providing a fresh look at a crucial aspect of the American Civil War, this new study explores the day-to-day life of people in the Confederate States of America as they struggled to cope with a crisis that spared no one, military or civilian.
This book documents the experiences of the Central Powers, specifically Austria-Hungary, Germany and the Ottoman Empire during 1917, as they fought on land, at sea and in the air.
"e;The essays offer an unvarnished look at not only the severe fighting that characterized these months, but also the simple attempt to survive the rampant disease, malnourishment, and harsh winter on the steppe and in the ruins of Stalingrad.
During World War II, German armored reconnaissance laid the groundwork--often through small-unit actions--for the stunning tank and infantry operations that made the German military famous.
« Parce qu'il est un temps où il devient urgent de transmettre le passé dont on a hérité, je ressentis dans les années 2000 la responsabilité d'offrir dans la mémoire de notre famille une place à ceux qui avaient disparu dans la Shoah ».
During the 1987 Greek-Turkish crisis, Greek military intelligence provided essential information on Turkey's limited military preparations, so helping to prevent an escalation to confrontation.
The British campaign in the Low Countries in 1813-14 in support of the Dutch revolt against the French is one of the lesser-known campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars, but one, which the great historian of the British Army Sir John Fortescue wrote that it was impossible to understand the Waterloo campaign without a knowledge of.
Ce tome II montre le rôle essentiel que François Octave Le Cannellier a joué à la tête de la 2e division et de la 2e escadre légère dans la défense de la Manche occidentale contre les incursions des U-boote.
This study of the importance of the little-known Civil War battle is “a well written, thoroughly researched, amply illustrated, and engaging story” (Civil War Courier).
Ce récit intime à deux voix, à mi-chemin entre la biographie et l'autobiographie, retrace la vie de Paulette Fouchard-Ayot, résistante sous l'occupation, reconnue par la République mais inconnue du grand public, véritable femme de l'ombre.
Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government sources.
On the tenth anniversary of Canada's involvement, a leading journalist offers a fascinating assessment of Canada's past and present role in the Afghan war Of the 33,000 troops under NATO command in Afghanistan in October 2006, 12,000 were Americans and 2,500 were Canadians.
Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, Paul-Meunier, avocat et député républicain-socialiste, lutta contre la justice militaire et pour le droit des soldats blessés.
