In 'Der Kampf um die Cheopspyramide: Historischer Roman' entführt der Autor Max Eyth die Leser in das alte Ägypten, wo die Protagonisten in einem spannenden Kampf um die legendäre Cheops-Pyramide verwickelt sind.
Winner of the 2024 Investigative Reporters and Editors Book Award Winner of the 2024 Commodore John Barry Award for Excellence in Maritime Literature #1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock's ';masterly investigation into one of the Navy's worst scandals' (The New York Times).
When it comes to our prosperity, our freedom tradition, and our constitutional government, President Barack Obama has been the great destroyerknocking down the free-market economy and principles of limited government that have made America the envy of the world.
Confronting the critics who say George Washington's victories were due to luck, not skill, Palmer proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's pre-eminent military strategist.
Extracto de la célebre obra "La democracia en América", describe el paisaje geográfico y el entorno de la aún naciente nación norteamericana, y es, también, un retrato del mosaico humano que poblaba aquel territorio y un cuadro detallado de la situación política en la que se encontraba durante la primera mitad del siglo XIX.
Was die Chaostheorie mit dem Schmetterling beschreibt, der mit seinem Flügelschlag einen Tornado auslöst, illustriert die ‹Kleine Basler Weltgeschichte› an konkreten Beispielen aus der Geschichte.
A rollicking collection of barely believable stories from five centuries of legal history - you'll be gripped by these tales of murder, intrigue, crime, punishment and the pursuit of justice.
Seit einigen Wochen kommt aus Russland zunehmend Kritik an den baltischen Staaten, nicht zuletzt an der Republik Lettland, die Mitglied der NATO und der EU ist.
Thucydides' 'The History of the Peloponnesian War' is a seminal work in the field of ancient Greek literature, providing a detailed account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BC.
Se presenta en estas páginas la crónica histórica de las principales batallas que marcaron uno de los momentos más difíciles en la historia del México independiente: la invasión norteamericana.
Die Frage, ob es so etwas wie einen geistigen Kern Europas gibt und was ihn ausmachen könnte, hat in den letzten Jahren kontinuierlich an Brisanz gewonnen.
In Washington Irving's novel 'Bracebridge Hall (Illustrated Edition)', readers are transported to the quaint English countryside estate of Bracebridge Hall.
In 'The Mythology of the North American Indians (Illustrated Edition)', Lewis Spence delves into the rich tapestry of myths and legends passed down by the indigenous peoples of North America.
This ebook compiles Edgar Allan Poe's complete tales and poems, including "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado".
Lion Rampant is Robert Woollcombe's graphic account of his experiences as a front-line infantry officer with the King's Own Scottish Borderers during the desperate battle for Normandy and the Allied advance into Germany.
John Fiske's 'The American Revolution' is a comprehensive and insightful analysis that explores the causes, events, and consequences of one of the most pivotal periods in American history.
La biografía de Cristóbal Colón escrita por su hijo Hernando describe las dualidades propias de una vida legendaria en la que se juntan las más grandes hazañas y glorias con los peores infortunios y las más amargas penurias.
Exiled from court, distrusted and indebted, Richard de Clare is a man whose past is greater than his prospects and whose once-great name overshadows his deeds.
This fascinating collection of entertaining stories from the seven seas reveals unusual and bizarre sailing trips, vessels and characters, and recounts perilous journeys in freak weather and other legendary tales.
UN DEBATE SOBRE LA CRUELDAD HUMANA A TRAVÉS DE LOS TEXTOS GRIEGOSLa antigua Grecia conoció la violencia en todas sus formas: guerras, matanzas, mitos crueles.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England.
The Renaissance was a period in European history, from the 14th to the 17th century, regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history.
Over the period of two years author has devoted the intervals between official duties to collecting and collating materials for the study of sign language.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force is a historical account written by Winston Churchill and it describes a military campaign by the British army on the North West Frontier (now western Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan) in 1897, and Churchill's part in it.
