History and Archaeology

The Vietnam War was one of the most complex and controversial conflicts of the twentieth century.

The Gulf War of 1990–1991 was one of the most significant military conflicts of the late twentieth century and marked a defining moment in the post–Cold War world.

The Russian Civil War was one of the most dramatic and transformative conflicts of the twentieth century.

Have you ever wondered what actually happens after a bill is introduced in Congress?

Una introduccion perfecta para descubrir uno de los periodos mas apasionantes de la historia de Espana y la peninsula iberica.

Dieses Buch nimmt Sie mit auf eine ausfuhrliche Reise durch die Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten - von den ersten europaischen Siedlern uber die Unabhangigkeit, Burgerkrieg und Industrialisierung bis hin zur Gegenwart.

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Dieses Buch zeichnet die militarische Geschichte der Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika von der Staatsgrundung bis in die Gegenwart nach.

This volume explores the daily lives, security measures, and health practices in the borderland regions of the Ottoman Empire and its successor states (1700-1939).

This book takes you on a detailed journey through the history of the United States - from the first European settlers, through independence, the Civil War, and industrialization, all the way to the present day.

What if one of the most influential Old Testament scholars of the twentieth century has not yet been fully understood?

Los piratas ocupan un lugar destacado en el imaginario popular, con un atractivo particular en la idea de la lucha por la libertad, la igualdad, el romanticismo, las hazañas audaces, la búsqueda de tesoros y el desafío al orden social.

Before the Civil War tore the United States apart, another conflict nearly brought two states to open bloodshed over a completely ridiculous premise.

Naval history is filled with epic broadsides and stormy sea battles, but nothing compares to the absolute absurdity of January 1795.

Spanning more than a thousand years, the Roman Empire forged laws, cities, and ideas that continue to define the modern world.

Bevor die industrielle Revolution die Herstellung von Flachglas perfektionierte, waren Geschafte dunkle, verschlossene Raume.

On May 8, 1902, the city of St.

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In 1937, supermarket owner Sylvan Goldman noticed a fundamental flaw in his business model: his customers stopped buying the exact moment their handheld woven baskets became too heavy.

Between 1845 and 1852, a devastating fungal blight destroyed the potato crop across Ireland, triggering a catastrophic period of starvation and disease.

Uber der Erde tobte der Stellungskrieg des Ersten Weltkriegs in einem grausamen Patt aus Stacheldraht und Maschinengewehrfeuer.

Tief im dichten Dschungel Kambodschas liegen die steinernen Uberreste von Angkor, der einst groten Metropole der vorindustriellen Welt.

For millennia, the pyramids of Egypt have stood as monuments of ingenuity and mystery.

Ein tropfender Fullfederhalter und verschmierte Tinte waren jahrhundertelang der Frust jedes Schreibenden.

An engaging, accessible account of humanity s heritage beyond Earth Space exploration has produced a rich material record that forms part of our cultural heritage.

Die Asthetik im Spannungsfeld zwischen systematischer Stringenz und Geschichtlichkeit ist innerhalb der internationalen Hegel-Forschung zu einem beherrschenden Thema geworden.

An engaging, accessible account of humanity s heritage beyond Earth Space exploration has produced a rich material record that forms part of our cultural heritage.

La guerra -que Tucidides definio como "e;maestra de modales violentos"e; que disolvia los usos civilizados- vuelve a instalarse en el horizonte de la Europa actual.

La guerra -que Tucidides definio como "e;maestra de modales violentos"e; que disolvia los usos civilizados- vuelve a instalarse en el horizonte de la Europa actual.

This book, in affectionate tribute to the gallant courage, rugged independence and wonderful endurance of those adventurous souls who formed the vanguard of civilization in the early history of the Territory of Arizona and the remainder of the Great West.

This fantastically precise misconception was based upon a too literal interpretation of the Hebrew Bible, and upon rather arbitrary theological assumptions connected therewith.

On the second day of July in the year 1863 the Civil War in America was at its height.

Homer commences his story, not at the beginning, but "e;in the midst of things;"e; hence, when one starts out to read the Iliad without having made some special preparation beforehand, he finds it hard to understand, and is tempted, in despair, to stop at the end of the first book.

Germany and Russia: two countries whose turbulent and interlocking histories have profoundly shaped the world in which we live today.

Wuste, Weite, WildnisRote Dunen und tiefblaues Meer, malerische Kustenorte und artenreiche NationalparksEr war im Suden und im Westen Afrikas unterwegs, in der Mitte und im Osten, doch keine Destination hat es Dominik Prantl so sehr angetan wie Namibia.

The dissolution of the Soviet Union was the most significant geopolitical earthquake of the late 20th century.