Our Founding Murdering Father is an 'alternative' biography of Angus McMillan, the European 'discoverer' of the region of Gippsland in south-east Australia.
The new edition of Alvin Jackson s highly influential survey of 200 years of Irish history In Ireland, 1798-1998: War, Peace, and Beyond, award-winning historian Alvin Jackson provides a well-balanced and authoritative account of modern Irish political history.
Im Herzen des mittelalterlichen Skandinaviens erhebt sich eine Familie, die das Schicksal Dänemarks über Jahrhunderte hinweg prägen sollte: das Haus Estridsson.
The definitive history of the Middle East, now updated in its fifth edition'The best overall survey of the politics, regional rivalries and economics of the contemporary Arab world' Washington PostOver the centuries the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike.
This book includes a collection of anecdotes about events that actually occurred with exciting titles: A postage stamp sparks a war - A minister eats his son - He is hanged after his death - The King of England does not know English - An emperor stands barefoot at the Pope's door for three days - An army of boys - An Egyptian woman gives birth to an elephant - A war plan in the Torah that is repeated in the First Great War - Malik rules for one minute - The broom is the emblem of the Dutch Navy and the kerbage is the emblem of the English Navy - A king is crowned with his mother's bracelet - A city is established to commemorate a dog.
Step into the world of the late 13th century, a time when the Anatolian plains were fractured, kingdoms crumbled, and new powers emerged from the shadows of empires.
Truth, Lies & Reason - About the Power of ManipulationWe are all exposed to facts and emotions and the line between truth and deception is not always clearly distinguishable.
Step into the captivating world of 17th-century France, where Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, carved out his unique legacy amidst the grandeur of the Bourbon dynasty.
To this day, Arab history in Andalusia still attracts a wide audience of readers, who find in it many issues that arouse their interest, from history to heroics, to civilization intertwined with the intellectual and artistic renaissance.