Desde Balaclava en la guerra de Crimea, las Navas de Tolosa o Cao Bang en Indochina, pasando por la batalla de Trasimeno en las guerras Púnicas, Castillón en la guerra de los Cien Años o el Bosque de Hürtgen en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Gilles Haberey y Hugues Perot analizan las causas de los grandes desastres tácticos.
In 'The Art of War in the Middle Ages (378-1515),' Charles Oman provides a detailed and scholarly analysis of military strategies and tactics employed during the medieval period.
In "e;The Best Speeches of Winston Churchill,"e; readers are treated to a collection of powerful and iconic speeches delivered by the legendary British statesman.
In 'Die großen Seefahrer der Geschichte' präsentiert Jules Verne eine faszinierende Sammlung von Porträts berühmter Entdecker und Abenteurer aus verschiedenen Epochen.
Todos los imperios de la historia se han presentado como herederos de los antiguos romanos: el Imperio romano de Oriente, el Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico de Carlomagno, Moscú, «la tercera Roma», los imperios napoleónico y británico, los regímenes fascista y nazi, el imperio americano o el virtual de Mark Zuckerberg, un gran admirador de Augusto.
This book on the American Revolution consists of three parts-a brief narrative history of the war, a chronology of military events, and a bibliography.
Nach Jahrzehnten des nahezu kontinuierlichen wirtschaftlichen Wachstums in der Nachkriegszeit kehrte ab den 1970er Jahren auch in Österreich und Tirol wieder die "ökonomische Normalität" mit Auf- und Abschwüngen von Konjunkturzyklen ein.
A ';vital, life-saving must-read' (Nora McInerny, author of Bad Vibes Only) manifesto for communal resilience based on in-depth investigations into history, social science, and psychology, from the bestselling author of Rage Becomes Her.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON, edited by Allan McLane Hamilton, offers an unparalleled glimpse into the illustrious career and mind of one of America's most influential Founding Fathers.
'By some way the best history of the Mandate I have ever read, with the greatest scope, the widest research and the clearest moral sense' JOHN SIMPSONTom Segev's widely acclaimed work has changed the way we view the history of Israel.
**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024**From one kiss comes a chain reaction a masterpiece of memoir from the winner of the Baillie Gifford and the Booker prize Extraordinary Sarah Perry Masterpiece Colm T ib n Wholly original.
Now revised and updated, World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide takes you from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles.
* A Financial Times Book of the Year * A Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday Summer Read *HOLD THE POWER AND GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'The bothy embrace is addictive' ADAM NICOLSON'Will have you reaching for your boots' CAL FLYN.
In "e;Echoes of Freedom: William Wallace's Shadow,"e; Alistair Douglas Stewart embarks on a riveting exploration into the heart of Scotland's tumultuous past, bringing to light the true story of William Wallace, beyond the silver screen's portrayal.
Shapiro captures a generation through first-person reporting, interviews with refugees from the porn industry, conversations with psychologist, educators, and students, and a telling cultural critique.
From the critically acclaimed Andrea Levy, Orange Prize winning author of SMALL ISLAND, comes this breathtaking, hauntingly beautiful, heartbreaking and unputdownable novel, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize.
The sacred formulas here given are selected from a collection of about six hundred, obtained on the Cherokee reservation in North Carolina in 1887 and 1888, and covering every subject pertaining to the daily life and thought of the Indian, including medicine, love, hunting, fishing, war, self-protection, destruction of enemies, witchcraft, the crops, the council, the ball play, etc.
From the acclaimed author of Promised You a Miracle and When the Lights Went Out, the untold story of British politics in modern times, through the triumphs and disasters of its five most radical figuresLonglisted for the Bread & Roses Prize for Radical Publishing 2025 'A breath of fresh air: a vivid eye for detail meets narrative pacing that seems effortless.
How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter todayThe study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western conception of history since the Renaissance.
This study of collective American memory exposes the historical phenomenon of self-directed American imperialism, still frequently ignored or denied in the United States.
The War of 1812 is typically noted for a handful of events: the burning of the White House, the rise of the Star Spangled Banner, and the battle of New Orleans.
This 1921 Pulitzer Prize awarded history has been written in response to a demand for some account of the generally very misunderstood German submarine campaign in the World War I and particularly of the means by which it was defeated.
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) was an armed conflict between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria (China)and Korea.
