Soon after the declaration of war on Japan, a secret military reconnaissance unit was established, based on the British Special Operations Executive (known as SOE) and called the Inter-allied Services Department.
Primo Levi’s development as a writer was expressed through multiple literary genres and an increasing awareness of his readers over the course of his forty-year writing career.
Primo Levi’s development as a writer was expressed through multiple literary genres and an increasing awareness of his readers over the course of his forty-year writing career.
In this engagingly written biography, Tamara Plakins Thornton delves into the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), a man Thomas Jefferson once called a meteor in the hemisphere.
El secuestro y la ejecucion de Aramburu y el pequeno grupo que lo llevo a cabo son utilizados para explicar el origen, la conformacion y los primeros anos en la vida de la organizacion Montoneros.
In this engagingly written biography, Tamara Plakins Thornton delves into the life and work of Nathaniel Bowditch (1773-1838), a man Thomas Jefferson once called a meteor in the hemisphere.
Cet ouvrage part du postulat que le degre d'effervescence memorielle est proportionnel au degre de violence subie dans le passe ou de silence impose et percu comme une injustice non reparee.
The centenary of the Great War"e; not only inspired the memory on this "e;great seminal catastrophe of this century"e;, but has also reopened the question of its interpretation and description.
The centenary of the Great War"e; not only inspired the memory on this "e;great seminal catastrophe of this century"e;, but has also reopened the question of its interpretation and description.
Soucieux d'une chronologie large (1870-1945) comme d'une perspective europeenne (Allemagne, Espagne, France, Italie, Norvege) et partiellement transatlantique (Canada) ce volume reunissant 16 contributions de chercheuses et chercheurs est issu d'un colloque international tenu en 2018 a la Maison de la recherche de Sorbonne Universite.
Soucieux d'une chronologie large (1870-1945) comme d'une perspective europeenne (Allemagne, Espagne, France, Italie, Norvege) et partiellement transatlantique (Canada) ce volume reunissant 16 contributions de chercheuses et chercheurs est issu d'un colloque international tenu en 2018 a la Maison de la recherche de Sorbonne Universite.
The story of six remarkable men who shaped the way Australians witnessed and remember warThis is a biography of six of Australia s most notable Second World War correspondents, who were also significant cultural figures: Kenneth Slessor, Damien Parer, Chester Wilmot, George Johnston, Osmar White and George Silk.
A compelling history of the savage combat that turned a single forested ridge into the scene of a disappointing attack, a humiliating surrender, and a final grinding victory.
Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilots license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms.
Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Womens Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilots license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms.
A chilling exploration of how Imperial Japan framed war as justiceand how that moral logic helped unleash extraordinary brutality across Asia and the Pacific.
This book examines the role of airpower in the great power rivalry between the United States (US) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the East and South China Sea over Taiwan.
This book examines the role of airpower in the great power rivalry between the United States (US) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the East and South China Sea over Taiwan.
On a pitch-black night in September 1943, a daring Australian commando unit launches a covert raid on Singapore Harbour, sinking and damaging numerous Japanese ships.
Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of previously unseen photos, this is the first history of the destroyers of the Cold War Soviet Navy, the heart of its surface fleet.