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Simon & Schuster Parting the waters America in the King Years
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Birth of the Modern World 1780 1914
Book SynopsisPresents a thematic history of the world from 1780 to the onset of the First World War which reveals that the world was far more 'globalised' at this time than is commonly thought. This book considers various themes of the nineteenth-century world, including the rise of the modern state, industrialization and liberalism.Trade Review"With its dazzling erudition and its vast scope, The Birth of the Modern World is a masterpiece of distance-annihilating synthesis…At a stroke, all other general histories of the nineteenth century have become parochial…I cannot think of any living historian who could match this feat. The rest of us must simply applaud." Niall Ferguson, University of Oxford "Bayly's work is awe-inspiring in its breadth and authority. To write a history of this kind, the author must possess a command of his sources... outstanding lucidity and a capacity to organise immensely complex and disparate material; above all, perhaps, a sense of proportion and the ability to balance striking detail against swooping vision. All these Bayly enjoys in abundance. Readers will enjoy an invigorating and enriching experience." The Telegraph "A truly global history, a work of great richness and jaw-dropping erudition that ranges effortlessly across the continents, laying out a complex, multifaceted picture of modernity. A brilliantly told global story." The Sunday Times "A remarkable achievement. As an accomplished and innovative historian, Bayly has the rare ability not just to indicate the need for a 'global approach to historical change' but also to deliver, with scrupulous regard for the complexity of his subject. Empire and genocide, nationalism and modernity - these are grand themes enough for many a work of history, but they do not exhaust the range of Bayly's ambition and erudition. It is a tribute to Bayly's skill that his discussion can be read with as much profit by those who are familiar with the historical debates he engages with as by those previously innocent of them." Times Literary Supplement "Chris Bayly's erudite and engrossing account of the global birthpangs of modernity is not only a landmark contribution to historical literature but, indirectly and without a hint of overt engagement, a pertinent addition to contemporary debates about globalisation and the world order. This is a book that historians, foreign policy elites and protagonists on both sides of the debate need to read.... Bayly has produced the most compelling and significant historical synthesis to appear for many years." London Review of Books "An enormously important book in its approach to global history, it is also a riveting account of modern warfare, empire, nationalism and religion. Bayly holds the reader's attention across a history of kingdoms ... In turn, what he delivers is a fascinating challenge to contemporary understandings of globalisation, religious belief and the threads of Empire." The Times "Christopher Bayly’s book will be essential reading for anyone seeking an historical angle on globalisation, and in particular on its impact on the world before 1914…No book I have ever read combines Bayly’s level of knowledge, clarity and insight on this vast and hugely important theme." Dominic Lieven, London School of Economics and Political Science "The impact of this book will be as broad as its originality, currency, and force." Linda Colley, Princeton University "This brilliant history of the 19th century offers remarkably lucid, supple analyses of the concepts around which this story revolves: modernity, nationalism, imperialism, the state, industrialisation. Bayly not only deftly summarises a startling range of complex previous literature, as well as integrating it effectively into his bigger picture, but also pushes many of those theoretical debates forward." Stephen Howe "This book, by one of the foremost scholars of modern Indian history, is a sprawling smorgasbord ... a challenging and thought-provoking piece of world history." Journal of World History Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2004 Winner of the H-Soz-u-Kult Book Prize (World and International History) "[A] magisterial synthesis" Journal of Modern History "This is a brilliant book. Bayly's analytical approach merits high praise and the wealth of information he presents is admirable." IberoamericanaTable of ContentsList Of Illustrations. List Of Tables And Maps. Series Editor’s Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. The Organization Of The Book. Problem One: ‘Prime Movers’ And The Economic Factor. Problem Two: Global History And Post-Modernism. Problem Three: The Continuing ‘Riddle Of The Modern’. Conforming To Standards In Bodily Practice. Building Out From The Body: Communications And Complexity. Afterword. Part I: The End of The Old Regime:. 1. Old Regimes And ‘Archaic Globalisation’:. Peasants And Lords. The Politics Of Difference. Powers On The Fringes Of States. Harbingers Of New Political Formations. The Pre-History Of ‘Globalisation’. ‘Archaic’ And Early Modern Globalisation. Prospect. 2. Passages From The Old Regimes To Modernity:. The ‘Last Great Domestication’ And ‘Industrious Revolutions’. New Patterns Of Afro-Asian Material Culture, Production And Trade. The Internal And External Limits Of Afro-Asian ‘Industrious Revolutions.’. Trade, Finance And Innovation: European Competitive Advantages. The Activist, Patriotic State Evolves. Critical Publics. The Development Of Asian And African Ecumenes. Conclusion: ‘Backwardness’, Lags And Conjunctures. 3. Convergent Revolutions, 1780–1820:. Contemporaries Ponder The World Crisis. A Summary Anatomy Of The World Crisis, C. 1720–1820. Sapping The Legitimacy Of The State: From France To China. The Ideological Origins Of The Modern State. Nationalities Versus States And Empires. The Third Revolution: Polite And Commercial Peoples Worldwide. Prospect. Part II: The Modern World In Genesis:. 4. Between World Revolutions, C. 1815–1860. Assessing The ‘Wreck Of Nations’. British Maritime Supremacy, World Trade And Agrarian Recovery. Emigration: A Safety Valve. The Losers In The ‘New World Order’, C. 1815–65. Problems Of Hybrid Legitimacy – Whose State Was It?. The State Gains Strength – But Not Enough. Wars Of Legitimacy In Asia: A Summary Account. Economic And Ideological Roots Of The Asian Revolutions. The Years Of Hunger And Rebellion In Europe, 1848–51. The American Civil War As A Global Event. Convergence Or Difference?. Reviewing The Argument. 5. Industrialisation And The New City:. Historians, Industrialisation And Cities. The Progress Of Industrialisation. Cities As Centres Of Production And Consumption. The Urban Impact Of The Global Crisis, 1780–1820. Race And Class In The New City. Working Class Politics. World-Wide Urban Cultures And Their Critics. Conclusion. 6. Nation, Empire And Ethnicity: C. 1860–1900:. ‘Theories’ Of Nationalism. When Was Nationalism?. Whose Nationalism?. Perpetuating Nationalisms: Memories, National Associations And Print. From Community To Nation: The Eurasian Empires. Where We Stand With Nationalism. Peoples Without States; Persecution Or Assimilation?. Imperialism And Its History In The Late Nineteenth Century. Dimension Of The ‘New Imperialism’. A World Of Nation States?. The Persistence Of Old Patterns Of Globalisation. From Globalisation To Inter-Nationalim. Inter-Nationalism In Action. Conclusion. Part III: State And Society In The Age of Imperialism:. 7. Myths And Technologies Of The Modern State. Dimensions Of The Modern State. The State And The Historians. Problems Of Defining The State. The Modern State Takes Root; Geographical Dimensions. Claims To Justice And Symbols Of Power. The State’s Resources. The State’s Obligations To Society. Tools Of The State. State, Economy And Nation. A Balance Sheet: What Had The State Achieved?. 8. The Theory And Practice Of Liberalism, Rationalism, Socialism And Science. Contextualising ‘Intellectual’ History. The Corruption Of The Righteous Republic: A Classic Theme. Righteous Republics World-Wide. The Advent Of Liberalism And The Market: Western Exceptionalism?. Liberalism And Land Reform: Radical Theory And Conservative Practice. Free Trade Or National Political Economy. Representing The Peoples. Secularism And Positivism: Trans-National Affinities. The Reception Of Socialism And Its Local Resonances. Science In Global Context. Professionalisation At World Level. Conclusion. 9. Empires Of Religion:. Religion In The Eyes Of Contemporaries. The View Of Recent Historians. The Rise Of New-Style Religion. Modes Of Religious Domination, Their Agents And Their Limitations. Formalising Religious Authority, Creating ‘Imperial Religions’. Formalising Doctrines And Rites. The Expansion Of ‘Imperial Religions’ On Their Inner And Outer Frontiers. Pilrimage And Globalisation. Printing And The Propagation Of Religion. Religious Building. Religion And The Nation. Conclusion: The Spirits Of The Age. 10. The World Of The Arts And The Imagination:. Arts And Politics. Hybridity And Uniformity In Art Across The Globe. Levelling Forces: The Market, The Everyday And The Museum. The Arts Of The Emerging Nation And Empire 1760–1850. Arts And The People 1850–1914. Outside The West: Adaptation And Dependency. Architecture: A Mirror Of The City. Towards World Literature. Conclusion: Arts And Societies. Prospect. Part IV: Change, Decay And Crisis:. 11. The Reconstitution Of Social Hierarchies:. Change And The Historians. Gender And Subordination In The ‘Liberal Age’. Slavery’s Indian Summer. The Peasant And Rural Labourer As Bond Serf. The Peasant That ‘Got Away’. Why Rural Subordination Survived. The Transformation Of ‘Gentries’. Challenges To The Gentry. Routes To Survival: State Service And Commerce. Men Of ‘Fewer Board Acres’ In Europe. Surviving Supremacies. Continuity Or Change?. 12. The Destruction Of ‘Native Peoples’ And Ecological Depredation:. What Is Meant By Native Peoples?. Europeans And Native Peoples Before C. 1820. Native Peoples In The Age Of Hiatus?. The White Deluge 1840–1890. The Deluge In Practice: New Zealand, South Africa And The U.S.A. Ruling Savage Natures: Recovery And Marginalisation. 13. Conclusion: The Great Acceleration: C.1890–1914:. Predicting ‘Things To Come’. The Agricultural Depression, Inter-Nationalism And The New Imperialism. The Strange Death Of Inter-National Liberalism. Summing Up: Globalisation And Crisis 1780–1914. Global Interconnections 1780–1914. What Were The Motors Of Change?. Power In Global And Inter-National Networks. Contested Uniformity And Universal Complexity Revisited. August 1914. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Panther
Book SynopsisThe German Panther is one of the most famous, and greatest, tanks of World War II. Often considered the most elegant tank design of the war, it embodied a balance of firepower, armor protection, and mobility unmatched by any other tank of the period. This new study by German armor expert Thomas Anderson draws upon original German archival material to tell the story of the birth of the Panther in response to the Soviet tanks encountered in 1941. He then analyzes its success on the battlefield and the many modifications and variants that also came into play. Illustrated throughout with rare photographs and drawings, many of which have never been published in English before, this is a unique history of one of the most famous tanks of World War II.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front
Book SynopsisRare photographs from SS sources illustrating the armored formations which took part in this titanic struggle. Includes rare images of the Panther in action.
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University of Pennsylvania Press Maurices Strategikon
Book SynopsisDescribing in detail weaponry and armor, daily life on the march or in camp, clothing, food, medical care, military law, and titles of the Byzantine army of the seventh century, this text offers insights into the Byzantine military ethos. It also provides data for the historian, and even for the ethnologist.Trade Review"The most important Byzantine military text. . . . The standard translation." * Walter Kaegi, University of Chicago *
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Crecy Publishing We Landed By Moonlight
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Elite Minds, Incorporated Mein Kampf The Ford Translation
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Quindaro Press Gunpowder Girls Three Civil War Tragedies The
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Outstanding. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written ... We can now add their names to the human toll of America's greatest conflict" -- James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of 'Battle Cry Of Freedom'
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Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group And No Birds Sang
Book SynopsisTurned away from the Royal Canadian Air Force for his apparent youth and frailty, Farley Mowat joined the infantry in 1940. The young second lieutenant soon earned the trust of the soldiers under his command, and was known to bend army rules to secure a stout drink, or find warm -- if nonregulation -- clothing. But when Mowat and his regiment engaged with elite German forces in the mountains of Sicily, the optimism of their early days as soldiers was replaced by despair. With a naturalist's eyes and ears, Mowat takes in the full dark depths of war; his moving account of military service, and the friends he left behind, is also a plea for peace.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Rommel in the Desert
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd themesserschmittbf109
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Rowman & Littlefield Churchill and the Montgomery Myth
Book SynopsisThis is perhaps the most revealing case history of the politics of modern warfare ever set down. It is a story of a time when image making and public relations took precedence over strategy at the cost of thousands of lives. It is the story of the distortion of history and the promulgation of questionable glory. By August 1942, disaster had struck Great Britain in every theater of war, Singapore had fallen; Crete was gone; the Egyptians were hammering at Egypt. The British Navy and Air Force were being repulsed, and Churchill wrote: “I should have then vanished from the scene and the harvest would have been ascribed to my belated disappearance.” The shadow of becoming a second class power was already falling on Britain, and Churchill and his generals were about to be eclipsed by Roosevelt and the strength of America. Churchill was desperate for victory and a glamorous hero. General Auchinleck, commander of Britain’s Eighth Army, had already fought a successful battle at El Alamein. But Churchill needed something more theatrically effective than what Auchinleck could provide. SO he set the propaganda machinery working to obliterate that victory. Auchinleck was sacked and replaced by Montgomery. Although Rommel was by this time a very sick man with a weakened army, the myth of the Desert Fox was revived as well. And the second Battle of El Alamein, the one recorded in the history books, was launched. Every man played his part well, including the public relations staff, General Montgomery’s personal photographers, the moving picture teams, and those who fell in battle. This is a fascinating book, not just for buffs of military history, but for anyone concerned with how a war is really run in an age of propaganda.Trade Review…a penetrating, sympathetic and understanding biographical study and historical survey. It is beautifully written and often extremely moving, and deserves wide success. * Sunday Telegraph *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Inheritance 1. Churchill's Agony 2. Redemption 3. Catharsis Part II: The Inheritors 4. The General 5. Alam Halfa: the general and the battle 6. The 15th of September Part II: Anatomy of a Legend 7. 2nd Alamein 8. 2nd Alamein I 9. The Triumphal March 10. On to Tunis! Part IV: Under Two Flags 11. The Allied Command 12. 'Husky' 13. Fortress Europe 14. A Soldier's Farewell Notes Reading List Index
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Berghahn Books Investigating Srebrenica: Institutions, Facts,
Book Synopsis In July 1995, the Bosnian Serb Army commanded by General Ratko Mladic attacked the enclave of Srebrenica, a UN “safe area” since 1993, and massacred about 8,000 Bosniac men. While the responsibility for the massacre itself lays clearly with the Serb political and military leadership, the question of the responsibility of various international organizations and national authorities for the fall of the enclave is still passionately discussed, and has given rise to various rumors and conspiracy theories. Follow-up investigations by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and by several commissions have dissipated most of these rumors and contributed to a better knowledge of the Srebrenica events and the part played by the main local and international actors. This volume represents the first systematic, comparative analysis of those investigations. It brings together analyses from both the external standpoint of academics and the inside perspective of various professionals who participated directly in the inquiries, including police officers, members of parliament, high-ranking civil servants, and other experts. Evaluating how institutions establish facts and ascribe responsibilities, this volume presents a historiographical and epistemological reflection on the very possibility of writing a history of the present time.Trade Review “This volume is much more than agglomeration of interesting and important case studies… Digesting thousands of pages of different reports and dissecting their content is a timely and insightful venture...It challenges conventional modes of historical, legal and political representation, yet demands to be addressed through responsible research and emphatic debate.” · Southeast European and Black Sea Studies “The newest addition to Berghahn Books' outstanding 'Studies in Contemporary European History' series, [this book] is an impressive compilation of eight major papers that provide an informed and informative analytical description of how an horrific event has been reported by various governments and agencies. Enhanced with six area maps, a lengthy Bibliography, a Name Index, and a Subject Index, [it] is an important and highly recommended addition to academic library reference collections.” · Reviewer's Bookwatch “[This book] provides us with a framework to analyse the hundreds of reports that are being written around the world in an effort to come to terms with past atrocities. Whether readers are interested in international relations, law, human rights, history or sociology, this book will have something to bear in the way in which we all approach the issue of understanding rationales behind knowledge. This work fills a gap in the current literature on the main reports and investigations of Srebrenica, since these had not been, until now, the objects of comparative analysis.” · LSE BlogTable of Contents List of maps Acknowledgements List of abbreviations and acronyms List of the Srebrenica reports and websites Chronology and Maps Introduction: The Judge, the Historian, and the Legislator Isabelle Delpla, Xavier Bougarel and Jean-Louis Fournel Chapter 1. The ICTY Investigations Jean-René Ruez Chapter 2. Introduction to the “Report-Form”: Characteristics and Temporalities of a Production of Public Truth Jean-Louis Fournel Chapter 3. Reassessing the French Parliamentary Fact-Finding Mission on Srebrenica Pierre Brana Chapter 4. A Tale of Two Commissions: Dutch Parliamentary Inquiries during the Srebrenica-Aftermath Christ Klep Chapter 5. Reflecting on the Dutch NIOD Report: Academic Logic and the Culture of Consensus Pieter Lagrou Chapter 6. Reopening the Wounds? The Parliament of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Question of Bosniak Responsibilities Xavier Bougarel Chapter 7. The Long Way to Admission: The Report of the Government of the Republika Srpska Michèle Picard and Asta Zinbo Chapter 8. Facts, Responsibility, Intelligibility: Comparing the Investigations and Reports Isabelle Delpla Bibliography Notes on contributors Index
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Goose Lane Editions Riding Into War The Memoir of a Horse Transport
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Riding into War is the best memoir now in print relating to logistics. It explores the forgotten heroics of feeding and arming the Canadian Corps during the First World War." -- Tim Cook * Canadian War Museum *
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Fonthill Media Ltd Night Hawk: Flight Lieutenant Karl Kuttelwascher
Book SynopsisKarel Kuttelwascher may have had a German surname, but he was a Czech who became the scourge of the Luftwaffe bombers operating from France and the Low Countries in 1942. Flying with the RAF's legendary No. 1 Squadron, his destruction of fifteen aircraft in only three months earned him the DFC twice in a mere forty-two days, and made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. After his daring escape from German-occupied Czechoslovakia, he flew in the ferocious Battle of France and participated in the final weeks of the Battle of Britain as one of Churchill's 'Few'. During the early circus operations, he clocked up his first three kills before playing a part in the famous Channel Dash. However, it was in the lauded but lonely night intruder role that his individualistic skills came to the fore. Flying a long-range Hawker Hurricane IIC armed with 20-mm cannon, the man the wartime media dubbed the 'Czech Night Hawk' unleashed a reign of terror that included shooting down three Heinkel bombers in just four minutes.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Light Cruisers 1939–45
Book SynopsisThe light cruiser was a natural development of the sailing frigate – a fast multi-purpose warship that could patrol the sea lanes, protect convoys and scout for enemy battle fleets. By the inter-war period the need for this type of ship was even more important, given the increasing need for protection from aircraft, and the need to screen the fleet from submarines or destroyers. Wartime experience had shown that the British light cruiser was one of the most versatile types of ship in the Royal Navy, able to protect other warships, bombard enemy shores, guard life-saving convoys and intercept and destroy enemy warships. These were truly the workhorses of the wartime Royal Navy. While the battleships and carriers grabbed the headlines, these sleek, elegant warships quietly got on with the job of securing control of the seas.Table of ContentsIntroduction · Design & Development · Operational History · Operation · Gunnery · Cruisers in Action · Bibliography
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Roman Army: The Greatest War Machine of the
Book SynopsisThe image of the Roman legionary is as familiar today as it was to the citizens – and enemies – of the vast Roman Empire two thousand years ago. This book goes beyond the stereotypes found in popular culture to examine the Roman Army from the first armed citizens of the early Republic through the glorious heights of the Imperial legions to the shameful defeats inflicted upon the late Roman Army by the Goths and Huns. Tracing the development of tactics, equipment and training, this work provides a detailed insight into the military force that enable Rome to become the greatest empire the world has ever seen. As well as describing the changes in the army over the centuries, The Roman Army also sheds light on the talented men who led these soldiers in battle and the momentous battles fought, including Cannae, Pharsalus and Adrianople. Illustrated with detailed maps, artwork and photographs, this volume provides a complete reference to the Roman Army from the 8th century BC to the period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.Table of ContentsChronology /Introduction /The Early Republican Army, 753-146 BC /The Army of the Late Republic, 146-27 BC /The Earlier Roman Empire, 27 BC-AD 200 /The Later Roman Empire, AD 200-6th century /Afterword /Further Reading /Index
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dornier Do 335
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The JG 7
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Little, Brown Book Group A Soldiers Story
Book Synopsis''This captivating account . . . is the story of an ordinary soldier, but an extraordinary man. I commend this book most warmly.''Richard Dannatt, General The Lord Dannatt GCB CBE MC DL, Chief of the General Staff 2006-9''The amazing account of a young man, Neville ''Timber'' Wood, who, despite fighting in many of the major engagements of the Second World War, including Dunkirk, El Alamein and D-Day, survived to become a much-loved husband and father . . . brilliantly written . . . I highly recommend it''Eleanor TomlinsonThe son of a Hull butcher, Neville ''Timber'' Wood volunteered in 1939, at the age of eighteen, to join the British Army''s Tyne-Tees 50th Northumbrian Division. Timber was in many ways an entirely unremarkable soldier - he won no medals for gallantry, though he exhibited conspicuous bravery day after day, for years, and he rose no higher through the ranks than Lance Corporal. Nonetheless, he had an extraordinary wTrade ReviewA time when innocent lives were threatened by a ruthless enemy, when people of all ages lived in fear. Sound familiar? No it's not 2020, but 1939, and a generation of young men and women rallied to the cause to fight fascism, oppression and tyranny so that future generations could have their freedom and hopefully live in peace. A Soldier's Story is the amazing account of one such young man, Neville 'Timber' Wood, who, despite fighting in many of the major engagements of the Second World War, including Dunkirk, El Alamein and D-Day, survived to become a much-loved husband and father. It's brilliantly written and recounts the courage, determination, dedication and, somewhat surprisingly, the humour of the soldiers involved. I highly recommend it. -- Eleanor Tomlinson
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Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Broken Arrow No 1 The Worlds First Lost Atomic
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd German Fighter Ace HansJoachim Marseille
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Possum Clover Hades
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Martin B57 Canberra
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd McDonnellDouglas F15 Eagle Schiffer
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd German 20mm Flak in World War II
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Attack Conquer The 8th Fighter Group in World
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Messerschmitt BF 109 GK Luftwaffe Profile S
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Luftwaffe Profile Series Number 3 003 Heinkel
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Armies of Celtic Europe 700 BC to AD 106:
Book SynopsisAlthough comprised of many distinct tribes and groupings, the Celts shared a distinctive culture that dominated much of Europe for centuries. They enjoyed a formidable reputation as fierce and brave warriors, skilled horsemen and fine metalworkers. In 390 BC an alliance of Celtic tribes defeated a Roman army at the River Allia and went on to sack Rome and thenceforth the Romans lived under their threat. In the early third century BC a Celtic army swept into Macedonia and Greece, won a major victory at Thermopylai and ransacked the sacred sanctuary at Delphi. Such was their warlike prowess that, when not fighting their own wars, they were sought after as mercenaries by many armies, serving as far afield as southern Egypt. When the Romans invaded Gaul (France and Belgium) and the British Isles, Celtic armies resisted them fiercely. Gabriele Esposito studies this fascinating warrior culture, their armies, strategy, tactics and equipment (they invented the horned saddle and chainmail, and British armies were the last in Europe to use chariots on the battlefield). Dozens of colour photographs of reenactors help bring these magnificent warriors back to life.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Mercenaries and Their Masters: Warfare in
Book SynopsisMichael Mallett's classic study of Renaissance warfare in Italy is as relevant today as it was when it was first published a generation ago. His lucid account of the age of the condottieri - the mercenary captains of fortune - and of the soldiers who fought under them is set in the wider context of the Italian society of the time and of the warring city-states who employed them. A fascinating picture emerges of the mercenaries themselves, of their commanders and their campaigns, but also of the way in which war was organized and practised in the Renaissance world. The book concentrates on the fifteenth century, a confused period of turbulence and transition when standing armies were formed in Italy and more modern types of military organisation took hold across Europe. But it also looks back to the middle ages and the fourteenth century, and forward to the Italian wars of the sixteenth century when foreign armies disputed the European balance of power on Italian soil. Michael Mallett's pioneering study, which embodies much scholarly research into this neglected, often misunderstood subject, is essential reading for any one who is keen to understand the history of warfare in the late medieval period and the Renaissance.
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Weapons and Equipment of the German
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Soviet Cold War Attack Submarines
Book SynopsisThis fascinating title explains and analyzes the history, technology, and service of the Soviet Navy''s nuclear attack submarines, the formidable high-tech boats on the front line of the Cold War at sea. In this highly detailed book, naval historian Edward Hampshire reveals the fascinating history of the nuclear-powered attack submarines built and operated by the Soviet Union in the Cold War, including each class of these formidable craft as they developed throughout the Cold War period.The November class, which were the Soviet Union''s first nuclear submarines, had originally been designed to fire a single enormous nuclear tipped torpedo but were eventually completed as boats firing standard torpedoes. The Alfa class were perhaps the most remarkable submarines of the Cold War: titanium-hulled (which was light and strong but extremely expensive and difficult to weld successfully), crewed with only thirty men due to considerable automation and 30% faster than Table of ContentsIntroduction Weapons Systems and Sensors November Class (Projects 627, 627A and 645) Victor Class (Projects 671, 671RT, 671RTM, 671RTMK) Alfa Class (Project 705) Mike Class (Project 685) Sierra I and II Classes (Projects 945/945A) Akula Class (Project 971) Operational Service Bibliography Index
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Harvard University Press Ghost Citizens
Book SynopsisFew Polish Holocaust survivors went home after liberation. Lukasz Krzyzanowski recounts the story of a group who did—the returnees of Radom. Bureaucrats tried to hold back their property and possessions to prop up the ruined state. And the returnees faced pogroms and even gangs of fellow Jews. Against it all, they struggled to rebuild their lives.Trade ReviewThey came back from the war, from the camps and from exile, only to face hostility, indifference, and loss. Yet some Polish Jews did decide to return to their devastated hometowns. Lukasz Krzyzanowski describes what happened to a forgotten group of Holocaust survivors who tried to rebuild their lives in a place where they were now ‘ghost citizens,’ alive but often unwelcome. -- Anne Applebaum, author of Iron CurtainFrom a brilliant young historian comes this insightful look at the immediate postwar period, a stellar example of what is known as the New School of Holocaust Studies in Poland. A must-read for anyone interested in the Holocaust and its aftermath. -- Jan T. Gross, author of NeighborsUtilizing a rare collection of Jewish community documents that survived World War II by a fluke, Krzyzanowski recreates the world of lawlessness, isolation, and intimidation experienced by Jewish Holocaust survivors who returned to the Polish city of Radom after the war. He deals with a sensitive topic with balance, empathy, and courage, adopting an appropriate tone that eschews accusatory histrionics on the one hand and distorted apologetics on the other. -- Christopher R. Browning, author of Remembering SurvivalThis compelling book takes us inside the daily struggles of Jews returning home in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Krzyzanowski shows that surviving was not only about making it through the camps but also dealing with the fear, loneliness, and violence of the postwar world. -- Tim Cole, author of Holocaust LandscapesA haunting microhistory of a time period, a community, and a place…An important book that will pave the way for further studies into the issues raised in Ghost Citizens and that is bound to inspire fresh perspectives on the return home after the Holocaust. -- Joanna Sliwa * H-Net Reviews *Impeccably well-researched. -- J. P. O’Malley * Irish Independent *A work of exceptional scholarship. * Choice *Superb, well-written, and thoroughly researched…beautifully translated…should appeal to both general readers and specialists. -- Samuel D. Kassow * Holocaust and Genocide Studies *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway
Book SynopsisDuring the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told until now. It was Wade McClusky who remained calm when the Japanese fleet was not where it was expected to be. It was he who made the counterintuitive choice to then search to the north instead of to the south. It was also McClusky who took the calculated risk of continuing to search even though his bombers were low on fuel and may not have enough to make it back to the Enterprise. His ability to remain calm under enormous pressure played a huge role in the US Navy winning this decisive victory that turned the tide of war in the Pacific. This book is the story of exactly the right man being in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. Wade McClusky was that man and this is his story.Trade ReviewA thoroughly good read. * Aeroplane Monthly *This is an essential read for anyone interested in Midway or naval aviation. * NYMAS Review *Rigby tells an exciting tale with action coming in right away in the first chapters. * New York Journal of Books *I found the narrative engaging, especially the exceptional detail in which the author sets up the various engagements and the unexpected difficulties with radio communication, drawing me deeper into every chapter. I became completely invested in this ambitious yet modest officer, pilot, and commander. This book is truly the story of the right man being in the right place at the right time, ultimately bringing about the victory of the Battle of Midway. * Flight Journal *[Rigby’s] biography provides a fresh perspective on one of history’s most famous battles. * Aviation History *This is a sweeping history, but the author is well-equipped to tell it, having written a number of aviation titles previously. This new work continues his tradition of engaging storytelling, in-depth research, and an ability to make a broad subject accessible and relatable to the reader. The book admirably compiles the history of the Far East Air Forces into one useful volume. * Military Heritage *Table of ContentsPreface 1. June 4, 1942 – The Search Begins 2. Background of a Battle – and of a Leader 3. The McCluskys of Buffalo 4. Annapolis and a Navy in Transition 5. Naval Aviator 6. The 1930s – Origins of a Troubleshooter 7. Fighting Six 8. Commander, Air Group Six 9. Last Minute Preparations 10. June 4, 1942 – Take-off 11. June 4, 1942 – North or South? 12. June 4, 1942 – The Attack 13. June 4, 1942 – Escape, A Shot-up Airplane, and Two Gallons of Gasoline 14. June 4, 1942 – The Afternoon Attack 15. June 5, 1942 – McClusky Versus Browning 16. McClusky and Historians 17. The Midwar Period – Training Pilots and a Desk in Washington 18. CVE 58 19. The End of the War and the Transition to Peace 20. Postwar Appendix A: Annapolis Class of 1926 Alumni at Midway Appendix B: Wade McClusky Navy Cross Citation Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
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Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd Creator of Nazi Death Camps The Life of Odilo
Book SynopsisA key player in the annexation of Austria in 1938, Odilo Globocnik was made Gauleiter of Vienna for seven months until the Nazi part forced him to resign. Due to a close personal relationship with Heinrich Himmler, however, Globocnik was named to the seminal post of Lubin SS and Police Chief from 1939 to 1943.
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Imperial War Museum Wartime Christmas
Book SynopsisChristmas has been regularly celebrated during wartime. From the Christmas truce of 1914 out in no-mans land on the Western Front, to POWs cooking up their very unique Christmas dinners with whatever they could get their hands on in German prisoner of war camps in the 1940s, the privations and difficulties caused by conflict has never stopped people indulging in a little Christmas cheer. This highly illustrated gift book tells the stories of those who lived through these challenging times, when wrapping paper was banned, rationing was in force and children were separated from their families. Also included are tips and tricks to create recycled presents and greetings cards, and recipes to cook a delicious wartime Christmas meal. Wartime Christmas explores the dichotomy apparent in celebrating 'peace to all men' while continuing to fight a war of aggression.Trade Review"A timely reminder that, actually, we don’t have it so bad. There is something deeply touching about the way people determinedly marked Christmas on the battlefield and the Home Front, shopping in the blackout, decorating their Anderson shelters, recycling presents and cooking a festive meal of parsnip soup and potato 'piglets.'" * Saga Magazine (UK) *"[Richards] brings Christmas during wartime to life through photos, recipes and exceptional personal stories from the museum’s collection. . . . Highlights from the book include personal memories from the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, a surprising moment that saw soldiers from both sides put down their arms to exchange greetings and singing carols, tales from prisoners of war putting on dresses and makeup to entertain their cabaret audiences, and recollections of rationing on the home front." * Royston Crow (UK) *
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Vallentine Mitchell Good Beyond Evil Library of Holocaust Testimonies
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Vallentine Mitchell We Are Strangers Here An Enemy Alien in Prison in
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Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd Hoodwinking Churchill
Book SynopsisNew information reveals how Britain's staunchly anti-communist Prime Minister was deceived into giving his full backing to the communist Tito and cutting all aid to the anti-communist forces resisting the Germans in Yugoslavia. The author argues, Tito would not have overcome his political opponents and emerged as the undisputed ruler after the war.Trade Review"this fascinating book ... The purpose of Peter Batty's excellent book is to describe what Churchill called 'one of the biggest mistakes of the war'" Daily Mail 20110722 5.0 stars out of 5. Peter Batty's absorbing book, based on scrupulous and wide ranging research, is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of the dismemberment of former Yugoslavia by the Germans and Italians during the 2nd World War and its temporary reunification under Tito's brutal dictatorship. It convincingly challenges the myth, still not completely extinct, which credited the Croat/Slovene Communist Tito and his Partisans with providing the key resistance to the German occupation. Batty shows how the myth was based on material fed by Tito to Fitzroy Maclean and Deakin, Churchill's preferred but gullible envoys, and accepted as accurate by the British Prime Minister. This misleading version of events, questioned by our American allies and some British sources (though not by the B.B.C.), was bolstered by doctored intelligence supplied by a pro -Soviet mole working in the S.O.E. headquarters in Cairo. The development was accompanied by Britain's gradual abandonment of her previous allies, Mihailovic and his Serb royalist/nationalist Chetnik supporters, who were Tito's main rivals and victims and who, paradoxically, were regarded by the Germans as a far greater threat to them than Tito's Partisans. Batty also explains the contrasting policies adopted by the Germans and Italians towards the Serb resistance. His moving analysis of the character and motivations of the tragic and fundamentally honourable Mihailovic is entirely credible. He also shows how the British never fully understood that what was happening on the ground was as much a civil war as a resistance struggle. At the end of the war Churchill acknowledged that his unquestioning support of Tito had been a mistake but the myth of Tito as our staunch if Communist war time ally lived on in British public opinion, as did their belief in his mendacious claim that he and not the Russians had liberated Yugoslavia from the Germans. Peter Batty's account of Tito's highly skilful post war manoeuvring between the Communist and Capitalist blocs and his leading role in the Non Aligned Movement is equally fascinating and original. Tito's estrangement from Moscow (1948-55) intensified sympathy from Western governments who continued to court him. This was despite his brutal suppression of domestic opposition (largely ignored in the West), his fundamental attachment to Communist ideology and (with few exceptions) to Soviet foreign policy until his death in 1980, only a few years before the renewed fragmentation of Yugoslavia, this time from within. -- Giacomo Amazon Reader 20110822 5 stars out of 5. Long overdue expose This is a long overdue expose of one of Churchill's darkest secrets - and biggest mistakes - of the Second World War. Peter Batty is a highly respected documentary film-maker (producer/director of 6 episodes of the amazing World at War for example) and several years ago produced a big documentary on Tito for the BBC in which he met and interviewed many of the surviving witnesses to this episode in Churchill's life including many of the SOE agents flown into Yugoslavia during the war. As a result he has an incredible insight into the truth of this sorry tale of deception and blundering. It's a gripping read too and I highly recommend it to all readers. Amazon Reader 20110819 'The book answers many questions such as Tito's collaboration with the Germans particularly to thwart an Allied attack across the Adriatic, and his reign of terror and murder after WWII to eliminate all possible enemies. It also conclusively shows that the Partisans hardly harassed the German Army on its retreat in 1944, and did not liberate the country but spent most of their efforts fighting a Civil War to eliminate the forces of Mihailovic. Liberation was by the Red Army in Belgrade and the German evacuation.' South Slav Journal 20110815 'The research and referencing for the book is impressive and for any student of the period it will provide a valuable bibliography. A recommended read for any student of WWII and the Cold War.' Freedom Today 20110815 "Subtitled 'Tito's Great Confidence Trick', journalist and documentary film-maker Peter Batty's fascinating book explores new information to show how Britain's staunchly anti-communist Prime Minister was deceived into giving his full backing to the communist Tito, cutting all aid to the anti-communist forces resisting the Germans in Yugoslavia. But for that decision, the author argues, Tito would not have overcome his political opponents and emerged as the country's undisputed ruler after the war. That it has taken so long for the full story to emerge, the author suggests, is due to a concerted cover-up by a generation who had a vested interest in sustaining the myths surrounding Tito which they had helped to beget. In this the BBC played a controversial part. This book is both a telling biography of Tito and a convincing re-appraisal of the truth behind an important aspect of the wartime mythology." 20110910
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Vallentine Mitchell Hiding in the Open A Young Fugitive in
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Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd His Majestys Loyal Internee Fred Uhlman in
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RAND Irans Influence in Afghanistan
Book SynopsisThis study explores Iranian influence in Afghanistan and the implications for the United States after most U.S. forces depart Afghanistan in 2014. Iran has substantial economic, political, cultural, and religious leverage in Afghanistan. Although Iran will attempt to shape a post-2014 Afghanistan, Iran and the United States share core interests: to prevent the country from again becoming dominated by the Taliban and a safe haven for al Qaeda.
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Mortons Media Group Luftwaffe - Secret Projects of the Third Reich
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Cornell University Press Diagnosing Dissent
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMost evocative is Bennette's ascertainment that dissenters, whether traumatized or not, often found ways to voice their dissent—she argues that they exercised 'personal agency'—to military psychiatrists. A welcome addition to World War I studies. * Choice *Drawing from meticulous research into patient records, Bennette complicates the picture [of conscientious objection as medical pathology]. * Foreign Affairs *Diagnosing Dissent is well-written and researched. Bennette's use of patient case files not only makes her arguments more compelling but also provides detailed and telling anecdotes about individual soldiers' lives that balance out the potentially sterile, cold language of contemporary psychiatric literature. * The Journal of Military History *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Antecedents: Psychiatry, the Military, and Pacifism in Late Imperial Germany 2. Hysterics and Other Patients: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Negotiation 3. Deserters: Delinquency, Psychological Disorder, and Dissent 4. Conscientious Objectors: Objects of Examination and Subjects with Agency Epilogue
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Aetius: Attila's Nemesis
Book SynopsisIn AD 453 Attila, with a huge force composed of Huns, allies and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire, was rampaging westward across Gaul (essentially modern France), then still nominally part of the Western Roman Empire. Laying siege to Orleans, he was only a few days march from extending his empire from the Eurasian steppe to the Atlantic. He was brought to battle on the Cataluanian Plain and defeated by a coalition hastily assembled and led by Aetius. Who was this man that saved Western Europe from the Hunnic yoke? While Attila is a household name, his nemesis remains relatively obscure. Aetius is one of the major figures in the history of the Late Roman Empire and his actions helped maintain the integrity of the West in the declining years of the Empire. During the course of his life he was a hostage, first with Alaric and the Goths, and then with Rugila, King of the Huns. His stay with these two peoples helped to give him an unparalleled insight into the minds and military techniques of these barbarians which he was to use in later years to halt the depredations of the Huns. That this saviour of Rome was himself half Scythian is indicative of the complexity of the late Roman world. Ian Hughes assesses his fascinating career and campaigns with the same accessible narrative and analysis he brought to bear on Belisarius and Stilicho. This is a long-overdue biography of a major, yet neglected, player in the Late Classical world.Trade Review"...a lively, often insightful account of the declining years of Roman power in the West which will be of interest to students of Roman history, the onset of the Dark ages and early Byzantine history.-- "The NYMAS Review"
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Messerschmitt Bf 110Me 210Me 410
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