Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933) was a pioneering orientalist and philologist and the first Professor of Assyriology at…

In the wake of German unification in 1871, Berlin became a place of increased interest to the other nations of Europe. The…

Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was an American naval officer and highly influential naval strategist. This study, first…

• Rok vydání 1948

This 1948 book provides a detailed study of the contribution of ancient societies to the development of geography, both in…

From 1779 to 1783 a British garrison at Gibraltar fought off a fierce Franco-Spanish siege, with the aid of the navy. This…

The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military…

In this 1912 edition of his 1911 history, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Charles Warren sets out a historical sketch of law…

• Rok vydání 1899

Alfred Percival Maudslay (1850-1931) was a British archaeologist who is widely considered the founder of modern Mesoamerican…

Oliver Lodge (1851-1940), the eminent physicist and writer on science, published in 1892 a pioneering and well-illustrated…

A philhellene who participated in the Greek revolution, George Finlay (1799-1875) published in 1844 this work on the…

Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the First World War provides a comprehensive political history of the war exploring the…

This perceptive study of the great nineteenth-century historian reveals in de Tocqueville a unity of thought and a deep…

Scrutiny was first issued quarterly from Cambridge between 1932 and 1953, the principal editor throughout being Dr Leavis.…

Professor Shrewsbury, a bacteriologist, emphasises that the black rat was solely responsible for the introduction and spread…

This first volume of The Cambridge History of the First World War provides a comprehensive account of the war's military…

John Warrack's study gives a detailed account of the life in which the music is discussed (with analysis and music examples)…

Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the First World War explores the social and cultural history of the war and considers…

Provides a concise and straightforward account of the historical development of the diverse and interwoven themes of…

The churches in Africa probably constitute the most important growth area for Christianity in the second half of the…

Produkt Sources for Ancient History - Crawford, Michael zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Cambridge University Press.…

A history of one of the most feared diseases, ending with a conditional human success story - the worldwide eradication of…

• Rok vydání 1863

In the closing years of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453), Charles VII drove the English from Normandy and began to…

George Poulett Scrope (1797-1876) was a pioneering British geologist whose interest in volcanos was inspired by visits to…

Leopold von Ranke (1795-1886), German historian and founder of primary-source-based history, published this work in German…

London and the Restoration integrates the history of the kingdom with that of its premier locality in the era of Dryden and…

This three-volume Greek/Latin edition of the 'History' of Nicephorus Gregoras (c. 1295-1360) was edited by Ludwig Schopen…

Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son, made the first royal visit to Australia in 1867-8 during a world tour. Published…

Active in the first century BCE, Marcus Vitruvius Pollio wrote his influential architectural treatise in ten books, covering…

Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was an American naval officer and lecturer. This highly influential volume, first published…

The Byzantine Greek Laonicus Chalcocondyles (c.1430-90) wrote a history of the period from 1298 to 1463 in imitation of the…

First published between 1889 and 1891, Henry Adams' nine-volume history of the United States during the presidential terms…

The Naval Chronicle, published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818, is a key source for British maritime and military…

Published in 1858, this ambitious but incomplete history of the Abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, was compiled by Thomas of…

• Rok vydání 1879

Written by the daughter of controversial Bishop of Natal John William Colenso, this account of the 1879 British-Zulu…

This 'sketch' by John Malcolm (1769-1833) covers the period from the introduction of the India Bill in 1784 to the time of…

This is a comparative study of the First World War's economic and socio-political repercussions in Latin America. It…

This cultural history of papal authority in late antiquity focuses on the late Roman household, providing a new…

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) first published this two-volume work in 1819. It proved…

John William Colenso (1814-83) was appointed Bishop of Natal in 1853. He engaged seriously with the indigenous languages and…

By the time of his death aged 53, Isambard Kingdom Brunel had made a major impact on Victorian civil engineering with…

The journalist Edward Vizetelly (1847-1903) was sent to report on Britain's newest possession, Cyprus in 1878. From 1882 to…

Volume 1 of this influential three-volume 1888 publication explores the background to the Inquisition. It gives a general…

This two-volume biography of the traveller and antiquary Henry Salt (1780-1827) was published in 1834. Volume 1 tells the…

• Rok vydání 1888

Volume 2 of this three-volume 1888 publication by the influential American historian Henry Charles Lea explores the…

This medieval Arabic history, ascribed to the Egyptian scholar Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti (1445-1505), was translated by the…

The writer, composer and organist Thomas Busby (1754-1838) first published this two-volume work in 1819. It proved…

Hugh Edward Egerton (1855-1927) was a British barrister and colonial historian. This volume, first published in 1897,…

James Fenton (1820-1901), a pioneer, wrote this history of the island in 1884. It is an important work for those interested…