Produkt Treaty of Versailles: A Concise History - Neiberg, Michael S. (Chair of War Studies, Chair of War Studies, US Army…

Starting at the `September Revolution' of 1868 and going up to 1980, Raymond Carr explains much of modern Spanish history -…

The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains,…

A magnificent new volume in the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States, written by the bestselling, Pulitzer…

Dan Stone presents a global history of concentration camps, and considers the importance of these institutions to modern…

The story of how Stalin ruthlessly built his 'Red Empire' in the aftermath of World War II - and what inspired him to build…

From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton…

\nEmotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. Intimate and private, yet gaining substance and significance…

In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan A. Brown presents both the Muslim version of Muhammad's life, as well as the…

The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes…

• Rok vydání 2017

McGarry easily organises rich evidence, offers insightful analysis, and writes a compelling narrative. For this reader, The…

• Rok vydání 2017

[An] original, stimulating and thoroughly researched examination of how the new League managed to sustain a façade of…

In this controversial new account of the history of medicine, David Wootton argues that, from the fifth century BC until the…

From Roman times to the present day, Spain has occupied a significant role in the evolution of our Western world. In this…

The definitive story of Russia, from tenth-century Kiev and Muscovy, through empire and revolution, to the fall of Communism…

A tour de force of military history that recounts a critical turning-point in the history of Rome…

Homer Vol. III. Odyssey (Books I-XII)…

Reading can inform, inspire, emancipate, and motivate us. Down the centuries, it has brought huge educational and social…

From the Plantation of Ulster to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have…

• Rok vydání 2009

The Iliad and the Odyssey are the cornerstones of Western literature, inspiring artists, writers, philosophers, musicians,…

\nJohn Stuart Mill (1806-73) is widely regarded as the leading liberal philosopher, economist, and political theorist of…

In this first major account of Radio 4's history, Hendy explores the station's struggle to justify itself in a television…

This book explores how world historical processes, from changes in environment to the movement of peoples and ideas, have…

The essential book on Winston Churchill's classic World War II speeches - one that will change the way we think about…

An authoritative and vibrant new account of the extraordinary life of Constantine.…

This fascinating account of the Salem Witch Trials explores their religious, social, and political dimensions, their…

Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This…

Did Martin Luther really post his 95 Theses to the Wittenberg Castle Church door in October 1517? Probably not, says…

In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. Written by a team of specialist…

\nThis book provides an overview of the history of religion and war, and a framework for analysing it. Ranging from ancient…

\nFamous throughout history for their doomed stand at Thermopylae, and immortalised by contemporary Athenian writers who…

• Rok vydání 2012

The Iliad tells the story of Greek warrior Achilles' great anger and the tragic death of Hector during the Trojan War,…

Country Music: A Very Short Introduction presents a compelling overview of the music and its impact on American culture…

From the invasions of Julius Caesar to the unexpected end of Roman rule in the early fifth century AD and the subsequent…