History - Europe - General

Author: Falls Cyril Falls, Cyril FallsISBN-10: 1843426447ISBN-13: 9781843426448Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/19/2003Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d

Author: Divisional Officers of the 82nd DivisionISBN-10: 1843425335ISBN-13: 9781843425335Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2003Pages: 344Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.77d

During the Great War eight battalions of the regiment went on active service and another seven (including 1st Garrison Battalion) served at home. No less than 32,000 men passed through the ranks of the regiment of whom some 6,000 died; forty-eight battle honours were...

Author: Patrick MacgillISBN-10: 1843421356ISBN-13: 9781843421351Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2001Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.58d

Author: A. RiflemanISBN-10: 184342035XISBN-13: 9781843420354Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2001Pages: 424Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.86d

In this work the author examines the Medieval and Post-Medieval Greek house as a container of material culture, and of functional and social activity, within the context of a changing socio-economic environment. The first three introductory chapters review a series of previous vernacular studies...

The Old French 'Rothelin' Continuation of William of Tyre's Historia provides one of the best contemporary narratives of the history of the crusades and of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the mid-thirteenth century. Covering the period 1229-61, it has vivid accounts of the...

Since the Enlightenment, liberalism as a concept has been foundational for European identity and politics, even as it has been increasingly interrogated and contested. This comprehensive study takes a fresh look at the diverse understandings and interpretations of the idea of liberalism in Europe,...

The 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe was not only a human and ecological disaster, but also a political-ideological one, severely discrediting Soviet governance and galvanizing dissidents in the Eastern Bloc. In the case of Poland, what began as isolated protests against the Soviet nuclear site grew...

What happens when religious sites, objects and practices become cultural heritage? What are -religious or secular-sources of expertise and authority that validate and regulate heritage sites, objects and practices? As cultural heritage becomes an increasingly popular and influential frame, these questions arise in diverse...

Presenting a new historical narrative on European integration and identity this title examines how the concept of Europe has been entangled in a dynamic and dramatic tension between calls for unity and arguments for borders and division. Through an in-depth intellectual history of the...

*Includes pictures*Includes soldiers' accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingWorld War I, also known in its time as the "Great War" or the "War to End all Wars", was an unprecedented holocaust in terms of its sheer scale. Fought by men who...

*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"Esteemed chairman of the court, today we have to pass a verdict on the defendants Nicolae Ceaușescu and Elena Ceaușescu who have committed the following offenses: Crimes against the people. They carried out acts that...

*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"Dear Editor -I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, 'If you see it in The Sun, it's so.' Please tell me the...

*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingYugoslavia was arguably one of the most unusual geopolitical creations of the 20th century. The Yugoslav state had never existed in any historical sense, and the ties that bound together its constituent peoples were tenuous...

North Sea Water in My Veins is a quest for the reconstruction of an indigenous or native spirituality of the Low Countries and covers pre-Christian material from the Netherlands, Belgium and the region just across the German border. Seeking out and documenting ancient gods...

Although studies of fascism have constituted one of the most fertile areas of historical inquiry in recent decades, more and more scholars have called for a new agenda with more research beyond Italy and Germany, less preoccupation with definition and classification, and more sustained...

For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, the romance and drama of the duel has made it an enduring fixture in films, literature,...

This work, which is an evergreen classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army...

Europa Sun Magazine is dedicated to a positive promotion of European cultural heritage. The debut issue features history, culture, heritage, art, and poetry, running the gamut of the European cultural experience. Our authors tell the truth about history, confronting the spin put upon it...

Uncertain Survival... My family can no longer remain in our centuries-old German settlement in Rumania as the changing tides of the Second World War threaten our safety. Although I am only six years old, I am aware that my mother plans to administer poison...

In print for more than thirty years, this book has long served as a standard text on the Germanic penetration of the Roman Empire. Bury's history is indispensable to anyone who seeks to understand the connection between the barbarian migrations of the third to...

*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading " But] in the administration of Kenya His Majesty's Government regard themselves as exercising a trust on behalf of the African population, and they are unable to delegate or share...

Meticulously researched and masterfully conceived, The United States of Empire by journalist and historian James F. Dunn provides not only a timely but also an extensive sociological, political and historical look at the United States of America as it entered the First Word War....

Author: Diana MishkovaISBN-10: 1108499902ISBN-13: 9781108499903Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/2022Pages: 368Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Franz Schubert and the Rose Cross Mystery introduces the reader to the incredibly rich symbiosis of Jewish cabalism and German genius that flourished in Germany and Austria at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In the music of Franz Schubert, heaven and earth intertwine...

Rosa Luxemburg's theoretical masterpiece The second volume in Rosa Luxemburg's Complete Works, entitled Economic Writings 2, contains a new English translation of Luxemburg's The Accumulation of Capital: A Contribution to the Economic Theory of Imperialism, one of the most important works ever composed on...

First published in 1907, The 628-E8, one of the masterpieces of French literature and one of the ever-eccentric Octave Mirbeau's most eccentric works, is here presented for the first time in an unabridged English version, excellently translated by Colin Boswell. Is it a novel?...

The crises of the European Union extend beyond the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit, the Eurozone, and mass migration, cutting to the core of the EU itself. Taking a structural rather than event-based approach, this text unpacks all aspects of the EU in crisis and...

The crises of the European Union extend beyond the challenges of Covid-19, Brexit, the Eurozone, and mass migration, cutting to the core of the EU itself. Taking a structural rather than event-based approach, this text unpacks all aspects of the EU in crisis and...

Offers a fresh perspective on recent human rights history by reconstructing debates around dissent and human rights across four countries.Author: Robert BrierISBN-10: 1108460496ISBN-13: 9781108460491Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2023Pages: 285Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Explores the complex relationship between art and religious belief in this important genre of painting.Author: Rico FransesISBN-10: 1108407587ISBN-13: 9781108407588Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/2023Pages: 261Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.55d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This long overdue biography of the power couple who nurtured and influenced the literary world of early twentieth-century England offers an intimate look at their dazzling circle. Sydney and Violet Schiff were ubiquitous, Zelig-like figures in the most important literary movement of the twentieth...

Breaking new ground in the study of European colonialism, this book focuses on a nation historically positioned between the Western and Eastern Empires of Europe - Finland. Although Finland never had overseas colonies, the authors argue that the country was undeniably involved in the...

Tracing the interwoven traditions of modern welfare states in Europe over five centuries, Thomas McStay Adams explores social welfare from Portugal, France, and Italy to Britain, Belgium and Germany. He shows that the provision of assistance to those in need has faced recognizably similar...