History - Europe - General

The Battle for Europe brings into sharp focus the historical importance of the current Eurozone crisis. Thomas Fazi argues that European Union (EU) elites have seized on the financial crash to push through damaging neoliberal policies, undermining social cohesion and vital public services. Drawing...

British-Polish relations during the Second World War were dogged by the fact that Polish demands on the Soviet Union threatened Soviet relations with Britain and the United States, and Soviet participation in the war. In this book Anita Prazmowska relates British policies and war-time...

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw many ambitious European rulers develop permanent armies and navies. Jan Glete examines this military change as a central part of the political, social and economic transformation of early modern EuropeAuthor: Jan GleteISBN-10: 0415226449ISBN-13: 9780415226448Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/2001Pages: 286Format:...

Europe's 20th-century history told through the incredible story of a horse: the Lipizzaner, in a sweeping story of falling empires, war, genetics, and purebred horses"When you touch a Lipizzaner," Frank Westerman was told as a child, "you are touching history." Here he explores the...

Author: Friedrich Schiller,A. J. W. (Alexander James W. MorrisonISBN-10: 1026102812ISBN-13: 9781026102817Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 474Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.95d

"China and Europe: Intellectual and Artistic Contacts in the Eighteenth Century" by Adolf Reichwein is a comprehensive historical exploration of the profound cultural and intellectual interactions between East and West during the Age of Enlightenment. This scholarly work examines how Chinese philosophy, aesthetics, and...

"The Passing of the Great Race" is an influential work of scientific racism and eugenics that explores the racial history of Europe and its impact on the development of Western civilization. Written by Madison Grant, the book argues for the biological superiority of the...

The Ghost Army of World War II: How Artists, Actors, and Illusionists Fooled the NazisWhat if you could win battles with nothing but sound effects, inflatable tanks, and clever disguises?During World War II, a top-secret U.S. Army unit did exactly that. They were called...

Made for Curious, Smart (and Slightly Silly) Kids (Kid Approved!) Warning: This book may cause the following effects: sudden bursts of curiosity, obsessive question-asking, detective-level critical thinking, and the irresistible urge to solve every mystery you encounter.Forget the snoozefest textbooks filled with confusing facts...

Our understanding of prehistoric life is shaped to a large degree by the study of stone tools. Their exceptional preservation makes flint tools ideally suited to reconstruct past lifeways. Use-wear analysis provides insights into the role of the 'missing majority' of perishable organic materials...

Author: Jan de VriesISBN-10: 1009641514ISBN-13: 9781009641517Publisher: Cambridge University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2026Pages: 304Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

The Armstrongs were the number one "Riding" family on the Anglo/Scots Border during the 16th century. They were the most destructive of the Border reivers... and can arguably be called Britain's worst ever family.The book follows two narratives... The first delves into the history...

The unrivalled influence of Cicero on pre-modern Western thought is well-known, yet there remain spheres where the Roman's significance has been left unexplored. Debating Divinity recovers for the first time the essential role played by Cicero's theological dialogues - De natura deorum and De...

The volume offers insight into the history of early modern Europe by bringing to the fore personal stories and identities that were articulated and negotiated in relation to the notions of privacy in writing by both elite figures and non-elite groups living in the...

Tides of Time is a mixture of novel, fantasy and non-fiction about the Arctic. It follows two committed young people in Spitsbergen. It is a story about friendship, home and history. Whaling is a key theme. Exciting adventures and incredible insights into climate research,...

Throughout the reign of Sultan Selîm III (1789-1807), Ottoman officials complained about the destruction of a notorious criminal named Kara Feyzî and thousands of his followers: they pillaged, slaughtered, and burned down communities throughout the Balkans. But these public complaints often concealed the officials'...

This is a meticulously compiled catalogue detailing a significant collection of rare atlases and separate maps. Originally published in 1899, the "Catalogue of a Most Valuable Collection of Rare Atlases and Separate Maps Carefully Described" offers an invaluable resource for collectors, historians, and cartographers...

Explore Europe's Amazing Past! Interesting Facts & Real Stories for Kids, Teens, Adults and FamiliesDive into the incredible history of Europe! This book is packed with two parts that make learning about Europe's past easy and fun for everyone.Two Manuscripts in One: 1. European...

Gijsbert Heeck (1619-1669) was a medicinal specialist who served the Dutch East India Company (VOC). His journal, written more than three hundred and fifty years ago, is based on the daily notes he made during his third trip to the East. This volume presents...

Werner Sombart, seen both as a path-breaking innovative economic historian who invented the concept of the Spätkapitalismus (Late Capitalism) and the follower (for some time) of Hitler's National Socialism, is still a forgotten major figure in German social science. As the author of a...

This special issue focusses on refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe in British colonies, dominions and overseas territories. It deals with aspects like internment, identity and cultural representation in not well-known destinations of forced migration like India, New Zealand, Canada or Kenya.Author: Swen SteinbergISBN-10: 9004399526ISBN-13: 9789004399525Publisher:...

This book describes a circle of Eastern European Kabbalists that established Hasidism, an important movement that has influenced Jewish Mysticism, Yiddish culture and Hebrew literature. It uncovers the messianic motivation, concealed in Hasidic writings after the failure of their 1740-1781 attempts to hurry redemption.The...

The contributions in this anthology explore the linkage between two very prominently debated topics: migration on the one hand and memory on the other. It addresses the question of how (im)migration histories as well as(im)migrants themselves and their histories are collectively remembered and represented...

While Human-Animal Studies is a rapidly growing field in modern history, studies on this topic that focus on the Ancient World are few. The present volume aims at closing this gap. It investigates the relation between humans, animals, gods, and things with a special...

The three-part work provides a first synthetic account of the history of the Polish intelligentsia from the days of its formation to World War I. Part one (1750-1831) traces the formation of the intelligentsia as a social class in the epoch of Enlightenment. Part...

The monograph analyses the roots of some of the most significant ethnically-based (or ethnically-worded) conflicts in Europe, defines their participants' rationales, and answers the question of how they relate to the issue of European security. It is based on two case studies, former Yugoslavia...

The entrepreneur - good or evil? Necessary for a prospering economy or the unscrupulous exploiter of workers and the environment? There is probably no other economic agent as disputed in political discussion as the entrepreneur. In mainstream economics, nonetheless, one can hardly find any...

The decline of economy, increasing nationalism, ethnic tensions, and finally war characterized the political development of the states on the territory of former Yugoslavia. As no other region in Europe has so many different ethnic groups and religions, it was - and is still...

From the 1820s through the 1920s, nearly ninety percent of all Jews who left Europe moved to the United States. In this new book from Hasia Diner, she focuses on the realities of race, immigration, color, money, economic development, politics, and religion in America...

'The Atlanticists'' is the history of the American commitment to Europe in the twentieth century as seen through the eyes of the personalities who made it. Such commitment did not emerge serendipitously. It was carefully constructed and cemented by a network of diplomats and...

This collection of original essays on the aftermath of the Second World War--edited by four of Europe's leading scholars and practitioners--presents the best, broadest, and newest research in an international enterprise to recover a submerged past that, while half-forgotten, shaped the lives of millions...

The first two books in an excellent trilogy of the Great War in the Middle East W. T Massey was the foremost accredited journalist reporting on behalf of the London newspapers covering the Great War in the Middle East as it was fought against...

The period covered by this account extends from the beginning of October 1918 and the Battle of the Beaurevoir Line to the Armistice, during which time the 38th Division was in V Corps (Lt Gen Shute) along with 17th, 21st and 33rd Divisions, in...

Regarded as the most important study of the Belgian troops at Waterloo.Author: Demetrius C. BoulderISBN-10: 184574201XISBN-13: 9781845742010Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2015Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.19d

Author: Naval & Military PressISBN-10: 1843425645ISBN-13: 9781843425649Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/19/2003Pages: 492Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Author: C. V. Molony,Major C. V. MolonyISBN-10: 1843425416ISBN-13: 9781843425410Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2003Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.14lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d

Author: H. C. Wylly,Col H. C. WyllyISBN-10: 1843425408ISBN-13: 9781843425403Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2003Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.65d

Author: A. J. F. Doulton,Lieut Col a. J. F. DoultonISBN-10: 1843424622ISBN-13: 9781843424628Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2002Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d

Author: Stair GillonISBN-10: 1843422654ISBN-13: 9781843422655Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/02/2002Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d

Author: William Linton AndrewsISBN-10: 1843421313ISBN-13: 9781843421313Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/27/2001Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.66d

In August 1914 the East Yorks consisted of two Regular battalions (1st and 2nd), a Special Reserve (3rd) and two Territorial battalions (4th and 5th Cyclist). After the outbreak of war eight Service (Kitchener) battalions were raised (6th to 13th) as well as two...

Author: Joan a. HolladayISBN-10: 1597407267ISBN-13: 9781597407267Publisher: ACLS History E-Book ProjectLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2009Pages: 218Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.56d

This majestic history of Jerusalem is the first to bring together in a single volume the experiences of the three great religions in the holy city from their ancient beginnings to the present. It is history in the grand manner, an absorbing saga of...

The period between the First World War and the fall of the Berlin Wall is often characterized as the age of extremes-while this era witnessed unprecedented violence and loss of human life, it also saw a surge in humorous entertainment in both democratic and...

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Title: A short account of the late discoveries of gold in Australia.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

Originally published in 1944, this book presents the content of Zachary Nugent Brooke's inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Professor of Medieval History at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in medieval history and European...

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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,...