1864: The Forgotten War That Shaped Modern Europe (Buk-Swienty Tom)(Paperback)

1864: The Forgotten War That Shaped Modern Europe (Buk-Swienty Tom)(Paperback)

The Battle of Dybb l, 1864. Prussian troops lay siege to an outpost in the far south of Denmark. The conflict is over control of the Duchy of Schleswig, recently annexed by Denmark to the alarm of its largely German-speaking inhabitants. Danish troops make a valiant attempt to hold out but are

War that Ended Peace - How Europe abandoned peace for the First World War (MacMillan Professor Margaret)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive history of the political, cultural, military and personal forces which shaped Europe's path to the Great

Queen Victoria's Matchmaking - The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe (Cadbury Deborah)(Paperback / softback)

Forgotten Voices of the Falklands: The Real Story of the Falklands War (McManners Hugh)(Paperback)

Often referred to as a forgotten war, the Falklands conflict was the first war of the modern age, using satellite surveillance, night observation devices, and all the very latest weaponry military technology had to offer. It was also the first real media warthe public's perception of this far-off

The Korean War: A History (Cumings Bruce)(Paperback)

A BRACING ACCOUNT OF A WAR THAT IS EITHER MISUNDERSTOOD, FORGOTTEN, OR WILLFULLY IGNORED For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953. But for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long struggle that still haunts contemporary events. With access to new evidence and

Haldane - The Forgotten Statesman Who Shaped Modern Britain (Campbell John)(Pevná vazba)

Electric Guitars Design and Invention: The Groundbreaking Innovations That Shaped the Modern Instrument (Bacon Tony)(Paperback)

ELECTRIC GUITARS DESIGN AND INVENTION: THE GROUNDBREAKING INNOVATIONS THAT SHAPED THE

Brief History of the Normans - The Conquests that Changed the Face of Europe (Neveux Francois)(Paperback / softback)

The forgotten origins and story of the leading power of Europe in the Dark

Origins of the First World War (Martel Gordon)(Paperback)

Origins of the First World War summarizes the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Examining the strategic and political problems that confronted each of the great powers and the way in which social and economic factors influenced the decision-making process, Martel

The Paraguayan War 1864-70: The Triple Alliance at Stake in La Plata (Esposito Gabriele)(Paperback)

This highly illustrated study examines, in detail, the brutal Paraguayan War of 1864--70, one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts in South American history. The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was the largest and most important military conflict in the history of

21 Speeches That Shaped Our World: The People and Ideas That Changed the Way We Think (Abbott Chris)(Paperback)

A thought-provoking collection of 21 speeches that have shaped the modern worldIn this fascinating book, a political analysttakes a close look at 21 key speeches which have shaped the world today. He examines the power of the arguments embedded in these speeches to inspire people to achieve great

March Battalion (Hassel Sven)(Paperback)

Danger was forgotten, death was forgotten, the war was forgotten. They only knew they had to kill... The figures in khaki were no longer soldiers, no longer men. Sven Hassel and his comrades are once more hurled into the ferocity of the frontline. The Eastern Front is a sight of unprecedented

Eight Days at Yalta - How Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World (Preston Diana)(Paperback / softback)

A riveting minute-by-minute chronicle of the February 1945 conference that shaped the outcome of one war - and gave birth to

The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea (Brady James)(Paperback)

America's 'forgotten war' lasted just thirty-seven months, yet 54,246 Americans died in that time -- nearly as many as died in ten years in Vietnam. On the fiftieth anniversary of this devastating conflict, James Brady tells the story of his life as a young marine lieutenant in Korea.In 1947,

Religious War and Religious Peace in Early Modern Europe (Te Brake Wayne P.)(Paperback)

Religious War and Religious Peace in Early Modern Europe presents a novel account of the origins of religious pluralism in Europe. Combining comparative historical analysis with contentious political analysis, it surveys six clusters of increasingly destructive religious wars between 1529 and 1651,

That Sweet Enemy - The British and the French from the Sun King to the Present (Tombs Isabelle)(Paperback / softback)

Their rivalry both on peace and war, for good and ill, has shaped the modern world, from North America to India in the eighteenth century, in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and it is still shaping Europe

Forgotten Battles of the Zulu War (Greaves Adrian)(Paperback)

Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe (Cadbury Deborah)(Paperback)

A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was

Island at the Center of the World - The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America (Shorto Russell)(Paperback / softback)

A richly nuanced portrait of the unknown history of New York

1914-1918 - The History of the First World War (Stevenson David)(Paperback / softback)

In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. This title re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and

Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East (Gerges Fawaz A.)(Paperback)

How the conflict between political Islamists and secular-leaning nationalists has shaped the modern Middle East In Making the Arab World, Fawaz Gerges, one of the world's leading authorities on the Middle East, describes how the clash between pan-Arab nationalism and pan-Islamism has shaped the

To Hell and Back - Europe, 1914-1949 (Kershaw Ian)(Paperback / softback)

In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from. This title presents the narrative of events. It also deals with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what

The Italian Wars 1494-1559: War, State and Society in Early Modern Europe (Shaw Christine)(Paperback)

Checkmate in Berlin - The Cold War Showdown that Shaped the Modern World (Milton Giles)(Pevná vazba)

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of narrative