German Genius - Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century (Watson Peter)(Paperback / softback)

German Genius - Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century (Watson Peter)(Paperback / softback)

A virtuoso tour through the cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the

Berlin Rules: Europe and the German Way (Lever Paul)(Paperback)

In the second half of the twentieth century, Germany became the dominant political and economic power in Europe - and the arbiter of all important EU decisions. Yet Germany's leadership of the EU is geared principally to the defence of German national interests. Germany exercises power in order to

Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers (Planck Max)(Paperback)

In this fascinating autobiography from the foremost genius of twentieth-century physics, Max Planck tells the story of his life, his aims, and his thinking. Published posthumously, the papers in this volume were written for the general reader and make accessible his scientific theories as well as

European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution (Oakeshott Ewart)(Paperback)

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial Revolution will welcome this book. The author

Hope and Glory: Britain 1900-2000, Second Edition (Clarke Peter)(Paperback)

Peter Clarke brilliantly challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. Adopting a wide perspective, he examines the political. social and economic changes that transformed Britain. He looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and

Doctor Faustus (Mann Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A masterpiece of German modernism and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Adrian Leverkuhn is a young man destined for

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History, 1900 to the Present (Richards Michael D.)(Paperback)

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic

In Europe - Travels Through the Twentieth Century (Mak Geert)(Paperback / softback)

Geert Mak spent the year 1999 criss-crossing the continent, tracing the history of Europe from Verdun to Berlin, St Petersburg to Auschwitz, Kiev to

Cold Wars: Asia, the Middle East, Europe (Lthi Lorenz M.)(Paperback)

What was the Cold War that shook world politics for the second half of the twentieth century? Standard narratives focus on Soviet-American rivalry as if the superpowers were the exclusive driving forces of the international system. Lorenz M. L thi offers a radically different account, restoring

Key Writings (Bergson Henri)(Paperback)

The twentieth century - with its unprecedented advances in technology and scientific understanding - saw the birth of a distinctively new and 'modern' age. Henri Bergson stood as one of the most important philosophical voices of that tumultuous time. An intellectual celebrity in his own life time,

Theology and the Scientific Imagination: From the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century, Second Edition (Funkenstein Amos)(Paperback)

Theology and the Scientific Imagination is a pioneering work of intellectual history that transformed our understanding of the relationship between Christian theology and the development of science. Distinguished scholar Amos Funkenstein explores the metaphysical foundations of modern science and

The Steam Engines of World War II in Europe: The German 'Kriegsdampflokomotiven' and the British and American War Engines (Horton Phil)(Pevná vazba)

Few events had a greater influence on Europe's railways in the 20th century than the Second World War. As described in this book, thousands of steam engines were produced for the conflict by all sides. Although many were damaged during the war, most survived. Indeed, many of the British and

The Russian Revolution (Fitzpatrick Sheila)(Paperback)

The Russian Revolution had a decisive impact on the history of the twentieth century. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet regime and the opening of its archives, it has become possible to step back and see the full picture. Starting with an overview of the roots of the revolution,

30-Second Twentieth Century - The 50 most significant ideas and events, each explained in half a minute (Reynolds Jonathan T.)(Paperback / softback)

Parallel Text: German Short Stories - Deutsche Kurzgeschichten(Paperback / softback)

The eight stories in this volume offer a varied and representative collection of twentieth century German authors from a range of political and cultural backgrounds. Styles include the non-fictional manner of Kluge's montage technique and the contrasting classical storytelling of Penzoldt. With

Contesting Democracy: Political Ideas in Twentieth-Century Europe (Mller Jan-Werner)(Paperback)

In this brilliant guide to modern European political ideas and thinkers spans the twentieth century, the author illuminates both the twentieth-century's ideological extremes and how Europeans built lasting liberal democracies in the second half of the century. This book is the first major account

Brief History of The Third Reich - The Rise and Fall of the Nazis (Whittock Martyn)(Paperback / softback)

A concise account of one of the most striking episodes of twentieth-century world history: the Holocaust, the Second World War and the untold cruelty and suffering they

Crossing the Bridges (Jedruch Eva Cristina Hoffman)(Paperback)

At the turn of the twentieth century, Central and Eastern Europe was a configuration of nations dominated by three empires: Austrian, German and Russian, whose borders promised to be set in concrete. The Austrian Empire was a multi-ethnic entity of countries that had been absorbed over time. Among

The Making of Europe: Conquest, Colonization, and Cultural Change, 950-1350 (Bartlett Robert)(Paperback)

From our twentieth-century perspective, we tend to think of the Europe of the past as a colonizer, a series of empires that conquered lands beyond their borders and forced European cultural values on other peoples. This provocative book shows that Europe in the Middle Ages was as much a product of

Modernism (Childs Peter)(Paperback)

Modernist movements radically transformed the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literary establishment, and their effects are still felt today. Modernism introduces and analyzes what amounted to nothing less than a literary and cultural revolution.In this fully updated, expanded, and

London in the Twentieth Century - A City and Its People (White Jerry)(Paperback / softback)

Jerry White's London in the Twentieth Century, Winner of the Wolfson Prize, is a masterful account of the city's most tumultuous century by its leading expert. In 1901 no other city matched London in size, wealth and

Enemy of the Raj (Marsh Alec)(Paperback)

The second in the series of the Dabble and Harris thrillers! Set in the mid-twentieth century, this adventure series is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction. 'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN India, 1937. Intrepid reporter Sir Percival Harris is hunting tigers with his friend,

Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors (Pen & Sword) (Tomaselli Phil)(Paperback)

The Second World War was the defining conflict of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and fascinating areas for historical research and for family historians. More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives served during the war. And this new book by Phil

When the Facts Change - Essays 1995 - 2010 (Judt Tony)(Paperback / softback)

The author's first collection of essays, Reappraisals, was centred on twentieth-century Europe in history and memory. In this book, his widow and fellow historian, gathers together important essays from the span of his career that chronicle both the evolution of his thought and the consistency of