Ripe for Rebellion: Insurgency and Covert War in the Congo, 1960-1965 (Rookes Stephen)(Paperback)

Ripe for Rebellion: Insurgency and Covert War in the Congo, 1960-1965 (Rookes Stephen)(Paperback)

After many years of political struggle, the Belgian Congo was finally granted its independence in June 1960.Becoming the Republic of the Congo and later the Democratic Republic of the Congo, what was supposed to be a momentous occasion in the country's history was rapidly transformed into a bitter

Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa (Stearns Jason)(Paperback)

A 'tremendous,' 'intrepid' history of the devastating war in the heart of Africa's Congo, with first-hand accounts of the continent's worst conflict in modern times. At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been

Gathering to Save a Nation: Lincoln and the Union's War Governors (Engle Stephen D.)(Paperback)

In this rich study of Union governors and their role in the Civil War, Stephen D. Engle examines how these politicians were pivotal in securing victory. In a time of limited federal authority, governors were an essential part of the machine that maintained the Union while it mobilized and sustained

Orphans of the Cold War: America and the Tibetan Struggle for Survival (Knaus John Kenneth)(Paperback)

'For decades, the United States ran covert operations into Tibet in an attempt to help Tibetan exiles take back their country from the Chinese. These operations have never been disclosed--until

The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players (Cooper Stephen)(Paperback)

In the years leading up to World War I, the rugby grounds of Britain became training grounds for war. This book plays tribute to the pivotal role rugby played in the Great War by following the poignant stories of 15 men who played for Rosslyn Park, London. They came from diverse backgrounds, with

King Stephen and the Anarchy: Civil War and Military Tactics in Twelfth-Century Britain (Peers Chris)(Pevná vazba)

The Anarchy, the protracted struggle between Stephen of Blois and the Empress Matilda for the English crown between 1135 and 1154, is often seen as a disastrous breakdown in one of the best-governed kingdoms of medieval Europe. But perhaps the impact of the conflict has been overstated, and its

Syrian Jihad - The Evolution of an Insurgency (Lister Charles)(Paperback / softback)

The Syrian Civil War in all its ghastly twists and turns, from initial optimism to barrel-bombing and the rise of Islamic State, are among the subjects covered in Lister's definitive

Congo's Violent Peace: Conflict and Struggle Since the Great African War (Berwouts Kris)(Paperback)

Despite a massive investment of international diplomacy and money in recent years, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a conflict-ridden and volatile country, its present situation the result of a series of rebellions, international interventions and unworkable peace agreements. In Congo's

Wirral in the Great War (McGreal Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

Fascinating and much forgotten story of Wirral's contribution to the Great

Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom - China, The West and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War (Platt Stephen R. (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in

Uprooting: The Crisis of Traditional Algriculture in Algeria (Bourdieu Pierre)(Paperback)

Between 1954 and 1960, in the midst of the Algerian War, more than two million Algerian peasants - a quarter of the population - were forcibly resettled. They were removed from their homes and villages and relocated in camps controlled by the French military in what was one of the largest and most

Imperial Twilight - The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age (Platt Stephen R. (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford

I Embarked for France - The War Diaries and Letters of an English Family in the Great War(Paperback / softback)

Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream (McGowan David)(Paperback)

As a native Angeleno who was born in 1960 and came of age in the 1970s, the music produced by the artists who populate this book provided the soundtrack to my youth, so it is a subject matter that is close to my heart. But what really set the hook was discovering, early on in my research, that

Big Lie (Mayhew Julie)(Paperback / softback)

Shortlisted for the Peters Book of the Year. A shocking story of rebellion and revelation set in a contemporary Nazi England. Jessika Keller is a good girl: she obeys her father, does her best to impress Herr Fisher at the Bund Deutscher Madel meetings and is set to be a world champion ice

The Long, Long Trail: War at Home, 1917 (Harrod-Eagles Cynthia)(Paperback)

In 1917 the Great War rages on, and for the Hunters, their friends and their servants the war is where they live now. David has returned from the Front a shadow of his former self; his sister Diana, newly married, copes with pregnancy alone, her husband at the Front. Aunt Laura, eager for

The Fight for Scottish Democracy: Rebellion and Reform in 1820 (Armstrong Murray)(Paperback)

Three Scottish weavers, James Wilson, Andrew Hardie and John Baird, were hanged and beheaded for high treason in the summer of 1820. Nineteen more men were transported to the penal colony of Botany Bay. Their crime? To have taken up arms against a corrupt and nepotistic parliament, and the

After the Final Whistle: The First Rugby World Cup and the First World War (Cooper Stephen)(Paperback)

When Britain s empire went to war in August 1914, rugby players were the first to volunteer: they led from the front and paid a disproportionate price. When the Armistice came after four long years, their war game was over; even as the last echo of the guns of November faded, it was time to play

War, Suffering and the Struggle for Human Rights (King Peadar)(Paperback)

'It's really a horror to live in a war', Antoine Makdis told me in Aleppo. And over the next ten days we were witnesses to that horror. 'The war has aged me not just psychologically but in my way of thinking. It aged me in my body. I have pain when I walk. I have pain when I'm sleeping. I'm not

Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century (Parker Geoffrey)(Paperback)

How to account for decades of worldwide war, revolution, and human suffering in the seventeenth century? A master historian uncovers the disturbing answer. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they

Homegrown: Identity and Difference in the American War on Terror (Szpunar Piotr M.)(Paperback)

An insightful study of how identity is mobilized in and for war in the face of homegrown terrorism. 'You are either with us, or against us' is the refrain that captures the spirit of the global war on terror. Images of the 'them' implied in this war cry-distinct foreign 'others'-inundate Americans

The Red Badge of Courage (Crane Stephen)(Paperback)

Henry Fleming dreams of the thrill of battle and performing heroic deeds in the American Civil War. But his illusions are shattered when he comes face to face with the bloodshed and horrors of war. Now he's a raw recruit, Henry experiences both fear and self-doubt. Will war make Henry a coward or a

The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe (Harding Stephen)(Paperback)

The incredible story of the unlikeliest battle of World War II, when a small group of American soldiers joined forces with German soldiers to fight off fanatical SS troopsMay, 1945. Hitler is dead, the Third Reich is little more than smoking rubble, and no GI wants to be the last man killed in

Dyslexia Is My Superpower (Most of the Time) (Rooke Margaret)(Paperback)

In more than 100 interviews, children and young adults reveal their personal tips and tactics for honing the creative benefits of dyslexia, enabling them to thrive in school and beyond. Strategies include ways to develop confidence and self-belief. The contributors have outlined specific approaches