The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War (Gorra Michael)(Paperback)

The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War (Gorra Michael)(Paperback)

With this 'rich, complex, and eloquent' (Drew Gilpin Faust, Atlantic) work, Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Gorra charts the evolution of an author through his most cherished--and contested--novels. Given the undeniable echoes of 'Lost Cause' romanticism in William Faulkner's fiction, as well as

The Saddest Words: William Faulkner's Civil War (Gorra Michael)(Pevná vazba)

William Faulkner, one of America's most iconic writers, is an author who defies easy interpretation. Born in 1897 in Mississippi, Faulkner wrote such classic novels as Absolom, Absolom! and The Sound and The Fury, creating in Yoknapatawpha county one of the most memorable gallery of characters ever

Russian Civil War: Red Terror, White Terror, 1917-1922 (Foley Michael)(Paperback)

Explores the terror of the Russian Civil

The Civil War (Caesar Julius)(Paperback)

The Civil War is Caesar's masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey, from the crossing of the Rubicon in January 49 B.C. to Pompey's death and the start of the Alexandrian War in the autumn of the following year. His unfinished account of the continuing

Absalom, Absalom! (Faulkner William)(Paperback / softback)

This postbellum Greek tragedy is the perfect introduction to Faulkner's elaborate descriptive syntax. Quentin Compson and Shreve, his Harvard roommate, are obsessed with the tragic rise and fall of Thomas Sutpen. As a poor white boy, Sutpen was turned away from a plantation owner's mansion by a

Civil War (Lucan)(Paperback)

Lucan's epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, unfinished at the time of his death, stands beside the poems of Virgil and Ovid in the first rank of Latin epic. This newly annotated, free verse translation conveys the full force of Lucan's writing and his grimly realistic view of the

Battle Tactics of the Civil War (Griffith Paddy)(Paperback)

In Battle Tactics of the Civil War, Paddy Griffith argues that, far from being the first 'modern' war, it was the last 'Napoleonic' war, and that none of the innovations of industrialized warfare had any significant effect on the

The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction (Graham Helen)(Paperback)

Amid the many catastrophes of the twentieth century, the Spanish Civil War continues to exert a particular fascination among history buffs and the lay-reader alike. This Very Short Introduction integrates the political, social and cultural history of the Spanish Civil War. It sets out the domestic

Spider-man: Miles Morales Vol. 2: Civil War Ii (Bendis Brian Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Rebels and Patriots: Wargaming Rules for North America: Colonies to Civil War (Leck Michael)(Paperback)

!No Pasaran! - Writings from the Spanish Civil War(Paperback / softback)

International writing from the Spanish Civil War, from both behind and at the front

Memories of the Civil War (Marazano Richard)(Paperback)

Bodies in Blue: Disability in the Civil War North (Handley-Cousins Sarah)(Paperback)

In the popular imagination, Civil War disability is virtually synonymous with amputation. But war affects the body in countless ways, many of them understudied by historians. In Bodies in Blue, Sarah Handley-Cousins expands and complicates our understanding of wartime disability by examining a

A Short History of the American Civil War (Anderson Paul Christopher)(Paperback)

The American Civil War (1861-65) remains a searing event in the collective consciousness of the United States. It was one of the bloodiest conflicts in modern history, claiming the lives of at least 600,000 soldiers and an unknown number of civilians. The Civil War was also one of the world's first

American Civil War (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the

A More Civil War: How the Union Waged a Just War (Dilbeck D. H.)(Paperback)

English Civil War - A People's History (Purkiss Diane)(Paperback / softback)

This popular history of the English Civil War tells the story of the bloody conflict between Oliver Cromwell and Charles I from the perspectives of those

Decisive Battles of the English Civil War (Wanklyn Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

In this stimulating and original investigation of the decisive battles of the English Civil War, Malcolm Wanklyn reassesses what actually happened on the battlefield and as a result sheds new light on the causes of the eventual defeat of Charles I. Taking each major battle in turn - Edgehill,

Exploding Bullets in the American Civil War (Stamm Lisa M.)(Paperback)

Exploding Bullets in the American Civil War explores the history, use and manufacturing of this devastating round in one of the United States most brutal conflicts. Also included is a discussion of mistaken identity bullets as well as northern and southern perspectives and personal accounts from

Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950 (Westad Odd Arne)(Paperback)

The Chinese Civil War was one of the key conflicts of the twentieth century. The Communist victory determined Chinese history for several generations, and defined international relations in East Asia during the Cold War and after. Despite its importance and scope--its battles were the largest

The Spanish Civil War: Revised Edition (Thomas Hugh)(Paperback)

'Mr. Thomas has understood the Spanish Civil War] incredibly well and has written it superbly. A full, vivid and deeply serious treatment of a great subject.'--Vincent Sheean, The New York Times Book Review A masterpiece of the historian's art, Hugh Thomas's The Spanish Civil War remains the best,

Confederate Soldier of the American Civil War (Hambucken Denis)(Paperback)

As 1862 dawned, the Civil War, the conflict that had started the year before and that most Americans thought would last only a few months, showed no signs of ending. Hundreds of thousands of men across the divided nation enlisted in state volunteer regiments that poured into the sprawling military

Battle for Spain - The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Beevor Antony)(Paperback / softback)

'The Battle for Spain' revisits the Spanish Civil War, drawing on masses of material from the Spanish, Russian & German archives. The author's account narrates the origins of the Civil War & its violent course from the coup d'etat in July 1936 through the savage fighting of the next three

Spanish Civil War - Reaction, Revolution and Revenge (Preston Paul)(Paperback / softback)

UPDATED EDITIONA rousing and full-blooded account of the Spanish Civil War and the rise to prominence of General