1900-talets historia: ca 1900 – ca 2000

A "e;highly readable"e; account of the role Britain played in Einstein's life-by inspiring his teenage passion for physics and providing refuge from the Nazis (The Wall …

The noted historian’s decisive and devastating history of the WWI Battle of Gallipoli “sets a new standard for assessing the Allied Dardanelles campaign" (Mustafa Aksakal, American …

How the fur trade changed the North and created the modern Arctic: “The history is fascinating.” —Anchorage Daily News   In the early twentieth century, northerners lived and …

In the first terrifying hours of the London Blitz, when the skies rained bombs from hundreds of German planes, the British people were galvanized and the nation’s future was …

What happened on the last day of the Great War? Each year since we have marked the end of the war with tributes and remembrance, solemnity and respect. But as Peace at …

Two high-voltage scholars engage in a bitter conflict in this irresistible tale of principle and politics in the Cold War years Rancorous and highly public disagreements between …

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an insider’s perspective on the life and influence of Israel’s first native-born prime minister, his bold peace initiatives, and his …

A fascinating look at Pakistan’s past, an inside account of its recent history, and a knowledgeable assessment of its future options This thoroughly revised and updated edition of …

A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivals Many of the successful campaigns for national …

An engaging guide to the various ways in which war is now waged-and how to adapt to this new reality "e;This brisk everyman's guide-straight-talking and free of jargon-is a …