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Germany: Jekyll And Hyde
A few years ago, Sebastian Haffner's DEFYING HITLER, a memoir about growing up in interwar Germany, sold over forty thousand copies. After he moved to Britain in the 1930s Haffner …
Military Theory and the Conduct of War
The question of whether there is a general, universal theory for the conduct of war has long preoccupied military thinkers, army personnel and students of conflict. Warfare has …
The Civil War as a Theological Crisis
Prominent historian Mark Noll considers the Civil War as a major turning point in American religious thought, as both Northerners and Southerners generally agreed on the authority …
The Life and Death of HMS Bullen
A warship built in the U.S.A. under 'Lease Lend' for the Royal Navy she was classed as a 'Destroyer Escort' and re-classed in the Royal Navy as a 'Frigate'.As with many warships in …
Soldaten - On Fighting, Killing and Dying
In November 2001, as the world still reeled from the attack on the Twin Towers, German historian Sonke Neitzel discovered an extraordinary cache of documents from the Second World …
Born a Soldier: The Times and Life of Larry a Thorne
Born a Soldier is a tour of the mid-20th century's conflicts with the remarkable Larry Thorne. Capturing the "times" as well as the "life" of its protagonist, it is a journey with …
The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of the sea--revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake …
Just and Unjust Wars
"A classic in the field" (New York Times), this is a penetrating investigation into moral and ethical questions raised by war, drawing on examples from antiquity to the …
The Tree and the Vine
A jewel hidden in plain sight.' - Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review. 'De Jong depicts the darker, dangerous side of the world of same-sex desire, and the way it's a source of torment …
Castles, Battles, and Bombs
"Castles, Battles, and Bombs" reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. For example, when looked at …
Muslims and Crusaders
Muslims and Crusaders combines chronological narrative, discussion of important areas of scholarly enquiry and evidence from Islamic primary sources to give a well-rounded survey …
My Family and Other Spies
An extraordinary true story of growing up inside MI6, uncovering family secrets, and tracing a legacy of British espionage across half a century.'A fabulous romp of a book, part …