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U.S. and the War in the Pacific, 1941-45
The U.S. and the War in the Pacific, 1941-45 analyzes the Pacific War with a focus on America's participation in the conflict.Fought over a great ocean and vast battlefields using …
Aspar and the Struggle for the Eastern Roman Empire, AD 421–71
The first full-length biography in English of Aspar, the eastern Roman general and statesman, this book explores his central role in the history and politics of the fragmenting …
Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole
Flying boats have been a familiar sight in the Solent since the dawn of aviation. Two of Britain's major manufactures, Saunders-Roe and Supermarine, were based in Cowes and …
The Stockholm Bloodbath of 1520
The Stockholm Bloodbath on November 7–9, 1520, during which Kristian II had more than 100 persons executed on charges of heresy, is a turning point in the history of the Northern …
A Wing and a Prayer
They began operations out of England in the spring of ’43. They flew their Flying Fortresses almost daily against strategic targets in Europe in the name of freedom. Their …
Barbarism and Civilization
The twentieth century in Europe witnessed some of the most brutish episodes in history. Yet it also saw incontestable improvements in the conditions of existence for most …
To Hell and Back
Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and the aftermath of two days in August when …
The Next World War: The new age of global conflict and the fight to stop it
'Incredibly well sourced . . . One of the most plugged-in voices in modern warfare' - TELEGRAPH'Truly excellent ... a gripping tour de force. Every politician and military expert …
Anglo-Saxon Kings and Warlords AD 400–1070
Richly illustrated, this title describes Anglo-Saxon monarchs, warlords and their warriors and households in Anglo-Saxon Britain, from the first post-Roman mercenaries to the …
Fascist Modernities
Ruth Ben-Ghiat's innovative cultural history of Mussolini's dictatorship is a provocative discussion of the meanings of modernity in interwar Italy. Eloquent, pathbreaking, and …
Arctic Security and Environmental Change
This book examines the nexus of environmental change and defence in the Arctic as a national and global security issue.In an era dominated by a new range of threats and priorities, …
Last White Rose
A brilliant new interpretation of one of the most dramatic periods of British history: The Tudors and their Dynasty.