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  • A War of Frontier and Empire

    The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902

    par David J. Silbey ...
    First-rate military history, A War of Frontier and Empire retells an often forgotten chapter in America's past, infusing it with commanding contemporary relevance.It has been termed an insurgency, a revolution, a guerrilla war, and a conventional war. As David J. Silbey demonstrates in this taut, compelling history, the 1899 Philippine-American War was in fact all of these. Played out over three ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD

  • Wars Civil and Great

    The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I

    Collections series Modern War Studies
    Although the Civil War and the Great War were fought only fifty years apart, the perceived time between these two cataclysmic events seems far longer in popular American memory: the Civil War was the centerpiece of the nineteenth century and lies deep in America’s past whereas World War I was a modern prelude to World War II, a conflict still in living memory. Wars Civil and Great breaks down ... En savoir plus

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China

    A History

    par David J. Silbey ...
    A concise history of an uprising that took down a three-hundred-year-old dynasty and united the great powers.The year is 1900, and Western empires are locked in entanglements across the globe. The British are losing a bitter war against the Boers while the German kaiser is busy building a vast new navy. The United States is struggling to put down an insurgency in the South Pacific while the ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD

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  • The Thirty Years War, 1618–1648

    The First Global War and the End of the Habsburg Supremacy

    par John Pike ...
    The 'Defenestration of Prague', the coup d'etat staged by Protestant Bohemian nobles against officials of the Hapsburg Emperor triggered the Thirty Years War. When Habsburg Spain intervened in support of their Holy Roman Emperor relative, what had started as a localised political and religious dispute in Germany, transformed into a European and global conflict. In seeking to exploit the Bohemian ... En savoir plus

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  • From Warsaw with Love

    Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance

    par John Pomfret ...
    From Warsaw with Love is the epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War, told by the award-winning author John Pomfret.Spanning decades and continents, from the battlefields of the Balkans to secret nuclear research labs in Iran and embassy grounds in North Korea, this saga begins in 1990. As the United States cobbles together a ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Crockett

    The Real-Life Adventures of the Frontier Legend

    par Buddy Levy ...
    "A great myth-busting story, written in a taut narrative style that is guaranteed to keep the reader up all hours turning the pages." —Martin Dugard, coauthor of the #1 New York Times bestseller Killing Lincoln (with Bill O'Reilly)Crack open the most in-depth, exciting portrait of Davy Crockett ever written, from acclaimed bestselling adventure-history author Buddy Levy. Insid... ... En savoir plus

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  • The Hitler Years: Disaster, 1940–1945

    par Frank McDonough ...
    The Second Volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand, ending with his death and Germany's disastrous defeat.In The Hitler Years: Disaster 1940-1945, Frank McDonough completes his brilliant two-volume history of Germany under Hitler's Third Reich.At the beginning of 1940, Germany was at the pinnacle of its power. By May 1945, Hitler was dead and Germany had suffered a ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD

  • Retreat from Moscow

    A New History of Germany's Winter Campaign, 1941–1942

    par David Stahel ...
    An authoritative revisionist account of the German Winter Campaign of 1941–1942, with maps: "Hair-raising . . . a page-turner." — Kirkus ReviewsGermany's winter campaign of 1941–1942 is commonly seen as its first defeat. In Retreat from Moscow, a bold, gripping account of one of the seminal moments of World War II, David Stahel argues that instead it was its first strategic success in the East. ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Arms of Krupp

    The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War

    "A colorful, extremely readable account. . . . To be the biographer of Krupp is to write the history of modern Germany." — New York Times Book ReviewIn this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America's preeminent biographer/historian explores the German national character as no other writer has done. The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe's wealthiest, most powerful family ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933–1939

    par Frank McDonough ...
    From historian Frank McDonough, the first volume of a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler's hand.On January 30th, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the German Chancellor of a coalition government by President Hindenburg. Within a few months he had installed a dictatorship, jailing and killing his leftwing opponents, terrorizing the rest of the population and driving Jews out of public ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD

  • William L. Shirer: Twentieth Century Journey

    The Start, 1904–1930; The Nightmare Years, 1930–1940; A Native's Return, 1945–1988

    Collections series Twentieth Century Journey
    Now in one volume: the three-part autobiography from the National Book Award–winning author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.The former CBS foreign correspondent and historian provides an invaluable look back at his life—and the events that forged the twentieth century.The Start (1904-1930): In the first of a three-volume series, Shirer tells the story of his early life, growing up in Cedar ... En savoir plus

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  • Who Invented Underpants?

    The Weird Trivia of Human Invention from Fire to Fast Food (and Everything In Between)

    par Stewart Ross ...
    Collections series Fascinating Bathroom Readers
    A comprehensive collection of fun facts about the origins of pretty much everything, from windows to washing machines to websites.This fact-packed collection recounts the origins, invention, and discovery of just about everything, from the big bang to driverless cars. With sections covering topics such as the arts, sports, weapons, buildings, medicine, food, and many more, you can find out ... En savoir plus

    $14.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus