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A Brief History of the Pacific: The Great Ocean by Jeremy Black
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Western control or influence over the its islands and shores. There is a particular focus on the period from the 1530s to 1890 with its greater Western coastal and ...Show more
A History of Europe - From Prehistory to the 21st Century by Jeremy Black
Category: History | Series: Arcturus Science and History Collection
Written by one of Britain's leading historians, Professor Jeremy Black is an accomplished author.Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 colour images and maps.Covers the whole history of Europe from prehistoric times to the modern day, from Ireland to Russia.Contains approximately 60,000 words.
A History of the World - From Prehistory to the 21st Century by Jeremy Black
Category: History
Criss-crossing the globe from the prehistoric era to the modern day, Professor Jeremy Black takes you on a whirlwind tour of our past, leaving no stone unturned as he brings to life the fascinating history of civilization. Mankind has accomplished remarkable feats - building great cities, creating beaut ...Show more
A New History of England A New History of England by Jeremy Black
Category: History | Series: Classic Histories Ser.
'Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life.' Cecil Rhodes's characteristically nineteenth-century confidence rings rather hollow as England enters the twenty-first century in somewhat reduced circumstances. Jeremy Black steers his way through the l ...Show more
A Short History of War by Jeremy Black
Category: Military
An engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future "Forty short chapters . . . describe war from the ancient world to the present day. . . . A Short History of War offers an expansive and often evocative account of great causes that are never lost or w ...Show more
A Short History of War by Jeremy Black
Category: History
A wonderfully engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future
Crisis of Empire: Britain and America in the Eighteenth Century by Jeremy Black
Category: History
Britain and the USA have helped define much of world history in recent centuries, and the relationship between the two is crucial to this history. This book focuses on a key period in their relationship that moulded the character of the British Empire, the USA and the way the two have interacted since. ...Show more
Culloden and The '45 by Jeremy Black
Category: History
There is little doubt that the '45 rebellion was the greatest challenge to the eighteenth-century British state. The battle of Culloden in which it culminated was certainly one of the most dramatic of the century. This study, based on extensive archival research, examines the political and military cont ...Show more
Elite Fighting Forces: From the Ancient World to the SAS by Jeremy Black
Category: Fiction
This is a magnificent and highly illustrated international survey of 52 of the worlds elite fighting forces crack units that have changed the course of battles and influenced the fates of entire nations. Each profile includes fact boxes featuring key battles and dates, together with quotations from cont ...Show more
Forts - A Visual Survey of Building for Defence by Jeremy Black; National Archives (Great Britain) Staff
Category: Military
Ever since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organize some kind of defense against potentially hostile neighbors. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled towns, and during the medieval era, stone castles were built both as symbols of the defenders' str ...Show more
France - A Short History by Jeremy Black
Category: History
Country and destination, nation and idea, France has a rich and complex history that fascinates the world and attracts millions of visitors each year to its chateaux and cathedrals, boulevards and vineyards. In this succinct and entertaining volume, historian Jeremy Black narrates how France's past has ...Show more