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The Second World War: the Grand Alliance: Volume III by Winston Churchill
Category: History | Series: History of the Second World war
Dealing with war on a giant scale, THE GRAND ALLIANCE focuses on events as Britain, after fighting a desperate battle alone, was joined in the struggle against the enemy by Soviet Russia and the United Sates. Hitler's invasion of Russia brought to an end a period of almost exactly a year during which Br ...Show more
The Second World War: the Hinge of Fate: Volume IV by Winston Churchill
Category: WWI & WWII | Series: History of the Second World war
THE HINGE OF FATE marks in Sir Winston Churchill's words, 'the turning-point of the Second World War.' It details a period during which almost uninterrupted defeat gave way to almost unbroken success for the Allies. While the Afrika Korps advanced almost to the outskirts of Alexandria and the Japanese s ...Show more
The Tragedy of Empire - From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy by Michael Kulikowski
Category: History | Series: History of the Ancient World Ser.
A sweeping political history of the turbulent two centuries that led to the demise of the Roman Empire. The Tragedy of Empire begins in the late fourth century with the reign of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman emperor, and takes readers to the final years of the Western Roman Empire at the end of t ...Show more
The Triumph of Empire - The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine by Michael Kulikowski
Category: History | Series: History of the Ancient World Ser.
"A genuinely bracing and innovative history of Rome." --Times Literary Supplement The Triumph of Empire takes us into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Roman politics could resemble a blood sport: rivals resorted to assassina ...Show more
The Triumph of Empire - The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine by Michael Kulikowski
Category: History | Series: History of the Ancient World Ser.
"A genuinely bracing and innovative history of Rome." --Times Literary Supplement The Triumph of Empire takes us into the political heart of imperial Rome and recounts the extraordinary challenges overcome by a flourishing empire. Roman politics could resemble a blood sport: rivals resorted to assassina ...Show more
The Usborne Internet-linked Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt by G. Harvey
Category: Fiction | Series: World History S.
This volume traces the history of Ancient Egypt, a civilization which lasted over 3000 years. It features photographs of treasures, wall-paintings and mummified bodies, along with reconstructions and cutaways of architecture. A selection of related Web sites are recommended.
Usborne Internet-linked Encyclopaedia of the Roman World by Jane Bingham
Category: Fiction | Series: World History S.
Usborne Internet-Linked World History is a series of lavishly produced reference works, which will be of interest to children and adults alike. Value is added to this book with a comprehensive 30-page fact-finder section, packed with useful information including a who's who, time chart, guide to Roman s ...Show more
Why Australia Prospered - The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth by Ian W. McLean
Category: Australian History | Series: The\Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser.
This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Aus ...Show more
Why Did Europe Conquer the World? by Philip T. Hoffman
Category: History | Series: The\Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser.
Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe establish global dominance, when for centuries the Chinese, Japanese, Ottomans, and South Asians were far more advanced? In Why Did Europe Conquer the World?, Philip Hoffman demonstrates that conventional explanations ...Show more
World War II: The Definitive Visual History (Volume 1): From the Munich Crisis to the Battle of Kursk 1938-43 by Richard Overy
Category: History | Series: World War II: the Definitive Visual History Ser.
Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this first of two volumes is an outstanding concise history of WWII from the Munich Crisis to the Battle of Kursk. This first of two volumes begins in the period when the Axis powe ...Show more
World War II: the Definitive Visual History Vol 2 - From the Invasion of Sicily to VJ Day by Richard Overy
Category: History | Series: World War II: the Definitive Visual History Ser.
Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this second of two volumes is an outstanding concise history of WWII from the invasion of Sicily to VJ Day. This second volume in the landmark series about WWII examines the Alli ...Show more