Название: The London Revolution 1640-1643: Class Struggles in 17th Century England Автор: Michael Sturza Издательство: The Mad Duck Coalition ISBN: 1956389032 Год: 2022 Формат: EPUB, PDF (conv) Страниц: 256 Размер: 12,5 МБ Язык: Английский
The London Revolution 1640 - 1643: Class Struggles in 17th Century England chronicles England's history through the revolution in 1641 - 1642, which toppled the feudal political system, and its aftermath. It explores how the growing capitalist economy fundamentally conflicted with decaying feudal society, causing tensions and dislocations that affected all social classes in the early modern period.
Название: Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution Автор: William Doyle Издательство: Reaktion Books ISBN: 1789146178 Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 232 Размер: 12,4 МБ Язык: Английский
The French Revolution facilitated the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, but after gaining power he knew that his first task was to end it. In this book William Doyle describes how he did so, beginning with the three large issues that had destabilized revolutionary France: war, religion and monarchy. Doyle shows how, as First Consul of the Republic, Napoleon resolved these issues: first by winning the war, then by forging peace with the Church and finally by making himself a monarch.
Название: History of War Wars of the Roses – 4th Edition 2022 Автор: Коллектив Издательство: Future Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 158 Размер: 52,1 МБ Язык: Английский
In the 15th century, England lay in tatters. At the hands of the French, it had experienced catastrophic defeat in the Hundred Years’ War, the nation’s coffers were empty, and King Henry VI had declined into madness. With the king propped up by his cunning wife, Henry’s relatives descended hungrily on the crown, each vying to claim the English throne.
Название: All About History: Heretics & Holy Wars - 3rd Edition 2022 Автор: Коллектив Издательство: Future Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 132 Размер: 88,1 МБ Язык: Английский
As the Crusaders headed into battle, there was no doubt in their minds as to why they were marching into war – it was to show the glory of God. This wasn’t the first time conflict had raged in the name of religion, and it was by no means the last. Ever since antiquity, deities and beliefs have caused some contention.
Название: Rome: Strategy of Empire Автор: James Lacey Издательство: Oxford University Press ISBN: 019093770X Год: 2022 Формат: True PDF Страниц: 449 Размер: 42,8 МБ Язык: Английский
The first work to lay out Roman strategic thinking from its start under Augustus until its final demise in 476 CE. From Octavian's victory at Actium (31 bc) to its traditional endpoint in the West (476), the Roman Empire lasted a solid 500 yearsan impressive number by any standard, and fully one-fifth of all recorded history.
Название: Speer - The Final Verdict Автор: Joachim Fest Издательство: Harcourt Год: 2001 Формат: PDF Страниц: 440 Размер: 80,2 МБ Язык: Английский
Albert Speer was an unemployed architect when Hitler came to power in 1933. Soon he was designing the Third Reich's most important buildings. In 1942 Hitler appointed him Armaments Minister and he quadrupled production, an astonishing achievement that kept the German Army in the field and prolonged the war.
Название: Keepers of the Sea Автор: Fred J. Maroon, Edward Latimer Beach Издательство: Naval Institute Press Год: 1983 Формат: PDF Страниц: 264 Размер: 37,0 МБ Язык: Английский
Through powerful pictures and an engaging text, Keepers of the Sea draws the reader into a fascinating world unknown to most people. Few of us have ever had the opportunity to cross the ocean in a fast frigate, plumb its depths in a nuclear submarine, catapult off the deck of a carrier at night or participate in the myriad of activities necessary for the smooth functioning of a modern seagoing fleet. Now, thanks to the combination of an award-winning photographer, a best-selling author and a publisher steeped in naval traditions, these experiences can be shared by all in this magnificent book, the first photographic portrait of America's Navy to be published in forty years.
Название: Aspar and the Struggle for the Eastern Roman Empire, AD 421–71 Автор: Ronald A. Bleeker Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Год: 2022 Формат: PDF Страниц: 248 Размер: 22,6 МБ Язык: Английский
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 Roman Empire in the fifth century. It also considers what his life and career may suggest as to the differing fates of the eastern and western parts of the empire.
Название: The Life and Death of Nazi Germany Автор: Robert Goldston Издательство: Fawcett Publications, Inc. Год: 1967 Формат: PDF Страниц: 228 Размер: 31,6 МБ Язык: Английский
Examines basic problems of German history as reflected by the temper and times which permitted the rise and fall of Hitler and the Third Reich.
Название: The German Army, 1933-1945 Автор: Albert Seaton Издательство: St. Martin's Press Год: 1982 Формат: PDF Страниц: 340 Размер: 63,7 МБ Язык: Английский
This is the story of that German Army—its leaders, its fighting men, its weapons and tactics, its battles on the field and its internal power struggle, its outward strength and its inner weakness. It is a story that long has needed telling—and now it has been told by a master.
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