Military History

'The First World War from a refreshingly unfamiliar angle . . . masterly' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Compelling . . . The Eastern Front is essential reading' Margaret Macmillan, Financial Times'A masterwork . . . This is the history of the Eastern Front I've waited all my life to read' Simon Sebag MontefioreThe definitive history of the Eastern Front in the First World War, from the acclaimed military historian and author of Passchendaele and The Western Front***********In the second volume of his landmark First World War trilogy, Professor Nick Lloyd tells the story for the first time of what Winston Churchill once called the 'unknown war': the vast conflict in Eastern Europe and the Balkans that brought about the collapse of three empires. Much has been written about the fighting in France and Belgium, yet the Eastern Front was no less bloody. Between 1914 and 1917, huge numbers of people - perhaps as many as 16 million soldiers and two million civilians - were killed, wounded or maimed in enormous battles that sometimes ranged across a front of 100 km in length. Through intimate eyewitness reports, diary entries and memoirs - many of which have never been translated into English before - Lloyd reconstructs the full story of a war that began in the Balkans as a local struggle between Austria-Hungary and Serbia, and which sucked in Russia, Germany and Italy, right through to the final collapse of the Habsburg Empire in 1918. The Eastern Front paints a vivid and authoritative picture of a conflict that shook the world, and that remains central to understanding the tragic, blood-soaked trajectory of the twentieth century, and the current war in Ukraine.

Illustrated Edition with 20 Stunning Illustrations! Includes Summary, Characters List, and Author Biography! Embark on a journey through the annals of ancient wisdom with "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, presented in this exquisite illustrated edition.Dive into the timeless teachings of strategy, leadership, and victory, as Sun Tzu's words come to life through captivating imagery and meticulous detail. With each turn of the page, you'll uncover the secrets of warfare and the art of winning without bloodshed.In this illustrated masterpiece, you'll discover:Twenty captivating illustrations that bring Sun Tzu's strategies to vivid lifeA comprehensive summary of each chapter, guiding you through the nuances of his teachingsA detailed characters list, offering insight into the figures who shaped ancient battles and strategiesAn illuminating biography of Sun Tzu himself, unraveling the mysteries behind the legendary authorWhether you're a student of military history, a business leader seeking strategic insights, or simply a seeker of timeless wisdom, "The Art of War" is an essential addition to your library.Join the ranks of kings, generals, and visionaries who have turned to Sun Tzu for guidance, and unlock the secrets to victory in all aspects of life.This description highlights the unique features of your edition while drawing readers in with its captivating language and promises of timeless wisdom.

Budapest in the autumn of 1944 was a city full of terror. The Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg became an important part of the networks desperately trying to save the Jewish population in Hungary. is a true story of resistance and rescue and of one of the greatest humanitarian efforts of the Second World War.

The contemporaneous movements for human rights that Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers waged during the 1960s are analysed in a comparative fashion here for the very first time. The book also examines the extra-legal measures that both the KGB and FBI employed to destroy them.The Black Panthers and the Soviets innovatively compares Soviet human rights activists' exposure of the workings of the Soviet police state with the miniature, city-level surveillance police states that the Black Panthers exposed as operating across the United States. It illuminates the legal tactics of counter-surveillance that Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers employed as a means of restraining acts of state-sanctioned violence. The book also highlights how the U.S. production of knowledge about Soviet 'dissidents' reified white supremacist, anti-communist notions of dissent, human rights, and state violence that facilitated the repression of the Black Panthers and the mass incarceration of African Americans as criminals.Meredith L. Roman disrupts the enduring Cold War binaries of authoritarianism-democracy and oppression-freedom that obscure our understanding of the complex, overlapping histories of these two superpowers. Roman convincingly argues that the Soviet rights defenders and the Black Panthers' vast documentation of domestic human rights abuses and the repressive measures that they faced for mobilizing to end them serve as an important societal reminder; they reaffirm that genuine democracy and the safeguarding of human rights are incompatible with authoritarian practices,the conditions of racial capitalism, and the ideology of national security.

As a good drawing is often better than a thousand explanations, what could be better than a Comic Strip to tell the tale of Operation Overlord and the Allied Landings in Normandy ? Without wishing to give a parody of a famous phrase printed by an equally famous newspaper read by young people aged 7 to 70, it is clear that comic strips are read by a very wide public. Bringing together pictures and texts, they are close to both literature and cinema, but are extremely good at being concise and straight to the point. These are surely the reasons why they are read with great interest by children, teenagers, parents and grandparents alike. I hope that this book will both serve to pass on the message of those who experienced these battles and the occupation first-hand and also interest the younger generations as they learn of the high price paid for Freedom. Such are my wishes as, on behalf of the Normandy Landings Committee, it is my pleasure to give my support to this initiative.

Andrew G. Bonnell's innovative survey examines the history of revolution in modern Germany by focusing on key revolutionary developments in the German states. There is coverage of Germany and the French Revolution, the 1848 revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, the 1918-19 revolution, the Nazi 'revolution' of 1933, the revolution from above in Eastern Germany 1945-49, and the revolution in East Germany in 1989-90.Revolutions in Modern German History sheds new light on the subject by stressing the continuity of conflicts between revolution and counter-revolution in German history, thereby restoring a sense of the dramatic social conflicts that punctuated the history of the country. It also reveals the significance of wider European and transnational developments of revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements and events. Bonnell even reconstructs a sense of the participants' changing 'horizon of expectations' during these events by looking in-depth at the lives of men and women who lived and experienced these tumultuous times.

Journeys of Soviet Things is an oral history of the Cold War, in which Indians and Cubans use Soviet objects such as cars, washing machines, cameras, books and nesting dolls to narrate about Soviet friendship during the Cold War as personal, affective and everyday experience.

This handbook explores how democracies around the world seek to balance their democratic values with the requirement to protect their citizens from the threat of politically motivated violence.

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector.

This book assesses the key definitions, forms, contexts and impacts of terrorist activity on the arts in the modern era, using historical and contemporary perspectives.

This book presents nine up-to-date chapters on key aspects of terrorist groups by leading contributors in the study of terrorism. The chapters focus on the study of terrorist groups, their interface with targeted governments as well as ways to counter politically motivated terrorist attacks.

This edited volume addresses the transatlantic response to the major challenges posed by recent changes in the global energy system. It seeks to address whether and how the transatlantic community finds itself drawn together in terms of formulating common goals and strategies or, conversely, whether and how Europe and North America are on termin

This book reveals the fundamental dynamics of - and problems confronting -- internal security cooperation in the EU by using the lens of collective action theory. It shows that the various goals of EU cooperation in this field resemble different forms of public goods - and thus present inherent obstacles to effective cooperation.This book

On the eve of World War II, several hundred persecuted Jews, mainly from Nazi-occupied Vienna, tried to escape to Northern Ireland. They had learned of a Stormont scheme to tackle the region's chronic unemployment by offering financial support for skilled professionals to move to the province to stimulate local economic growth.Almost all applicants were rejected, and more than 125 of these men, women and children were murdered in the Holocaust.Based on extensive archival research, unpublished family memoirs and letters, and interviews with Holocaust survivors and their descendants, this extraordinary book describes the applicants' desperate efforts to save their families and themselves, as well as highlighting the tireless work undertaken by many Northern Irish civil servants in the application process. It also explores how the small numbers of refugees admitted to Northern Ireland made a major contribution to its economic, social and cultural life that continues to this day.

The Allied bombing of Germany 1942-45

A pioneering account of how African revolutionaries benefitted from North Korean aid in their struggles for independence--and how they repay this support today.

The runaway #1 New York Times bestseller'A ripping read. . . . The parallels to the present day are strong, even startling' New York Times'A chilling history lesson... Vivid, urgent, smart' Washington PostAs Hitler's ascendancy began to make a Second World War inevitable, a clandestine network flooded the United States with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of its war effort and persuading Americans that their natural alliance was with the Nazis.It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens' confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the US government and installing authoritarian rule. Some of the country's most influential elected officials, including senators and members of Congress, worked to disseminate Nazi talking points, while fascist paramilitaries stockpiled bombs and weapons in preparation for violent insurrection.Prequel unearths the forgotten story of these insurrectionists, as well as the heroic efforts of the journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose their plot and bring them to justice. Deeply researched, the story of how the crisis was averted is also a deeply relevant tale for our own disquieting times.

The story of the Dambusters raid, told by the men who flew it.

The eyewitness history of the Falklands war, as told by those who fought it.

The definitive oral history of one of Britain's greatest moments, told by the pilots who defended our skies.

The untold story of the last mass bomber raid of World War II in Europe

The life and reign of Alfred the Great is coming to an end, but a huge invasion looms. Will he be able to repel the sea-wolves once and for all?