Winner of the 2014 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize for the Best Work of History. "If you only read one book about the First World War in this anniversary year, read The Long Shadow. David Reynolds...
In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat...
'Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power whose novels will be read, cherished and reread long after most so-called "serious" novels are...
For any reader who has been humbled by the language, the density, or the sheer weight of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, Roger Shattuck is a godsend. Winner of the National Book Award...
Since its formation as a girl group in 2005, AKB48 has become a phenomenal success and institution in Japan. Having originally recruited fans with photocopied fliers and daily performances in the...
As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the fortunes of...
Although they are less well known than the more glamorous armored divisions, vast numbers of separate tank and tank destroyer battalions were in service in the European Theater of Operations from...
Much has changed in European constitutional law after the Lisbon Treaty, not least the efforts to increase democratic legitimacy żeby engaging national legislatures and introducing a stricter...
All too often, wedding advice promises brides perfection achieved through selfishness, greed and showing off. Here, Miss Manners and her newlywed daughter, Jacobina, explain how to have a dignified...
This book tells and illustrates the little-known story of Germany's 30-year episode as a colonial power in Africa and the Pacific, and her enclave in China. Under the ambitious young Kaiser...
Summer in London can only mean one thing: tennis. For two weeks Wimbledon hosts the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world and this year everyone is talking about player Kieran...
Amphibians of Britain and Europe covers all 127 species found in the region, from familiar frogs and toads, to exotic salamanders and caecilians. Each species account describes their appearance,...
In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled żeby the Austrian Empire, the South aby the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars...
Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska (better known aby its NATO...
Das Heft wird 148 Seiten haben, darin wird es insgesamt 14 bildstarke Reisegeschichten vom Allgäu über die Alpen und Südfrankreich, über Skandinavien im Sommer wie im Winter sowie über Schottland...
An illustrated account of the conflict in Greece between the New Zealand infantry and German motorcycle troops, with appeal to those interested in the military history of New Zealand.
Wer sein Fahrzeug mit einfachen Hilfsmitteln richtig pflegen, warten und kleinere Reparaturen selbst durchführen möchte, findet hier zahlreiche Tipps und Anleitungen. Und sollten doch einmal...
In the 40 years that followed the end of World War II, the Western democratic governments and the Eastern Bloc Communist powers were locked in the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union...
USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have...
On the twentieth anniversary of the Coen brothers' cult classic film, the ultimate fan's guide to The Big Lebowski, with a foreword żeby the Dude himself, Jeff Bridges, and a new afterword...