History books

Always Under Siege presents a remarkable and harrowing account of life in dark times that describes and embodies...  Read More >>

""This contributed volume, from the five-year Beyond the Elite project, examines Jewish daily life in medieval northern...  Read More >>

""In Critical Failures, Miyabi Goto examines the rise of hihyåo, a practice of critical reading, in Japan's Meiji...  Read More >>

""This book explores how the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush reshaped US national security...  Read More >>

""Marianne Tarcov argues that early 20th century Japanese lyric poetry was able to serve as a mode of political...  Read More >>

In Quest of a Cure explores the literary and medical cultures of European health resorts in the nineteenth and early...  Read More >>

A young machine gunner's war with the Big Red One;from D-Day through the Hurtgen Forest;the Battle of the Bulge;Remagen...  Read More >>

During an age of extreme gender polarisation when women were confined to the domestic sphere, Sarah Jane Rees (18391916)...  Read More >>

The page-turning story of three women reporters and the way they changed the world, work, and journalism.  Read More >>

""Between the Buddha and the New Tsar is an ethnography of contemporary urban Buddhism in Buryatia, Russian Federation....  Read More >>

""A study of the causes, characteristics, and consequences of interrogational torture drawing on the archives of...  Read More >>

The true story behind the myth of Daidalos, the world's first polymath. A compelling blend of history, archaeology,...  Read More >>

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This book dives into the logistics, power politics, and hidden forces driving global shipping through narrow routes....  Read More >>

In a world where victories tend to overshadow defeats, this exploration of the Dunkirk evacuation unveils why its...  Read More >>

Most histories race from declarations of war to dramatic invasions, skipping the silent months in between. This...  Read More >>

This book shows how hybrid warfare strategy actually works in practice, how patrons manage clients, and why seemingly...  Read More >>

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