Cold War history research of the recent years suggests that the East-West détente process of the 1970s was a more significant element than previous...

This book discusses the political and economic history of the port of Bushehr, which by the end of the eighteenth century had become the gateway to...

An essential volume for anyone attempting to understand Persia's past and present, this new edition features an introduction by Abbas Amanat, Brown...

In his study, Markus Jäger explores the coalescence of Joan Baez's work as a singer and songwriter with her endeavours as a political activist thro...

"A really interesting and provocative take on 1968. This book addresses the truly global dimensions—and the unexpected, often long-term consequence...

"A really interesting and provocative take on 1968. This book addresses the truly global dimensions—and the unexpected, often long-term consequence...

This detailed book begins with the period immediately following the death of the father of Zionism, Theodore Herzl. Rape of Palestine covers and ex...

The decades of the 1950s and ’60s continue to exert a powerful fascination, as seen in the lasting popularity of Mad Men, Crown Lynn collectibles a...

On the ghastly battlefields of the First World War, Jimmie Johnston drove teams or pack horses carrying ammunition and hauling guns to the front li...

Nova Scotia’s maritime heritage is brought to life in the story of an adventurer who travelled the world on an epic solo voyage in a 23-foot sailbo...

Stuck in the ice-pack during the winter of 1924-25, the Jean Revillon needed repair and a crew to make it back to its hauling location at Shelburne...

From summer 1941, some 100,000 Russians served in the German Wehrmacht, mostly as so called Schutzmannschaften under the command of the German Poli...

A story of sacrifice and heroism, Sane in Damascus tells the compelling and engaging tale of Amnon Sharon, an officer in the Israel Defense Forces ...

Who were the new social groups situated between the top and bottom of society, between capitalists and workers, between the bourgeoisie and the com...

Among the different Luftwaffe units that formed the Legion Condor, one in particular stands out for its important Naval Air contribution: the Aufkl...

The first large-scale study of the important, but as yet largely invisible, group of Icelandic women who live on the sea -- their lives, contributi...

This engaging and insightful book is the first historical study in English portraying the lives and fates of Slovak women. The seven life stories, ...

The Weintraubs Syncopators, international musical celebrities of the 1930s, embarked on a four-year journey across Europe, Russia and the Far East ...

Living with drought is one of the biggest issues of our times. Climate change scenarios suggest that in the next fifty years global warming will in...