In the first half of the twentieth century, foreign visitors were witnesses to Austria's dramatic history. Political and social issues often oversh...

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...

The Raja of Mahmudabad (1914-1973) was the only Treasurer of the All-India Muslim League, as well as the founding President of both its main subsid...

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, ...

Outrageous pronouncements on lies, love and politics, including "our dark leaders", such as JFK and Malcolm X, in the most outrageous decade of all...

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...

The trishaw was introduced to Singapore after the surrender of the British in 1942. After the end of the war, the trishaw continued to be a popular...

Through a variety of primary sources--including speeches, poems, magazine articles, and book excerpts--this collection illustrates the origins, amb...

Through a variety of primary sources--including speeches, poems, magazine articles, and book excerpts--this collection illustrates the origins, amb...

In 1943 the Allies chipped away at the defensive outer barrier of the Japanese Pacific empire, particularly in the Solomon Islands. US Marine and A...

This book describes some of the key characters involved and their deeds. The second part is about some leaders of Imperial Russia. It seems clear t...

Winston Churchill's description of Stalinist Russia in 1939 -- he called it a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma -- easily could have b...

In 1959, the Royal Dutch Geographical Society (KNAG) organised a multidisciplinary expedition (Geology, Anthropology, Linguistics, Zoology and Bota...

Consists of profiles of 341 men and women. Syria has led the Arab World in many ways for the past 100 years. It was the headquarters of the Arab na...

In 1911, an ambitious American was invited by a budding Iranian democracy to bring financial stability to the country. He went with the blessing of...

This eye-witness account details the destruction of Vilna Jewry at the hands of the Nazis. Its chronicle of life in the two Vilna ghettos is the on...

This superb book describes the superpowers' involvement in the Iran-Iraq war. The study shows how the superpowers, particularly the United States, ...

This richly illustrated history tells the fascinating story of Pacific people and their relationships with, and contributions to, New Zealand socie...

The 10th Waffen-SS Division "Frundsberg" was formed at the beginning of 1943 as a reserve for the expected Allied invasion of France. However, thei...