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Legislation to change Korean society along Confucian lines began at the founding of the Chos n dynasty in 1392 and had apparently achieved its purpose by the mid seventeenth century. Until this important new study, however, the nature of Kory society ..

Kniha Congo Mercenary vydaná v nakladatelství Greenhill Books v roce 2022, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 344, ISBN-13: 9781784388713, zařazení do kategorie: Vojenská historie.

This masterful history encompasses the heart of the Pacific War–the period between mid-1942 and mid-1944–when parallel Allied counteroffensives north and south of the equator washed over Japan's far-flung island empire like a „conquering tide,“ conclu

This masterful history encompasses the heart of the Pacific War–the period between mid-1942 and mid-1944–when parallel Allied counteroffensives north and south of the equator washed over Japan's far-flung island empire like a „conquering tide,“ conclu

As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. This title tells an epic tale of navigation, trade and technology, money and religious zealotry, political diplomacy and espion ..

Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with wit, balance, and insight, Thomas presents a compelling narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history, capturing in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations a ..

Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Casti ..

This is not your grandfather's history of Texas. Portraying nineteenth-century Texas as a cauldron of racist violence, Gary Clayton Anderson shows that the ethnic warfare dominating the Texas frontier can best be described as ethnic cleansing.

The XB24 to B24E Liberators in World War II.

Kniha CONTRA FRANCESES Y PROTESTANTES „LA GUERRA TOTAL“ 1542–1559 autora RUBEN SAEZ ABAD vydaná v nakladatelství ALMENA v roce 2017, jazyk: Španělština, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 88, ISBN-13: 9788494783609, zařazení do kategorie: Vojenská histor

This book is a comprehensive collector's guide to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) civilian contractors' private-purchase and service-issue clothing, equipment, and weapons as they were worn and used in the field between

Conversations in the House of Life offers a new translation of a text first published as The Ancient Egyptian Book of Thoth (2005). The composition is a dialogue between a Master, perhaps the god Thoth himself, and a Disciple, named The-one-who-loves ..

Every model of Corgi toy is shown in 128 color group photos with the history supplemented by detailed descriptions of all the models and their known variations. Includes up-to-date price guide.

Correspondance inédite du marquis de Sade, de ses proches et de ses familiers publiée avec une introduction, des annales et des notes / par Paul BourdinDate de l'édition originale : 1929Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation ..

The present edition contains the full texts of all the documents available in the Soviet Union during the period in question.

The F4U Corsair, designed by Vought and produced by that firm, as well as, Goodyear and Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, would not only rack up an impressive 11:1 kill ratio against its foes in WWII, but go on to serve through the Korean War as well. The

In 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in the Mediterranean. Brought before Pope Leo X, he was persuaded to convert to Christianity, in the process taking the name Johannes Leo Africanus. ..

„Maria Grace's history sheds new light on Austen's writing, exposing secrets usually hidden from the modern reader.“ Abigail ReynoldsJane Austen's books are full of hidden mysteries for the modern reader. Why on earth would Elizabeth Bennet be expected to

Kniha Covert Regime Change autora Lindsey A. O'Rourke vydaná v nakladatelství Cornell University Press v roce 2021, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 330, ISBN-13: 9781501761737, zařazení do kategorie: Spojené státy americké, USA.

Mao Zedong's political career spanned more than half a century. The ideas he championed transformed one of the largest nations on earth and inspired revolutionary movements across the world. Even today Mao lives on in China, where he is regarded by m ..

R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geode ..

Upon its publication in Germany in 1983, this author's book stirred both critical acclaim and consternation, attracting a wide readership. He finds cynicism the dominant mode in contemporary culture, in personal and institutional settings; his book i ..

At the height of the Algerian war, Jean-Paul Sartre embarked on a fundamental reappraisal of his philosophical and political thought. The result was the Critique of Dialectical Reason, an intellectual masterpiece of the twentieth century, now republi ..

Kniha Crown & Sceptre vydaná v nakladatelství Hodder & Stoughton v roce 2022, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 592, ISBN-13: 9781529339536, zařazení do kategorie: Spojené království, Velká Británie.