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The dramatic encounter between Muhammad ’Ali Pasha, Ottoman governor of Egypt, and his vanquished Saudi foe, Imam ’Abd A......more

Established in 1918, as a new state the First Czechoslovak Republic was keen to project a distinct image. Participation ......more

The decades between the French Revolution and the mid-nineteenth century were a period of radical transformation in Scot......more

For seventy years, William Gillies has been seen as a placid painter of landscape and decorative still life. Andrew McPh......more

This book delves into decolonial saga of Malabar through the eyes of a native chronicler and uncover the hidden truth be......more

Explores the British Army’s transformation since 2010 and details policy-driven changes and initiatives. The Modern Brit......more

The Sardinian-Piedmontese Army in the War of the Austrian Succession, 1740-1748 is a comprehensive and fully illustrated......more

A guide to the Peninsular War, blending expert insights with detailed visits to key battlefields and historical sites. A......more

Whatever name the historians gave to the conflicts fought by Sweden and Denmark-Norway, and despite all of the battles, ......more

Russia’s greatest soldier was at war in Italy and Switzerland. Led by Suvorov, believed by many to be the equal of Napol......more

Details the intense Eelam War III (1995-2002) between the LTTE and Sri Lankan Navy, covering battles, tactics, and equip......more

At a time when it’s all too easy to see history in black-and-white terms, historian Jacques R. Pauwels urges readers to ......more

When it was founded in 1949, the People’s Republic of China was an agricultural state with no industrial base to speak o......more

Using 21st century profiling techniques, it’s time to reveal the truth behind the men most likely to have been Jack the ......more

Christian IV, king of Denmark and Norway, was a fascinating political figure of the early seventeenth century, also reme......more

Using narratives from fair-goers, this book examines the technological enthusiasm of Victorian society at the 1876 Phila......more

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Offers a vivid examination of Axis prisoners of war during World War II, detailing their experiences, circumstances, and......more

Explores the most remarkable assassination attempts throughout history, highlighting the chaotic intersection of fame, d......more

General Wladyslaw Sikorski, head of the wartime Polish Government and Commander-in-Chief, rebuilt the Polish Army in exi......more

This book reveals multiple aspects of life in the Ottoman palace, in both its public space (the chancery) and private sp......more

Over the past decade, histories of Late Ottoman and especially Mandate Palestine have moved away from the political fram......more

William Roy was a polymath and a visionary. His work established the path that would lead to the formation of the Ordnan......more

A humorous critique of the trends of turning serious subjects into comedy. "Nothing now succeeds unless it’s in the comi......more

This is a fresh examination of the ’intelligence’ gathered for the great train robbery. The suggestion of an Irishman (’......more

To carry out one clandestine mission required courage, but to do it four times required courage on a quite extraordinary......more

"...a beautiful book that will pique the interests of Churchillians of all ages and levels of study... Whether you are j......more

The Commandos stand out as an iconic and fascinating formation who will always be of interest to the reading public. Cre......more

First published in 1968, The Bourbon Tragedy marks the fall of the ancient French monarchy on August 10, 1792. The Bourb......more

Analyzes the V1 campaign’s development and impact, detailing its strategic bombing efforts, terror tactics, and phases o......more

This book analyzes how the cultural memory of women’s participation in the Yugoslav People’s Liberation Struggle (1941-1......more

Franciscan friars were everywhere in the early modern Catholic world, a world that stretched from the Americas, through ......more

This book considers how we encounter and make meaning from extinction in diverse settings and cultures....more

The history and philosophy of scientific ideas and the role of poiesis and imagination play in our understanding of scie......more

Emma Paterson, Trade Unionist and Feminist, In Her Own Words brings together the major works that comprise Emma Paterson......more

This book provides a history of Prussian state patriotism from the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) until the Battle of Jena......more

In recent years, the archives of the Middelburgse Commercie Compagnie (MCC), the Dutch West India Company (WIC) and the ......more

This book investigates the diverse ways in which the Portuguese language expanded in Brazil, despite the multilingual la......more

This book juxtaposes national anthems of thirteen countries from central Europe, with the aim of initiating a dialogue a......more

Technology is supposed to meet the challenge of climate change or resource depletion. Is the future an object of design?......more

This book analyzes violence involving Catholics in the nineteenth-century world - revealing the motives for violence, sh......more

As a study based on multiarchival research, the book offers an original narrative and analysis of a topic scarcely treat......more

This book is about the conflict which resolved the Greek-Turkish War of 1919-1922: the Great Offensive....more

Approaching subalternity from a broad Gramscian angle, this edited collection contributes to the understanding of popula......more

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern. The Early Modern vo......more

This book examines the question of historical awareness within the Greek communities in the diaspora, adding a new persp......more

After seventy-five years of independence, the history of Pakistan remains centered on the state, its ideology and the tw......more

Interwar European minority questions have been predominantly discussed in the context of Eastern Europe until now. This ......more

The spread of Pilsner beer from its inception in 1842 clearly shows the changes wrought by globalization in an age of em......more

Community relations policy has been an almost permanent feature in Northern Ireland since 1969, yet it has rarely been c......more

This edited volume delves into the intricate landscape of educational internationalism during the Cold War, providing an......more

The beginning of the twentieth century saw a reinterpretation of the concept of the accident. While accidents had tradit......more

This ground-breaking title, publishing to mark the centenary of the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, reveals the ......more

This book is an oral history of punk in Belfast from the mid-70s to the mid-80s. It reads a small number of interviews i......more

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This book examines the oceanic presence in life on Earth, and the ways that we engage with the oceanic worlds for play, ......more

This book delves into the evolution of Italian neo-fascism from the end of World War II to the mid-1970s. It examines th......more

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Reveals how King Henry VIII targeted his royal cousins, the Pole family, fearing their stronger claims to the throne. Th......more

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Jean Strouse captures the dramas, mysteries, intrigues, and tragedies surrounding John Singer Sargent’s portraits of the......more

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In the eighteenth century, missionaries of the radical, Pietist Moravian Church wandered from Germanic Europe to the edg......more

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This book explores the transformation of international relations in the first half of the twentieth century as internati......more

From acclaimed historian Michael Brenner, a mesmerizing portrait of Munich in the early years of Hitler’s quest for powe......more

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A groundbreaking genealogy of for-profit healthcare and an urgent reminder that centering women’s history offers vital o......more