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The 1960s in Europe saw the emergence of social protest, newly confident center-left parties, Cold War detente, and frustrations with the pace and direction of European integration. The Federal Republic of Germany experienced these upheavals from a...

In the summer of 1943, Hitler set his sights on a decisive blow that he believed would turn the tide of war on the Eastern Front. That blow would be dealt at Kursk - site of a huge Soviet salient measuring some 120 miles wide and 75 miles deep, and the...

The Kfz. 13/14 represented a significant step forward for the German army in the realm of armoured scout cars following the devastation of First World War. Initially intended for training purposes, despite their limitations, including inadequate...

An illustrated study of Japan's Nagato-class battleships: the IJN's powerful super-dreadnoughts, which were heavily modernized to fight in World War II. Illustrated with the author's much-acclaimed 3D reconstructions, naval researcher Stefan Draminski...

In Stained Glass, Flora Cassen traces a Jewish life shaped by family and history, moving between medieval Europe and the present to connect lived experience with the longer arc of Jewish history. Drawing on her upbringing in Antwerp's Jewish community...

A groundbreaking history of nuclear weapons across the world, from their invention to the end of the Cold War How should we deal with nuclear weapons? The discovery of nuclear fission fundamentally changed the world order. Its power was harnessed,...

This groundbreaking exploration of the rich tapestry of lives shaped by the winds of change. For over three centuries, the people of Orkney and Shetland have ventured across the globe, leaving their mark on communities from the Arctic to the Antipodes...

Many people think they know what fairies are, what a fairy looks like, and how a fairy is expected to behave. Francis Young's new history of fairies demonstrates that the truth about belief in fairies is far stranger than cliched images of tiny figures...

This book tells the story of colonial Latin America through the lives of common people, helping students comprehend the triumphs and tragedies of daily life and its impact on the region's history.Stretching from Mexico to Buenos Aires, from the Pacific...

Through a series of case-studies of nine Aegean and Ionian islands, the contributors examine the ancient epigraphic culture of each island's political, social and religious history from the archaic age until late antiquity. These Mediterranean islands -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476697468Author Samuel H FinkFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc

In 1941, when Philip Lazowski was 11 years old, his mother and two younger siblings were murdered by the Nazis, along with most of the Jews from his village in Poland. His mother’s last words to him exhorted Phillip to “be somebody” because “the world...

In this elegant follow-up to the bestselling Brutalist Japan, Paul Tulett brings his distinctive eye to South Korea's post-war architecture, capturing the austere beauty of concrete across cities and decades. Brutalist Korea features more than 220...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476698199Author Aleksandr SvechinFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476698359Author Stephen R WilkFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc

As the Korean war (1950-1953) drew to a close and South Korea began to rebuild, American GI Roger Marshutz (1929-2007) was stationed in Pusan to photograph U.S. reconstruction efforts. In his spare time, Marshutz also wandered the streets, documenting...

Trace the tumultuous history of Europe during the Early Middle Ages through 90 specially commissioned maps and a authoritative narrative. Medieval Europe remains a mystery to many, yet the relative dearth of information about the period cannot mask its...

As the First World War came to a chaotic end, Europeans feared that a wave of crime and anarchy would sweep across their continent. The upheavals of the war and of the subsequent violent breakup of the Habsburg, German, and Ottoman empires magnified...

Celebrate 250 years of important people, places, and events in American history.In honor of America's 250th birthday, America Celebrates takes young readers on an exciting journey through a timeline of influential figures, notable landmarks, and special...

From emergency relief shelters to a cardboard cathedral and exhibition spaces in shipping containers, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has made his name with his restlessly inventive response to material and situation, as much as with his...

A richly illustrated history of the flour factories that transformed the milling industry worldwide - and forever changed the culture and architecture of MinneapolisAmong the most consequential advances of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of...

A highly illustrated study of the T-72 main battle tank and variants, detailing its history from the Cold War Soviet Army though to the current War in Ukraine. The T-72 is one of the most recognisable tanks in the world. Produced in large quantities, it...

A beautifully illustrated compendium of LGBTIQ+ life.A queer scrapbook offers a treasure trove of LGBTIQ+ histories from across Britain and Ireland. Packed with materials, from interviews and newspaper articles to photographs and flyers, the book...

RAF in Camera: 1980s - The Later Years by Keith Wilson provides a visually rich account of the Royal Air Force during the transformative latter half of the 1980s. This continuation of Wilson's earlier work examines the RAF's operational and technological...

This volume assembles twenty-two scholars from the fields of classics and early Christian studies to interrogate the intersections between writing and enslavement around the Roman Mediterranean. Drawing upon methods developed in scholarship on book...

The language of American World War II military service began to evolve with the first draftees of 1940. Their emerging vocabulary was irreverent, creative, and often obscene, influenced by the worlds of music, jazz, swing, jive, and the nation's...

Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting field in a friendly and readable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on...

The World Today Series: Africa 2025-2026 is an annually updated presentation of Africa. It provides historical background on Africa to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region. Broad introductory chapters are...

The World Today Series: Western Europe 2025-2026 provides historical background on Western Europe to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region. Broad introductory chapters are followed by sections on each...

The Great Fire of London, in September 1666, is one of those events forever etched in the collective psyche. It is on the national curriculum and is constantly revisited through new documentaries, books, articles, and through other media outlets...

The World Today Series: Canada 2025-2026 is an annually updated presentation of Canada. It provides historical background on Canada to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region. It covers the country's...

The World Today Series: Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe 2025-2026 provides historical background on Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe countries to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region...

A beautifully illustrated and extensively researched collection of 100 of the most famous houses of Britain's Arts and Crafts Movement. The Arts and Crafts Movement, founded in the philosophies of John Ruskin and William Morris, produced some of the...

The early twenty-first century ushered in a period of change in Bolivia. The country welcomed its first Indigenous president, a new constitution, and a profusion of laws that recognized individual music and dance expressions as intangible cultural...

Explores cases of self-immolation as political protest against Communist occupation in the Soviet Bloc.Living Torches in the Soviet Bloc presents the lives of those who chose self-immolation as a radical form of protest against the political oppression...

Clergy formed a distinct and privileged group in later medieval society as regarded violent crime. Church law was intended to protect them from it, induce them to avoid it, and exempt them from secular justice following it. But in practice, were the...

In 1795, an attempted revolution in the British colony of Grenada took place, led by the enigmatic Julien Fedon. While ultimately unsuccessful, this bloody uprising shifted the balance of power in the Caribbean and fundamentally changed the way the...

Saddle up for a captivating journey through American history, fashion, and frontier spirit in The Cowgirl—a beautifully visual tribute to one of America’s most enduring cultural icons.From the rugged trails of the Old West to the wide-open ranchlands of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685556280Author Marion Seidemann FredmanFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint The Collective Book StudioPublisher The Collective Book StudioWeight(grams)...

This collectible volume introduces Vonnegut's legion of fans to an entirely new side of his irrepressible creative personality - his work as a gifted graphic artist. Readers around the world know Kurt Vonnegut as the iconic author of books such as...