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This classic remains one of Karl Popper's most wide-ranging and popular works, notable not only for its acute insight into the way scientific knowledge grows, but also for applying those insights to politics and to history.
To Shakespeare's contemporaries, Richard II was a balanceddramatisation of the central political and constitutional issue ofthe time, how to cope with an unjust ruler. But over the lastcentury or so, the play came to be regarded as the poetic fall of atragic hero. The Introduction to this edition provides a fullcontext for both the Shakespearean and the modern views of KingRichard's fall. For this updated edition the editor has added a newsection to the Introduction which takes account of the number ofimportant professional theatre productions and the large output ofscholarly criticism on the play which have appeared in recentyears. The Reading List has also been revised and augmented.
Traces the rise ot empire of this city from its 5th centurybeginnings all the way through until 1797 when Napolean put an endto the thousand year-old Republic. 32 pages of black and whitephotos, 4 maps and charts.
In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between twovenerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on,and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almostfinished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval soprofound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. InThe Shadow of the Sword, Tom Holland explores how this came about.Spanning Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some ofthe most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vividwith drama, horror and startling achievement.
The first true exploration of the myths and realities of thecontroversial Holocaust figure. Spy, businessman, bon vivant, Nazi Party member, RighteousGentile. This was Oskar Schindler, the controversial savior ofalmost 12,000 Jews during the Holocaust who struggled afterwards torebuild his life and gain international recognition for his wartimedeeds. Author David Crowe examines every phase of the subject'slife in this landmark biography, presenting a figure of mythicproportions that one prominent Schindler Jew described as "anextraordinary man in extraordinary times."
Stand to attention for the definitive visual guide to 5,000 years of military history The Military History Book chronicles the changing technology and tactics of war from 5,000 years ago to the present day in stunning visual detail. Bringing military history to life like never before, find out all about the battles, leaders and weapons of war that have changed the course of history and shaped the world. From the siege towers and catapults of ancient times to Samurai armour, Russian Kalashnikovs and right up to the unmanned drones and stealth bombers used by today's armed forces, the evolution of battlefield technology is showcased in amazing detail. Plus, get up close with virtual tours of iconic pieces including the T-34 Tank, the Lockheed F-117 Stealth Bomber and the AH-64 Apache helicopter. The Military History Book is the perfect gift for military enthusiasts of all ages.
A war that started under questionable pretexts. A presidentwho is convinced of his country’s might and right. A military andpolitical stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreignland against a stubborn and deadly insurgency. The time is the 1840s. The enemy is Mexico. And the war is one ofthe least known and most important in both Mexican and UnitedStates history—a war that really began much earlier and whoseconsequences still echo today. Acclaimed historian David A. Clarypresents this epic struggle for a continent for the first time fromboth sides, using original Mexican and North Americansources. To Mexico, the yanqui illegals pouring into her territories ofTexas and California threatened Mexican sovereignty and security.To North Americans, they manifested their destiny to rule thecontinent. Two nations, each raising an eagle as her standard,blustered and blundered into a war because no one on either sidewas brave enough to resist the march into it. In Eagles and Empi
In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, PulitzerPrize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the greatuntold stories of American history: the decades-long migration ofblack citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities,in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus ofalmost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkersoncompares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples inhistory. She interviewed more than a thousand people, and gainedaccess to new data and official records, to write this definitiveand vividly dramatic account of how these American journeysunfolded, altering our cities, our country, and ourselves. With stunning historical detail, Wilkerson tells this storythrough the lives of three unique individuals: Ida Mae Gladney, whoin 1937 left sharecropping and prejudice in Mississippi forChicago, where she achieved quiet blue-collar success and, in oldage, voted for Barack Obama when he ran for an Illinois Senateseat; sh
Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects onebook that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading byall Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We WereSoldiers Once . . . and Young . In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry,under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopterinto a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediatelysurrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later,only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped topieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray andAlbany constituted one of the most savage and significant battlesof the Vietnam War. How these men persevered--sacrificed themselves for their comradesand never gave up--makes a vivid portrait of war at its mostinspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joseph Galloway, theonly journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, haveinterviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the NorthVietnamese co
This second of two volumes gathering the essential writings of one of the towering figures of the American Revolution traces John Adams's career from his leading role in the debate over independence (he was "our Colossus on the floor," remembered Thomas Jefferson), to his tireless efforts to establish the fledgling government of the United States and supply its army in the field, to his crucial diplomatic service in Europe, where he was hailed as "the George Washington of negotiation." It includes the highly influential pamphlet Thoughts on Government (1776); the "Report of a Constitution for Massachusetts," (1780) Adams's blueprint for what remains the world's oldest working political ...
A visual journey through 3,000 years of naval warfare-now inpaperback! From the clash of galleys in Ancient Greece to deadlyencounters between nuclear-powered submarines in the 20th century,explore every aspect of the story of naval warfare on, under, andabove the sea.
