The Dirlewanger Brigade was an anti-partisan unit of the Nazi army, reporting directly to Heinrich Himmler. The first members of the brigade were mostly poachers who were released from prisons and concentration camps and who were believed to have the ..

Part of a two-volume work, which covers the history, personalities, and topics that have shaped our universe. This volume picks up where Gonick's bestselling „Cartoon History of the Universe“ left off with Christopher Columbus about to set sail on hi ..

This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years. Recent findings have been added to expand our understanding of the Olmecs outside of their heartland, ..

Sociologist Rodney Stark combines his expertise in social science with historical evidence to offer a provocative report. Stark finds that early Christianity attracted the privileged rather than the poor, and that Christianity's astounding dominance ..

Kniha Сталинская эпоха.Экономика, репрессии, индустриализация 1924–1954 autora Виктор Земсков vydaná v nakladatelství Блок-Принт v roce 2023, jazyk: Ruština, vazba: Pevná, počet stran: 272, ISBN-13: 9785604977903, zařazení do kategorie: Historie.

Путеводитель по основным сюжетам, героям и мотивам греческих и римских мифов. Знакомые и малоизвестные истории предстают в новом свете и неожиданных подробностях: подчас мрачных и жестоких, подчас поэтичных и остроумных.

Kniha 24 Hours in Ancient China autora Yijie Zhuang vydaná v nakladatelství Michael O'Mara Books Ltd v roce 2024, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 272, ISBN-13: 9781789296488, zařazení do kategorie: Čína.

„He seems to have brought to this book the ear of a musician and the eye of a painter . . . the premier war correspondence of Vietnam.“–Washington Post. „The best book I have ever read on men and war in our time.“–John le Carre." . . . Dispatches p ..

Kniha Economics and Politics of European Integration autora Berend,Ivan T. (University of California Los Angeles,USA) vydaná v nakladatelství Taylor & Francis Ltd v roce 2020, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 272, ISBN-13: 9780367558

European arrowheads and crossbow bolts are relatively under-represented in the literature and are usually treated only as minor aspects. There is a lack of an overview of the various forms of European arrowhead typologies. This book intends to close this g

Un portrait complet de Napoléon, empereur des Français, homme d’État illustre et fin stratège militaire.Le 18 mai 1804, le Sénat proclame Napoléon Bonaparte empereur des Français. Son ascension et son hégémonie sur l’Europe ne connaîtront pas de limi ..

Edith Hamilton buoyantly captures the spirit and achievements of the Greek civilization for our modern world.