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  • - The Forgotten Conflict Among the European Powers
    av Anne Samson
    520 - 1 975,-

    Looks at the impact of the strategy of the German and Allied campaigns in Africa during World War I, and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts, who took on the German forces in East Africa, and General Lettow-Vorbeck, celebrated as the only German general to occupy British territory and whose troops finished the war undefeated.

  • av David Easter
    607 - 1 975,-

    The 'Confrontation' is Britain's forgotten war. Yet as David Easter shows, it was a major commitment involving over 57,000 British servicemen and near-escalation into full-scale war with Indonesia.

  • - The Varga Institute and the Making of Soviet Foreign Policy
    av Kyung Deok Roh
    514 - 1 387,-

    The first comprehensive study of the Varga Institute from its inception to its collapse, which sheds new light onto the complex formation of Soviet foreign policy.

  • - Tito, Communist Leadership and the National Question
    av Hilde Katrine Haug
    1 975,-

    Hilde Katrine Haug examines the impact of the communist leadership's aspirations to create a socialist Yugoslavia on their management of national conflict in the highly heterogeneous Yugoslav state entity.

  • - A Life in History
    av David (Senior Research Fellow, Independent Historian, UK) Renton & m.fl.
    468 - 1 975,-

  • - Politics, Conflict and Military Experience
    av DEVLIN JUDITH
    1 501,-

    New perspectives on World War I in Central and Eastern Europe

  • - Western Humanitarian Aid and the British Military, 1944-1947
    av Kornelijia Ajlec
    1 286,-

    During World War II, more than 40,000 Yugoslav refugees were relocated to `tent cities' in the Egyptian desert and, for two years, lived alongside Western aid workers and members of the British military.

  • - The Politics of the Left in Early Twentieth Century Britain
    av Duncan Tanner
    1 033,-

    This book provides an essential introduction to the early history of the Labour Party, written by one of most respected historians of his generation.

  • - The Legacy of Conflict in the Balkans
    av Janine N. Clark
    1 828,-

    Since the regime of Slobodan Milosevic was spectacularly overthrown on 5 October 2000, little has been written about subsequent political developments in Serbia. This title offers insights into and an understanding of this troubled country.

  • - The US Navy and Anglo-American Relations
    av Gilbert S Guinn
    1 975,-

    Drawing on interviews and correspondence with former cadets, together with research, this work documents the endeavours of American Navy pilots who taught over 16,000 British aviation cadets how to fly and fight. It examines the details and impact of the scheme from a military, diplomatic, educational and cultural perspective.

  • - The 1962 Revolt, Imperialism, Confrontation and Oil
    av Harun Abdul Majid
    548 - 1 975,-

    A history of the Brunei Rebellion, which was the trigger for the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation of the 1960s. This book explores the turmoil throughout Southeast Asia that was the backdrop to the rebellion and analyses how Brunei not only survived but actually emerged from this turbulent period as a stronger and more coherent political state.

  • - Diaries and Memoirs of the London Blitz
    av Amy Helen Bell
    423 - 1 975,-

    The German bombing raids on London from September 1940 to May 1941 - the London Blitz - supply us with some of the mythologised stories from the Home Front of Second World War. This book analyses letters, diaries and memoirs written by those citizens who endured the Blitz.

  • - Modernizing Geographies in Greece and Turkey
     
    1 975,-

    How nationalists imagined the borders of their desired territory, and how they defined the 'nation' have determined the nature of the struggle. This book looks at the various aspects and stages of this process in Greece and Turkey - two states where alternative principles establishing the basis for territory and population compete.

  • - A Divided Island and the Challenge of the Annan Plan
    av Chrysostomos Pericleous
    1 975,-

    The Cyprus referendum of 2004 was a definitive moment in the history of Cyprus. This title presents the definitive account of the course of action taken by President Tassos Papadopoulos and his ruling coalition which ultimately led to the resounding 'No' vote on the Annan Plan by the Greek Cypriots at the referendum.

  • - Negotiating Balkan Nationality and Identity
    av James Evans
    548 - 1 975,-

    Analyses British ideas and assumptions about the region's history and culture and assesses how these were reshaped by prevalent ideas about Yugoslav nationality. This work sheds light not only on attitudes to Yugoslav nationality in the early 20th century, but also on western responses to the violent demise of the Yugoslav state.

  • - The Austrian Centre in London in World War II
    av Jennifer Taylor, Charmian Brinson, Marietta Bearman, m.fl.
    548 - 1 828,-

    Talking about the cultural and political life of Austrian refugees in Britain, this work assesses and evaluates the Austrian Centre's activities and achievements, while also examining the Austrians' often fraught relations with their British hosts.

  • - American Immigration and The Treaty of Versailles
    av Kristofer Allerfeldt
    1 975,-

    Uncovers the human history underlying the state actions on immigration. This book takes a look at the connection between the results of the Paris Peace Conference and the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924, and offers a perspective on early twentieth century American-European relations.

  • av Frank Brenchley
    1 975,-

  • - Diplomacy, Strategy and the Eden Dill Mission in World War Two
    av Steven Morewood
    1 180,-

  • - Muslim Minorities in Eastern Europe After World War II
    av Lenka Nahodilova
    1 046,-

  • - The Establishment of Censorship and Control
    av Steven Richmond
    1 180,-

    The decade immediately following the Bolsheviks' victory in the Russian Civil War saw an artistic and cultural flowering in Russia. Some of the great names of twentieth century culture - Bulgakov, Mayakovsky, Stanislavski, Prokofiev - rose to prominence with the new revolution. At the same time however, this period saw the creation of the complex

  • - Politics and Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean
    av Anastasia Yiangou
    645,-

    World War II marked a pivotal point in the history of Cyprus. This title provides a study of the impact of World War II on the political development of Cyprus. It traces shifting Cypriot attitudes to the war and the formation of a triangular conflict in the island between the Left, Right and British colonial power.

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