First Published in 2005. This book is written for the general reader and not for the specialist. It is an attempt to put the Industrial Revolution in its place in history, and to give an idea both of …

Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence form the backbone of the Army”s operating system. But while much attention has been given in the literature to the other three elements, Communicati …

South Africa”s ”Border War” provides a timely study of the ”war of words” waged by retired South African Defence Force (SADF) generals and other veterans against critics and detractors. The book …

Leading historians explore how our ideas of what is attractive are influenced by a broad range of social and economic factors. They force us to reckon with the ways that beauty has been made, bought …

This volume comprehensively describes how British farmers coped with the problems of shortage of labour and other factors of production, as well as assessing how well agriculture performed as a suppl …

Because of the exceptionally high proportion of imports in Britain’s food supply and the determined efforts of the enemy to sever the supply lines, efficient management of food resources was an essen …

Opening at the height of the Renaissance, the book chronicles the dawning of a new age on the European continent. Koenigsberger paints a detailed picture of the Reformation and its significance as in …

The Age of Improvement has long established itself as a classic of modern historical writing. Widely read and quoted it has had a unique influence on teaching and research. This second edition draws …

This is a collection of thirteen major essays on eighteenth-century Russia by one of the most distinguished Western historians. They illustrate and explore three major themes: the development of the …

Once regarded as a vibrant centre of intellectual, cultural and spiritual Jewish life, Lithuania was home to 240, 000 Jews prior to the Nazi invasion of 1941. By war”s end, less than 20, 000 remaine …