Jonathan Fennell 
Fighting the People’s War [PDF ebook] 
The British and Commonwealth Armies and the Second World War

The eighth edition of the hugely successful American Civilization offers students the perfect background and introductory information on contemporary American life, examining the central dimensions o …

Recent years have seen a disturbing advance in populist and authoritarian styles of rule and, in response, a rise in popular activism. Strongmen, especially since the advent of fascism, have formed t …

This volume provides a detailed examination of nearly 1, 400 years of Roman history, from the foundation of the city in the eighth century BC until the evacuation of Roman troops from Alexandria in A …

This book delves into the history of Afghanistan, its people, and its relationship with neighbors, to unravel the intricate politics and ethnolinguistic diversity of the country. It discusses the his …

Traditional views of Horace seek to present the poet as a consistent, vivid personality who stands behind and orchestrates the diverse ‘Horatian’ writings that have come down to us. In recent years, …

A fast-growing legal system and economy in medieval and early modern Rome saw a rapid increase in the need for written documents. Brokers of Public Trust examines the emergence of the modern notarial …

This ‘brief history’ presents the essential story of the subordination of African Americans in the U.S., captured in a 1968 cartoon by Pulitzer-prize-winning cartoonist John Fischetti. The drawing is …

Winner of the 2005 New Scholar Book Award given by Division F: History and Historiography of the American Educational Research Association In 1893 Harvard University president Charles W. Eliot, the f …

Islamic Gunpowder Empires provides readers with a history of Islamic civilization in the early modern world through a comparative examination of Islam”s three greatest empires: the Ottomans (centere …