Сборник документов охватывает сравнительно небольшой исторический период начала 1960-х гг., который, тем не менее, оказал во многом определяющее действие на дальнейшее развитие исторического процесса как внутри СССР, так и во всей системе...
The 20th Century brought revolutionary changes to our world and our lives: the human population of the world tripled, space travel became reality, two world wars and a host of other conflicts were fought, and huge advances in science, technology...
On May 14, 1948 the State of Israel was declared, announced by David Ben-Gurion at a small gathering that assembled in the main hall of the Tel Aviv Art Museum. Within a time frame of only nineteen years, culminating in the Six-Day War, Israel...
Сталин – один из величайших деятелей мировой истории – смело может быть поставлен в один ряд с Александром Македонским, Карлом Великим и Наполеоном. Он был один из тех, кто создавал великие сверхдержавы, тяжесть служения которым была не под силу...
«Русская земля принадлежит русским, одним русским, и есть земля Русская… Хозяин земли Русской – есть один лишь русский (великорус, малорус, белорус – это все одно)». Автор этих слов – Ф.М. Достоевский. «Тот, кто говорит: «Россия – для...
Using new research and considering a multidisciplinary set of factors, Contemporary China offers a comprehensive exploration of the making of contemporary China. Provides a unique perspective on China, incorporating newly published materials...
Fischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe’s turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars. Written...
This history of America’s recent past focuses on the importance of the United States’ interaction with the outside world and includes detailed accounts of the presidencies of Reagan, Clinton and George W. Bush. Provides a substantial account of...
Utilizing hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government, Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 recounts the experiences of Spanish citizens who lived during the 40-year Franco dictatorship....
With contributions from the most accomplished scholars in the field, this fascinating companion to one of America's pivotal presidents assesses Harry S. Truman as a historical figure, politician, president and strategist. Assembles many of the...
This 3rd edition presents a concise overview of how the war was fought as well as a consideration of the ways in which Americans regarded allies and enemies, embraced heroes, and viewed the war's purpose. Making the important distinction between...
This companion offers an overview of Richard M. Nixon’s life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the evolution and current state, of Nixon scholarship. Examines the central arguments and scholarly debates that surround his...
A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt is the first comprehensive anthology to encompass Roosevelt as whole, highlighting both his personality and his skilled diplomacy. Revitalizes and internationalizes scholarship on this most popular and...
This companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office. Explores the legacy of Johnson and the historical...
A Companion to Franklin D. Roosevelt presents a collection of historiographical essays by leading scholars that provides a comprehensive review of the scholarship on the president who led the United States through the tumultuous period from the...
A Companion to World War II brings together a series of fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many cultural, social, and political contexts of the war. Essay topics range from American anti-Semitism to the experiences of...
Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the region, and beyond. Provides a fresh approach and...
This volume presents documents that illustrate the variety of experiences and themes involved in the transformation of American political, economic, and social systems during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1870-1920). Includes nearly 70...
Fischer offers a captivating analysis of Europe’s turbulent history during the first half of the twentieth century, from the optimism at the turn of the century to the successive waves of destruction of the First and Second World Wars. Written...
Utilizing hundreds of confidential documents from authorities in the Franco government, Fear and Progress: Ordinary Lives in Franco's Spain, 1939-1975 recounts the experiences of Spanish citizens who lived during the 40-year Franco dictatorship....
Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new...
Книга розповідає історію народження й розвитку стеганографії у світі, розробки та застосування віповідного обладнання, а також «шпигунську» та контррозвідувальну діяльність спецслужб провідних країн світу (СРСР, США, Великобританія, Німеччина)....
Британская империя использовала Первую Мировую войну для устранения и ослабления своих конкурентов, в том числе Российской империи. Британия "запустила" США в Европу, добиваясь укрепления и распространения своего доминирования на Средиземном,...
Данная работа посвящена историософским вопросам состояния и перспектив западной цивилизации и современной России. В работе обсуждаются проблемы, связанные с изменениями в культурно-религиозных аспектах Западного общества и России за период...
Автору книги пришлось стать участником одной из первых волн эмиграции: попав в Китай ребенком, он на собственном опыте ощутил все особенности жизни дореволюционного Китая. Через поколения его дневниковые записи попали в руки внучки – Виктории...
The winner of the 2013 Longman-History Today Book Prize is the gripping and largely untold story of the role of the intelligence services in Britain’s retreat from empire.Against the background of the Cold War, and the looming spectre of...
Afghanistan, Summer 2006. This is war.Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not...
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.‘Il Duce’, Benito Mussolini, was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. Famed for his dictatorial style, his political cunning and admired – initially – by Hitler, Mussolini led...
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Having suffered during World War One – not only the indignities of political betrayal and battlefield defeat but also starvation, fuel shortages and a domestic flu epidemic – the German...
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.From the end of World War Two to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia and America eyed each other with suspicion and hostility as the world lived in the shadow of the Cold War. As...
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.With the passing of Nelson Mandela, ‘the father of the nation’, comes the end of an era, and the moment to look back on his remarkable saving, and remaking, of South Africa. After years of...
Told for the first time in English, Paul Preston’s new book tells the story of a preventable tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more at the end of the Spanish Civil War.This is the story of an avoidable...
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.The sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago in 1912, and the subsequent deaths of over 1,500 passengers, sent shock waves around the world. Never before or since has a maritime disaster in a...
Книга написана в форме осмысления становления мировоззрения Владимира Ульянова, послужившего толчком для выбора им жизненного пути, а в последующем – к социалистическому преобразованию России. Далее автор приглашает читателей к размышлениям об...
Данная книга посвящена истории борьбы испанского народа во главе с Ф. Франко с распространением КОММУНИЗМА в Испании с 1931 по 1975 года. Книга представляет интерес для читателей интересующихся современной истоорией.
Данная книга посвящена сложной и борьбы болгарского народа против расспостранения КОММУНИЗМА и ее ход показан на примере жизни и деятельности последнего болгарского царя Бориса Третьего. Книга будет полезна лицам интересующимся историей нового времени.
Данная книга является первой из серии книг, посвященной автором истории борьбы с попыткой российских революционеров-марксистов (большевиков), начиная с В.И.Ленина, осуществить так называемую «Всемирную Коммунистическую революцию». В этой работе...
Данная книга посвящена истории многолетней борьбы финского народа под руководством Президента Финляндии. К. Маннергейма против распространения КОММУНИЗМА. Книга представляет интерес для читателей интересующихся современной историей.
Данная книга посвящена истории борьбы венгерского народа с распространением коммунизма. Ход этой борьбы показан автором в разрезе автобиографий таких венгерских государственных деятелей, как адмирал М.Хорти, Ф.Салаши и И. Надя. Книга адресована...
Эта книга посвящена П. А. Флоренскому. Его гуманитарная деятельность и трагическая судьба широко известны. Мало известно, что он ученый, основавший научное направление, 10 лет проработавший в институте. В ней приведены научные идеи и дана...
There were eighty of them. They were young, clever and cultivated; they were barely in their thirties when Adolf Hitler came to power. Their university studies in law, economics, linguistics, philosophy and history marked them out for brilliant...
Альтернативная история. Совсем недавно отгремел Грузино-Осетинский конфликт, но напряженность на Кавказе не спадает. На территорию Грузии вводится международный контингент ООН в состав которого входит украинская эскадрилья фронтовых штурмовиков...
This Companion brings together 32 new essays by leading historians to provide a reassessment of British history in the early twentieth century. The contributors present lucid introductions to the literature and debates on major aspects of the...
This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europe. Brings together contributions from a distinguished group of international scholars. Provides...
This book offers a comprehensive overview of Britain's development since the end of the Second World War. It comprises 23 contributions from leading authorities and newer scholars, set in context with a foreword by Raymond Seitz. A comprehensive...
Fidel Castro is one of the most interesting and controversial personalities of our time – he has become a myth and an icon. He was the first Cuban Caudillo – the man who freed his country from dependence on the USA and who lead his people to...
This book comprises 11 essays on Stalinism by both eminent historians and younger scholars who have conducted research in the newly opened Russian archives. They discuss both the origins and consequences of Stalinism, and illustrate recent...
This comprehensive survey of Spain’s history looks at the major political, social, and economic changes that took place from the end of the Civil War to the beginning of the twenty-first century. A thorough introduction to post-Civil War Spain,...