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A bold and authoritative maritime history of World War II which takes a fully international perspective and challenges our existing understanding. Command of the oceans was crucial to winning World War II. By the start of 1942 Nazi Germany had c[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-19019-9 Article en page(s) : XLII, 557 p. Catégories : Index. décimale : 940.545 Tags : World War, 1939-1945 ; Military operations, Naval ; World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations Langues: Anglais Books
"Willful is a breakthrough in economics. Richard Robb's tremendously insightful book shows how much of our behavior is not explained by existing theories of human action and explains in sparkling prose why understanding decisions made seemingly [...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-24643-8 Article en page(s) : 242 p. Index. décimale : 820.994 15 Tags : English literature Langues: Anglais Books
Foreign policy, for leftists, used to be relatively simple. They were for the breakdown of capitalism and its replacement with a centrally planned economy. They were for the workers against the moneyed interests and for colonized peoples against[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-22387-3 Article en page(s) : XIII, 198 p. Catégories : Index. décimale : 327.101 Tags : International relations--Philosophy ; International relations--Political aspects--United States Langues: Anglais Books
David Reynolds ; Vladimir Pechatnov ; Iskander Magadeyev ; Olga Kucherenko | New Haven : Yale University Press | 2018A penetrating account of the dynamics of World War II's Grand Alliance through the messages exchanged by the "Big Three" Stalin exchanged more than six hundred messages with Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War. In [...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-22682-9 Article en page(s) : XVII, 660 p. Index. décimale : 947.084 2 Tags : Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953--Correspondence ; Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Correspondence ; Roosevelt, Franklin D.-1882-1945--Correspondence ; Heads of state--Soviet Union--Correspondence ; Prime ministers--Great Britain--Correspondence ; Presidents--United States--Correspondence ; World War, 1939-1945--Sources Langues: Anglais Books
"A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This first sustained comparative study uncovers the similarities a[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-23495-4 Article en page(s) : XI, 339 p. Index. décimale : 941.1 Tags : Scotland--History--Union, 1707 ; Scotland--History--Autonomy and independence movements ; Catalonia (Spain)--History ; Catalonia (Spain)--History--Autonomy and independence movements Langues: Anglais Books
Andrew Lambert, author of The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812--winner of the prestigious Anderson Medal--turns his attention to Athens, Carthage, Venice, the Dutch Republic, and Britain, examining how their identities[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-23004-8 Article en page(s) : XV, 399 p. Index. décimale : 359.009 Tags : Naval history ; Sea-power--Europe--History--19th century ; Europe--History, Naval--19th century ; Naval art and science ; Military art and science Langues: Anglais Books
Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country's ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into strength and prosperity. Leading historian Jerem[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-20867-2 Article en page(s) : XII, 492 p. Index. décimale : 001.2 Tags : Technology and civilization--History ; Civilization, Western--History ; World history ; Technological innovations--History ; Knowledge, Sociology of Langues: Anglais Books
China's rise has upset the global balance of power, and the first place to feel the strain is Beijing's back yard: the South China Sea. For decades tensions have smoldered in the region, but today the threat of a direct confrontation among super[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-18683-3 Article en page(s) : XVIII, 298 p. Catégories : Index. décimale : 327.59 Tags : Law of the sea--South China Sea ; Sea control--Political aspects--South China Sea ; South China Sea--International status Langues: Anglais Books
The Ukraine issue has rapidly escalated into a major geopolitical crisis, the most severe test of the relationship between Russia and the West since the Cold War. And it is far from resolved. Andrew Wilson's account situates the crisis within Ru[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-21159-7 Article en page(s) : IX, 236 p. Index. décimale : 947.7086 Tags : Ukraine--History--1991- ; Ukraine--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation) ; Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--Ukraine ; Russia (Federation)--History--1991- Langues: Anglais Books
Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, "The Theory That Would Not Die" is the riveting account of how a seemingly simple theorem ignited one of the greatest scientific controversies of all time[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-18822-6 Article en page(s) : XVI, 336 p. Index. décimale : 519.542 Tags : Bayesian statistical decision theory--History ; Bayesian statistical decision theory Langues: Anglais Books
From the Publisher: Islam as a religion is central to the lives of over a billion people, but its outer expression as a distinctive civilization has been undergoing a monumental crisis. Buffeted by powerful adverse currents, Islamic civilization[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-16406-0 Article en page(s) : XVI, 304 p. Index. décimale : 909/.09767082 Tags : Islamic civilization ; Islam--20th century ; Islamic countries--Civilization--European influences Langues: Anglais Books
Summary: Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward t[...]
Mention d'édition : 2nd ed. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-16368-1 Article en page(s) : xvii, 319 p. Index. décimale : 958.104 Tags : Islamic fundamentalism--Afghanistan ; Islam and state--Afghanistan ; Islam and politics--Afghanistan ; Afghanistan--Politics and government--1973-1989 ; Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001 ; Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001- Langues: Anglais Books
Clark returns to Yemen, the country where she was born, to discover a fragile state that deserves more of our understanding. Between 2004 and 2009, she meets a wide range of Yemenis and untangles the nation's history as well as its current role [...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-11701-1 Article en page(s) : 1 vol. (x, 311 p.) Index. décimale : 953.3 22 Tags : Yemen (Republic)--History ; Yemen (Republic)--Religious life and customs ; Yemen (Republic)--Description and travel ; Islamic fundamentalism--Middle East ; War--Religious aspects Langues: Anglais Books
Traditionally, Americans have viewed war as an alternative to diplomacy, and military strategy as the science of victory. Today, however, in our world of nuclear weapons, military power is not so much exercised as threatened. It is, Mr. Schel[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-14337-9 Article en page(s) : XI, 312 p. Index. décimale : 355/.0335 Tags : Military policy ; World politics Langues: Anglais Books
Though much has been written of China's imminent rise, a crucial aspect of this transformation has gone largely unnoticed: how China uses soft power--diplomacy, trade, cultural and educational exchange opportunities, and other techniques--to pro[...]
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-300-11703-5 Article en page(s) : XIV, 306 Catégories : Index. décimale : 327.101 051 Tags : China--Relations ; China--Commerce ; Geopolitics--20th century Langues: Anglais