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by Oswald Spengler, Pauline Nealy
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2019
Oswald Spengler, (born May 29, 1880, Blankenburg, Germany—died May 8, 1936, Munich), German philosopher whose reputation rests entirely on his influential study Der Untergang des Abendlandes, 2 vol. (1918–22; The Decline of the West), a major contribution to social theory.
After...
Building the H Bomb
A Personal History
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
IN THE NEWSQ&A: Kenneth Ford on Textbooks, Popularizations, and Scientific SecrecyPhysics Today, June 2017Building the H Bomb: A Personal HistoryForum on Physics and Society, January 2017Don McCauley's audio interview with Kenneth FordThe Authors Show, 11 August 2016Mt....
The History of Medieval Europe
The Development of Europe and Its Civilization - From the Decline of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2019
This book aims to trace the development of Europe and its civilization, from the decline of the Roman Empire to the opening of the sixteenth century. The Table of Contents indicates the general plan of the book, which is to treat medieval Europe as a whole and to hang the story upon a single thread,...
Clovis
History of the Founder of Frank Monarchy
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2017
Clovis came to rule over a larger country than any Gaulish chief had ever done and it was a country which was worth governing. He called himself King of the Franks, but I think you had better emember him by the title which fits him best that of the First King of France.
The baptism of Clovis, which...
by Colonelgeneral Erhard Ruas
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
“PECULIARITES OF RUSSIAN WARFARE” was prepared by a committee of former German generals and general staff corps officers at the EUCOM Historical Division Interrogation Enclosure, Neustadt, Germany, in late 1947 and early 1948. All members of the committee, however, had extensive experience on...
Task Force Butler:
A Case Study In The Employment Of An Ad Hoc Unit In Combat Operations, During Operation Dragoon, 1-30 August 1944
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015
On 15 August 1944, an Allied army launched a second amphibious landing against the coast of southern France. The Allies, having shattered German defenses around the beachhead, decided to exploit the chaos in the enemy camp. On 17 August 1944, Major General (MG) Lucian K. Truscott Jr., with no mobile...
United States Army in WWII - Europe - Breakout and Pursuit
[Illustrated Edition]
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
[Includes 33 maps and 97 illustrations]
The campaign in the summer of 1944 related in this volume included some of the most spectacular ground action of the U.S. Army during World War II. It began with the slow and costly hedgerow fighting against determined German efforts to contain the Normandy...
The Americanization of Europe
Culture, Diplomacy, and Anti-Americanism after 1945
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2005
Recent tensions between the U.S. and Europe seem to have opened up an insuperable rift, while Americanization, deplored by some, welcomed by others, seems to progress unabated. This volume explores, for the first time and in a comparative manner, the role American culture and anti-Americanism play...
Advances in Democracy
From the French Revolution to the Present-Day European Union
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, Europe was seized by the spirit of political and social innovation and reform that has continued into the 21st century. The general atmosphere of the continent, reflected in the Romantic, Realist, and Modernist movements that swept through its nations, reflected...
United States Army in WWII - the Pacific - Leyte: the Return to the Philippines
[Illustrated Edition]
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
[Includes 10 tables, 9 charts, 54 maps and 88 illustrations]
The landing of the American forces on Leyte on 20 October 1944 brought to fruition the long-cherished desire of General Douglas MacArthur to return to the Philippine Islands and avenge the humiliating reverses suffered in the early days...
Fuck Yeah Menswear
Bespoke Knowledge for the Crispy Gentleman
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
The men’s fashion magnum opus for the ages, “Fuck Yeah Menswear is a hilarious new tome for the sartorially obsessed” (San Francisco Chronicle).
In your hands is an Amazonian blowgun full of deadly knowledge darts ready to be delivered straight to your cranium.
You’re about to...
by James Laver
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Street Furniture Design
Contesting Modernism in Post-War Britain
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2016
Eleanor Herring's unique study of street furniture in post-war Britain considers how objects which are now familiar parts of our urban environment were designed to populate public spaces. Herring explores the design of lampposts, post boxes, parking meters, and signage in the context of a government...
Costume in Performance
Materiality, Culture, and the Body
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2017
Winner of Best Performance Design and Scenography Publication Award, Prague Quadrennial 2019
This beautifully illustrated book conveys the centrality of costume to live performance. Finding associations between contemporary practices and historical manifestations, costume is explored in six...