David Childs: 14 books
Britain since 1945
A Political History
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Britain since 1945 is the established textbook on contemporary British political history since the end of the Second World War. David Childs' authoritative chronological survey discusses domestic policy and politics in particular, but also covers external and international relations. This new and...
The Two Red Flags
European Social Democracy and Soviet Communism since 1945
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2002
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Warship Mary Rose
The Life and Times of King Henry VII's Flagship
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014
This new paperback edition brings the history of Henry VIII's famous warship right up to date with new chapters on the stunning presentation of the hull and the 19,000 salvaged artefacts in the new museum in Portsmouth.
Mary Rose has, along with HMS Victory, become an instantly recognisable symbol...
by David Childs
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
The book charts the dramatic months leading to one of the most profound changes of the 20th century, the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the restoration of German unity in 1990. The author analyses the nature of Communist rule in the GDR over 40 years, its few strengths and its many weaknesses,...
Growing Remembrance
The Story of the National Memorial Arboretum
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
The story of the inspiration for, establishment and evolution of the National Memorial Arboretum is a fascinating one. Sited at Alrewas, Staffordshire, the Arboretum has become the Nation’s all year round focus for remembering and paying tribute to all who have served their country in both peace...
West Germany (RLE: German Politics)
Politics and Society
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
This book, originally published in 1981, provides the student and general reader alike with a fascinating account of the dynamic re-emergence of Germany after the Second World War as one of the world’s leading and most powerful states. The book gives extensive coverage to all aspects of the former...
Tudor Sea Power
The Foundation of Greatness
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2009
In the sixteenth century England turned from being an insignifcant part of an offshore island into a nation respected and feared in Europe. This was not achieved through empire building, conquest, large armies, treaties, marriage alliances, trade or any of the other traditional means of exercising...
by David Childs
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
The book traces the development of Germany from the Kaiser’s Reich in the 1870s to the reunited democratic state led by Helmut Kohl in the 1990s. The author begins by countering the popular view of Germany before 1914 as irredeemably reactionary, and after assessing Germany’s part in the First...
The GDR (RLE: German Politics)
Moscow's German Ally
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
Widely praised in its first edition, the second edition of The GDR was updated to cover events through the spring of 1988, examining in particular the impact of new leadership in both Bonn and Moscow and of the changing world economy on the prospects of the GDR.
Invading America
The English Assault on the New World 1497-1630
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
Within a generation of Columbus's first landfall in the Caribbean, Spain ruled an empire in Central and South America many times its size, while, in stark contrast, the English had only succeeded in settling the banks of one waterway and several bays. Invading America examines English development by...
Pirate Nation
Elizabeth I and Her Royal Sea Rovers
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
For all the romantic mythology surrounding the court of Queen Elizabeth I, the financial underpinning of the reign of Gloriana’ was decidedly sordid. Elizabeth’s policy of seizing foreign assets made her popular at home but drew her into a partnership with pirates who preyed on the state’s foes...
Invading America
The English Assault on the New World 1497-1630
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Within a generation of Columbus’s first landfall in the Caribbean, Spain ruled an empire in central and south America many times the size of the home country. In stark contrast, after a century of struggle, and numerous disasters, English colonising efforts further north had succeeded in settling...
Pirate Nation
Elizabeth I and her Royal Sea Rovers
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
For all the romantic mythology surrounding the court of Queen Elizabeth I, the financial underpinning of the reign of 'Gloriana' was decidedly sordid. Elizabeth's policy of seizing foreign assets made her popular at home but drew her into a public/private partnership with pirates who preyed on the...
The Civil War in Georgia
A New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Georgians, like all Americans, experienced the Civil War in a variety of ways. Through selected articles drawn from the New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), this collection chronicles the diversity of Georgia’s Civil War experience and reflects the most current scholarship in...