Napoleon's last victory and the Emergence of Modern War / Robert M. Epstein

Presenting a significant new interpretation of Napoleonic warfare, Robert M. Epstein argues persuasively that the true origins of modern war can be found in the Franco-Austrian War of 1809. Epstein contends that the 1809 war -- with its massive and evenly matched armies, multiple theaters of operation, new command-and-control schemes, increased firepower, frequent stalemates, and large-scale sl…

Europe divided 1559-1598 / J.H. Elliott

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432 p. ; 20 cm

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940.232 E46E

The working class in modern Europe / Mary Lynn McDougall

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xvii, 185 p. ; 21 cm

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The Outline of History : Being a plain history of life and mankind / H. G. We…

"Having coined the phrase "the war that will end war," H. G. Wells was disillusioned by the World War I peace settlement. Convinced that humanity needed to awaken to the instability of the world order and remember lessons from the past, the author of science-fiction classics set out to write about history. Wells hoped to remind mankind of its common past, provide it with a basis for internation…

A history of Western society / John P. McKay, Bennett D. Hill and John Buckler

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9780395433423

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xxiv. 596 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm

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National histories and European history / Mary Fulbrook

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0813319560

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x, 299 p. ; 22 cm

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The Oxford illustrated history of Greece and the Hellenistic world / edited b…

From the epic poems of Homer to the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age, to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical Greek world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now, in this vividly illustrated volume, readers can embrace the spirit of the classical world, from the eighth to the first cent…

History of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides

Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens an Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim that his writing was designed to last forever. Thucydides himself (c-460-400 B.C.) was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He applied…

The Landmark Thucydides : A comprehensive guide to the Peloponnesian War / Th…

Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition. Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen, and liberally educated citizens for more than 2,000 years. The Peloponnesian War is a mine of military, moral, political, and philosophical w…

The Archidamian war / Donald Kagan

This book, the second volume in Donald Kagan's tetralogy about the Peloponnesian War, is a provocative and tightly argued history of the first ten years of the war. Taking a chronological approach that allows him to present at each stage the choices...