Discusses the importance of sixteen famous battles including the Marne, Jutland, Cambrai, the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, Midway, Stalingrad, El alamein, Normandy, Chongchon, Dien Bien Phu, Tet, and the Yom Kipper War
An Illustrated History of Modern Europe, now in its 7th edition, is a lively account of the transformations that have taken place in politics, economics and social ideas from 1789-1984.
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.) entitled: Cambodia in the reign of King Sisowath, 1904-1927. Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-339) and index. Monash papers on Southeast Asia ; no. 37.
This 1970 memorial volume is a tribute to the wide range of Victor Purcell's scholarly interests, especially on the Chinese people and their history and civilisation, by friends, colleagues and former pupils. It aims primarily to acknowledge his work as a scholar and focuses on insurrection, immigration and trade in China and South-east Asia.
The new edition of this established work on modern Chinese history has been updated and expanded to take into account the dramatic changes of recent years.