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Lancaster Pamphlets eBook Series

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  • The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941

    by Ruth Henig ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    Updated and expanded throughout to take into consideration the most up-to-date historical research, this new edition of The Origins of the Second World War analyzes the reasons for the outbreak of the Second World War.Experienced historian Ruth Henig considers:* the long-term factors that led to war* the effect of British appeasement policies* the significance of American isolation* the ambitions ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Origins of the First World War

    by Ruth Henig ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    First published in 2003. There is an enormous literature on the origins of the First World War and this pamphlet focuses on the major issues involved in the topic and assesses the validity of the different interpretations. Beginning with the legacy of Bismarck's diplomacy between 1871 and 1890, Ruth Henig surveys the roots of the conflict and outlines the assassination crisis which led to war in ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Versailles and After, 1919-1933

    by Ruth Henig ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    Ruth Henig's fully revised and extended second edition of Versailles and After includes a new chapter on recent historiography of the subject and provides students with concise coverage of the following topics:* the terms of the Treaty of Versailles* the inadeqacies of the League of Nations as a supranational peacekeeping body* why hopes of long term stability gradually faded. ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • The Weimar Republic 1919-1933

    by Ruth Henig ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    This book represents a much-needed reappraisal of Germany between the wars, examining the political, social and economic aims of the new republic, their failure and how they led to Nazism and eventually the Second World War. The author includes: * an examination of the legacy of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles * discussion of the early years of crisis culminating in the Ruhr ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Islam and Nazi Germany’s War

    by David Motadel ...
    In the most crucial phase of the Second World War, German troops, fighting in regions as far apart as the Sahara and the Caucasus, confronted the Allies across lands largely populated by Muslims. Nazi officials saw Islam as a powerful force with the same enemies as Germany: the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the Jews. Islam and Nazi Germany’s War is the first comprehensive account of Berlin ... Read more

    $18.79 USD

  • Rashi

    by Elie Wiesel ...
    Translated by Catherine Temerson ...
    Series series Jewish Encounters Series
    Part of the Jewish Encounter seriesFrom Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, comes a magical book that introduces us to the towering figure of Rashi—Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki—the great biblical and Talmudic commentator of the Middle Ages.Wiesel brilliantly evokes the world of medieval European Jewry, a world of profound scholars and closed communities ravaged by outbursts of anti-Semitism ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Freud: A Life for Our Time

    A Life for Our Time

    by Peter Gay ...
    Norton celebrates the 150th anniversary of Freud’s birth by reissuing Peter Gay’s best-selling biography, featuring a new introduction. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Age of Gladiators

    by Rupert Matthews ...
    The great spectacles of ancient Rome have become proverbial for their cruelty, bloodlust and glory. In the arena, the games were savage and brutal. Gladiators fought each other to the death, wild animals were put to fight each other and criminals were executed by barbaric means. Military victories were marked by the Triumphs when generals paraded through the city, the defeated were sacrificed to ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paris 1919

    Six Months That Changed the World

    by Margaret MacMillan ...
    A landmark work of narrative history, Paris 1919 is the first full-scale treatment of the Peace Conference in more than twenty-five years. It offers a scintillating view of those dramatic and fateful days when much of the modern world was sketched out, when countries were created—Iraq, Yugoslavia, Israel—whose troubles haunt us still.Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize • Winner of the PEN Hessell ... Read more

    Was $13.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The First World War:A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Howard ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the 'Great War', focusing on why it happened, how it was fought, and why it had the consequences it did.It examines the state of Europe in 1914 and the outbreak of war; the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The First World War

    by Hew Strachan ...
    “This serious, compact survey of the war’s history stands out as the most well-informed, accessible work available.” (Los Angeles Times)Nearly a century has passed since the outbreak of World War I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan (winner of the 2016 Pritzker Literature Award) argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy of the “war to end all wars” is with us still. The ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Napoleonic Wars: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Mike Rapport ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change - particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy - and are frequently viewed in these places as the starting point of their modern histories. In this Very Short ... Read more

    $7.99 USD