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George Patton - A Captivating Guide to a Combative American War Hero Who Played a Critical Part in the Battle of Normandy... George Patton - A Captivating Guide to a Combative American War Hero Who Played a Critical Part in the Battle of Normandy During WWII (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R654 R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Beyond Duty - The Reasons Some Soldiers Commit Atrocities (Hardcover): Walter S. Zapotoczny Beyond Duty - The Reasons Some Soldiers Commit Atrocities (Hardcover)
Walter S. Zapotoczny
R720 R629 Discovery Miles 6 290 Save R91 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Accounts of brutality fill the history of warfare. The behavior of any human being is, of course, a very complex phenomenon, whether in war or in peace. Historians in large part have described in detail the actions of military groups that have committed brutalities, but have not dealt with the factors that contributed to those actions. After examining the collective behavior of six military groups, representing different combat actions in different periods, some unexpected similarities became clear. While these groups were in very different situations and operated during different periods in history, there are similar factors that allowed the members of these groups to kill men, women and children in cold blood, and to commit acts of unspeakable brutality. After a close analysis of these military groups, five principle factors that had the greatest influence, either directly or indirectly, on these soldiers have been identified. Together, the factors supported each other and crystallized into a modus operandi that resulted in atrocities and bestial acts on civilians. This is the first book to identify the factors that lead to some of the most horrific cruelty in history, and to predict the actions of future groups given similar circumstances.

Isle of the Blessed - A Novel of the Roman Empire (Hardcover): Adam Alexander Haviaras Isle of the Blessed - A Novel of the Roman Empire (Hardcover)
Adam Alexander Haviaras
R1,255 R1,083 Discovery Miles 10 830 Save R172 (14%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
How Long Is Exile? - BOOK III: The Long Road Home (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Astrida... How Long Is Exile? - BOOK III: The Long Road Home (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Astrida Barbins-Stahnke
R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Crucible of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare and European Transitions to Modern Economic Growth (Hardcover): Patrick... The Crucible of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare and European Transitions to Modern Economic Growth (Hardcover)
Patrick O'Brien
R3,362 Discovery Miles 33 620 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Historiographically this book rests on the fact that European transitions to modern economic growth were obstructed and promoted by the Revolution in France and 15 years of geopolitical conflict sustained by Napoleon in order to establish French Hegemony over the states and economies of Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal and overseas commerce. The chapters reveal that their authors concerns to analyse both the nature and significance of connections between geopolitical and economic forces lend coherence to a collaborative endeavour utilising comparative methods to address a mega question. What might be plausibly concluded about the economic costs and the benefits of this protracted conjuncture of Revolutionary and Napoleonic Warfare? Contributors are: Patrick Karl O'Brien, Loic Charles, Guillaume Daudin, Silvia Marzagalli, Marjolein 't Hart, Johan Joor, Mark Dincecco, Giovanni Federico, Leandro Prados de la Escosura, Carlos Santiago-Caballero, Cristina Moreira, Jaime Reis, Rita Martins de Sousa, and Peter M.Solar.

Eleazar Wheelock Ripley of the War of 1812 [microform] - Major General in the United States Army, Member of Congress, Etc.... Eleazar Wheelock Ripley of the War of 1812 [microform] - Major General in the United States Army, Member of Congress, Etc. (Hardcover)
Nicholas Baylies
R832 Discovery Miles 8 320 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Then A Soldier - A Jewish Odyssey (Hardcover): Richard G Kurtz Then A Soldier - A Jewish Odyssey (Hardcover)
Richard G Kurtz
R699 R628 Discovery Miles 6 280 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Armed Forces in the Balkans During the First World War Volume Two - Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece. An... The Armed Forces in the Balkans During the First World War Volume Two - Albania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece. An Analyis in World War One Period Photography (Hardcover)
Spencer Anthony Coil
R1,880 Discovery Miles 18 800 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Battle of Thermopylae - A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Battles in Ancient History Between the Spartans and... The Battle of Thermopylae - A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Battles in Ancient History Between the Spartans and Persians (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R649 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R71 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
France at War - On the Frontier of Civilization (Hardcover): Rudyard Kipling France at War - On the Frontier of Civilization (Hardcover)
Rudyard Kipling
R618 R582 Discovery Miles 5 820 Save R36 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, The Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot [microform] - Containing an Account of the... Historical Record of the Thirty-first, or, The Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot [microform] - Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1702, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1850, to Which is Appended an Account of the Services of The... (Hardcover)
Richard 1779-1865 Cannon
R921 Discovery Miles 9 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Royal Artillery at War With Napoleon During the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 1808-15 (Hardcover): Francis Duncan The Royal Artillery at War With Napoleon During the Peninsular War and at Waterloo, 1808-15 (Hardcover)
Francis Duncan; Edited by John H Lewis
R850 Discovery Miles 8 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Kingdom of Serbia. Infringements of the Rules and Laws of war Committed by the Austro-Bulgaro-Germans; Letters of a... The Kingdom of Serbia. Infringements of the Rules and Laws of war Committed by the Austro-Bulgaro-Germans; Letters of a Criminologist on the Serbian Macedonian Front (Hardcover)
Rodolphe Archibald Reiss
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Letters from Vietnam (Hardcover): Dennis Hoy Letters from Vietnam (Hardcover)
Dennis Hoy
R773 Discovery Miles 7 730 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The History of the Royal Fusiliers U.P.S. - University and Public Schools Brigade (formation and Training). -- (Hardcover):... The History of the Royal Fusiliers U.P.S. - University and Public Schools Brigade (formation and Training). -- (Hardcover)
University and Public Schools Brigade
R799 Discovery Miles 7 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
History of Philip's war, Commonly Called the Great Indian war, of 1675 and 1676 (Hardcover): Benjamin Church History of Philip's war, Commonly Called the Great Indian war, of 1675 and 1676 (Hardcover)
Benjamin Church
R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Roster Number Five-Zero - Not for the Weak or Fainthearted (Hardcover): Nathan Aguinaga Roster Number Five-Zero - Not for the Weak or Fainthearted (Hardcover)
Nathan Aguinaga
R584 Discovery Miles 5 840 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Spacepower - Doctrine for Space Forces (Hardcover): United States Space Force Spacepower - Doctrine for Space Forces (Hardcover)
United States Space Force
R627 Discovery Miles 6 270 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Cambridge in the Great War (Paperback): Glynis Cooper Cambridge in the Great War (Paperback)
Glynis Cooper
R294 R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Save R156 (53%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cambridge is one of the most famous universities in the world and its library is one of only five copyright libraries in the UK. At the start of the twentieth century it was a privileged life for some, but many in Cambridge knew that war was becoming truly inevitable. What the proverbial 'gown' feared communicated itself to the surrounding 'town'. Terrible rumours were rife, that the Germans would burn the university library and raise King's College chapel to the ground, before firing shells along the tranquil 'Backs' of the River Cam until the weeping willows were just blackened stumps. Frightened but determined, age-old 'town and gown' rivalries were put aside as the city united against the common enemy. This book tells Cambridge's fascinating story in the grim years of the Great War. Thousands of university students, graduates and lecturers alike enlisted, along with the patriotic townsfolk. The First Eastern General Military Hospital was subsequently established in Trinity College and treated more than 80,000 casualties from the Western Front.Though the university had been the longtime hub of life and employment in the town, many people suffered great losses and were parted from loved ones, decimating traditional breadwinners and livelihoods, from the rationing of food, drink and fuel, to hundreds of restrictions imposed by DORA. As a result, feelings ran high and eventually led to riots beneath the raiding zeppelins and ever-present threat of death. The poet, Rupert Brooke, a graduate of King's College, died on his way to the Dardanelles in 1915, but his most famous poem The Soldier became a preemptive memorial and the epitaph of millions. If I should die Think only this of me That there's some corner of a foreign field That is forever England.

History of the Mk 25 Warhead - Code Name DING DONG, Atomic Warheads for Air Defense (Hardcover): Sandia National Laboratories History of the Mk 25 Warhead - Code Name DING DONG, Atomic Warheads for Air Defense (Hardcover)
Sandia National Laboratories
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Honor Through Sacrifice - The Story of One of America's Greatest Military Leaders (Hardcover): Robert Lofthouse Honor Through Sacrifice - The Story of One of America's Greatest Military Leaders (Hardcover)
Robert Lofthouse
R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Old Massa's People - The Old Slaves Tell Their Story (Hardcover): Orland Kay Armstrong Old Massa's People - The Old Slaves Tell Their Story (Hardcover)
Orland Kay Armstrong
R2,641 R2,092 Discovery Miles 20 920 Save R549 (21%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
A Young Man on the Front Line - Lessons of War (Hardcover): Elaine I Makas A Young Man on the Front Line - Lessons of War (Hardcover)
Elaine I Makas; Edited by Elizabeth Ann Atkins
R753 R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Save R86 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Samuel Beckett and the Second World War - Politics, Propaganda and a 'Universe Become Provisional' (Hardcover):... Samuel Beckett and the Second World War - Politics, Propaganda and a 'Universe Become Provisional' (Hardcover)
William Davies
R3,183 Discovery Miles 31 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the wake of the Second World War, Samuel Beckett wrote some of the most significant literary works of the 20th century. This is the first full-length historical study to examine the far-reaching impact of the war on Beckett's creative and intellectual sensibilities. Drawing on a substantial body of archival material, including letters, manuscripts, diaries and interviews, as well as a wealth of historical sources, this book explores Beckett's writing in a range of political contexts, from the racist dogma of Nazism and aggressive traditionalism of the Vichy regime to Irish neutrality censorship and the politics of recovery in the French Fourth Republic. Along the way, Samuel Beckett and the Second World War casts new light on Beckett's political commitments and his concepts of history as they were formed during Europe's darkest hour.

Mein Kampf - My Struggle (Vol. I & Vol. II) (Hardcover, (complete & Edition) ed.): Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf - My Struggle (Vol. I & Vol. II) (Hardcover, (complete & Edition) ed.)
Adolf Hitler; Translated by James Murphy
R1,152 Discovery Miles 11 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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