Waterloo is perhaps the most famous battle of the 19th century and surely in the top ten of all military engagements in the last 500 years. Many have sought reasons why Napoleon lost the great battle. This book presents the litany of failures by one of Napoleon's key subordinates, General Drouet d'Erlon, which led ultimately to defeat.
We Die Alone recounts one of the most exciting escape stories to emerge from the challenges and miseries of World War II. In March 1943, a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from northern England for Nazi-occupied arctic Norway to organize and supply the Norwegian resistance. But they were betrayed and the Nazis ......
What Do We Know about War? brings together leading scholars within international relations to review the current theory and research on peace and war-what is known, the quality of the evidence, and future research strategies.
What Do We Know about War? brings together leading scholars within international relations to review the current theory and research on peace and war-what is known, the quality of the evidence, and future research strategies.
This invaluable text assesses the current research on the causes of both war and peace. In this revised third edition-now with a brand new chapter on the Russian-Ukraine War-leading international relations scholars explore the role of territorial disputes, power, alliances, arms races, rivalry, and nuclear weapons in bringing about war; the ......
This invaluable text assesses the current research on the causes of both war and peace. In this revised third edition--now with a brand new chapter on the Russian-Ukraine War--leading international relations scholars explore the role of territorial disputes, power, alliances, arms races, rivalry, and nuclear weapons in bringing about war; the ......
Essays on the Contemporary Meaning of the War of 1812
Looks at the War of 1812 in part through the lens of today's America. This provocative book asks: What did Americans learn - and not learn - from the experience? What instructive parallels and distinctions can be drawn with more recent events? How did it shape the nation?
The Experimental Seaplane Stations of the Royal Naval Air Service
Up to and during the First World War, the Royal Navy was at the forefront of developments in aviation: concerned not just with the use of military aircraft to defend the fleet, but also securing the homeland against Zeppelin raiders and undertaking tactical air strikes into enemy territory. With the aeroplane a totally new and revolutionary ......
The British Invasion of the Capital and a Nation's Rise from the Ashes
An insightful re-examination of one of the most dangerous moments in US history, the British assault on Washington, DC Perhaps no other single day in US history was as threatening to the survival of the nation as August 24, 1814, when British forces captured Washington, DC. This unique moment might have significantly altered the nation's path ......
