Author: Cedric James LowePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Mirage of Power. Vol. 2
Author: Cedric James LoweThe Mirage of Power: British foreign policy, 1902-14. v. 2. British foreign policy, 1914-22. v. 3. The documents
Author: Cedric James LowePublisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
The Mirage of Power. Vol. 3
Author: Cedric James LoweThe Mirage of Power. Vol. 1
Author: Cedric James LoweThe Game of Power - Volume 2 (History of Roman Empire)
Author: Ainan AhmedPublisher: Blue Rose Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Explore the fascinating world of ancient Rome through the pages of "The Game of Power, volume II" by Ainan Ahmed. In this gripping book, delve into the rich tapestry of Roman history, brought to life through the stories of its influential leaders. From the renowned Julius Caesar to the formidable Augustus, and from the mysterious Nero to the wise Marcus Aurelius, each emperor's journey is filled with twists and turns. Through conquests, alliances, and trials, these leaders shaped the course of an empire. With easy language and interesting stories of empires, "The Game of Power, volume II" takes you on a captivating journey through the heart of Roman civilization. Whether you're reading alone or with friends, this book offers a doorway into the captivating world of ancient Rome. Join Ainan Ahmed as you uncover the mysteries of power and ambition in the Roman Empire. From moments of triumph to instances of betrayal, this book paints a vivid picture of a civilization that continues to intrigue and inspire.
Mirage
Author: Aileen KeatingPublisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 1615925384
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
In this fascinating history of the discovery, development, and exploitation of Middle East oil, an international journalist tells a largely unknown story rich in drama, conflict, and comic interludes. Illustrations.
Command and Morale
Author: Gary SheffieldPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 147383466X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Gary Sheffield is one of the most versatile and stimulating of military historians at work today, and this selection of his outstanding essays on the First World War is essential reading for anyone who is keen to broaden their understanding of the subject. For three decades, in a series of perceptive books and articles, he has examined the nature of this war from many angles from the point of view of the politicians and the high command through to the junior officers and other ranks in the front line. Command and Morale presents in a single volume a range of his shorter work, and it shows his scholarship at its best.Among the topics he explores is the decision-making of the senior commanders, the demands of coalition warfare, the performance of Australian forces, the organization and the performance of the army in the field, the tactics involved, the exercise of command, the importance of morale, and the wider impact of the war on British society. Every topic is approached with the same academic rigour and attention to detail which are his hallmarks and which explain why his work has been so influential. The range of his writing, the insights he offers and the sometimes controversial conclusions he reaches mean this thought provoking book will be indispensable reading for all students of the First World War and of modern warfare in general.
Cataclysm
Author: David StevensonPublisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786738855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 624
Book Description
David Stevenson's widely acclaimed history of World War I changes forever our understanding of that pivotal conflict. Countering the commonplace assumption that politicians lost control of events, and that the war, once it began, quickly became an unstoppable machine, Stevenson contends that politicians deliberately took risks that led to war in July 1914. Far from being overwhelmed by the unprecedented scale and brutality of the bloodshed, political leaders on both sides remained very much in control of events throughout. According to Stevenson, the disturbing reality is that the course of the war was the result of conscious choices -- including the continued acceptance of astronomical casualties. In fluid prose, Stevenson has written a definitive history of the man-made catastrophe that left lasting scars on the twentieth century. Cataclysm is a truly international history, incorporating new research on previously undisclosed records from governments in Europe and across the world. From the complex network of secret treaties and alliances that eventually drew all of Europe into the war, through the bloodbaths of Gallipoli and the Somme, to the arrival of American forces, and the massive political, economic, and cultural shifts the conflict left in its wake, Cataclysm is a major revision of World War I history.
A Very Dangerous Woman
Author: Deborah McDonaldPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1780747098
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Moura Budberg: spy, adventurer, charismatic seductress and mistress of two of the century’s greatest writers, the Russian aristocrat Baroness Moura Budberg was born in 1892 to indulgence, pleasure and selfishness. But after she met the British diplomat and secret agent Robert Bruce Lockhart, she sacrificed everything for love, only to be betrayed. When Lockhart arrived in Revolutionary Russia in 1918, his official mission was Britain’s envoy to the new Bolshevik government, yet his real assignment was to create a network of agents and plot the downfall of Lenin. Lockhart soon got to know Moura and they began a passionate affair, even though Moura was spying on him for the Bolsheviks. But when Lockhart’s plot unravelled, she would forsake everything in an attempt to protect him from Lenin’s secret police. Fleeing to a life of exile in England and taking a string of new lovers, including Maxim Gorky and H. G. Wells, Moura later spied for Stalin and for Britain amidst the web of scandal surrounding the Cambridge spies. Through all this she clung to the hope that Lockhart would finally return to her. Grippingly narrated, this is the first biography of Moura Budberg to use the full range of previously unexamined letters, diaries and documents. An incredible true story of passion, espionage and double crossing that encircled the globe, A Very Dangerous Woman brings her extraordinary world vividly to life with dramatic resonances to rival the most sensational novel.
Infrasocial Power
Author: Lorenzo InfantinoPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030450813
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Building from the level of individual interaction, this book intends to shed light on what the author terms "infrasocial power" and the relation between this individual-actor oriented level and public power. In overviewing the origins of power, the author allows for the disaggregation of the social fabric, thus making it possible to: 1) isolate the “sequence” in which the phenomenon of superordination and subordination materialises; 2) identify the institutional “instruments” which can be used to limit infrasocial power; 3) discriminate between a social position achieved through engagement with others (and what we are capable of doing for them) from one occupied by means of force and deception; 4) explain the birth and function of public power; and 5) analyze the consequences produced by different political regimes.