Davies argues for a comprehensive view that challenges Western stereotypes and no longer ignores the history and experience of Eastern Europe. He shows that the conventional exclusion of Central and Eastern Europe has led to serious shortcomings in our understanding of one of the most crucial episodes of European history, namely the Second World War. The essays confront prevalent distortions an…
Czechoslovakia, one of the most rigid and authoritarian of the former Soviet Union's satellite states, started the transition from communism with high hopes. But a decade of change has exposed the full extent of the damage wrought to the country through decades of communist rule. For one thing, the country could not hold together, splitting apart into two independent states in 1993. This book l…
This is an account of Japan's submarine war against Australia during 1942-44. It is a story of a campaign which was far more serious and extensive than anyone in Australia knew at the time. Nearly 40 war patrols were made to Australian waters: Sydney was attacked by midget submarines, Sydney and Newcastle were shelled, spy planes flew over Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart, 17 ships were sunk off th…
Buku Perang Eropa Jilid II ini adalah kelanjutan dari buku jilid pertama yang diterbitkan penerbit Buku Kompas pada tahun 2002 dan telah mengalami ulang cetak pada tahun 2003. Segera akan menyusul pula ulang cetaknya yang ketiga dalam waktu dekat. Sejarah Perang Dunia II yang diawali dengan agresi Jerman Nazi pimpinan Adolf Hitler terhadap tetangga-tetangganya, terlebih dengan invasinya terhada…
The last great naval battle of World War II, Leyte Gulf also is remembered as the biggest naval battle ever fought anywhere, and this book has been called the best account of it ever written. First published in hardcover on the battle's fiftieth anniversary in 1994 and drawing on materials not previously available, it blends history with human drama to give a real sense of what happened--despit…
In this vibrant, personal journey through Europe proper, historian and writer Jan Morris--the world's most celebrated traveler--offers an intimate exploration of the continent, telling how it has changed--as well as remained unalterable--for the past half century.
Litvinov (1876-1951) ran guns into Czarist Russia, fought in the Bolshevik revolution, was a major Soviet diplomat in the 1930s, warned the west that Stalin was becoming another Hitler, fell into obscurity, yet managed to die of natural causes at a ripe old age. His consistent pro-western policy clashed with official policy after 1939, and was revived only recently by Gorbachev.
Traditionally in international relations, power and authority were considered to rest with states. But recently, in the light of changes associated with globalisation, this has come under scrutiny both empirically and theoretically. This book analyses the continuing but changing role of states in the international arena, and their relationships with a wide range of non-state actors, which poss…
As the challenge of preventing military conflict has become increasingly complex in the post-Cold War era, economic sanctions are being applied with growing frequency. Sanctions are also being used to enforce international law, to deter aggression and terrorism, to defend democracy and human rights, and to prevent nuclear proliferation. This study addresses questions about the utility, appropri…
Dua tahun setelah krisis keuangan global tahun 2008, perekonomian Indonesia secara bertahap tapi pasti bertranformasi dari fase pemulihan menuju fase pertumbuhan yang lebih kuat dan berimbang. Hasil awal dari proses transformasi tersebut mulai tampak sebagaimana ditunjukkan oleh berbagai pencapaian pada tahun 2010.