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…
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.
The fall of Singapore in 1942 was the largest capitulation in British military history, and Winston Churchill's "worst disaster". Churchill's promised enquiry was never instituted, and only in 1993 were many crucial official documents released into the public domain. The author of this book investigates these dcouments, meets the existing participants, and tells the story of the fall of Singapo…
Contents: 1. The return of fear 2. Deathboats and lifeboats 3. Command versus spontaneity 4. The emergence of autonomy etc.
In the spring of 1944, 120,000 Allied soldiers crossed the English Channel in the most ambitious invasion force ever assembled. Rangers, paratroopers, infantry, and armored personnel, these soldiers--some who had just cut their teeth in Africa and Sicily and some who were brand-new to war--joined a force aimed at the heart of Europe and Hitler’s defenses. On the morning of June 6, D-Day began…
From the savage dogfights of WW2 to the high-tech missile duels of today, those who wage war in the skies and the machines they fly are a breed apart. Pushing themselves to the cutting edge of speed and skill, their battleground is among the clouds. Here are true stories of aerial warfare, as told by those who were there. Here are dozens of interviews from combat veterans who have experienc…
Buku ini berisi anatomi dan dakwaan atas industri Holocaust. Pada halaman-halaman selanjutnya, saya buktikan bahwa "Holocaust" semata merupakan representasi ideologis atas holocaust hasil sepak terjang Nazi. Lazimnya ideologi, "Holocaust" jauh dari kenyataan. Holocaust bukan kesewenang-wenangan, tapi lebih mengarah pada konstruksi internal yang saling terkait secara logis. Inti ajarannya menduk…