Defeat Into Victory is a monumental military memoir by Field Marshal Sir William Slim, the British Army's commander-in-chief in the Burma Campaign during World War II. It details the Allied forces' struggle against the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942, their bitter initial defeats, their restructuring, and their resounding victory in 1945. Slim details the strategy, tactics, logistics, extrem…
Mountbatten by Philip Ziegler is an authoritative and comprehensive biography of Lord Louis Mountbatten, one of the most influential British military leaders and statesmen of the 20th century. Drawing on exclusive access to personal papers, government documents, and private interviews, Ziegler presents Mountbatten’s life from his early naval career, his leadership during World War II as Supre…
100 tahun hubungan Brunei-British (1906-2006) : kumpulan kertas kerja seminar sejarah Brunei lll menyorot kembali hubungan Brunei-British yang terjalin dari tahun 1905-2006. Buku ini mengimbas era pasca perjanjian tambahan 1905/1906 yang menjadikan Brunei sebuah negara di bawah naungan kepada sebuah negara yang merdeka dan mendasari jalur-jalur persejarahan melalui hasil kajian dan penyelidikan…
With contributions from renowned experts in the field, this book provides an excellent background to the history of Anglo-Iranian relations. Focusing on the political and economic relationship of Britain and issues of strategic sensitivity, the book also illuminates British relations with society and the state and describes the interaction between various representatives and agents of both coun…
In A Peace to End All Peace, David Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies came to remake the geography and politics of the Middle East, drawing lines on an empty map that eventually became the new countries of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Lebanon. Focusing on the formative years of 1914 to 1922, when all-even an alliance between Arab nationalism and Zionism-seemed possible he raises questions abou…
The contents of this book: - Gascony and Anglo-French Relations - Wanderings of Diplomatic Document - English Diplomtic and Related Matters
This book is the first comprehensive account of the influence of ideology on contemporary British politics. It examines the extent to which parties can be considered to have pursued ideological objectives and presents a sustained analysis of the relationship between theory and practice in British politics.
This is a critical time for the relationship between Britain and Europe, as politicians debate the crisis facing the European Union and Britain's role within it. This second edition consists largely of new material that charts how recent political developments have changed the debate surrounding Britain's membership of the EU.
The Downing Street Years is, first and foremost, a brilliant first-hand portrayal of the events and personalities of her years in power. She gives riveting accounts of the great and critical moments of her premiership the three election victories, the Falklands War, the Miners' Strike, the Brighton Bomb, the Westland Affair, her battles abroad with foreign federalists and at home with faint-hea…
Now, drawing on recently declassified American and British top-secret documents, New York Times bestselling historian John Costello reveals how major strategic and diplomatic miscalculations by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston S. Churchill together with the military blunders committed by General MacArthur set the stage for Japan's successful attacks on Pearl Harbor and Clark Field. For the fir…