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The History of the Thirty Years' War
The Floating Press 2008; US$ 4.95Tensions between Catholic and Protestant factions of the Roman Empire erupted into what became know as the Thirty Years' War in 1618. German poet, historian, philosopher and dramatist Friedrich Schiller writes about the effect this war had on the territories in which it was fought, most of which became modern-day Germany. Schiller wrote this history... more...
Ernst von Mansfeld (1580-1626).
Duncker & Humblot 2010; US$ 94.90Hauptbeschreibung Auf eine moderne, wissenschaftliche Biographie des berüchtigten Söldnerführers Ernst von Mansfeld haben die Wissenschaft und historisch interessierte Leser lange warten müssen. Mehr als 140 Jahre nach dem Erscheinen der politisch motivierten Publikationen von Villermont und Ütterodt, die beide keine geschulten Historiker waren,... more...
Krieg und Frieden in der Neuzeit
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 15.09Hauptbeschreibung Die historische Forschung zu Krieg und Frieden hat in den letzten Jahren eine Ausweitung und Differenzierung erfahren: Sie hat sich politik-, sozial-, kultur-, geschlechter- und mentalitätsgeschichtlichen sowie neuen methodischen Ansätzen geöffnet. Für einen Zeitraum von 300 Jahren - vom Westfälischen Frieden 1648 bis zum Zweiten... more...
She Captains
Simon & Schuster 2001; Not AvailableWith her pistols loaded she went aboard And by her side hung a glittering sword In her belt two daggers, well armed for war Was this female smuggler Was this female smuggler who never feared a scar. If a "hen frigate" was any ship carrying a captain's wife, then a "she captain" is a bold woman distinguished for courageous enterprise in the... more...
The Arctic Navy List 1773-1873
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 10.49The list of all the officers who served in Arctic/Antarctic regions during the century defined. Biographical notes with varying amounts of detail on each officer and notes on the ships involved, one with the very unprepossessing name of Carcass. There is also a separate list of those setting out on the 1875 expedition. more...
She Captains
Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 20.95With her pistols loaded she went aboard And by her side hung a glittering sword In her belt two daggers, well armed for war Was this female smuggler Was this female smuggler who never feared a scar. If a "hen frigate" was any ship carrying a captain's wife, then a "she captain" is a bold woman distinguished for courageous enterprise in the... more...
The Thirty Years' War
Taylor and Francis 1997; US$ 41.95The first edition of The Thirty Years' War offered an unrivalled survey of a central period in European history. Drawing on a huge body of source material from different languages and countries throughout Europe, it provided a clear and comprehensive narrative and analytical account of the subject. It has established itself as the classic text with... more...
The Thirty Years War
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 2009; US$ 14.95Through a wide variety of key documentsmost of which appear in English for the first time herethis sourcebook reveals the origins, significance, and consequences of the Thirty Years War (16181648), the first great, and catastrophic, pan-European conflict. Headnotes introduce each selection, and a general introduction provides both... more...
Identity, Interest and Action
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 34.00Critique of rational choice theory and original, cultural analysis of key historical problem. more...
She Captains
Simon & Schuster 2001; Not AvailableWith her pistols loaded she went aboard And by her side hung a glittering sword In her belt two daggers, well armed for war Was this female smuggler Was this female smuggler who never feared a scar. If a "hen frigate" was any ship carrying a captain's wife, then a "she captain" is a bold woman distinguished for courageous enterprise in the... more...









