This author specializes in international history, with a particular focus on the World Wars and the Cold War. His work is characterized by deep academic insight and engagement with leading global universities. He writes with the precision of a historian but aims to engage a broad readership. His analyses offer a compelling perspective on pivotal periods of modern history.
Focusing on the Gulf War, this book explores the 1990-91 conflict between Iraq and a coalition of 42 countries led by the United States. It highlights significant missions like Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, along with the groundbreaking live news coverage by CNN. The narrative emphasizes the scale of the war, featuring three of the largest tank battles in American history. Illustrated with over 230 images, it provides an in-depth look at the armored vehicles utilized by various nations during this pivotal conflict.
'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality
of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark on our age' ADAM
ZAMOYSKI
Amid global chaos marked by disasters, including plane crashes and UFO sightings, Sandy Carpenter embarks on a quest to uncover the fate of her missing friend, Cassie Johnson. As rumors of the Rapture circulate, Sandy and her friends discover a legacy of clues left by Cassie that reveal the truth behind the turmoil and offer guidance for surviving the impending apocalypse. The story intertwines friendship, mystery, and the struggle for survival in a world unraveling at the seams.
'Concise, elegant and lucid ... A very useful primer on the delusions of an
English mentality' Guardian What do we get wrong about Britain's history and
its place in the world?
From Ocean City, Maryland to San Francisco, Reynolds traverses the back roads
and small towns of the USA, taking the pulse of Trump's America as he goes.
With remarkable candour and insight, not to mention a humorous and sometimes
sceptical eye, he observes the States today. This edition is updated with a
new introduction
This comprehensive visual dictionary is the perfect Star Wars book for getting
to know the galaxy far, far away. Packed with more than 1,500 stunning images,
it showcases major and minor characters including Princess Leia and Luke
Skywalker, creatures, vehicles, weapons, props, and items of tech... číst celé
If you want more money and would love to achieve much more in your life than you have so far, this book will provide the entire A-Z of how to become wealthier, healthier and happier than you've probably ever dreamed possible. He will show you how to:- · Acquire a 'Prosperity Mentality' · Transform your finances, get out of debt and attract Wealth · Put energy, passion and enthusiasm into everything you do · Harness the assistance of others in ensuring you reach your goals · Motivate and inspire yourself and others at will · Build your self esteem and develop a healthy and positive self image
Recounts six summits which had a significant political impact during the twentieth century, including the Yalta summit in 1945 with Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, and the Geneva summit in 1985 with Gorbachev and Reagan
The Cold War shaped global history for nearly fifty years, pitting two superpowers against each other until the Soviet Union's collapse. Unlike traditional warfare, the most critical moments of this era unfolded during face-to-face meetings between world leaders. In the nuclear age, summit meetings provided a platform for leaders to assert their positions without igniting global conflict. Drawing on extensive archival research, historian David Reynolds examines the influential figures who shaped the twentieth century, including Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Richard Nixon, Leonid Brezhnev, Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Ronald Reagan. The outcomes of these meetings often hinged more on personal dynamics than on political strategy. Mishandled summits, such as Munich in 1938 and Yalta in 1945, precipitated World War II and the Cold War, while Kennedy's performance in Vienna in 1961 nearly sparked World War III. Conversely, successful summits in Moscow, Camp David, and Geneva fostered détente, a partial Middle East settlement, and a peaceful resolution to the Cold War. Reynolds' engaging narrative highlights the complexities of international diplomacy, offering insights relevant to today's ongoing conflicts.
Forces us to reconsider much received wisdom about the war and illuminates an
unjustly neglected period of his life the Second Wilderness Years of 1945-51,
when Churchill, now over seventy, wrote himself into history, politicked
himself back into Downing Street and delivered some of the most important
speeches of his career.
