Results for "Black, Jeremy"

A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy.

Once described as "that metropolis of dress and debauchery" by the Scottish poet David Mallet, Paris has always had a reputation for a peculiar joie de...

A beautifully illustrated, first-of-its-kind chronicle of road maps through the ages.

Road maps are the most common form of map that most of us regularly interact with while we all seek to find our way from here to there. Today, the digital maps on our devices are just the latest in a series of...

Transport history traces how routes, vehicles, and everyday passenger and freight experiences shaped social and industrial life.

An accessible book to draw on popular interest in transport history, routes, vehicles and experiences. Transport history is social and industrial national history...

The adventures and antics of James Bond have provided the world with many of the most gripping story lines of the last half-century. Fleming’s novels were bestsellers in their day, and the Bond films have been even more popular, becoming the most enduring and successful film franchise in history. By...

This brilliantly concise history of the Pacific Ocean nevertheless succeeds in examining both the indigenous presence on ocean's islands and Western control or influence over the its islands and shores. There is a particular focus on the period from the 1530s to 1890 with its greater Western coastal...

The role of monarchy in the development of the distinctive British political nation is a subject that has commanded much interest with reference to the nineteenth century, but recent consideration of the preceding period has not been so widespread. The monarchies of France, Spain, Sweden, Portugal...

Britain yesterday; America today.

The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are, in part, criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes...

All commanders know that an army (or navy) cannot operate without supplies, yet most aspects of war studies emphasize strategy, tactics, weaponry, and command. Jeremy Black fills a gap in war studies with logistics as a huge subject at the center of all conflict, globally and historically.

The...

An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century

An expert guide to the American Civil War, the Boer War, the Wars of German and Italian Unification and the Colonial Wars

Digby Smith & Kevin F. Kiley, with consultant Jeremy Black MBE

• A comprehensive illustrated directory of...

An expert visual history of military personnel, with 600 images of uniforms and contextual analysis.

• An incredible directory of the military personnel of the period, with 600 images, including photographs and illustrations of uniforms, kit, weaponry and equipment

• Analyses the context of the...