This book is an insight into Mussolini's personality and his rise to power. It is a study of a dynamic, insecure man who ruled via the media, but was corrupted by power and engaged in a serious of disastrous wars.
This book is an insight into Mussolini's personality and his rise to power. It is a study of a dynamic, insecure man who ruled via the media, but was ...
Ivan IV Vasiljevich the Terrible was Grand Prince (since 1533), the first Russian Tsar (since 1547), the son of Vasili III. He conquered Kazan Khan (1552) and Astrakhan Khan (1556). He introduced the oprichnina in 1565 - a hand-picked group of terrorists who raped and killed anyone Iran did not like. His home policy was accompanied with dreadful repressions and stong enslaving of peasants. Beyond Russia, he took part in the Livonian War (1558-1583) and established commercial connections with England. Crucially, he joined Siberia to the Russian State.
Ivan IV Vasiljevich the Terrible was Grand Prince (since 1533), the first Russian Tsar (since 1547), the son of Vasili III. He conquered Kazan Khan (1...
Dwight D. Eisenhower's military and political career clearly marks him as one of the major historical figures of the twentieth century. The issues of the time of his presidency, with the Cold War at its height and serious social, economic and racial tensions at home, made his conduct of affairs of very great historical significance. Peter Boyle incorporates the latest research on Eisenhower into a succinct, analytical assessment of Eisenhower as a statesman in the context of his time Boyle's study of Eisenhower covers the major issues of his presidency, such as relations with the Soviet...
Dwight D. Eisenhower's military and political career clearly marks him as one of the major historical figures of the twentieth century. The issues of ...
Profiles in Power is a series which focuses on some of the most important leaders in history and how they used their power to influence and change the course of world events. This text focuses on Winston Churchill.
Profiles in Power is a series which focuses on some of the most important leaders in history and how they used their power to influence and change the...
Professor Richard Carwardine, St Catherine's College, Oxford; calls this work, a fresh and vividly written account, of Franklin D.Roosevelt's life, covering his early days in one of the nation's oldest and richest families; the effect of the polio that ravaged him in his prime; and the role of his early political career and his 12-year presidency.
Professor Richard Carwardine, St Catherine's College, Oxford; calls this work, a fresh and vividly written account, of Franklin D.Roosevelt's life, co...
Combining the latest insights from KIng biographies and movement histories, this book provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the relationship between King and the wider civil rights movement. Delivering a fresh perspective on the relationship between 'the man and the movement', Kirk argues that it is the interactionbetween national and local movement concerns that is essential to understanding King's leadership and black activism in the 1950s and 1960s. Kirk examines King's strengths and his limitations, and weighs the role that king played in then movement alongside the contributions...
Combining the latest insights from KIng biographies and movement histories, this book provides an up-to-date critical analysis of the relationship ...
Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's own words and actions to analyse the life of Oliver Cromwell as a political figure and look at the historical problems associated with his exercise of power.
Oliver Cromwell is one of the most puzzling and controversial figures in English history. In this excellent introduction, Barry Coward uses Cromwell's...
