The most famous ranger-and the father of covert warfare As the 'age of sail' progressed the great nations of Europe understood that the lands and wealth of the globe were within the grasp of their imperial ambitions. Which nation would win most became a race that, inevitably, would culminate in a struggle to establish who could gain-and hold-most. The principal contestants were France and Britain and their bitter, age-old rivalry would lead to a final conflict in the middle years of the 18th century-the Seven Years War, which would be fought on bloody fields in Europe, Asia and...
The most famous ranger-and the father of covert warfare As the 'age of sail' progressed the great nations of Europe understood that the lands and...
The brilliant historian of the mid-twentieth century, Allan Nevins, introduces this volume of correspondence by and to James Truslow Adams with a summary of his life and importance. This presents his appreciation of Adams in a manner that properly serves as a bridge to a full range of his correspondence, including a long series of letters by Adams himself. The correspondence is divided into a wide network of letters covering two world wars, and highlighting Adams' efforts to speak as a public historian of the age. The range covered extends from World War I, where he participated in the Paris...
The brilliant historian of the mid-twentieth century, Allan Nevins, introduces this volume of correspondence by and to James Truslow Adams with a summ...
A narrative history of the United States up until the second World War, written for laypeople by the esteemed public historians Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager.
A narrative history of the United States up until the second World War, written for laypeople by the esteemed public historians Allan Nevins and Henry...
A narrative history of the United States up until the second World War, written for laypeople by the esteemed public historians Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager.
A narrative history of the United States up until the second World War, written for laypeople by the esteemed public historians Allan Nevins and Henry...
In this book, originally published in 1962, one of America s most distinguished historians defines the scope and variety fo his field and out lines his views on history s objectives both as a science and as an art. The book provides insight into historians methods of interpreting and presenting the past from Thucydides to twentieth century scholarship on Europe and America. It sets apart the different approaches to history biographical, cultural, intellectual, geographical and political illuminating the peculiar goals, problems and development of each discipline. It discusses the question...
In this book, originally published in 1962, one of America s most distinguished historians defines the scope and variety fo his field and out lines...
