The relationship between Jews and Muslims has been a flashpoint that affects stability in the Middle East and has consequences around the globe. In this absorbing and eloquent book Martin Gilbert challenges the standard media portrayal and presents a fascinating account of hope, opportunity, fear, and terror that have characterized these two peoples through the 1,400 years of their intertwined history.
Harking back to the Biblical story of Ishmael and Isaac, Gilbert takes the reader from the origins of the fraught relationship--the refusal of Medina's Jews to accept Mohammed as a...
The relationship between Jews and Muslims has been a flashpoint that affects stability in the Middle East and has consequences around the globe. In...
An atlas that sets out the course of the Great War, from its origins to its terrible legacy. It illustrates its military, social, political and economic aspects.
An atlas that sets out the course of the Great War, from its origins to its terrible legacy. It illustrates its military, social, political and econom...
The harrowing history of the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews of Europe during the Second World War is illustrated in this series of 333 highly detailed maps. The horror of the times is further revealed by shocking photographs.
The harrowing history of the Nazi attempt to annihilate the Jews of Europe during the Second World War is illustrated in this series of 333 highly det...
This edition charts the complete history of America, from early settlement to the present day using 157 clear and detailed maps. It includes the 2004 presidential election and the 'War on Terror'.
This edition charts the complete history of America, from early settlement to the present day using 157 clear and detailed maps. It includes the 2004 ...
In The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War, Martin Gilbert graphically charts the war's political, military, economic and social history through 257 illuminating maps. The atlas covers all the major events from the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 to the defeat of Japan in August 1945.
Focusing on the human - and inhuman - aspects of the war, The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War includes examination of:
military, naval and air campaigns on all the war fronts
the war on land, at sea and in the air...
In The Routledge Atlas of the Second World War, Martin Gilbert graphically charts the war's political, military, economic and social history ...
'An unusual and compelling insight into Jewish history... sheer detail and breadth of scale' BBC History Magazine
This newly revised and updated edition of Martin Gilbert s Atlas of Jewish History spans over four thousand years of history in 154 maps, presenting a vivid picture of a fascinating people and the trials and tribulations which have haunted their story.
The themes covered include:
Prejudice and Violence- from the destruction of Jewish independence between 722 and 586 BC to the flight from German persecution in the 1930s. Also covers the...
'An unusual and compelling insight into Jewish history... sheer detail and breadth of scale' BBC History Magazine
This thoroughly updated atlas charts the changing story of the British Isles from the eve of the Roman conquest to the aftermath of the 2010 general election. It covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales - and the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain's overseas empire.
This thoroughly updated atlas charts the changing story of the British Isles from the eve of the Roman conquest to the aftermath of the 2010 general e...
The Second World War is the most documented, devastating and disastrous war in human history. Martin Gilbert's classic study explores the political, diplomatic, social and military aspects of the war as it affected most of the countries of the world.
The Second World War is the most documented, devastating and disastrous war in human history. Martin Gilbert's classic study explores the political, d...
'One of the first books that anyone should read in beginning to try to understand this war and this century' New York Times Book Review. A new edition of the most definitive histories of the great war - brand new cover treatment.
'One of the first books that anyone should read in beginning to try to understand this war and this century' New York Times Book Review. A new edition...
