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Frederic the Great and Kaiser Joseph

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Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1915, this volume is Temperley’s ‘raciest piece of non-stop narrating and his most colourful finished work -the whole mixture to be taken in one breath’. And in describing the events of the ‘potato war’, the problem of Bavaria, the peace of Teschen and the dynastic tangle of the Diplomatic Revolution Temperley reveals the great interest he felt for the characters of Frederick II ... Read more

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First published in 1915, this volume is Temperley’s ‘raciest piece of non-stop narrating and his most colourful finished work -the whole mixture to be taken in one breath’. And in describing the events of the ‘potato war’, the problem of Bavaria, the peace of Teschen and the dynastic tangle of the Diplomatic Revolution Temperley reveals the great interest he felt for the characters of Frederick II
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England and the Near East

The Crimea

by Harold Temperley ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1964, this volume focuses on the history of England's relations with the Near East from the death of Canning until the day when Disraeli brought back 'peace with honour' from Berlin. The period begins with the British fleet's destruction of Turkish sea-power at Naarino and ends with its protection of the Turkish capital against Russia. The aim is not a study of diplomatic ... Read more

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Originally published in 1964, this volume focuses on the history of England's relations with the Near East from the death of Canning until the day when Disraeli brought back 'peace with honour' from Berlin. The period begins with the British fleet's destruction of Turkish sea-power at Naarino and ends with its protection of the Turkish capital against Russia. The aim is not a study of diplomatic
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The Cambridge Modern History Collection

by Mandell Creighton, Edward John Payne, J.B. Bury, Stanley Leathes, Edward Armstrong, Laurence Burd, Richard Garnett, Horatio Brown, T.F. Tout, Emil Reich, Henry Clarke, Adolphus Ward, James Gairdner, William Cunningham, Richard Jebb, M.R. James, William Barry, Henry Lea, Franz Kraus, Thomas Lindsay, Albert Pollard, Arthur Tilley, James Whitney, Andrew Fairbairn, William Collins, James Mullinger, F.W. Maitland, Reginald Laurence, George Edmundson, Thomas Law, John Laughton, Sidney Lee, Ugo Balzani, Arthur Butler, Martin Hume, Samuel Gairdner, Robert Dunlop, John Neville Figgis, W.F. Reddaway, George Prothero, William Shaw, Joseph Tanner, Charles Firth, William Reddaway, Mortiz Brosch, Arthur Clutton-Brock, Arthur Grant, Arthur Hassall, Emile Faguet, Stafford Northcote, Harold Child, John Pollock, Henry Gwatkin, Richard Lodge, Wolfgang Michael, Harold Temperley, Robert Nisbet Bain, Ernest Benians, Moritz Kaufmann ...

The Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery. The first series was planned by Lord Acton and edited by him with Stanley Leathes, Adolphus Ward and George Prothero. The Cambridge Modern History Collection features all five original volumes: Volume I: The Renaissance Volume II: The Reformation, the End of the Middle ... Read more

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The Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery. The first series was planned by Lord Acton and edited by him with Stanley Leathes, Adolphus Ward and George Prothero. The Cambridge Modern History Collection features all five original volumes: Volume I: The Renaissance Volume II: The Reformation, the End of the Middle
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The Cambridge Modern History Collection

by Mandell Creighton, Edward John Payne, J.B. Bury, Stanley Leathes, Edward Armstrong, Laurence Burd, Richard Garnett, Horatio Brown, T.F. Tout, Emil Reich, Henry Clarke, Adolphus Ward, James Gairdner, William Cunningham, Richard Jebb, M.R. James, William Barry, Henry Lea, Franz Kraus, Thomas Lindsay, Albert Pollard, Arthur Tilley, James Whitney, Andrew Fairbairn, William Collins, James Mullinger, F.W. Maitland, Reginald Laurence, George Edmundson, Thomas Law, John Laughton, Sidney Lee, Ugo Balzani, Arthur Butler, Martin Hume, Samuel Gairdner, Robert Dunlop, John Neville Figgis, W.F. Reddaway, George Prothero, William Shaw, Joseph Tanner, Charles Firth, William Reddaway, Mortiz Brosch, Arthur Clutton-Brock, Arthur Grant, Arthur Hassall, Emile Faguet, Stafford Northcote, Harold Child, John Pollock, Henry Gwatkin, Richard Lodge, Wolfgang Michael, Harold Temperley, Robert Nisbet Bain, Ernest Benians, Moritz Kaufmann ...

This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites. ... Read more

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This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites.
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The Cambridge Modern History Collection

by Mandell Creighton, Edward John Payne, J.B. Bury, Stanley Leathes, Edward Armstrong, Laurence Burd, Richard Garnett, Horatio Brown, T.F. Tout, Emil Reich, Henry Clarke, Adolphus Ward, James Gairdner, William Cunningham, Richard Jebb, M.R. James, William Barry, Henry Lea, Franz Kraus, Thomas Lindsay, Albert Pollard, Arthur Tilley, James Whitney, Andrew Fairbairn, William Collins, James Mullinger, F.W. Maitland, Reginald Laurence, George Edmundson, Thomas Law, John Laughton, Sidney Lee, Ugo Balzani, Arthur Butler, Martin Hume, Samuel Gairdner, Robert Dunlop, John Neville Figgis, W.F. Reddaway, George Prothero, William Shaw, Joseph Tanner, Charles Firth, William Reddaway, Mortiz Brosch, Arthur Clutton-Brock, Arthur Grant, Arthur Hassall, Emile Faguet, Stafford Northcote, Harold Child, John Pollock, Henry Gwatkin, Richard Lodge, Wolfgang Michael, Harold Temperley, Robert Nisbet Bain, Ernest Benians, Moritz Kaufmann ...

The Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery. The first series was planned by Lord Acton and edited by him with Stanley Leathes, Adolphus Ward and George Prothero. The Cambridge Modern History Collection features all five original volumes: Volume I: The Renaissance Volume II: The Reformation, the End of the Middle ... Read more

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The Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery. The first series was planned by Lord Acton and edited by him with Stanley Leathes, Adolphus Ward and George Prothero. The Cambridge Modern History Collection features all five original volumes: Volume I: The Renaissance Volume II: The Reformation, the End of the Middle
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The Great Game

by Peter Hopkirk ...

For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling.When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of ... Read more

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For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling.When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly 2,000 miles apart. By the end, some Russian outposts were within 20 miles of
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The Crimean War

A History

by Orlando Figes ...

From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" (Financial Times) and a Wolfson History Prize winner, comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age.The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale—these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians ... Read more

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From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" (Financial Times) and a Wolfson History Prize winner, comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age.The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale—these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians
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Blue-Water Empire

The British in the Mediterranean since 1800

by Robert Holland ...

Blue-Water Empire is Robert Holland's magnificent narrative of Britain's military and cultural ties with the Mediterranean Sea, in the style of the epic naval histories of N. A. M. Rodger.Britain has been a major presence in the Mediterranean from the Battle of the Nile to the end of empire, as both a military and a colonising force on the islands and coastlines of the sea. Robert Holland traces ... Read more

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Blue-Water Empire is Robert Holland's magnificent narrative of Britain's military and cultural ties with the Mediterranean Sea, in the style of the epic naval histories of N. A. M. Rodger.Britain has been a major presence in the Mediterranean from the Battle of the Nile to the end of empire, as both a military and a colonising force on the islands and coastlines of the sea. Robert Holland traces
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Constantinople

City of the World's Desire, 1453-1924

by Philip Mansel ...

Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family.In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For ... Read more

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Philip Mansel's highly acclaimed history absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital of Constantinople - the city of the world's desire - and its ruling family.In 1453, Mehmed the Conqueror entered Constantinople on a white horse, beginning an Ottoman love affair with the city that lasted until 1924, when the last Caliph hurriedly left on the Orient Express. For
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I Used to Know That: History

by Emma Marriott ...

Series Book 18 - I Used to Know That
If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians or the Reformation is, ‘Hmm, I’ve heard of that – what was that again?’, then this is the book for you.This entertaining yet informative book travels back through time to fill in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge, from the invasions of Britain, the Renaissance and the Cold War, to the American, French and Russian ... Read more

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If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians or the Reformation is, ‘Hmm, I’ve heard of that – what was that again?’, then this is the book for you.This entertaining yet informative book travels back through time to fill in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge, from the invasions of Britain, the Renaissance and the Cold War, to the American, French and Russian
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100 Great Military Leaders

History's Greatest Masters of Warfare

by Nigel Cawthorne ...

Beginning with Leonides of Sparta, who died at Thermopylae in 480 b.c.e., and ending with General Giap, a Vietnamese leader; Moshe Dayan, commander of the Israeli Defense Force during the 1967 Six-Day War; and Colin Powell, 100 Great Military Leaders provides an informative overview of the careers and battles of one hundred military commanders and their places in history. Divided by eras, the ... Read more

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Beginning with Leonides of Sparta, who died at Thermopylae in 480 b.c.e., and ending with General Giap, a Vietnamese leader; Moshe Dayan, commander of the Israeli Defense Force during the 1967 Six-Day War; and Colin Powell, 100 Great Military Leaders provides an informative overview of the careers and battles of one hundred military commanders and their places in history. Divided by eras, the
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The Greek Revolution

1821 and the Making of Modern Europe

by Mark Mazower ...

**Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the yearFrom one of our leading historians, the definitive history of the Greek War of Independence**The Greek War of Independence was an unlikely cause, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the ... Read more

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**Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize • One of The Economist's top history books of the yearFrom one of our leading historians, the definitive history of the Greek War of Independence**The Greek War of Independence was an unlikely cause, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the
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