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This book offers novice and experienced reference librarians an introduction to tried-and-true genealogy techniques and resources.

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In Battle at Sea, Sir John Keegan applies to maritime warfare the technique that he put to such brilliant effect in his classic of war on land, The Face of Battle. He takes us into the very heart of the fighting while providing a remarkable panoramic view of naval warfare through the centuries.

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The Battle of the Bulge was the largest and most costly battle fought by the US Army in World War II. This work covers this battle, and includes new findings such as access to a US Army database, and providing unit data on a day-to-day basis.

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Battle-scarred examines mortality, medical care and military welfare during the British Civil Wars. Its focus on the victims of war and their means of survival provides a series of case studies to demonstrate how these visceral conflicts drove developments in medical care and military welfare for servicemen and their families. -- .

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Battle-scarred examines mortality, medical care and military welfare during the British Civil Wars. Its focus on the victims of war and their means of survival provides a series of case studies to demonstrate how these visceral conflicts drove developments in medical care and military welfare for servicemen and their families. -- .

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A study of the rise of the tourism industry around the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials of World War I. The responses to the actual and the imagined landscapes of battlefields are discussed, as well as bereavement and how this was shaped by gender, religion and the military experience.

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A study of the rise of the tourism industry around the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials of World War I. The responses to the actual and the imagined landscapes of battlefields are discussed, as well as bereavement and how this was shaped by gender, religion and the military experience.

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Holmes clarifies the complexities of four major WWII military engagements: El Alamein, Italy, Arnhem, and the Battle of Britain. He recreates what it was really like to be in the midst of conflict from eye-witness accounts of servicemen and women.

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A fascinating and informative analysis by a distinguished military historian of the 100 most influential battles in American history, presented in an accessible, ready-reference format.

The Battle of Okinawa (AprilJune 1945) resulted in more U.S. Navy casualties than all of the navy's previous wars combined;

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This encyclopedic collection of more than 200 of the most decisive and important battles throughout world history gets a fresh interpretation by a noted military historian.

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Over the years a number of historians have argued that the CCP was a nationalist movement and that the United States missed its opportunity to establish friendly relations because US leaders were blinded by fears of an international Communist threat. This book challenges this position.

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Dislodged from the government through the Freedom of Information Act, here is an uncompromising look at high officials' arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence, as displayed in their attitude toward Castro's revolution and toward the Cuban exiles the CIA had organized to invade the island.

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The news of Wellington's momentous victory at Vitoria on 21 June 1813 reached London in early July. His Majesty's Government gave authority for Wellington to invade France and made noises and plans for the redeployment of the Peninsular Army in support of Russia and Prussia. Wellington, however, did not see things in quite the same way.

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Focusing on the savage winter fighting during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, this book will appeal to tank enthusiasts and anyone with an interest in World War II.

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Behind the enduring popularity of beach huts lies a story of classic British eccentricity. This work offers a view of the classic British seaside holiday through the history of beach huts and bathing machines, revealing how the changing fashions in society shaped their design and development.

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This compelling book explores Okinawas makeover as a tourist mecca among the physical ruins of the Pacific Wars most devastating land battle. Gerald Figal considers how a place burdened by a history of semi-colonialism, memories of war and occupation, economic hardship, and contentious politics has reshaped itself into a resort destination.

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This resource guide will help readers locate over 800 first-person accounts, fiction, poetry, art interpretations, and music by Holocaust victims and survivors, as well as videos relating the testimony and experiences of Holocaust survivors.

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This book explores both the social history of livestock and veterinary history in South Asia, and integrates both of them seamlessly within its narrative. -- .