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The importance of money as one of the key variables in the workings of the medieval economy is often overlooked. This new study first provides the reader with a background to the problems of modelling the medieval economy and the value of the Fisher equation of exchange to monetary historians, to the pratical processes of strking coins from silver

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The Mongol warriors were one of the great success stories of world military history. They showed an ability to adopt, adapt and improve a range of military techniques and technology, from siege weapons to naval warfare. This work tells the story of this military organization.

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Since declaring independence from China in 1911, Mongolia has suffered from repression, turbulent Soviet rule, dictatorships and corruption.

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This work covers the longest and hardest-fought engagement of the entire War of Independence. His actions at Monmouth led to the dismissal and ultimate court martial of General Charles Lee, Washington's controversial and mercurial lieutenant.

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This book examines the first military encounters of the Seven Years' War. When the French built forts along the Ohio River valley to support their claims to the area, a clash with the British became inevitable, and when in 1753 they refused to evacuate the region, British thoughts turned to eviction.

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The first major clash of the Great War, Mons came as a nasty shock to the Imperial German Army. Assured by their commanders that they would sweep the French and their British allies in the BEF into the sea in a matter of weeks, they were stopped in their tracks at Mons by a numerically inferior British force.

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In AD 77, Roman forces under Agricola marched into the northern reaches of Britain in an attempt to pacify the Caledonian tribesman. For seven years, the Romans marched and battled across what is now Scotland. Finally, in AD 83, they fought the final battle at Mons Graupius where 10,000 Caledonians were slaughtered from only 360 Roman dead.

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On April 3, 1974, over a sixteen-hour period, nature stepped forward with its display of mayhem, as an outbreak of 148 tornadoes descended on the US. The destruction wrought was horrifying. This title follows the path of a twin set of F5s - the rarest, and most deadly, category of tornado, and their impact on a cast of intertwined characters.

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The year 1755 saw the rivalry between Britain and France in North America escalate into open warfare as both sides sought to overcome the other's forts and trading posts. This book focuses on a daring feat of arms at the height of the French and Indian War.

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In trade paperback for the first time, the gripping story of one of the greatest Allied blunders--the bombing and destruction of an ancient Italian abbey

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Charts Montenegro's contemporary history and traces the country's evolution through its incorporation into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, its disproportionate role during the Yugoslav wars of 1941-1945, its contribution to the bloody collapse of Yugoslavia and finally the achievement of independence.

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Montesinos Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection addresses the historical context for this sermon, but also the continued relevance of Montesinos today.

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Examines systematically the "Colossal Cracks" operational technique employed by Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group and demonstrates the significance that morale and casualty concerns exerted on this technique.

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A clear, chronological narrative exploring many of the ethical dilemmas posed for real people during and after the Second World War.

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Lisa Irene Hau argues that a driving force among Greek historians was the desire to use the past to teach lessons about the present and for the future. She uncovers the moral messages of the ancient Greek writers of history and the techniques they used to bring them across.

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This study examines Chaplain G. A. Studdert Kennedy, a British chaplain during World War I. The author analyzes Kennedy's poetry, prose, and postwar activities and the impact of moral injury on a combat veteran through the lens of contemporary psychological research.

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Going beyond historical and psychological explanations of the Holocaust this text addresses the moral responsibility of individuals involved in it.