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The book further explores key topics relating to the innovative Seljuq era, including: conflicted Sunni-Shi'a relations between the Sunni Seljuq empire and Ismaili Fatimid caliphate; art, culture and ceramics; and poetry and architecture.

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What is total war Celebrated historian Jeremy Black explores the rise and demise of an era of total war, which he defines in terms of the intensity of the struggle, the range (geographical and/or chronological) of conflict, the nature of the goals, and the extent to which civil society was involved.

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A study of one of the most intense and formative periods of modern political history. The years 1899-1914 witnessed a fundamental challenge to many Victorian values and institutions, and this work examines what made these years the most politically turbulent between the Chartist era and today.

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Brings together some of Australias foremost military historians to outline how the military neophytes that left Australias shores in 1914 became the battle winning troops of 1918. It traces the evolution of several of the key arms of the Australian Imperial Force, including the infantry, the light horse, the artillery, and the flying corps, and also consider how the various arms worked together.

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Focusing on one of the most fascinating episodes in military history, this volume tells the story of the 1863 campaign in Texas, including the epic siege of the Alamo and the battle of San Jacinto. It examines the commanders, the armies, their plans and the campaign itself.

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Reissued on the 165th anniversary of the War: A strategic examination of one of America's most dramatic battles

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Professor Skendi, a native of Albania, traces the progress and setbacks of Albania's long struggle for national unity during this least-known period of its intricate history. He discusses the heritage of its people and examines in detail the developments that led to Albanian independence: national resistance to the decisions of the Congress of Berl

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Albania is Europe's one of the fastest growing and youngest nation and occupies a strategic position in the region. Many wider geopolitical issues are related to the Albanian national question. This book provides an account of the events which led to the Kosovan war.

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Situates the results of traditional archaeological excavations within a broader spectrum of archival sources, family photographs and personal memories of former site residents to consider the dramatic influences of industrialization and subsequent de-industrialisation on the material world of a rural community in the North-West of England.

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A look at the history and organization of the Allgemeine SS and their infamous black uniforms and runic insignia, the eternal image of the Nazi regime.

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In the years following World War II, the allies occupied a shattered Germany. Britain held North-Western Germany for ten years, overseeing the rehabilitation of 'the biggest single forced population movement in modern history', as Germans from around Europe were expelled from the crumbling Third Reich.

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Fromherz, drawing on medieval Arabic and Berber sources, analyses the myths and history surrounding the origins and rise of the Almohad Empire.

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The last thirty-five years of the nineteenth century were a time of dramatic change for the U.S. military, including the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War; As the century's end neared, the army faced increasing retrenchment and increased advocacy for veteran's causes when the Civil War veteran population aged.

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What the United States is today, how it views the role of its national government in its daily life, how it interprets its relations within its diverse population, and how it has evolved as a world power are largely the results of the cataclysmic struggle that shook the American republic in the mid-19th century.

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This is the first volume in a four-book series telling the bloody story of a war that divided a nation. It traces the famous Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign, and follows Confederate fortunes to one of the high points of the war following the battle of Fredericksburg.

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This volume, the third in a four-part series, examines the geographical, logistical and strategic factors that shaped fighting in the American West during the Civil War. It discusses the officers who played key roles and covers Ulysses E. Grant's important capture of rebel positions.

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A look at the Civil War in the American East from 1863 to 1865. It includes details of the clash at Gettysburg, and puts forward the theory that it was not a great turning point in the war. It also examines the events that led to Robert E. Lee accepting terms of surrender from Ulysses S. Grant.

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This volume takes a look at the final two years of the American Civil War. It shows how the Union, despite defeat at Chickamauga, had constant success in the western theatre. It follows the triumphs of great leaders such as Ulysses S. Grant and General Sherman who led the Union to victory.