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Based on the notes of the deceased historian, Dr Emile Fouchet, this book attempts to unlock the secrets of the Knights Templar. It offers an examination of their historical origins, their growth in the early middle-ages, and their supposed destruction under the charges of heresy.

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In essays that illuminate not only the recent past but shortcomings in today's intelligence assessments, sixteen experts show how prospective antagonists appraised each other prior to the World Wars. This cautionary tale, warns that intelligence agencies can do certain things very well--but other things poorly, if at all. Originally published in 1

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This book examines public discourse on the production and dissemination of scientific and technological knowledge in Mao-era China. With three case studies on agricultural mechanization, steel production, and veterinary medicine, the authors argue that the party-state pursued a pragmatist model of modernization.

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Studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group in general, in order to better understand his attempts to portray their history, geographical moorings and social customs to British and European readers. -- .

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Studies Tod's relationships with particular Rajput leaders and with the Rajputs as a group in general, in order to better understand his attempts to portray their history, geographical moorings and social customs to British and European readers. -- .

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In March 1944, the Japanese Army launched Operation U-Go, an attack on Assam in India intended to inspire a rising against British rule. A month earlier the Japanese had launched Operation Ha-Go. But British forces employed defensive techniques to counter the Japanese infiltration tactics.

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Talks about the infamous Kokoda Track campaign, from both sides of the conflict. The author recounts both the Australian and Japanese perspectives of the hellish Papuan jungle trail.

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The important Austrian victory at Kolin in 1757 broke the Prussian siege of Prague and saved the second city of the Holy Roman Empire from capture by Frederick the Great. This volume details the actions that took place at Kolin, covering the commanders, their plans and the outcome.

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To understand Korea's present situation, one must look back at many thousands of years of Korean history. Some of the questions addressed in this study are: How did Koreans rebuild their country time after time, following destruction by foreign invaders Why is North Korea so different from South Korea

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This collection of essays looks at the interim period, between World War II and the Korean War, when the US attempted to rule Korea through a trusteeship. The instigators of this did not anticipate the Korean people's passion for independence, this work tackles its repercussions.

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Surveys the circumstances of Korea's division, the contemporary situation, and prospects for the future. This volume provides readers with an insight into the division of the peninsula. It provides a concise history of this volatile and important region. It is ideal for policy makers, students, and travellers.

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In ten chapters with annotated bibliographies, this book analyzes Korean communication, media, and culture. The bibliographic entries provide aid for non-Korean-speaking academics to find information about research on these topics.

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In ten chapters with annotated bibliographies, this book analyzes Korean communication, media, and culture. The bibliographic entries provide aid for non-Korean-speaking academics to find information about research on these topics.

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When the UN Security Council authorised negotiations to determine the final status of Kosovo in October 2005, most observers confidently expected the Serbian province to become an independent state by the end of the following year. However, the process did not go as planned. The author charts the course of the status process from 2005 onwards.

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This volume on Germany's World War II U-boats traces their development through the early U-boats of the Kaiser's navy, the prohibition on Germany having U-boats following the Armistice in 1918 and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles to the formation of the 1st U-boat Flotilla in 1935.

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One of our most eminent historians presents a powerful look at the buildup to and aftermath of one of the most decisive moments of World War II Kristallnacht not only for the Jewish population suddenly identified as a group to be destroyed, but also in terms of the international response it inspired and its larger implications.

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