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Duffy and Ricci have pulled together the known and hitherto unknown facts about the German resistance to create an absorbing tale.

Although many Germans harbored deep hatred for the Nazis and risked their lives trying to topple the regime, most of these would-be assassins were forgotten or slighted in the history of that period.

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A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. - Publishers Weekly

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Duffy also recounts other Axis schemes to attack American cities through the use of multi-stage missiles, submarine launched rockets, and suicide missions against ships in the New York harbor.

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Tea in China is a history of China's national drink, where it came from, how it was drunk, and the place it has occupied in Chinese society from prehistory to the present.

Prehistoric use of tea by Peking Man and Laotian Man are discussed, as are the changing teas favored by the various dynasties.

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Delves into the dream world of ordinary Americans and finds that as their self-perception increased, transforming them on a personal level, so did a revolutionary spirit that wrought momentous political changes. This book is intended for specialists in the fields of American and African-American history.

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This collection of fourteen essays by renowned scholars in the field of Holocaust studies seeks to reflect on the experience of teaching and researching this complicated and emotional topic.

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When revolutions happen, they change the rules of everyday life. This occurred in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which laid the foundations of the Soviet state, and again in 1991, when that state collapsed. This book is about the remaking of identities in these times of upheaval.

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"In this stunning history, soldiers and civilians, both American and Vietnamese, tell what it was like in the spring of 1975 as Hanoi carried out its final, successful offensive against the Republic of"

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Based upon over 300 personal testimonies, the book traces the everyday experiences of teenage girls of the post-war period, illuminating how matters of romance, sex and intimacy shaped their young lives. In doing so, it reveals the pivotal role that young women played in changing English sexual culture in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

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The opening of the Suez Canal and inept government culminated in Britain taking effective control of Egyptian affairs in 1879. This book chronicles the revolt against British domination which culminated in this decisive victory for the British army.

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This study draws on archival sources and oral history to examine how Soviet television involved audiences in political communication. The author argues that Soviet media tested audiences emotional commitments to the Soviet lifestyle and its values, thus contributing to the sociopolitical durability of the Soviet Union until perestroika.

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This study examines Chiles 1988 Franja Electoral, the month-long nationally televised political program that gave space to both sides ahead of the countrys national plebiscite. The author argues that the mediatization of Chilean politics through this practice enabled the peaceful transition of power from Pinochets military dictatorship.

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On the ground in Iraq, with General Petraeus and his commanders, the author of the New York Times bestseller Masters of Chaos reports on the endgame of a controversial war.

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Explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. This book considers these men's experiences, their beliefs, perceptions and actions.

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Explores some of the ways in which conscientious objectors to compulsory military service were viewed and treated in England during the First World War. In doing so it considers these men's experiences, their beliefs, perceptions and actions. -- .

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This book explains how the rise of temperance life assurance affected ideas surrounding the dangers of drinking and abstinence between 1840 and 1918.

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The first-ever popular account of a tide-turning Civil War battle that saved the Union capital-but at a horrific price

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At the end of World War II, the Tempest V was pitted against the Luftwaffe's best. This title is for aviation enthusiasts, modellers, and anyone interested in World War II aerial combat.