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A large number of people are devoting their attention to a closer study of foreign affairs. Many of them may not have the opportunity to read the larger volumes of histories, and, indeed, even if they had, they would find their choice of books very much restricted when they came to the more recent period of European and world history. Some knowledge of this period is essential if we are to understand the full significance of the events of to-d...

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. uses the best technology to reproduce historical work in the same manner it was first published to preserve its original nature. The complete text has been reset with digital technology and is legible.

This book is one amongst the series of books on "Red Cross Girls". The author has written a number of books in the series based on the heroic deeds of the Red Cross Girls in various sectors of War. This book covers the stories of a few dedicated Red Cross Gils in the British line of fire.

This book is a historical literature and full of adventure. Glenn Killbourne and his fiancee Carley Burch find a strange test of their love in the mountains and canyons of Arizona. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

This is the story of four Allied soldiers who found themselves lost behind the enemy lines. Later it is revealed that three of them are running high-class criminal organisations running scams in England and France. They stumble upon the great opportunity to make a big score in one action, and it leads to a complex and thrilling journey to the USA. The story has been well conceived and keeps the mystery guessing throughout.

This book is a popular history of the Revolution in China that broke out at Wuchang, Hankow, and Hanyang in October of 1911. The narrative contains a good deal of new information touching upon revolutionism in China, and the events leading up to the climax. Though, the magnitude of this Revolution cannot possibly be understood, but this book is written in the hope that it will enable the student otherwise untutored to understand much that one ...

The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant is an autobiography by Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, focused mainly on his military career during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, and completed as he was dying of throat cancer in 1885. The original work is a two- volume set, but here this has been compiled as on single volume.

The History of the Peloponnesian War is a historical account of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC), which was fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens). It was written by Thucydides, an Athenian historian who also served as an Athenian general during the war. His account of the conflict is widely considered to be a classic and regarded as one of the earliest scholarly works of history. The Hi...

USI of India in past has taken the lead in providing the platform for organising discourse and research in the field of UN peace operations in order to put across an Indian perspective on a few most crucial attributes of the current challenges that face reform of the UN peace operations. To this end, USI (https://usiofindia.org), the oldest think tank of India, in collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) (https://www.icwa.in),...

The system of gallantry awards continued with the British Indian Army during British Raj after 1858 till the end of World War II. After India's independence, when India became a Republic, Indian Govt introduced new series of bravery awards in the Indian Armed Forces to be awarded by the President of India, both during war and outside the war. This book chronicles the bravery awards given to Indians serving with East India Company Army, Britis...

Ypres has been one of the chief centres of the terrible struggle which is now proceeding on the Continent, and it is well known that this same old Flemish town has figured again and again in the bloody contests of the past. Ypres was probably the centre of the most terrible fighting in the War. This delightful old Flemish town, with its magnificent cathedral and its unique Cloth Hall, probably the finest specimen of Gothic architecture in Eur...

Among the many wars by which, province by province, the Empire of India was won by Britishers, few, if any, were more brilliant and hard fought than those which terminated in the annexation of the Punjaub. It is satisfactory to know that the conquest of the Sikhs-a brave and independent race-was not brought about by any of the intrigues which marred the brilliancy of some of the early conquests, or by greed for additional territory. It was a r...

This autobiography explores Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's life from his school years to literary success and beyond. Known as 'the great northern diver' to his crewmates, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) fell into the Arctic Ocean on three occasions during his voyage as doctor on a whaler, before becoming part of the harpooning crew. This adventure sets the scene for the remarkable variety of his later life. This autobiography describes the varie...

This book presents the menace posed by Boko Haram in Nigeria. National responses have varied from soft and heavy hand approach, in spite the devastating humanitarian crisis and the destruction imputed by Boko Haram. This work highlights issues necessary in addressing the root causes of violent extremism in West Africa, thereby analyzing terrorist financing, in order to prevent further militancy. It also examines some strategies necessary to en...

This book presents the menace posed by Boko Haram in Nigeria. National responses have varied from soft and heavy hand approach, in spite the devastating humanitarian crisis and the destruction imputed by Boko Haram. This work highlights issues necessary in addressing the root causes of violent extremism in West Africa, thereby analyzing terrorist financing, in order to prevent further militancy. It also examines some strategies necessary to en...

For centuries, it has been observed that the knowledge of meteorological conditions is extremely essential during warfighting. Weather is known to have played a critical role in the outcome of various military conflicts in the past. Modern-day wars are technologically driven. The nature of warfare is found to be continuously evolving, at the same time the conventional warfare is still relevant. Present-day warfare demands avoidance of collater...

From prehistoric to modern times, all cultures have unfailingly discriminated against women. Social norms of the male-dominated societies had confined them to household chores and had restrained them from venturing into other fields - the profession of arms being one of them. The glass ceiling was firmly in place. Yet, lost in the pages of history are the daring deeds of warrior queens and female soldiers who had defied the well-entrenched con...

Water is universally acknowledged as the elixir of life. Its importance as a sustainer of life can be gauged by the fact that all extra-terrestrial explorations focus on searching for water as a precursor for life. Water is also a very unique resource because it can neither be replaced, substituted or be traded like commodities. As it stands today, water may slowly replace energy as one of the reasons why future conflicts may take place. Burge...

Water is universally acknowledged as the elixir of life. Its importance as a sustainer of life can be gauged by the fact that all extra-terrestrial explorations focus on searching for water as a precursor for life. Water is also a very unique resource because it can neither be replaced, substituted or be traded like commodities. As it stands today, water may slowly replace energy as one of the reasons why future conflicts may take place. Burge...

The author's design was to write the history of the Army down to the year 1870, the two present volumes carrying the story down to the Peace of Paris in 1763, and two future volumes bringing it forward to the great reforms which virtually closed the life of old Army and opened that of a new. Accordingly, the author has compressed the six hundred years of our military history from Hastings to Naseby into one-third that number of pages, endeavou...