1977 Ergebnisse - Zeige 1921 von 1940.

**The New York Times Bestseller****The book of the landmark documentary, The Vietnam War, by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick**The definitive work on the Vietnam War, the conflict that came to define a generation, told from all sides by those who were there.More than forty years after the Vietnam War ended, its legacy continues to fascinate, horrify and inform us. As the first war to be fought in front of TV cameras and beamed around the world, it ha...

This is the fully-illustrated story of the Royal Navy's escort carriers which battled against deadly U-Boats during the Battle of the Atlantic, giving vital air cover to the convoys that kept Britain alive in World War II.In 1941, as the Battle of the Atlantic raged and ship losses mounted, the British Admiralty desperately tried to find ways to defeat the U-Boat threat to Britain's maritime lifeline. Facing a shortage of traditional aircraft ...

A homicide committed by a mentally disordered person who is under the care of health service professionals is a shocking event. Otherwise known as a 'patient homicide', these incidents are followed by an investigation into the care and treatment received by the perpetrator. These investigations are often regarded as a way to 'learn lessons', establish accountability and provide catharsis to families and the public. The book argues however that...

This book gives the actual account of murders that received the death penalty with the facts of the case and the events of the hangings. The facts are real with the actual names of the victims and the perpetrator along with the sheriff, judges that sentenced them and others that were involved. The hangings listed here cover a period of about forty years in East Tennessee. One of the men that was hanged build the scaffold he was hanged on for s...

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Flow charts are applied to the issues commonly faced in life - at home, at work, in relationships, or when deciding what to apply spare time to.

Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity is forbidden in contemporary international human rights law, yet in many interpretations of Islamic law, this is seen to contradict the tenets of Islam. Vanja Hamzic here offers a path-breaking historical and anthropological analysis of the discourses on sexual and gender diversity in the Muslim world. The first of its kind, the book sheds new light on the understanding of ...

Knut Heim's commentary shows that the book is intellectually sophisticated, theologically rich, emotionally deep - and full of humour. While it is realistic about life, it is life-affirming, and immensely practical. It is also politically engaged, presenting its critique of a repressive foreign regime in an entertaining and thought-provoking way.

Der Weg der Dreigliederung, aufgezeigt anhand von bislang unveröffentlichten Vorträgen, Notizen und Dokumenten Der Band enthält in der Schweiz und in Deutschland gehaltene Vorträge zur sozialen Dreigliederung aus den Jahren 1919 bis 1921, die in der entsprechenden Abteilung der Gesamtausgabe (GA 328-341) bislang noch fehlten. Außerdem zwei Autoreferate Rudolf Steiners, deren Manuskripte lange als verschollen galten und erst 2008 an das Rudolf ...

Nachdem sich Shinra von den schweren Verletzungen aus dem Kampf mit Sho erholt hat, besucht ihn Kommandeur Burns. Was wird die Geschichte, die ihm der bisher so verschwiegene Kommandeur erzählt, in Shinra auslösen? Jetzt kommt die Wahrheit über den Brand vor zwölf Jahren ans Licht!

An essential, introductory text covering fundamental earth-observation concepts that underpin all space-based terrestrial and maritime remote sensing methods.Reeds Introductions: Principles of Earth Observation for Marine Engineering Applications covers the fundamental earth-observation concepts that underpin all space-based terrestrial and maritime remote sensing methods. Satellite-based earth observation provides key weather and environmenta...

Nieuwpoort 1600 uses specially commissioned artwork to reveal one of the greatest battles of the Eighty Years' War--one whose influence on military theory and practice ever since has been highly significant.The Eighty Years' War began as a limited Dutch rebellion seeking only religious toleration from their Spanish overlords, but it quickly escalated into one of the longest wars in European history. Spain's failed invasion of 1599 and the muti...

Weihnachten ist anders - humorvoller, fröhlicher, tiefer und immer wieder überraschend.In vergnüglichen Kurzgeschichten mit unerwarteten Wendungen erzählt Christoph Zehendner ...... vom Weihnachtsiglu mit Schneemann neben der verstopften Autobahn.... Vom Hirten, der ein ganz besonderes Geschenk bei der Krippe vorbeibringt.... Von der "Ende gut, alles gut"-Adventsfeier, die doch so trostlos begann.... Und immer neu vom großen Wunder, das an Wei...

Geschichte des deutsch-französischen Kriegs von 1870-71 ist ein unveränderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe aus dem Jahr 1895.Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen, Kochen und Ernährung, Medizin und weiteren Genres. Der Schwerpunkt des Verlages liegt auf dem Erhalt historischer Literatur. Viele Werke historischer Schriftsteller und Wiss...

This companion explores Søren Kierkegaard's theological importance, offering a comprehensive reading of his work through a distinctly theological lens, including interpretative concerns, his approach to specific doctrines, and theological trajectories for thinking beyond his work. Beginning with essays on key interpretative factors involved in approaching Kierkegaard's complex corpus, there are also historical accounts of his theological devel...

WILL BARU BREAK HERSELF TO SHATTER AN EMPIRE? Baru Cormorant has betrayed everyone she loves to infiltrate the empire she’s vowed to destroy. Now she’s a secret lord of the Masquerade, entrusted with an expedition to gain the secret of immortality. This could change everything if revealed, and Baru finally sees her chance. She plans to trigger a war that will consume the Empire of Masks.But Baru’s heart is broken. Hunted by a mutinous admiral ...

The first in-depth exploration of the role Western and Chinese philosophy played in shaping the decisions, ideas and actions of Mao Zedong.

Written by experienced teachers and experts, Mechanical Engineeringfor CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on the development of skills, critical thinking and teamwork providing a firm foundation for the SBA, further study and beyond.

Over the past two decades, transnational history has become an established term describing approaches to the writing of world or global history that emphasise movement, dynamism and diversity. This book investigates the emergence of the 'transnational' as an approach, its limits, and parameters. It focuses particular attention on the contributions of postcolonial and feminist studies in reformulating transnational historiography as a move beyo...

What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice. An impressive cast of contributors cover the history of nationalism from a wide range of thematic approaches, from traditional modernist and Marxist perspectives to more recent debates around gender. postcolonialism and the g...