№ 11 : Кадеш - 1274 до н.э. - 2011. - 32 с.

Vol. 4

This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital. Victory could not be achieved by either side unless the three services worked in intimate cooperation. Each side advanced and withdrew across 1,000 miles of desert until the Axis forces were decisively defeated at El Alamein in 1942.

Tobacco is in the news on a daily basis. Politicians from President Clinton down to members of local city councils are actively fighting the tobacco industry. The once-invincible industry has settled lawsuits for hundreds of billions of dollars. Many states are initiating major efforts to do something meaningful about the half-million needless deaths that tobacco causes in America every year.

The Texas Revolution is remembered chiefly for the 13-day siege of the Alamo and its immortal heroes. This book describes the war and the preceding years that were marked by resentments and minor confrontations as the ambitions of Mexico's leaders clashed with the territorial determination of Texan settlers. When the war broke in October 1835, the invading Mexicans, under the leadership of the flamboyant President-General Santa Ana, fully expected to crush a ragged army of frontiersmen. Led by Sam Houston, the Texans rallied in defense of the new Lone Star state, defeated the Mexicans in a mere 18 minutes at the battle of San Jacinto and won their independence.

Complex and unstable, in 922 BC the kingdom of Ancient Israel was divided into Judah, in the South, and Israel, in the North. For the next 200 years, there was almost constant warring between these kingdoms and their neighbors. These bitter feuds eventually led to the collapse of Israel, leaving Judah as a surviving nation until the emergence of the Babylonian Empire, the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, and the exile of the Jewish people. Using ancient Jewish, Biblical, and other contemporary sources, this title examines the politics, fighting, and consequences of Israel's battles during this period. Focusing on the turbulent relationship between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, this book explains Israel's complex, often bloody, foreign policy, and provides a definitive history of these ancient conflicts.

The text for this Atlas Of World War II, first published by Bison Books Ltd., of London in 1985, and compiled by Richard Natkiel, comes from Robin L. Sommer, a prolific writer whose other wildly divergent efforts include The Little Book Of Cats: Poems And Prose, On Fifth Avenue: Highlights Of Architectural And Cultural History, and Pablo Picasso, while the 4-page Introduction is contributed by S. L. Mayer, whose works include Signal- Hitler's Wartime Picture Magazine, The Biography Of General Of The Army Douglas MacArthur, and Weapons Of The Gulf War.

Winston Churchill claimed the 'U-boat peril' was the only thing that frightened him during World War II. The U-boat was developed from a small coastal vessel into a state-of-the-art killer, stalking the high seas picking off merchant convoys, until the introduction of the destroyer escort, and the development of dedicated anti-submarine tactics provided a means of defence and attack against the U-boats. Gordon Williamson describes the design and development of these two deadly opponents, their tactics, strengths and weaknesses, weaponry and training. He provides an insight into the lives of the Royal Navy and Wolf Pack crews as they played their deadly games of cat and mouse on the high seas, gambling with their lives and the fate of the nations.

Олег, Ольга, Ярослав Мудрий, Володимир Мономах, Данило Галицький, Северин Наливайко, Петро Конашевич-Сагайдачний, Богдан Хмельницький, Іван Мазепа, Григорій Сковорода — такий далеко не повний перелік осіб, про яких йдеться в науково-популярній книзі,—першому виданні в сучасній літературі, що висвітлює значення особи в процесі історичного розвитку України з часів її зародження й до XVIII ст. Розрахована на широке коло читачів.

В посібнику даються відповіді для підсумкової контрольної роботи з історії України 7 клас.

В книге, написанной на основе зарубежных архивных материалов, а также широкого круга опубликованных источников и научной литературы, рассматривается англо-французское соперничество в Северной Америке в XVII — начале XVIII в. Особое внимание уделяется внешнеполитическому и дипломатическому аспектам борьбы двух держав, роли и месту их заморских владений в межгосударственных отношениях того времени, первым самостоятельным шагам английских и французских колоний на внешнеполитической арене. Во втором издании существенно расширен раздел о правовом статусе колониальной экспансии, использовано большее количество архивных документов. Для специалистов-историков и международников, студентов и преподавателей гуманитарных факультетов, всех, интересующихся историей колониальной Америки и международных отношений.

Читатель, открывший книгу Сергея Алексашенко, получает уникальную возможность – проверить справедливость оценок и качество прогнозов одного из ведущих российских финансистов. «Битва за рубль» была написана бывшим первым заместителем председателя Центробанка России по горячим следам дефолта 1998 года и готовилась к переизданию к десятилетию тех драматичных событий. Но осенью 2008 года проблема финансовых потрясений, уже представлявшая, казалось бы, чисто исторический интерес, вдруг вновь приобрела жгучую актуальность. Битва за рубль продолжается, но сегодня ее участники вооружены опытом, осмысленным в книге Сергея Алексашенко.