The Bismarck Myth: Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor by
This book talks about Otto Von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, and the Weimar Republic’s struggle for survival in Germany, and the reasons for its failure.
Diamonds, Gold, and War The British, the Boers, and the Making of South Africa by
This book discusses the history of South Africa and how resources such as diamonds and gold laid the foundation of war and on unrest, later resulting in an apartheid in South Africa.
Empire, Colony, Postcolony by
This book provides a clear exposition of the historical, political and ideological dimensions of colonialism, imperialism, and postcolonialism, with clear explanations of these categories, which relate their histories to contemporary political issues. The book analyzes major concepts and explains the meaning of key terms. The first book to introduce the main historical and cultural parameters of the different categories of empire, colony, postcolonial, nation, and globalization and the ways in which they are analyzed today This material explains in clear and accessible language the historical and theoretical origins of postcolonial theory as well as providing a postcolonial perspective on the formations of the contemporary world.
U.S. Imperialism and Progressivism: 1896 to 1920 by
.Readers examine American history between the end of the Civil War and the end of World War I, considering in depth both the imperialist and progressive influences that heralded the country's future position as a major force on the international stage. Meticulously chosen articles, speeches, and other primary source documents are included alongside narrative to provide a complete picture of the era.
The Private Life of Victoria : Queen, Empress, Mother of the Nation by
This is the story of the Queen of England who had to fight to forge her own way in the world, and who found true romance with Prince Albert only to have happiness snatched from her when he died of typhoid at the age of 42.
Queen Victoria: A Life by
This book is a classic biography, and remains one of the best and most readable accounts of the Queen who defined an era.
Violent Victorians: Popular Entertainment in Nineteenth-century London by
This book talks about violence in Victorian England and how it was supposed to be tamed down, but was seen all over in different forms. This book takes a look at the places, entertainment, sports, and theater of the era, and how it influenced the era, while also describing how social reforms shaped the era.
Charles Darwin by
This biography of Charles Darwin is an engaging and comprehensive look at the scientist's life and work.
America's Assembly Line by
The author examines the industrial innovation that made the United States productive and wealthy in the twentieth century. The assembly line--developed at the Ford Motor Company in 1913 for the mass production of Model Ts,,first created and then served an expanding mass market. It also transformed industrial labor. By 1980, Japan had reinvented the assembly line as a system of "lean manufacturing"; American industry reluctantly adopted the new approach. The author also describes this evolution and the new global landscape of increasingly automated factories, with fewer industrial jobs in America and questionable working conditions in developing countries.
Edison: His Life and Inventions by
This book shows Edison plunged deeply into work for which he always had an incredible capacity, reveals the exercise of his unsurpassed inventive ability, his keen reasoning powers, his tenacious memory, and his fertility of resource. It follows him through a series of innumerable experiments, conducted methodically, reaching out like rays of search-light into all the regions of science and nature, and finally exhibits him emerging triumphantly from countless difficulties bearing with him in new arts the fruits of victorious struggle.
Henry Ford by
This book describes the life and times of Henry Ford. It goes into detail about his inventions, his processes, his work ethics, and how revolutionized the industry through the use of the assembly line with his affordable Model-T car. He was respected by his employees, gave them fair wages, and made his products affordable for his own workers. Despite his achievements he had flaws with his stance on anti-Semitism and how he perceived the world around him
Marconi : The Man Who Networked the World by
This book describes the life and times of Guglielmo Marconi, and how he patented-a radio system that profoundly and irrevocably changed the way the world communicated. It goes into detail on how well his invention was received and the impact it had on the modern world at the time, including his native Italy and other places around the world.
The Telegraph in America, 1832-1920 by
This book describes how the Telegraph revolutionized the world from 1832-1920, its impact involving communication, wars, uses and how other forms of communication came from it.
The Truth about Tesla: The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation by
This book about Nikola Tesla goes into detail about his life and times. It explores what he created, who took ideas from him, how he was received by others, and the pitfalls that plagued him through the scientific community.
Armoured Warfare in the First World War by
This book shows that the development of the tank was fraught with technical obstacles and battlefield setbacks. It was invented by the British and the French at almost the same time to help break the deadlock of trench warfare, and the British deployed it first in 1916. Belatedly the Germans followed the British and French example. The initial designs were continuously refined during two years of intense warfare. Finding the right balance between power and weight, getting the armament right, and working out the best tactics for tanks on the battlefield was a tricky, often deadly business.
Eyes All over the Sky: Aerial Reconnaissance in the First World War by
This book fully explores all the aspects of aerial reconnaissance, and its previously under-appreciated significance. Also included are the individual experiences of British, American and German airmen; true pioneers of aviation warfare.
The First World War: : Analysis and Interpretation, Volume 2 by
This first volume provides new insights into theories of the WWI conflict, and is characterized by internationality, interdisciplinarity and a combination of different research methods. The contributions, based on archival documents from various different countries, international and local historiography, and on the analysis of newspaper articles, postcards, propaganda material, memorials and school books, examine the role of intellectuals and artists in the conflict, the issue of minorities and nationalities, the economy, and international relations and politics, in addition to specific case studies such as Russia and the Ottoman Empire, the Caucasus and the Middle East.
The First World War : Analysis and Interpretation, Volume 1 by
This Second volume of WWI provides new insights into theories of this conflict, and is characterized by internationality, interdisciplinarity and a combination of different research methods. The contributions, based on archival documents from various different countries, international and local historiography, and on the analysis of newspaper articles, postcards, propaganda material, memorials and school books, examine ideological and historiographical debates, the memory of the war and its most important contemporary and popular narratives, and the use of propaganda for the mobilization of public opinion, in addition to military, social, political, economic and psychological aspects of the conflict.
The Great War Illustrated 1914: Archive and Colour Photographs of WWI by
The Great War Illustrated series, beginning with the year 1914, includes in its pages many rarely seen images with individual numbers allocated and subsequently they will be lodged with the Taylor Library Archive for use by editors and authors. The book covers the outbreak of hostilities, the early battles, the war at sea, forming of the great trench line stretching from the coast to the Swiss border and ends with the Xmas truce.
Oswald : Germany's First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat by
This book is a biography of WWI flying Ace Oswald Boelcke, who was Germanys first Ace in WWI, mentor to the Red Baron, awarded the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max), respected by his enemies, and was considered for importance as a fighter pilot who set the standard in military aviation.
The Ottoman Twilight in the Arab Lands: Turkish Memoirs and Testimonies of the Great War by
This book fills an important gap in the literature by giving an insight through annotated translations from five Ottoman memoirs, previously not available in English, of actors who witnessed the last few years of Turkish presence in the Arab lands. It provides the historical background to many of the crises in the Middle East today, such as the Arab-Israeli confrontation, the conflict-ridden emergence of Syria and Lebanon, the struggle over the holy places of Islam in the Hejaz, and the mutual prejudices of Arabs and Turks about each other.
The Rocky Road to the Great War: The Evolution of Trench Warfare to 1914 by
This book goes into detail on how trench warfare got started, the technology used in it, the tools, and the weapons, all during WWI.
Verdun: The Left Bank by
This book describes the battle of Verdun, the left bank of the battlefield, the offensive operations, the defensive operations, the grounds, the issues in the field on both sides, and more.
