The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 has traditionally been seen as a limited conflict between French and German forces. T......more

A forensic study of Vietnam’s war, imperial history and international relations in the years following the Second World ......more

Documentary Sources on the History of Rus’ Metropolitanate contains an extensive collection of letters and documents rel......more

’Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves’ SUNDAY TIMES ’If Orwell were with us today, he’d be writing books like t......more

The Ethnographic Optic traces the surprising role of ethnography in French cinema in the 1960s and examines its place in......more

The Ethnographic Optic traces the surprising role of ethnography in French cinema in the 1960s and examines its place in......more

The first major English-language history of Ukraine from its emergence after the demise of the Soviet Union through the ......more

Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also ......more

Franks and Northmen explores the full spectrum of Franco-Scandinavian interaction, examining not just violence but also ......more

A gripping account of the Soviet victories of 1944 The year 1944 was the turning point of World War Two, and nowhere was......more

Through the lens of identification procedures, this book examines how the processes of state-building affected European ......more

In late 1991, the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. Over the next 12 years, the Hoover Institution microfilmed and ......more

In this stunning exposé, Dmitry Zubov reveals the dark truth of the terrible losses suffered by Soviet flyers, the infer......more

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On the Hungarian theater of war of the Eastern Front, the Soviet troops attempted to take Budapest repeatedly from the e......more

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French Armies of the Thirty Years’ War presents the development of the French army, one of the first standing armies in ......more

The War over Naples was fought by France and Spain between 1502 and 1504. Gonzalo de Córdoba, called El Gran Capitán, di......more

How did the medieval Frankish world relate to the orbis Romanus? Although this term is only sporadically attested in the......more

In his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a ’riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’ we ......more

The studies collected here cover a period of about 33 years, from 1986 to 2019, and represent a sustained effort to unde......more

This book focuses on the extent to which Soviet scholars and cultural theoreticians were able to act autonomously during......more

Drawing upon research carried out in several different languages and across a variety of disciplines, The Mongol World d......more

This book offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the history of passports, border surveillance, border cross......more

This study challenges the rose-tinted view of the interwar period in Romanian history, which is often judged against the......more

The Gulag remains one of the key symbols of twentieth-century mass political violence. Thanks to recent archive-based in......more

This book concentrates on the political economies of Germany and France in the period spanning between the end of World ......more

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Joseph Stalin: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works captures his life, and legacy. It features a chronology, an intro......more

"A joy to read...one of the most entertaining popular history books published in recent years" (Dan Jones, Sunday Times)......more

The tenth edition of this go-to text offers critical discussion of contemporary Russian politics and its fundamental pri......more

The tenth edition of this go-to text offers critical discussion of contemporary Russian politics and its fundamental pri......more

Check over the dramatic events of 1940 as the Polish Air Force took to the skies in France, fighting valiantly during Wo......more

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A fascinating exploration of three individuals in fin-de-siècle France who pushed the boundaries of gender identity. Bef......more

’A gripping story filled with remarkable revelations.’ Tom Bower, author of Revenge There’s no such thing as a former KG......more

Once described as "that metropolis of dress and debauchery" by the Scottish poet David Mallet, Paris has always had a re......more

A new edition of the graphic account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign which ......more

The untold history of Moscow’s Metropol Hotel--a fervent spot of intrigue, secrets, and the center of Stalin’s nefarious......more

Police in Paris arrested thousands of men for sodomy or similar acts in the eighteenth century. In the mid-1780s, they r......more

July 28th, 2024 is the 110th Anniversary of the beginning of the First World War The Great War as it came to be known wa......more

Text in French Cette Provence tant visitée chaque année, pour son soleil, ses calanques, ses odeurs d’été, détient un au......more

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From "one of Russia’s smartest and best-sourced young journalists" (The New York Time......more

Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli examines the life and deeds of Thami al-Glaoui (1879-1956), and the multiple ways in which his s......more

The Seven Years War was long forgotten in French historiography. In fact, in the years following the peace of 1763, it h......more

In 1256, the countess of Provence, Beatrice of Savoy, enlisted her personal physician to create a health handbook to sha......more

Celebrated food scholar Darra Goldstein takes readers on a vivid tour of history and culture through Russian cuisine. Th......more

On Bonifratrow Street is the story of how Michael Katz survived the Holocaust as a Jewish boy hiding ’in plain sight’ on......more

This book tells the story of an epochal change in the human condition that was part of what is often thought of as ’mode......more

The essays in this volume show that Versailles was not the static creation of one man, but a hugely complex cultural spa......more

In this compelling new study, Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown chart the rise and fall of the Zouave uniform, the n......more

The story of how nineteenth-century European rulers conspired with Mexican conservatives in an outlandish plan to contai......more

A revolutionary study of nineteenth-century Parisian cartography and its role in shaping a modern conception of space Ma......more

This riveting book explores the little-known intimate life of Marie Antoinette and her family in a world filled with int......more

The Russian Workers’ Republic (1921) is a result of the author’s two-month travels through Soviet Russia. Moving freely ......more

Soviet Succession Struggles (1988) is a key study of the history, nature and development of Soviet politics and politici......more

Local Government in the Soviet Union (1987) analyses the Soviet Union’s limited success in improving local government be......more

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’Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.’ BERNARD CORNWELL, bestsel......more

Sketches of Central Asia (1868), a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so th......more

How representations of the preparation, sale, and consumption of leftovers in nineteenth-century urban France link socio......more

How representations of the preparation, sale, and consumption of leftovers in nineteenth-century urban France link socio......more

Journalist Florence Hernandez and photographer Guillaume de Laubier invite readers to discover exceptional wines from Sa......more

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. In French literature, newspapers ......more

From Then to Table, Culinary Time Travels - Discover Food Through the Lens of History! Discover the mouth-watering legac......more

This book examines the rapid development and expansion of agencies and governmental power to monitor and control the hom......more

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A captivating story of love and heroism set against the Allied invasion of Europe. Based on historical research and inte......more

A Very Peculiar Battle tells the story of a unique battle in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Fère-Champenoise was......more

This book explores imperial entanglements to reassess the Napoleonic Empire as a missing link--or at least an important ......more

On the Threshold of the Apocalypse: 1913-1915 is the seventh volume from Léon Bloyʼs personal journal begun in 1892. Thi......more

Comparative studies on the exhibitions of communism in Central and Eastern Europe. The conclusions contained in the mono......more

This volume provides a collection of ’imagined lives’-individuals who, no matter their position on the social hierarchy,......more

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A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag--showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling co......more