For sale in CIS only! A thousand years ago the French abbey of Cluny was the hub of one of the most powerful empires of the Middle Ages, and the spiritual heart of Europe. Nearly 1,500 religious houses were subject to its authority, and it was the s...

In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a newly-liberated France. Containing candid descriptions of this war-ravaged society (widespread malnourishment, rampant tube...

In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the "British, their country, and their ways". The guide was intended to lessen the culture shock for those embarking on their...

For sale in CIS only! While military intervention in Iraq was being planned, humanitarian organizations were offered US government funds to join the Coalition and operate under the umbrella of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'. In Kosavo, Timor, Sierra Leon...

For sale in CIS only! Notorious for its recent military dictatorships, South America is less well known for its wars. But since the dawn of independence in the early nineteenth century, the continent has witnessed a series of conflicts, some short a...

For sale in CIS only! Michael Llewellyn-Smith sets the Greek occupation of Smyrna and the war in Anatolia against the background of Greece's "Great Idea" and of great power rivalries in the Near East. He traces the origins of the Greek statesman Ele...