Gene Keifer’s 1944 details the thrilling story of a downed bomber crewman and his experiences with the French Resistance during the D-Day invasion. Keifer was born in Germany but came to Oklahoma City at the age of six and grew up as the All-American Boy. He details his life in the city and subsequent military caree...

埃及古文明的傳奇故事，一次全部告訴你！ 金字塔到底有什麼魔力？ 拿破崙在塔內王殿睡了一晚，隔天臉色蒼白…… 珍貴的木乃伊其實數量超級多？ 多到曾被當作燃料，還被胡搞的考古學家當垃圾銷毀！ 神祕的埃及古文明，你一定要來瞧一瞧！ 提到埃及，你想到的是金字塔、木乃伊，還是法老王的黃金面具？ 本書作者化身埃及小導遊，讓你親臨古埃及的...

Need to Know collects the following previously published non-fiction books: News of Devils, Rogue Royale, Diamonds in the Rough, Tradecraft, Agent of Influence, A Spy Is Born, and Enemy Action. In addition, it includes many other essays and articles that haven't previously appeared in book form. There's a lot about ...

The Two Great Retreats of History is a compelling anthology that marries detailed historical narrative with penetrating cultural insight, exploring the grandeur and unraveling of iconic retreats across time. By examining these monumental episodes, the collection touches on universal themes of ambition, resilience, a...

In "Historical Lectures and Essays," Charles Kingsley presents a compelling exploration of key historical moments and figures through a unique blend of scholarly rigor and engaging prose. Kingsley'Äôs literary style is marked by a fervent passion for social justice and reform, interweaving historical analysis with m...

It is generally accepted that Roman administrators, arriving in Egypt in the aftermath of Augustus’ annexation of the province, confiscated en masse the land and other property belonging to the temples of Egyptーestimated at as much as one-third of the country. It is further accepted that this confiscation doomed th...

This book demonstrates that living martyrdom was an important spiritual aspiration in the late antique Latin west and argues that, consequently, attempts to define, study, or locate martyrdom must move away from conceptualizations that require or center on death. After an introduction that traces the persistence of ...

A leading historian of World War II sheds new light on the purposes and impact of the U.S. incendiary and atomic bombing of Japan’s cities in 1945. With the development of the B-29 “Superfortress” in summer 1944, strategic bombing, a central component of the Allied war effort against Germany, arrived in the Pacific ...

Abraham Lincoln's "State of the Union Addresses" is a profound collection of communications that underscore the nation's tumult during the Civil War era. Delivered with eloquence and gravitas, these addresses are not merely political statements but poignant reflections on democratic ideals, unity, and the moral impe...

This is the first Open Access book introducing more than 20 of Japan’s leading innovative entrepreneurs from the 17th century to the present. The author outlines the innovative business models created by entrepreneurs including SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, Fast Retailing (Uniqlo)’s Yanai Tadashi, Honda’s Soichiro Honda...

This volume provides novel social-scientific and historical approaches to religious identifications in late antique (3rd–12th century) Egyptian papyri, bridging the gap between two academic fields that have been infrequently in full conversation: papyrology and the study of religion. Through eleven in-depth case stu...

This edition is compiled out of articles, essays, executive orders, statements and speeches written and spoken by president Putin. This collection was created in order to shed light on the cause of the war and real plans of Russian president. His words are showing his true intent, his final goal that was formed year...

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. Following the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, Russia annexed Crimea, and Russian-backed paramilitaries seized part of the Donbas region of south-eastern Ukraine, which consists of Lugansk and Donetsk oblasts...

鬼，在人們的心中總是神秘的，有禁忌的；鬼，也是全世界共通的語言，每個民族都會在歷史更迭中自然而然地塑造出屬於自己的鬼神傳說。「鬼」這個字最早見於殷商的甲骨文，東漢許慎（約58 〜 147）的《說文解字》解釋為「人所歸為鬼，從人，象鬼頭，鬼陰氣賊害，從厶」，也就是說，鬼是人死後變成的。在古人的想像中，鬼的形象跟人近似，不同的...

This anthology contributes to creating awareness on how digital ageism operates in relation to the widely spread symbolic representations of old and young age around digital technologies, the (lack of) representation of diverse older individuals in the design, development, and marketing of digital technologies and i...

This Open Access book includes chapters on the key turning points in modern Japanese history from the Meiji Restoration to Japan-China diplomatic normalization in the 1970s and beyond. The topics covered include the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars, the Manchurian Cris...