Publications

This is the little-known story of a medical pioneer and missionary who founded a hospital in Nazareth 150 years ago. This book traces the remarkable life of Pacradooni Kaloost Vartan, the son of a poor Armenian tailor in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). Born in 1835 at a time of great change in the Ottoman Empire, the young […]

From the Publishers: The Napoleonic Wars have an important place in the history of Europe, leaving their mark on European and world societies in a variety of ways. In many European countries they provided the stimulus for radical social and political change – particularly in Spain, Germany, and Italy – and are frequently viewed in […]

From the Publishers:  The so-called Seven Weeks' War of 1866 between Prussia and Italy and Austria was notable not only for its effect on future German history but also because it was the last time the armies of the smaller German states fought as independent contingents. Forces from 30 smaller states were involved and they […]

From the Publishers: Wars in the 19th Century were accompanied by a very heavy loss of life from infectious diseases. Typhus fever, dysentery, malaria, typhoid fever and yellow fever caused many more deaths than wounds inflicted by enemy actions. During the Peninsular War, for example, for every soldier dying of a wound, four succumbed to […]

During the Hundred Days, (1815) there lay in Napoleon's study in the Tuileries a packet of papers, sealed with the Imperial arms, on the cover of which was written, “À remettre au Cardinal Fesch seul.” This packet was carried by Fesch to Rome, but he never had the curiosity to open it, and it remained […]

From the Publishers: “Art in the Service of Colonialism” throws new light on how nothing in the Moroccan French Protectorate (1912-1956) escaped the imprints of metropolitan ideology and how the French transformed and dominated Moroccan society by looking at how the arts and crafts were transformed in the colonial period. Hamid Irbouh argues that during the […]

Originally published in 1888, this is the record of the Camel Corps or the Guards' Camel Regiment when on its expedition up the Nile in 1884-85.

From the Publishers:  The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Military and Diplomatic History, a two-volume set, offers both assessment and analysis of the key episodes, issues and actors in the military and diplomatic history of the United States. At a time of war, in which ongoing efforts to recalibrate American diplomacy are as imperative as they […]

This book explores the consequences of Napoleonic influence in the Trasimeno department between 1809-1814. It explores the idea of Europe and the problems of nationalism in the face of a model of rule which France sought to impose throughout Europe. Academics from different disciplines look at this from the angles of history, culture and art […]

From the Publishers:  Deep in the British Library tucked into the slipcover of a book on the history of Blenheim Palace a packet of extraordinary letters has been discovered. “Dear Marengo brackets Napoleon's horse close brackets, I've never written a letter like this before….” Thus begins the first passionate letter from Copenhagen, the Duke of […]