Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis - all built empires they hoped would last forever: all were destined to fail. This book shows ho...
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This title seeks to provide a critical examination of rationalist approaches to strategy to enable readers to gain an understanding of the processes of strategy. It also analyzes the role of culture a...
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Presented chronologically, this study focuses on the post war break-up of the British Empire which began with the abandonment of the raj in India and the eventual entry into the European Community. Th...
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Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire t...
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The only book devoted entirely to splicing today's rope and wire. This new edition includes step-by-step illustrations and explanations for the most useful and popular splices using both traditional t...
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Magisterial global history of the rise and fall of the British Empire by an award-winning author. 11 mapsPRIZES:Winner of Trevor Reese Memorial Prize 2010....
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