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A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps
2024 || Paperback || Jeremy Black || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conflict as he charts its historical sweep across each of the major theatres.
Why Empires Fall
Rome, America and the Future of the West
2024 || Paperback || John Rapley e.a. || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Iron Kingdom
The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947
2024 || Paperback || Christopher Clark || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
With great flair and authority, the author describes Prussia's great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive, enlightened values on which it was built.
Europe's Tragedy
A New History of the Thirty Years War
2024 || Paperback || Peter H. Wilson || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. This title explains a compelling series of events.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
A Life in Power
2024 || Paperback || Christopher Clark || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. This book presents a fresh interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his thirty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe.
The Mythology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
2024 || Hardcover || DK || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
This retelling and explanation of over eighty myths is interspersed with bold and vibrant pictures, with the wide range of contributors offering a distinctly global range of expertise. Includes the stories of Pandora's Box, King Midas, and Pyramus and Thisbe.
Capitalism and Slavery
2024 || Paperback || Eric Williams || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Ignorance
A Global History
2024 || Paperback || Peter Burke || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day
The Korean Myths
A Guide to the Gods, Heroes and Legends
2024 || Hardcover || Heinz Insu Fenkl e.a. || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.
Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day
2024 || Paperback || Richard Tames || Van Ditmar Boeken B.V.