A portrait of espionage, covert operations, assassination squads, and the deep penetration of see...

A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and...

Representative examples of swords from 8th-11th century, fully described and illustrated, with ge...

The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution.

'It's a life of the two of us.' This volume comprises the complete surviving correspondence betwe...

Uniquely revealing interviews with one of the world's greatest living composers.

The first book-length study in any language of the 'Berlin School,' the most significant filmmaki...

This book is the most authoritative and up-to-date source of quick reference on the Baroque compo...

A novel study of the political, religious, and cultural worlds of the principal Irish figures at ...

The story of Allied victory in the Holy Land, far from the carnage of the Western Front but a cru...

Insightful account of the life and works of two of the most important figures in twentieth-centur...

The Vivaldi Compendium represents the latest in Vivaldi research, drawing on the author's ...