A history of a British Army regiment, the Royal Welch Fusiliers, recounts the battles, tactics, leadership, and day-to-day living of soldiers during the American Revolution, from Lexington and Concord to the final battle at Yorktown.
In the final years of the 19th century, China was in grave danger of becoming a colony of the West. While various powers bickered over how to slice the pie, their very presence in China, like their new technologies and Christian missions, undermined the people's traditional ways…
More than a how-to book, this classic guidebook to the director's craft is a tool for those looking to translate the page to the stage--or to the screen--and is of immense value to actors, writers, students, and teachers. Essential for any student of theater or film, here is wha…
Publisher's description: In the spring of 1543 as the celebrated astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, lay on his death bed, his fellow clerics brought him a long-awaited package: the final printed pages of the book he had worked on for many years: De revolutionibus (On the Revolutio…
Publisher's description: In the spring of 1543 as the celebrated astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus, lay on his death bed, his fellow clerics brought him a long-awaited package: the final printed pages of the book he had worked on for many years: De revolutionibus (On the Revolutio…