In the century between 1806 and 1914 tsarist Russia was drawn into five wars due to its deep involvement, based on treaty rights and established traditions, in Balkan affairs. This book examines the reason for the Russian involvement in the Balkan peninsula and attempts to expla…
"The Norman expansion in eleventh-century Europe was a movement of enormous historical importance, which saw men and women from the duchy of Normandy settling in England, Italy, Sicily and the Middle East. The Norman establishment in the South is particularly interesting, becaus…
Covering the period from the Neolithic era to the troubled present, this book studies the peoples, societies and cultures of the area situated between the Adriatic Sea in the west and the Black Sea in the east, between the Alpine region and Danube basin in the north and the Aege…
This authoritative reference follows the history of conflicts in the Balkan Peninsula from the 19th century through the present day
"Mirroring Europe offers refreshing insight into the ways Europe is imagined, negotiated and evoked in Balkan societies in the time of their accession to the European Union. Until now, visions of Europe from the southeast of the continent have been largely overlooked. By examini…
Fremstilling om den engelske specialenhed LRDG (Long Range Desert Group) og dens virke under 2. Verdenskrig. Bogen tager læseren med bag fjendens linier, ikke kun i Nordafrika men også i Italien og på Balkan. Bogens forfatter, som også var leder af LRDG fortæller levende om LRDG…
Spatial variation and patterning in the distribution of artefacts are topics of fundamental significance in Balkan archaeology. For decades, archaeologists have classified spatial clusters of artefacts into discrete 'cultures,' which have been conventionally treated as bound ent…
En bog om The U.S. Army Special Forces (Airborne), kendetegnet ved deres hovedbeklædning, den grønne baret, og deres indsats i løbet af de seneste 15 år. En genfødsel af en enestående militær enhed, der stort set var hjemsendt efter Vietnamkrigen og nu igen er en eftertragtet re…
"The region that is today the Republic of Macedonia was long the heart of the Ottoman Empire in Europe. It was home to a complex mix of peoples and faiths who had for hundreds of years lived together in relative peace. To be sure, these people were no strangers to coercive viole…
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