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For most of the twentieth century, the Soviet Union was viewed by the outside world as a mysterious monolith, whose leadership was protected by secrecy and ruled by naked fear. This book presents an account of political intrigue at the centre of power in 1922 and 1923, when Vladimir Ilyich Lenin lay incapacitated by several severe strokes.
'Haley' Jackson grew up in poverty on the levees of New Orleans. Singing for royalty, presidents, and working closely with her friend Martin Luther King, Haley never forgot her early days on the levee. This work talks about Mahalia Jackson's world where she grew up.
An overview and comparative analysis of European labour movements from 1900 to 1990. The authors examine the links between workers and organized labour in seven European countries and focus on areas such as the role of the state, labour markets, and occupation and class
Examines how military institutions attempted to meet the demands of the strategic, political, and technological realities of the turbulent era between the First and Second World Wars. This title includes an introduction describing the intellectual and practical challenges facing the military reformer in peacetime.
This book emerged from a series of conversations between Mikhail Gorbachev and Daisaku Ikeda. Together they explore their experiences of life amidst the turmoil of the 20th century and together they search for a common ethical basis for future development.
'Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships' series presents an international history of iron and steel warships from the first ironclad to the modern warship. The acclaimed series involved a major revaluation of published information and the wide scale use of unpublished sources.
1906-1945 saw the power of artillery at sea challenged by torpedo boats and submarines, and later by aircraft. Taking the decline of the all-big-gun battleship as its main theme, this book charts the development of all warship types of the period, from the aircraft carrier to small costal vessels.
This book tells the story of every one of Australia's 25 prime ministers.
These fascinating essays, collected by historian Gilbert T. Sewall from the major books, journals, news reports, and public addresses of the day, survey the tumultuous social change that engulfed the nationand explain why we are still feeling the aftershocks today.