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Russia against Napoleon: the battle for Europe, 1807 to 1814
Par D. C. B Lieven. 2009
In the summer of 1812 after years of uneasy peace, Napoleon, the master of almost the whole continent, marched into…
Russia with the largest army ever assembled, confident that he would sweep everything before him. Less than two years later the Russian army was itself marching into Paris and Napoleon's empire lay in ruins. Using an array of new, rare and surprising sources, Dominic Lieven writes with great panache and insight to describe from the Russians' viewpoint how they went from retreat, defeat and the burning of Moscow to becoming the new liberators of Europe. 2009.Russia: people and empire, 1552-1917
Par Geoffrey A Hosking. 1997
Traces the history of Russia as a nation and an empire up to the year 1917. Asserts that the economic…
and political processes of state building impeded the development of a sense of national identity and cohesiveness among the Russian people. 1997.Rome, Inc: the rise and fall of the first multinational corporation
Par Stanley Bing. 2006
Bing chronicles the great city of Rome from its humble beginnings to its monumental collapse due to greed, in-fighting and…
general mismanagement. "Rome, Inc." then becomes a powerful lesson for business leaders, documenting the many dos and don'ts of a successful corporation. 2006.Rough crossings: Britain, the slaves, and the American Revolution
Par Simon Schama. 2005
Chronicles the mass emancipation of slaves in the American colonies - by Britain - beginning in 1775, when Virginia governor…
Lord Dunmore promised freedom for slaves who bore arms against the rebels. Describes the flight of tens of thousands to British-controlled territory and their resettlement in Nova Scotia and later in Sierra Leone. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2005.Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration
Par Antonia Fraser. 1979
Rubicon: the triumph and tragedy of the Roman Republic
Par Tom Holland. 2004
Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness which would herald the catastrophe of…
its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar, the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond; of Cicero, whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus, the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra, the queen who did the same. This text brings to life this strange and unsettling civilization, with its extremes of ambition and self-sacrifice, bloodshed and desire. 2004.Rome, the biography of a city: The Biography Of A City
Par Christopher Hibbert. 1985
Rome's often bloody history unfolds as a pageant of patrons and parasites, saints and tyrants, poets and warriors. Reveals the…
influence of Greek customs, gods and art on life in Imperial Rome. 1985.Romantics, rebels and reactionaries: English literature and its background 1776-1830 (Opus Ser.)
Par Marilyn Butler. 1981
This text sets the romantic literary movement back into its context of the nineteenth century. Marilyn Butler successfully divorces the…
works of writers such as Byron, Keats and Austen from their usual setting of the author's self-image, and places them against the wider background of Europe in the nineteenth century. A refreshing account of an era rich in English literature. 1981.Rodolphe et les secrets de Mayerling
Par Jean Des Cars. 2004
A l'aube du 30 janvier 1889, dans le pavillon de chasse de Mayerling, aux environs de Vienne, on découvre le…
corps de l'archiduc héritier d'Autriche-Hongrie, Rodolphe de Habsbourg, l'unique fils de Sissi et de François-Joseph - et celui d'une jeune fille de 17 ans, Mary Vetsera. Immédiatement, les plus folles rumeurs circulent. Laborieusement, la Cour impériale tente d'accréditer la thèse du suicide. Pendant près d'un siècle, cette version "officielle ", fut imposée. Face aux doutes et aux contradictions relevées, le silence l'emporta. En 1982, à la veille de son retour à Vienne, l'impératrice et reine Zita, dernière souveraine d'Autriche-Hongrie, livre à Jean des Cars des révélations spectaculaires qui ébranlent la thèse d'un amour maudit et remettent en question les rares certitudes de l'affaire. La rigoureuse contre-enquête de Jean des Cars démontre, d'une manière implacable, que la vérité pourrait être fort différente. 2004.Rites of spring: the Great War and the birth of the Modern Age
Par Modris Eksteins. 1989
In 1913, intellectuals and artists clamoured for change. Four years of trench warfare achieved this, but the passing of the…
war also brought revolution, inflation and dislocation. This book examines the origins, impact and aftermath of the Great War of 1914-1918. Nominated for the 1989 Ontario Trillium Award and for the 1993 Torgi Talking Book of the Years Award.Rising '44: the battle for Warsaw
Par Norman Davies. 2004
Uses archives and interviews to chronicle the two-month rebellion by Polish Resistance against German occupation. Describes the nearby Soviet army's…
refusal to help and diplomatic disagreements among Poland's western Allies that led to the Poles' failure and Warsaw's destruction. Some descriptions of violence. 2004.Raspoutine: l'ultime vérité
Par Edvard Radzinsky, Macha Zonina, Odette Chevalot. 2001
Reconstitution minutieuse des années qui précédèrent la chute du tsarisme, les années Raspoutine. L'auteur, historien, a parcouru nombre de documents…
tenus longtemps secrets. Il tente, ici, de lever le mystère expliquant pourquoi ce faux moine a réussi à s'imposer auprès du tsar Nicolas II. c2000, 2001.Red star rogue: [the untold story of a Soviet submarine's nuclear strike attempt on the U.S.]
Par Kenneth Sewell, Clint Richmond. 2005
In 1968 a Soviet submarine sank off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been.…
Compelling evidence strongly suggests that the sub sank while attempting to fire a nuclear missile. We now know that the Soviets had lost track of the sub; it had become a rogue. The Nixon administration launched a clandestine, half-billion-dollar project to recover the sunken K-129. The successful recovery effort helped forge new relations between the U.S. and the Soviets, even as it revealed a treacherous plan to provoke war between the U.S. and China - a plan that, had it succeeded, would have had devastating consequences. 2005.Red cloud at dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the end of the atomic monopoly
Par Michael D Gordin. 2009
On August 29, 1949, the first Soviet test bomb, dubbed "First Lightning", exploded in the deserts of Kazakhstan. This surprising…
international event marked the beginning of an arms race that would ultimately lead to nuclear proliferation beyond the Soviet Union and the United States. Using newly opened archives, Gordin follows a trail of espionage, secrecy, deception, political brinksmanship, and technical innovation to provide a fresh understanding of the nuclear arms race. 2009.For five centuries, Martin Luther has been lionized as an outspoken and fearless icon of change who ended the Middle…
Ages and heralded the beginning of the modern world. In 'Rebel in the Ranks', Brad Gregory, professor of European history at Notre Dame, recasts this long-accepted portrait. Luther did not intend to start a revolution, yet his actions would profoundly shape our world in ways he could never have imagined. 2017.Reader's digest guide to eye care: common vision problems, from dry eye to macular degeneration
Par Jennifer S Weizer, Joshua D Stein. 2009
Ophthalmologists describe the way the eye works and its common afflictions and related health matters, including macular degeneration and diabetic…
retinopathy. They discuss treatments such as Lasik surgery; provide tips on living with visual impairments; and answer common questions about sight, surgery, and medications. 2009.Reagan and Gorbachev: how the Cold War ended
Par Jack F Matlock. 2004
Matlock details how, from the start of his term, Reagan privately pursued improved U.S.-U.S.S.R. relations, while still rebuilding America's military.…
When Gorbachev assumed leadership, however, Reagan and his advisers found a potential partner in the enterprise of peace. Describes the meetings, initial views the two leaders had of each other, the gradual trust which emerged, and the politically risky steps Gorbachev took that bore long-term benefits. 2004.Qui a tué Napoléon?
Par David Hapgood, Ben Weider. 1982
À Sainte-Hélène, l'empereur n'est pas mort d'un cancer: il a été empoisonné à l'arsenic... cette révélation est fondée sur les…
recherches d'un médecin suédois, expert en toxicologie, 20 ans d'enquête l'ont conduit à cette certitude. 1982. Titre uniforme: The Murder of Napoleon.Pour en finir avec le Moyen Âge
Par Régine Pernoud. 1977
À la lumière de son immense érudition d'historienne, l'auteure pulvérise nombre d'idées reçues à propos du Moyen Âge. Méprisés pendant…
des siècles, encensés par les Romantiques, ces mille ans d'histoire ont été perçus injustement comme n'étant qu'une période d'obscurantisme. À la lecture de ce petit traité, les lecteurs apprendront beaucoup surtout grâce à l'admirable sens des perspectives de l'auteure. 1979, c1977.Postwar: a history of Europe since 1945
Par Tony Judt. 2005
Europe, so devastated during World War II and still haunted by its memory, has been transformed. Covering 60 years of…
history in both eastern and western Europe, Judt explains how the European Union was built, how communism "imploded of its own accord", and why Europe still struggles to cope with ethnic diversity. Integrates international relations, domestic politics, ideas, social change, economic development, and culture. Descriptions of violence. 2005. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.