79471World archaeology : excess or essential?
It is hard not to see them as excessive. The glorious gold and silver vessels that graced elite banquets in the Achaemenid empire showcase the skill of Persian metalworkers. But while the fine details of animals, mythical scenes, and intricate patterns still thrill viewers, did these sumptuous wares ever have a role beyond expressing extreme wealth? In our cover feature, we see how a British Museum exhibition is revealing that this seemingly gratuitous glitz knitted an empire together, and helped its arch foes to forge their own identity.
79472World at war : the strategy & tactics of world war II : breakout
Contents: Breakout: first Panzer army & Kamenets-Podolsky. British Pacific fleet. The US army corps of military police in world war II. German annihilation war.
79473World at War : the strategy & tactics of world war II : central pacific campaign 1943-1944
Contents: Central Pacific campaign 1943-1944. Pawns in an Epic struggle. US 3rd cavalry at Berg-sur-Moselle. U-852 vs. USS Wahoo.
79474World at War : the strategy & tactics of world war II : peaks of the caucasus axis offensive, 1942
Contents: Peaks of the Caucasus. Forgotten fleet. Mussolini's army. Special agent Leon turrou in World war II.
79475World at War : the strategy & tactics of world war II : second battle of Changsha
Contents: Second battle of Changsha. Operation Foxley. Battle of the tannenberg line. A victory of circumstance.
79476World at war crimean campaign 1941-42
The Crimean Campaign, 1941 - 42 (TCC) is a strategic level two-player wargame (with strong operational undertones) of low-intermediate complexity covering the fighting across the peninsula that climaxed with the German capture of Sevastopol.
79477World at war, issue #90 - game edition
Great European War is a two-player game of an alternative World War II in Europe, based on the premise that Adolf Hitler did not order the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Instead, the Axis goes over to a naval-air offensive against the British with additional operations in North Africa and the Middle East, while waiting for America to enter the war and keeping a watchful eye on Stalin who may intervene.
79478World civilizations : the global experience
Part I: Early Human Societies, 2.5 Million- 600 B.C.E.: Origins and Development; Part II: The Classical Period, 600 B.C.E.-600 C.E.: Uniting Large Regions; Part III: The Postclassical Period, 600-1450: New Faith and New Commerce; Part IV: The Early Modern Period, 1450-1750: The World Shrinks; Part V: The Dawn of the Industrial Age, 1750-1900; Part VI: The Newest Stage of World History: 1900-Present.
79479World civilizations : the global experience : 6th ed.
The primary goal of world civilizations is to present a truly global history from the development of agriculture and herding to the present. Using a unique periodization, this book divides the main periods of human history according to changes in the nature and extent of global contacts.
79480World civilizations : the global experience : 6th ed.
1. The neolithic revolution and the birth of civilization; 2. The rise of civilization in the middle east and africa; 3. Asia’s first civilization: India and China; 4. Unification and the consolidation of civilization in China; 5. Classical civilization in the eastern mediterranean and middle east; …