Leading Jewish historian on British Jewry and its contribution to British life

Product Description: Winston Churchill knew the power of words. In public speeches and published books, in newspaper and magazine articles, he expressed his feelings and laid out his vision for the future. His wartime writings and speeches have fascinated generation after generation with their powerful narrative style and thoughtful reflection...read more

In 1914, as the Ashleigh family of Knightshill gathers together at the mansion to welcome home the black sheep of their family, World War I breaks out and, one by one, the members of the proud clan become embroiled in the conflict

The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict traces not only the tangled and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present, including the death of Yasser Arafat and recent proposals for territorial settlement, it also illustrates the move towards finding peace and the efforts to bring the horrors of the fighting to an end through negotiation and proposals for agreed boundaries. In 204 maps, the complete history of the conflict is revealed including: the prelude and background to the conflict – from the siting of the Palestinian Jews before the Arab conquest to the attitude of Britain to the Arabs between 1917 and the present the Jewish national home – from the Zionist plan for Palestine in 1919 to the state of the Arab world from 1945 to the present day the intensification of the conflict – from the Arab response to the UN partition plan of 1947 to the first steps towards the independence of Israel in 1948 the state of Israel – from the Israeli War of Independence and the Six Day War to the War of Yom Kippur and the first and second Intifada, the suicide-bomb campaign, and the Israel-Hezbollah War of 2006 the moves to find peace – from the first and second Camp David talks, to the death of Arafat, to the continuing search for peace, including Annapolis, 2007, and beyond.

Product Description: The relationship between Jews and Muslims has been a flashpoint that affects stability in the Middle East and has consequences around the globe. In this absorbing and eloquent book Martin Gilbert challenges the standard media portrayal and presents a fascinating account of hope, opportunity, fear, and terror that have characterized these two peoples through the 1,400 years of their intertwined history...read more

Product Description: Oskar Schindler, Raoul Wallenberg and Mies Giep: these are names that most of us recognize. What is less well known is the story of the thousands of other ordinary non-Jews all over occupied Europe who similarly risked their own lives and those of their famillies, and sometimes their whole community, to save Jews from the Nazis...read more

A Holocaust survivor's account of his six-year journey through the enclaves of Nazi Europe describes how Hitler's armies forced him to become the local SS chief's slave, the deaths of his family and schoolmates, and his escape.

The changing story of the British Isles forms the central theme of this fascinating and compelling atlas, which covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales - and the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain's overseas empire. This new edition includes:* politics: from the Saxon kingdoms and the collapse of Britain's French Empire to Jacobites, Parliamentary Reform, the Commonwealth and Europe* war and Conflict: from Viking attacks and the Norman Invasion to the Armada, World War and the revolt against empire* trade and Industry: from the post-Norman economy and Tudor trade to industrial unrest and the opening of international trade routes* religion: from the Saxon Church to the Reformation* society and Economics: from civilian life in Roman Britain to the Industrial and Agricultural revolutions, the Great Strike and the growth of universities

Product Description: This new Atlas provides an overview of the evolution of sustained, civilian-based, non-military campaigns to win or defend human rights, democracy and justice, worldwide. The series of sixty maps examine and portray the effective use of civilian-based nonviolent power, and its applications around the globe throughout the past hundred years, reaching into today’s internal social and political conflicts...read more

Newly revised and updated to include new maps, this is the seventh edition of Martin Gilbert’s atlas tracing the world-wide migrations of the Jews from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Israel. Spanning over four thousand years of history in over 140 maps, it presents a vivid picture of a fascinating people and the trials and tribulations which have haunted their story. The themes covered include: prejudice and violence migrations and movements society and status trade and culture politics, government and war. All students of history, and of Jewish history in particular will find this new edition as useful, helpful and invaluable as its six predecessors.

This new edition of The Routledge Atlas of American History presents a series of 157 clear and detailed maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts and figures. Updated with additional maps and text and including significant recent events, the complete history of America is unravelled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including:* Politics - from the annexation of Texas to the battle for black voting rights and the results of the 2004 Presidential election* military events - from the War of Independence and America's standing in two world wars to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf, includes new maps covering the war in Iraq, the American campaign in Afghanistan and the War on Terror* social history - from the abolition of slavery to the growth of female emancipation* transport - from nineteenth-century railroads and canals to recent ventures into space* economics - from early farming and industry to the state of America today.The history of North America from early settlement to the present day is presented to students and enthusiasts of the subject in this fundamental reference book.