Search Results for ‘Middle East’, ‘History’ - 22 matches found

Palestine in 1948 Atlas

A monumental work resulting from several years of meticulous research by the Palestinian historian, Salman Abu Sitta. More than just an atlas, it presents a history of this troubled region from the...

World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary: Vol. 8 The Middle East and Caucasus

The "World Rail Atlas and historical summary of the Middle East and Caucasus" is the first such publication in an emerging series that will cover all parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and the...

Descent into Chaos

In “Descent into Chaos”, celebrated journalist and leading expert on Central Asia and extremism Ahmed Rashid explains why he believes the US-led ‘War on Terror’ is failing to prevent the spread and...

The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below

The wellspring of “The Sky Above, the Kingdom Below” is the remarkable 17th century figure, Thomas Coryate, unofficial jester to the court of King James I, associate of John Donne, Ben Johnson and Inigo...

Holy Land

Modern map overprinted with historical information on individual places. The map covers the area from Beirut south to Beersheba and east to include Amman. The history covered spans from Old Testament...

Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire

The history of the Ottoman Empire all too often seems to be the preserve of academics. Jason Goodwin ignores this convention, preferring a dramatic and personal approach and bringing the Ottoman Empire...

Foreign Devils on the Silk Road

Peter Hopkirk’s “Foreign Devils on the Silk Road” details the tales and adventures of western explorers who uncovered and claimed the lost treasures of Central Asia. The Silk road, which linked imperial...

In Search of the Trojan War

Michael Wood examines whether the legendary figures of Troy, Achilles, Hector, Paris and Helen, actually existed and whether events such as the siege of Troy ever occured. New evidence uncovered at...

On Secret Service East of Constantinople

Peter Hopkirk’s “On Secret Service East of Constantinople” tells the history, in thrilling style, of the least-remembered front of the First World War, the German-Turkish attempt to weaken the British...

Setting the East Ablaze: On Secret Service in Bolshevik Asia

Peter Hopkirk’s “Setting the East Ablaze” tells the narrative history, in thrilling style, of the inter-war struggle for influence in Central Asia as Lenin attempted to spread the Bolshevik cause to...

The Great Game: On Secret Service in High Asia

Peter Hopkirk's "The Great Game" tells the history of the decades-long struggle for Central Asia in the 1800’s. For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth - Victorian Britain and Tsarist...

Ancient Egypt

From renowned makers of children's reference books worldwide, comes the Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness guide to Ancient Egypt. Travel back in time to this remarkable civilization and discover how ordinary...

Gallipoli

Double-sided map of the Gallipoli Peninsula and the Dardanelles, showing present day road network overprinted with extensive information relating to allied landings in April and August 1915. On the...

Major & Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide: Gallipoli

Much more than just a guidebook, this - the fourth of the Holt's guides - is the most comprehensive book on the Gallipoli Peninsula. It charts in detail what happened at every recommended stop and brings...

Petra The Rose Red City

“Petra - The Rose Red City” is a richly illustrated guide to a part of Jordan that is full of the kind of history you can literally reach out and touch.
Deep in the desert of Jordan lies the hidden...

Jewish Journeys

Drawing on travel chronicles, biographies, modern literary reflections and Biblical sources, “Jewish Journeys” explains why the ‘journey’, from Abraham journeying from one land and culture in search...

Guide for U.S. Forces Serving in Iraq (1943)

“American success or failure in Iraq may well depend on whether the Iraqis like American soldiers or not. It may not be quite that simple. But then again it could.”
This advice for American soldiers...

Rome and Jerusalem - The Clash of Ancient Civilizations

Martin Goodman’s “Rome and Jerusalem - The Clash of Ancient Civilizations” is a fabulous dissection of two crucial centuries in Jewish history.
In AD 70, after a war which had flared sporadically for...

Traveller's History of Egypt

“A Traveller’s History of Egypt” communicates the magic of the pharaohs alongside a level-headed discussion of Islam for the benefit of modern travellers. This book does not just concentrate on the...

The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099-1291

Physical map of the Holy Land from Beirut in the north to Beersheva in the south, and east to the River Jordan. The political divisions are shown as they were at the time, with the contemporary towns...