Andrew Wheatcroft

The Great Siege of Vienna is the centerpiece for historian Andrew Wheatcroft's richly drawn portrait of the centuries-long rivalry between the Ottoman and Habsburg empires for control of the European continent. A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examination of an epic clash of civilizations.

Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe

The Enemy at the Gate

The Habsburgs

Richard Overy

Revised Edition

The Road to War

A History of the Conflict Between Christendom and Islam

Infidels

Christina Hawatmeh

In 1948, a refugee from his native Palestine, unable to finish his education and forced to abandon his family's property and possessions, all the cards were stacked against Elia Nuqul. Growing up in the ancient town of Ramleh, Elia Nuqul's sole ambition was to be an engineer. In 1948, he was beginning his studies at the American University of Beirut when his family were expelled from their home during the catastrophic War of 1948 and seek sanctuary elsewhere. Elia Nuqul at once gave up his studies to join them in Jordan where he immediately assumed responsibility for his family's welfare.Yet, somehow, despite this inauspicious start, Elia Nuqul managed to fulfil his early promise and become one of the most successful businessmen in the Middle East. How did he make this extraordinary journey and what does his unique story teach us, not only about the world of business but also about adapting to life in exile? How has he bridged the gap between being Palestinian and Jordanian? And how does he juggle the management of an international business empire with the Middle Eastern tradition of commitment to family?" A Promise Fulfilled" vividly explores Elia Nuqul's long and productive life and demonstrates how his core values of loyalty, innovation and attention to detail lie at the heart of a family company which stands as an example throughout the Middle East and beyond.

Elia Costandi Nuqul and His Business Odyssey

A Promise Fulfilled

Andrew Wheatcroft in this powerful study argues that the founding father of modern Bahrain was its ruler from 1942 to 1961, Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa. Analysing a wealth of new evidence, he suggests that Shaikh Salman should now be considered one of the pioneers of the modern Middle East. He rejects the accepted historiography, based on a partial reading of the evidence, that credits others with the creation of Bahrain's structure of social welfare. He shows that Shaikh Salman was instrumental in securing the economic resources that made possible the creation of the new Bahrain. Then, through his determination, Shaikh Salman ensured that the island's people benefited directly from the new oil wealth with pioneering provisions for health and welfare, the first in the Gulf and still rare in the world at large. The book also makes clear how hard Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa had to struggle to achieve those positive results, and the powerful interest groups he had to outwit in the nineteen years of his reign. This study presents the portrait of a complex and subtle character who embraced both tradition and modernity.

Ruler of Bahrain, 1942-1961

The Life and Times of Shaikh Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa

Overzicht van revoluties die over de hele wereld hebben plaatsgevonden sedert het midden van de 18e eeuw.

The World Atlas of Revolutions

Infedeli 638-2003: il lungo conflitto tra cristianesimo e Islam

An account of the cultural animosity between western Christians and Islam covers such conflicts as the crusades in the Middle East and the ongoing clashes in the Balkans, examining how technology and politics have contributed to the hostilities.

A History Of The Conflict Between Christendom And Islam

Charles Dickens

A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

A Christmas carol

John Keegan

The Routledge Who's Who in Military History looks at those men and women who have shaped the course of war. It concentrates on all those periods about which the reader is likely to want information - the eighteenth-century wars in Europe, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars and the major conflicts of the nineteenth-century. There is full coverage of the First and Second World Wars, and the many post-war struggles up to and including the Gulf War. It provides: * detailed biographies of the most interesting and important figures in military history from about 1450 to the present day * a series of maps showing the main theatres of war * a glossary of common words and phrases * an accessible and user-friendly A-Z layout The Routledge Who's Who in Military History will be a unique and invaluable source of information for the student and general reader alike.

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