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  | | Philip II(4th Edition) by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 284 Pages, Published 2002 by Open Court ISBN-13: 978-0-8126-9519-9, ISBN: 0-8126-9519-4 "In this spellbinding biography, the definitive work on Philip, Geoffrey Parker drew upon a vast, previously untapped collection of the king's private correspondence, in which he expressed his emotions, personal thoughts, and social philosophy. This new edition has a Bibliographical Essay, evaluating the many new works on Philip published on and around the 400th anniversary of his death." |
 | | The Reader's Companion to Military History(1st Edition) by Robert Cowley, Professor Geoffrey Parker, Geoffrey Parker, Bar Robert Cowley, Noel Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2001 by Mariner Books ISBN-13: 978-0-618-12742-9, ISBN: 0-618-12742-9 "THE READER'S COMPANION TO MILITARY HISTORY is the first major reference work on military history to represent a global perspective. More than 150 distinguished military historians, biographers, and journalists contributed nearly 600 articles to this remarkable chronicle of warfare that combines compelling historical narrative with the latest in contemporary scholarship. Here is essential information on major events and battles, commande ..." |
 | | Imprudent King(1st Edition) A New Life of Philip II by Geoffrey Parker Hardcover, 456 Pages, Published 2014 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19653-5, ISBN: 0-300-19653-9 "A vast archive of documents, unread since the sixteenth century, revises the portrait of Spain’s best-known king Philip II is not only the most famous king in Spanish history, but one of the most famous monarchs in English history: the man who married Mary Tudor and later launched the Spanish Armada against her sister Elizabeth I. This compelling biography of the most powerful European monarch of his day begins with his conception (1526 ..." |
 | | Success Is Never Final(Updated) by Geoffrey Parker Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2002 by Basic Books ISBN-13: 978-0-465-05477-0, ISBN: 0-465-05477-3 "A strikingly fresh account of power struggles in early modern Europe written by the authority called the "finest military historian currently writing."--Reviews in History. Failure fascinates historians, especially when it follows fast on the heels of victory. In ten provocative essays, Geoffrey Parker chronicles notable moments in fifteenth-, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe when defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory. ..." |
 | | Philip II(3rd Edition) by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 1995 by Open Court Pub Co ISBN-13: 978-0-8126-9279-2, ISBN: 0-8126-9279-9 "This biography of Philip II of Spain uses his personal papers to paint an intimate portrait of the individual who played an important part in shaping the modern world. The book describes Philip's inability to trust anyone, his obsessions with religion and magic, his family relations and more." |
 | | The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare(Updated) The Triumph of the West (Cambridge Illustrated Histories) by Geoffrey Parker, Vv.Aa. Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2008 by Cambridge University Press Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-0-521-73806-4, ISBN: 0-521-73806-7 "Now available in a revised and updated version, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present day. The book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing armies; cavalry and infantry; chivalry and Blitzkrieg; gue ..." |
 | | The Cambridge History of Warfare(1st Edition) by Geoffrey Parker, Professor Geoffrey Parker Hardcover, 536 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-85359-0, ISBN: 0-521-85359-1 "A compelling subject, war is common to almost all known societies and almost all periods of history. The Cambridge History of Warfare is a comprehensive account of war in the West. The combined effort of seven leading experts, this book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, seas, and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing ar ..." |
 | | The Reader's Companion to Military History(1st Edition) by Robert Cowley, Geoffrey Parker, Cowley/Parker Hardcover, 573 Pages, Published 1996 by Houghton Mifflin Company ISBN-13: 978-0-395-66969-3, ISBN: 0-395-66969-3 "How did war originate? What makes a war popular or unpopular at home? How common is desertion or mutiny? What makes a successful guerrilla insurgency? How have armies been fed throughout history? The Reader's Companion to Military History addresses these and other intriguing aspects of the most destructive, fascinating, and relentless of human enterprises -- war. Filled with surprising anecdotes, little-known facts, and rare illustratio ..." |
 | | The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare(1st Edition) (Cambridge Illustrated Histories) by Geoffrey Parker, Cambridge University Press Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 1995 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-44073-8, ISBN: 0-521-44073-4 "The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare provides a unique account of Western warfare from antiquity to the present. The book treats all aspects of the subject from the Greeks to the nuclear age: the development of warfare on land, sea and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence. Throughout, there is an emphasis on the socio-economic aspects of war: who pays for it, how can its returns be meas ..." |
 | | The Military Revolution(2nd Edition) Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800 by Geoffrey Parker, Cram101 Textbook Reviews Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1996 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-47958-5, ISBN: 0-521-47958-4 "This is a new edition of Geoffrey Parker's much-admired illustrated account of how the West, so small and so deficient in natural resources in 1500, had by 1800 come to control over one third of the world. This edition incorporates new material, including a substantial 'Afterword' which summarizes the debate which developed after the book's first publication. Geoffrey Parker's argument is in two parts. First the military practice of the ..." |
 | | Emperor A New Life of Charles V (Paperback) by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, Published 2021 by Yale University Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-300-25486-0, ISBN: 0-300-25486-5 |
 | | The Times Concise History of the World by Geoffrey Parker, Not Known Published 2015 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-00-795008-9, ISBN: 0-00-795008-X "The fifth edition of The Times Concise History of the World is an authoritative overview of world history, presented in a readable compact format. The most accessible, concise and visual account of world history to date. Geoffrey Parker's revised text maintains the book's reputation for excellence, incorporates the latest research and seamlessly integrates expert historical narrative with over 350 maps, charts and photographs. Based on ..." |
 | | Global Crisis(Updated) War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 904 Pages, Published 2014 by Yale University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-300-20863-4, ISBN: 0-300-20863-4 "How to account for decades of worldwide war, revolution, and human suffering in the seventeenth century? A master historian uncovers the disturbing answer. Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides – the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. A global crisis extended from England to Japan, and from the Russian Empire to sub-Saharan Africa. North and Sout ..." |
 | | The "Times" Compact History of the World and Atlas of the World AND The "Times" World Atlas by Geoffrey Parker, Times Books Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2008 by Times Books ISBN-13: 978-0-00-728026-1, ISBN: 0-00-728026-2 "A boxset incorporating two of the Times' finest atlases and history books.The ideal geography and history reference.Carrying the authority of The Times and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are ..." |
 | | Europe in Crisis(2nd Edition) 1598-1648 by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 348 Pages, Published 2001 by Wiley-Blackwell Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-631-22028-2, ISBN: 0-631-22028-3 "Europe in Crisis, 1598-1648 An authoritative and exciting account of the eventful first half of the seventeenth century. * Gives an account of the revolution, civil war and complex international conflicts which brought many states to the edge of collapse in the 1640s. Full description" |
 | | Vladimir Z͡H︡abotynsʹkyĭ i ukraïnsʹke pytanni͡a︡(3rd Edition) by Geoffrey Parker, Izraïlʹ Kleĭner, Izrail' Kleiner Paperback, 262 Pages, Published 1995 by Kanadsʹkyĭ In-T Ukraïnsʹkykh Studiĭ ISBN-13: 978-0-582-30031-6, ISBN: 0-582-30031-2 "In this book, the journalist and historian Israel Kleiner invites the reader to consider an old problem—the history of Ukrainian-Jewish relations—from a fresh perspective. The eminent Zionist leader Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky (1880–1940) is well known for his role in Jewish political history, but his writings on the Ukrainian question and his relations with Ukrainian politicians have not been the subject of extensive scholarly research ..." |
 | | The Military Revolution(Reprint) Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500-1800 by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1989 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-37680-8, ISBN: 0-521-37680-7 "Written by a leading historian of early modern Europe, this book was first published in 1988 and now appears as a paperback. It explains how the West, so small and so deficient in natural resources in 1500, had by 1800 come to control over one-third of the world." |
 | | The Spanish Armada by Colin Martin, Geoffrey Parker Hardcover, 296 Pages, Published 1988 by Guild ISBN-13: 978-0-393-02607-8, ISBN: 0-393-02607-8 "New York. 1988. 25 cm. 296 p. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Colin Martin & Geoffrey Parker. First published: London : Hamilton, 1988 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. Sobrecubierta deslucida. ISBN: 0393026078" |
 | | The Cambridge History of Warfare(1st Edition) by Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 536 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-61895-3, ISBN: 0-521-61895-9 "A compelling subject, war is common to almost all known societies and almost all periods of history. The Cambridge History of Warfare is a comprehensive account of war in the West. The combined effort of seven leading experts, this book treats the history of all aspects of the subject: the development of warfare on land, seas, and air; weapons and technology; strategy and defense; discipline and intelligence; mercenaries and standing ar ..." |
 | | The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century(2nd Edition) by Geoffrey Parker, Lesley M. Smith, Professor Geoffrey Parker Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1997 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-12882-7, ISBN: 0-415-12882-X "One of the most fierce and wide-ranging debates in historical circles during the last twenty years has concerned the theory that throughout Europe, the seventeenth century was a period of crisis so pervasive, significant and intense that it could be labelled a 'General Crisis'. A number of articles stimulated by the debate were collected and published in a book entitled Crisis in Europe, edited by Trevor Aston.This volume takes the stil ..." |
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