Краткое описание: The Dictionary of American History has been the leading reference work in United States history for more than six decades. The Dictionary is committed to making the voluminous record of the past readily available in one convenient source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies of American history.

For this edition, we have been especially mindful that as new generations of Americans examine their history, the priorities, importance, and interpretations of this history evolve. History changes - and it does not. The facts historians choose to emphasize, and the manner in which they render certain events, mirror the way society views itself and its past. Those who study U.S. history will find that these volumes retain the original edition’s thorough coverage of political, military, and economic developments.

Краткое описание: The Dictionary of American History has been the leading reference work in United States history for more than six decades. The Dictionary is committed to making the voluminous record of the past readily available in one convenient source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies of American history.

For this edition, we have been especially mindful that as new generations of Americans examine their history, the priorities, importance, and interpretations of this history evolve. History changes - and it does not. The facts historians choose to emphasize, and the manner in which they render certain events, mirror the way society views itself and its past. Those who study U.S. history will find that these volumes retain the original edition’s thorough coverage of political, military, and economic developments.

Краткое описание: The Dictionary of American History has been the leading reference work in United States history for more than six decades. The Dictionary is committed to making the voluminous record of the past readily available in one convenient source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies of American history.

For this edition, we have been especially mindful that as new generations of Americans examine their history, the priorities, importance, and interpretations of this history evolve. History changes - and it does not. The facts historians choose to emphasize, and the manner in which they render certain events, mirror the way society views itself and its past. Those who study U.S. history will find that these volumes retain the original edition’s thorough coverage of political, military, and economic developments.

Краткое описание: The Dictionary of American History has been the leading reference work in United States history for more than six decades. The Dictionary is committed to making the voluminous record of the past readily available in one convenient source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies of American history.

For this edition, we have been especially mindful that as new generations of Americans examine their history, the priorities, importance, and interpretations of this history evolve. History changes - and it does not. The facts historians choose to emphasize, and the manner in which they render certain events, mirror the way society views itself and its past. Those who study U.S. history will find that these volumes retain the original edition’s thorough coverage of political, military, and economic developments.

Краткое описание: The Dictionary of American History has been the leading reference work in United States history for more than six decades. The Dictionary is committed to making the voluminous record of the past readily available in one convenient source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies of American history.

For this edition, we have been especially mindful that as new generations of Americans examine their history, the priorities, importance, and interpretations of this history evolve. History changes - and it does not. The facts historians choose to emphasize, and the manner in which they render certain events, mirror the way society views itself and its past. Those who study U.S. history will find that these volumes retain the original edition’s thorough coverage of political, military, and economic developments.

Краткое описание: The Dictionary of American History has been the leading reference work in United States history for more than six decades. The Dictionary is committed to making the voluminous record of the past readily available in one convenient source, where the interested reader can locate the facts, events, trends, or policies of American history.

For this edition, we have been especially mindful that as new generations of Americans examine their history, the priorities, importance, and interpretations of this history evolve. History changes - and it does not. The facts historians choose to emphasize, and the manner in which they render certain events, mirror the way society views itself and its past. Those who study U.S. history will find that these volumes retain the original edition’s thorough coverage of political, military, and economic developments.

Краткое описание: На страницах иллюстрированного издания представлены самые различные образцы военной техники: танки, самоходные артиллерийские установки, бронетранспортеры, БМП, тягачи, понтонные парки, ЗСУ и пр. Приведены технические характеристики каждой машины, а также история ее создания и применения. Несомненно, эта книга станет настоящим подарком для всех любителей военной литературы.

Краткое описание: Книга позволит читателю сориентироваться в истории производства и развития легковых автомобилей, начиная от первых безлошадных карет до моделей тридцатых годов, устройство которых легло в основу концепции современного автомобилестроения. Авторы представляют это развитие как всемирный процесс и рассматривают автомобиль в целом, а также его составные части: кузов, колеса, радиатор и руль.

Краткое описание: Автомобильный спорт - один из самых красивых и захватывающих. По числу зрителей он стоит после футбола на втором месте. Красочное издание в увлекательной форме расскажет о гоночных и спортивных автомобилях, об известных гонщиках, о королеве автомобильного спорта «Формуле-1». Эта книга предназначена всем любителям скорости и рекордов, всем тем, кто интересуется автомобилями.

Краткое описание: В этом справочнике представлен основной корабельный состав Российского императорского флота последних 25 лет его существования. Указанный период избран по ряду Причин. Во-первых, на него приходятся две крупномасштабные войны - русско-японская и первая мировая. Во-вторых, только в рассматриваемую эпоху Россия обладала значительным флотом, ибо в 70 - 80-ые годы ХIХ века ее морские силы были немногочисленны. В-третьих, лишь начиная с 1892 года можно говорить о достаточно четком разделении