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One of the few English language books to cover this important war in South American history, using English and Spanish sources.
This work offers a history of the Pacific as a ""frontier"" of the United States using economics, politics, and culture as its central areas of consideration. While many studies have analyzed specific regions within the Pacific, this work considers the whole of this vast ocean.
A modern classic of travel writing, Passage to Juneau is a dual narrative, the story of Raban's own journey from Seattle to Juneau, as well as the same voyage taken by Captain George Vancouver.
Michael Palin's spectacular account of his journey through eighteen countries bordering the Pacific Ocean
Presents the history of a fight in the Pacific during World War II. This book offers a sense of all the emotions that soldiers in combat experience. It contains over a hundred maps and photographs that help us visualise precisely what took place.
Addresses a wide range of questions relevant to the history of anthropology and its importance for contemporary issues. Drawing on his own research, Strathern advances the call for holistic models of human behaviour which reconceptualise the relationship between body and mind.
Slaget om Midway den 4. juni 1942 var et vendepunkt i krigen i Stillehavet. Ærkefjenderne USA og Japan mødtes i et søslag, der blev udkæmpet med fly afsendt fra hangarskibe.... Læs mere
This valuable study highlights the current prospects for peace and security in the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific and evaluates possible alternative scenarios for future developments in what is rapidly becoming recognized as an integrated zone of global interaction.
À deriva, sem esperanças de sobreviver em alto mar, Prendick é resgatado por um navio e deixado numa pequena ilha. Lá, ele encontra seres de aparência grotesca, mescla de animais e... Læs mere
O jovem Humphrey van Weyden é salvo de um náufrago pela escuna Ghost. Porém, ele logo compreende que seu pesadelo está apenas começando: o capitão Wolf Larsen o obriga a integrar a... Læs mere