age ~86
from Philadelphia, PA
Presented as a collection for the first time, these rare and early photographs of Shanghai's most famous waterfront offer a unique glimpse into how a marshy embankment turned into the Bund, the city's most recognised landmark. These images bring to life a past not usually seen in old Shanghai photog...
Author
Dennis George Crow
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
164
Publisher
Earnshaw Books Limited
ISBN #
9881998107
EAN Code
9789881998101
ISBN #
10
Although he probably never set foot on a battlefield, the Byzantine emperor Leo VI (886-912) had a lively interest in military matters. Successor to Caesar Augustus, Constantine, and Justinian, he was expected to be victorious in war and to subject barbarian peoples to Rome, so he set out to acquire...
Author
Leo VI
Binding
Paperback
Pages
712
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
ISBN #
088402394X
EAN Code
9780884023944
ISBN #
9
This provocative book takes a critical look at what is increasingly viewed as the central political issue for Catholics—abortion. From pro-choice politicians being denied communion to Democrats being called "the party of death," for some of the most vocal Catholic leaders, the abortion issue often t...
Author
George Dennis O'Brien
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
192
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN #
1442205776
EAN Code
9781442205772
ISBN #
8
Threatened on all sides by relentless enemies for a thousand years, the Byzantines needed ready armies and secure borders. To this end, experienced commanders compiled practical handbooks of military strategy. Three such manuals are presented here. The Anonymous Byzantine Treatise on Strategy was wr...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
396
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
ISBN #
0884023397
EAN Code
9780884023395
ISBN #
7
As a veteran campaigner, the Byzantine emperor Maurice (582-602) compiled a unique and influential handbook intended for the field commander. In this first complete English translation, the Strategikon is an invaluable source not only for early Byzantine history but for the general history of the ar...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
208
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN #
0812217721
EAN Code
9780812217728
ISBN #
6