The memoir is based on notes Sledge kept tucked away in a pocket-sized Bible he carried with him during battles he fought at Peleliu and Okinawa

SOE and The Resistance describes the extraordinary contribution to the allied war effort made by the Special Operations Executive, from its formation in 1940 to the end of the war. Within a broadly chronological framework, the book illustrates how resistance was stimulated among the subjugated populations of Europe and the Far East, leading to the sabotage of industry and communications critical to the Axis cause

This book is renowned as the most comprehensive yet easy-to-use guide to referencing available. Tutors rely on the advice to guide their students in the skills of identifying and referencing information sources and avoiding plagiarism. This new edition has new and expanded content, especially in relation to latest electronic sources

Sandra Halperin and Oliver Heath take a step-by-step approach to research methods, guiding the reader through how to ask and answer questions about the world of politics and international relations. They present practical advice on how to be critical and rigorous, both in terms of evaluating the research of others and doing your own research project

In this stimulating new text, renowned military historian Jeremy Black unpacks the concept of culture as a descriptive and analytical approach to the history of warfare. Black takes the reader through the limits and prospects of culture as a tool for analyzing war, while also demonstrating the necessity of maintaining the context of alternative analytical matrices, such as technology

"The Internet and Business English" is designed to help business English teachers understand and exploit the World Wide Web. Key features include: a comprehensive introduction to the Internet; learner training activities; practical lesson activities; ideas for teacher trainers; a data bank of sites for ESP (English for Special Purposes); technical advice; and a glossary of terms

This yearbook presents a comprehensive information and a unique historical record of development in the United Arab Emirates

Asia Rising takes stock of Asian economies in the aftermath of the 2008–09 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and evaluates challenges and opportunities for continued growth. It opens with an editorial overview; continues with thematic chapters on a variety of topics linked by a common concern with investment; and concludes with country studies of Malaysia, Indonesia, India, China, Thailand and the Philippines

This collection of essays and reviews represents the most significant and comprehensive writing on Shakespeare's A Comedy of Errors.

Sievers draws on his experience of Central Asia to take on the task of explaining the remarkable economic declines of the post-Soviet Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) in the past decade, and the turn of these states towards despotism