Michael Wood 
Tigers of the Death’s Head 
SS Totenkopf Division’s Tiger Company

Covering the ancient period through to the 21st century, this book examines how landscapes have changed across East Asia over time. Featuring examples of a variety of landscapes, from the riverine an …

Memory has taken centre stage in European-level policies after the Cold War, as the Western historical narrative based on the uniqueness of the Holocaust was being challenged by calls for an equal co …

This book is a unique compilation of essays about the genocidal persecution fuelling the Nazi regime in World War II. Written by world-renowned experts in the field, it confronts a vitally important …

This volume originated in a conference on ”Capitalist Plantations in Colonial Asia”, held at the Centre for Asian Studies of the University of Amsterdam and Free University of Amsterdam in Septembe …

This book uncovers the contradictions and convergences of racism, decolonisation, migration and living international relations that were shaped by the shift from colonialism to postcolonialism and fr …

In this book, an assortment of regional specialists in military relations are gathered together to comment on the current state of the military in various Eastern bloc states. The book focuses on the …

Winner of the BASEES George Blazyca Prize In 1945, just six years after coming to power, the Slovak People”s Party (SLS) was disbanded as a ”criminal organisation” and its leader – Jozef Tiso …

The men featured in this book originally came from Germany’s big city police forces, where they had previously dealt with traffic control, street crime and the often violent street demonstrations …

Witnessing the events unfolding within the EU in recent years, one could be excused for thinking that these dramas are unique in European history. But, by setting them in the context of the …

The army of Frederick the Great of Prussia is generally known as an efficient fighting machine based on brutal and strict drill procedures that led to broken but fearless soldiers as well as glorious …