Bøger af Christopher Hibbert

In this fresh look at the American Revolution, Hibbert portrays the realities of a war that thousands of George Washington's fellow countrymen condemned and one he came close to losing. This work presents a vivid picture of the "cruel, accursed" war that changed the world forever.

Hibbert tries to show by reference to history of punishments, to the reactions of those who suffered them or have been threatened by them, and to the endeavors of those who have concerned themselves with the criminal and the prevention of crime, that cruelty punishment has an inevitable tendency to produce cruelty in people.

Waterloo was the battle that ended Napoleon's dreams of a European empire united under his rule. Hibbert creates portraits of Napoleon and Wellington, of the French, English and Prussian armies, and a strategical step-by-step reconstruction of the events that led up to the battle and the battle itself.

The perfect introduction to England's history for readers of all ages.

'By far the best single-volume description of the mutiny yet written' - Economist A beautifully written and meticulously researched narrative history of the great Indian uprising of 1857 by one of our most acclaimed living historians. First published in 1978 and re-issued with a handsome new cover for the 2002 paperback edition.