Best Selling Books by Martin Gilbert

Biography of the Russian dissident whose campaigns in the Soviet Union on behalf of his fellow Jews resulted in his arrest and imprisonment in 1978. Reconstructing Shcharansky''s nine-year ordeal against the Soviet system, the story illuminates his faith and determination as well as the unflagging efforts of his family and friends to secure his release and bring the plight of Russian Jews to world attention.

Maps and accompanying prints and photographs present a survey of Jerusalem''s 3,000 year history, with emphasis on the last 150 years.

From its origins to its terrible legacy, the tortuous course of the Great War is vividly set out in a series of 196 fascinating maps. Together the maps form a comprehensive and compelling picture of the war that shattered Europe, and illustrate its military, social, political and economic aspects. Beginning with the tensions that already existed, the atlas covers: The early months of the war - from the German attack on Belgium and France, to the fierce fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts The developing war in Europe and beyond - from the Somme and Verdun to Gallipoli and Mesopotamia, in the Near East and Africa, and in the Pacific The war at sea and in the air - from the Zeppelin and air raids to the naval battles, shipping losses and Atlantic convoys Life at the front - the trench system, living underground, the mud of Passchendaele, the French and Russian mutinies Technology and the intensifying war - from phosgene gas to submarines, tanks and aerial bombardment The home front - war supplies, munitions factories, the air defence of Britain, German food riots, the entry of the United States into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman Empires The aftermath - the peace treaties and territorial changes, war debts, war deaths, and the new map of Europe along with the visual remembrance of the war, memorials that commemorate the tragedy. This new edition now includes an additional 23 of Martin Gilbert''s maps, across the whole period of the war, originally published across a range of publications, now gathered in this one volume for the first time.

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Vols. 3-8 by Martin Gilbert. v. 1. Youth, 1874-1900.--v. 2. Young statesman, 1901-1914. Companion. pt. 1. 1901-1907. pt. 2. 1907-1911. pt. 3. 1911-1914.--v. 3. 1914-1916, the challenge of war. Companion. pt. 1. July 1914-April 1915. pt. 2. May 1915-December 1916. --Companion v. 5 pt. 1-2--v. 6. Finest hour, 1939-1941.--v. 7 Road to victory, 1941-1945 -- v. 8. ''Never despair'', 1945-1965.

Neste segundo volume da obra que é referência sobre a Segunda Guerra Mundial, Martin Gilbert traça um caleidoscópio da guerra em toda a sua complexidade, agora a partir do ano de 1943, quando surgiram os primeiros prenúncios da derrota que os alemães sofreriam dois anos depois. O historiador Martin Gilbert narra os mais de dois mil dias entre o ataque alemão à Polônia, em setembro de 1939, e a rendição do Japão, em agosto de 1945. Esse meticuloso diário foi elaborado a partir de uma larga e variada documentação, abordando desde as grandes questões políticas, diplomáticas e militares, até os impactos na vida cotidiana de milhares de civis. Afinal, a maioria dos que pereceram nas frentes de batalha, ou atrás das linhas de fogo, eram anônimos sem rosto, exceto para os poucos que os conheciam ou amavam. Aqui estão narradas, em detalhes e com extrema precisão, momentos cruciais do conflito, como o desembarque na Normandia, a entrada dos russos em Berlim e o terrível uso, pelos Estados Unidos, das bombas nucleares em Hiroshima e Nagasaki. Os efeitos da guerra permaneceram de muitas formas em todas as nações do mundo, abrindo velhas feridas ou agravando as que nunca foram totalmente curadas. Para além dos tribunais e seus julgamentos, dos fracassos militares e crimes de guerra, milhões de pessoas, assombradas por milhões de mortos, voltaram para suas casas irremediavelmente transformadas. A Segunda Guerra Mundial tem o mérito de oferecer ao leitor a total dimensão do que foi esse conflito e seus significados. "Há uma força implacável na cronologia quando ela é usada como ferramenta por um historiador da estatura de Martin Gilbert." — John Keegan, The Sunday Times "Um relato primoroso do conflito mais destrutivo da história." — Publishers Weekly

Historical atlas of Russia.

A balanced and comprehensive visual history of the Arab-Israeli conflict in 147 annotated maps spanning from the early history of the region (c.1000 B.C.) to the foundation of the State of Israel, the intifada, and the peace initiatives of the 1990s. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This new edition of ""The Routledge Atlas of American History"" presents a series of 157 clear and detailed maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts and figures. Updated with additional maps and text and including significant recent events, the complete history of America is unravelled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including: - politics - from the annexation of Texas to the battle for black voting rights and the results of the 2004 Presidential election - military events - from the War of Independence and America''s standing in two world wars to the con.