The first definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the Pacific! Spring 1942: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, America was reeling under the successive Japanese victories in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and more. Desperate to stop what was seen as an inexorable Japanese advance toward Australia, the weak U.S. Navy intercepted the larger Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea ushered a new era in sea warfare. For the first time ever opposing fleets used carrier-launched aircraft to fight each other. It was a fight that would determine the future of the war.

The first definitive account of one of the most critical naval battles of World War II in the Pacific! Spring 1942: Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, America was reeling under the successive Japanese victories in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines and more. Desperate to stop what was seen as an inexorable Japanese advance toward Australia, the weak U.S. Navy intercepted the larger Japanese fleet in the Coral Sea. The Battle of the Coral Sea ushered a new era in sea warfare. For the first time ever opposing fleets used carrier-launched aircraft to fight each other. It was a fight that would determine the future of the war.

La síntesis de la historia económica y social de la Edad Media de Henri Pirenne era en realidad una contribución que el ilustre historiador belga entregó para una empresa colectiva. Formaba parte del volumen VIII de la Hisloire du Moyen Age. Tan pronto como este volumen apareció, la obra de Pirenne fue acogida con entusiasmo. Marc Bloch, en ese momento sin duda el juez más autorizado en la materia, se expresó así: “Frente a la admirable síntesis de historia económica que acaba de escribir Pirenne, un comentarista debe, honestamente, confesar su embarazo. ¿Es necesario repetir el valor de las cualidades que hacen de cada una de las obras del gran sabio belga, desde su aparición, en el sentido propio de la palabra, un ciático de nuestra literatura? Esas cualidades son: una información que, en este escritor encumbrado a la cima de los honores, podría, por su cuidado escrupuloso, darse como modelo a los más jóvenes aprendices; una claridad soberana; un sentido de las masas, un ímpetu, presente de los dioses, envidiado por todos los que manejan una pluma...

One of the most unusual contributions to the crusading era was the idea of the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the shortage of fighting men which beset the Latin kingdom in the twelfth century. This book explores the important contribution of the English branch of the order, which by 1300 managed a considerable estate from its chief preceptory at Burton Lazars in Leicestershire. The book uses both documentary and archaeological evidence to provide the first ever account of this little-understood crusading order.

This work offers a detailed analysis of Puritan iconoclasm in England during the 1640s, looking at the reasons for the resurgence of image-breaking a hundred years after the break with Rome, and the extent of the phenomenon. Initially a reaction to the emphasis on ceremony and the 'beauty of holiness' under Archbishop Laud, the attack on 'innovations', such as communion rails, images and stained glass windows, developed into a major campaign driven forward by the Long Parliament as part of its religious reformation.

In the early summer of 1942, following the German defeat at Stalingrad and the inconclusive battle at Kharkov, Hitler sought a decisive battle that would turn the struggle on the Eastern Front in the German's favour. Large numbers of the newly-designed Panther and Tiger tanks were rolling off the production lines, and Hitler was convinced that, with appropriate numbers, German armour could turn the tide against the advancing Soviets on the Eastern Front. Despite the reservations of his leading generals, Hitler was determined this offensive take place.

Typical texts develop students' knowledge while only minimally developing the general skills they will need for success in school and in life. The goal of our text is to assist students in acquiring the most important skills for facing the diverse challenges life presents. The book contains an overview of theories of intelligence, but itself is based in large part on a theory according to which individuals need creative skills to generate new ideas and a vision for the future, analytical skills to make sure that the vision is a good one, and practical skills to execute the ideas and to persuade other people of their value. The book considers key skills in problem solving, logical reasoning, analysis of arguments, knowledge acquisition, creative and practical thinking, automatizing information processing, and avoiding life traps that derail even the most intelligent among us.