The Fortress in the Age of Vauban and Frederick the Great, 1680-1789
This is an excellent work that covers a vast topic well. In addition to technical developments in military engineering and the weapons driving it, this book gives a good overview of the social, economic, and political climate under which this occurs.
The human body’s ability to withstand environmental factors and the physical stress of daily life is just as remarkable as its ability to overcome illness and injury. The organs and mechanisms that allow the human body to function are the subjects of this informative and insightful series. Covering everything from anatomy to physiology to the possible diseases and disorders of several major regions of the human form, these books allow students to learn in detail the systems that are germane to day-to-day activity.
People who know how to influence others in the office enjoy a greater measure of control over their work lives and advance their careers more rapidly than others. But what many don't know is that the mysterious quality known as influence can be learned and developed by anyone. Readers will discover how to develop the most important attributes necessary for influence trustworthiness, reliability, and assertiveness and find out how to move beyond being passive participants in their work lives, and gain the cooperation and attention of those who matter most.
The human body’s ability to withstand environmental factors and the physical stress of daily life is just as remarkable as its ability to overcome illness and injury. The organs and mechanisms that allow the human body to function are the subjects of this informative and insightful series. Covering everything from anatomy to physiology to the possible diseases and disorders of several major regions of the human form, these books allow students to learn in detail the systems that are germane to day-to-day activity.
In this book, William Caferro asks if the Renaissance was really a period of progress, reason, the emergence of the individual, and the beginning of modernity. * An influential investigation into the nature of the European Renaissance * Summarizes scholarly debates about the nature of the Renaissance
