An all-round reassessment of siege warfare during the Crusades.  Meer

This is an integrated international history that pays special attention to Britain's role and status. It contributes to the ongoing debate about Britain's 'decline' as a great power, and suggests that despite some retreats and compromises, Britain managed successfully to maintain its influence and defend essential national interests.  Meer

This is an integrated international history that pays special attention to Britain's role and status. It contributes to the ongoing debate about Britain's 'decline' as a great power, and suggests that despite some retreats and compromises, Britain managed successfully to maintain its influence and defend essential national interests.  Meer

This book makes the case for a unique coastal-urban experience of war on the home front during the First World War, focusing on case studies from the north-east of England.  Meer

Reporting from the frontiers of research, an award-winning science writer brings readers the story of the people hunting for the genetic key to cancer, and the dramatic recent breakthroughs that offer hope for an eventual cure.  Meer

Drawing on thousands of historical documents from Polish and Dutch archives, this book explores the Cold War cultural exchange between so-called ‘smaller powers’ of this global conflict, which thus far has been predominately explored from the perspective of the two superpowers or more pivotal countries.  Meer

This book examines the uneasy diplomatic relations between the United States and Venezuela during the First World War. The author uses archival materials, newspapers, and other sources to argue that the two nations sought to prevent the European war from spreading to the Western Hemisphere.  Meer