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The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this alluring country. Haggle in the bustling souks of Marrakech, head out to the first sand dunes of the vast Sahara or wander around the historic medina of Fez: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Morocco with this indispensable travel guide. Inside DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Morocco:- Over 20 c...

Arabs in Antiquity, Christianity, Islamic Origins, Judaism, Qur'an

Triumphant Fox traces Erwim Rommel's rise from obscurity to the vaunted position of Hitler's most able general.

For many years, historians have argued that the war in the Mediterranean was merely a sideshow to the big events that took place in Russia and Northern Europe during the Second World War. This new and extremely accessible study of the conflict turns that argument on its head. For Douglas Porch, the Mediterranean theatre was absolutely central to the success of the Allies. This book covers every aspect of the Mediterranean conflict, from the Italian attack on Greece in 1940 right through to the a...

The arrival of German troops in North Africa in February 1941 marked the beginning of a fast-moving campaign over thousands of miles of desert that began with a series of startling victories, only to end in a shattering defeat. At the centre is the controversial figure of Erwin Rommel, a swashbuckling, vainglorious tactician of genius, but a soldier of limited operational and strategic ability, whom Goebbels' propaganda machine converted into Germany's most famous soldier, and whose forceful lea...

Odette du Puigaudeau is best known for her major ethnographic work, Arts et Coutumes des Maures, a detailed study, in words and drawings, of the cultural world of the nomads of Mauretania. The present work explains how she came to write it. Barefoot Through Mauretania is an account of her first journey across the country by camel in 1933-4, with her life-long companion, Marion Senones. The book records the adventures of the two women during that year, often with a touch of humour. Above all, how...

Roman legionaires, Portuguese Jesuits, eccentric Scots and erudite Frenchmen tried, over many centuries, to discover the source of the Nile, but were foiled by impassable swamps and by the river's many tributaries. Such accomplished adventurers as David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley, Georg Schweinfurth and Giovanni Miani also attempted to solve the mystery, to no avail. It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the source of the Nile was found through the efforts of British explore...

No city in the world has quite the exotic allure of Tangier. From the 17th century, it has been a city of refuge and excitements - a city where sex is cheap, drugs are plentiful, and a place where the outcasts of the world can breathe easily. The golden years of Tangier began after World War I and barely survived World War II. Among those who sought sanctuary or inspiration from the city were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Ronnie Kray, the unhappy Woolworth heriress Barbara Hutton, Tennessee W...

Les Etats-Unis seront le centre du judaisme dans un avenir proche. L'Amerique nous offre une heureuse combinaison de circonstances multiples et si favorables que nous n'en avons jamais rencontre de pareilles dans l'histoire de notre dispersion. Dr Elias Salomon, New-York, 1921.

Silencing the Past explores the political history of North African Jews, particularly in Tunisia, in order to shed new light on our understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the current Arab Spring revolutions. This book provides a unique political and personal perspective that relates the current upheavals in the Arab world to the rich and complex Jewish history in the area. Boublil skillfully leads the reader through the political implications of silences surrounding what happened...

One route to understanding the nature of specifically religious violence is the study of past conflicts. Distinguished ancient historian Brent D. Shaw provides a new analysis of the intense sectarian battles between the Catholic and Donatist churches of North Africa in late antiquity, in which Augustine played a central role as Bishop of Hippo. The development and deployment of images of hatred, including that of the heretic, the pagan, and the Jew, and the modes by which these were most effecti...

A remarkable series of over 200 eye-witness accounts taken from diaries, letters, speeches, interviews and memoirs of those who were there: pilots, sailors, generals, infantrymen, war correspondents and leaders. These include Spitfire pilot Richard Hillary's account of bailing out of his plane in the Battle of Britain; a German sailor's view of HMS Royal Oak being torpedoed at Scapa Flow; insights into Rommel's ailing health from a lieutenant in the Afrika Korps; famous war correspondent Ernie P...

Accounts of the Arab Spring often focus on the role of youth coalitions, the use of social media, and the tactics of the Tahrir Square occupation. This authoritative and original book argues that collective action by organised workers played a fundamental role in the Egyptian revolution, which erupted after years of strikes and social protests. Drawing on the authors' decade-long experience of reporting on and researching the Egyptian labour movement, the book provides the first in-depth accoun...

The DK Eyewitness Morocco Travel Guide is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions on offer. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel guide will help you to discover everything region-by-re...