La extraordinaria historia de un espía británico en el corazón de la Rusia revolucionaria¿Quién fue realmente Robert Bruce Lockhart? Diplomático, espía, periodista, propagandista y seductor incansable, Lockhart fue una figura central de los grandes conflictos políticos e ideológicos del siglo XX. Destinado a Moscú tras la Revolución rusa, conspiró contra el nuevo régimen bolchevique y se convirtió en una pieza clave de la guerra secreta entre potencias en un mundo ...

War, Law and Humanity tells the story of the transatlantic campaign to either mitigate the destructive forces of the battlefield, or prevent wars from being waged altogether, in the decades prior to the disastrous summer of 1914. Starting with the Crimean War of the 1850s, James Crossland traces this campaign to control warfare from the scandalous barracks of Scutari to the shambolic hospitals of the American Civil War, from the bloody sieges of Paris and Erzurum to the combative ...

*'It is impossible not to keep the pages turning' Scotland on Sunday'It's a brilliant book everyone, go and get it!' Dan Snow'Compelling and meticulously researched, the riveting life of a maverick Scottish spy.' Charles Cumming______________THE THRILLING BIOGRAPHY OF ROBERT BRUCE LOCKHART, BRITAIN'S 'AGENT' IN MOSCOWSir Robert Bruce Lockhart (1887–1970) was an impre...

'Punctuated by the stories of a host of interesting and extraordinary characters, Crossland has produced a fascinating exploration of the long nineteenth century’s development of terrorism and counterterrorism, highlighting the role of fear and the paranoia, repression, and overreaction it engendered.'Michael Stohl, Professor at the University of CaliforniaAuthor of Crime and Terrorism'By applying an innovative historical lens, The Rise of the Devils...

For over 150 years, the Red Cross has brought succour to the world’s needy, from sick and wounded soldiers on the battlefield, to political detainees, to those suffering the effects of natural disasters. The world’s oldest and most preeminent humanitarian movement, the relevance and status of the Red Cross Movement today is as high as it has ever been.Reimagining and re-evaluating the Red Cross as a global institutional network, this volume charts the rise of the Red Cross and anal...

A guide to becoming the kind of business all-star that companies want to hire—and keep—from an authority in growing and recruiting top employees.A chasm exists in the worldwide workplace: CEOs and senior leaders expect better performance from most of their people. Simultaneously, those same employees know they have more to contribute, but are likely unaware of their leaders' true expectations regarding attitudes and results. The A Player is a breakthrough ...

I hold several titles: NHL Calgary Team Owner, McClaren Empire Heir, and Insatiable Playboy. My friends believe I'm more likely to walk on the moon than hold down a monogamous relationship, and that's never bothered me . . .Until now.Call me cocky, but I don't like being told I can't do something. So when my best friend throws down a high-stakes bet stating I can't stay in a serious relationship for three months, I lie and tell him I'm already in one.I approach the ...