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The Battle of Antietam was pivotal to the course of the war. The author used newly discovered diaries and other documents to give a vivid picture this clima...

Macarthur's Victory by Harry A. Gailey War In New Guinea Hardcover PresidioCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

This autobiographical fiction of Soviet life just prior to Stalin's Great Purge intertwines the story of Sasha Pankratov, a Russian student unjustly arreste...

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Backlash—an unflinching dissection of the mind of America after 9/11 In this most o...

Georges Duby ; Translated From The French By Richard Howard. Translation Of: Guillaume Le Marechal. Bibliography: P. 154-155.Categories: Politics & Soci...

the Spirit Of The Laws Is Without Question One Of The Central Texts In The History Of Eighteenth-century Thought, Yet There Has Been No Complete Scholarly E...

the First World War Created The Modern World. A Conflict Of Unprecedented Ferocity, It Abruptly Ended The Relative Peace And Prosperity Of The Victorian Er...

Prelude -- Britain At Bay -- The Battle Is Joined -- Attack Of The Eagles -- Crisis -- London's Burning -- Finale. Norman Gelb. Maps On Lining Papers. Inclu...

From the award-winning author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City, a riveting, intimate account of America’s troubled war in Afghanistan. When President ...

A candid narrative of how and why the Arab Spring sparked, then failed, and the truth about America's role in that failure and the subsequent military coup ...

Filled with fresh interpretations and information, puncturing old myths and challenging new ones, Battle Cry of Freedom will unquestionably become the sta...

After Setting The Stage With A Look At The Founding Of The Republic In 1871, Describes The Political, Social, And Religious Divisions In The Country, The Ma...

The Japanese Pottery Handbook, first published by Kodansha in 1979, has become a classic, beloved by anyone interested in pottery for its practical, step-b...

A Petroleum Republic -- Venezuela To 1600 -- The Colonial Era (to 1810) -- Movements Toward Independence (1810-1830) -- The Age Of Caudillismo (1830-1898) -...

Das imaginäre Element und die menschliche SchöpfungCategories: History Modern (16th-21st Centuries)21st Century

Combining Memoir With Vivid Scenes At The Table; Interviews With The World's Most Renowned Chefs, Restaurateurs, And Eaters; And A Few Well-placed Rants And...

Coming of age during World War I and attaining their finest hour in World War II and the Cold War, these men — FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthu...

Parrish, Thomas, Ed., Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia Of World War II, TheCategories: Reference Encyclopedias & Subject GuidesMilitary

Why did the first civilizations emerge when and where they did? How did Islam become a unifying force in the world of its birth? What enabled the West to p...

There have been many reports about the Iraq war and the vicissitudes of the American occupation, yet none heretofore has been informed by the inside story. ...

MEDITATION The Ancient Egyptian Path to Enlightenment Many people do not know about the rich history of meditation practice in Ancient Egypt. This volume ou...

Depicts the efforts of four people to improve the harsh conditions of life in the impoverished and over-populated area of Calcutta, IndiaCategories: Politic...

The Historical Foundations Of Women's Power In The Creation Of The American Welfare State, 1830-1930 / Kathryn Kish Sklar -- Borderlands: Women, Voluntary A...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florida will lead you straight to the best attractions the Sunshine State has to offer. Explore the state's history, architectu...

From eager youth in Kewanee, Illinois, to feature writer and author, Ellis paints a palpable, candid, and telling picture of American life and his own exper...

This is the history of Washington Duke and two of his sons, Benjamin Newton Duke and James Buchanan Duke. Although numerous other members of the family pla...

Traces The Anti-progressive, Populist Tradition Of Democracy In Nineteenth And Early Twentieth-century Movements By Artisans And Farmers As Well As In Major...

Osprey's Campaign title for one of the most important naval battles in the history of World War II (1939-1945), Midway, which was fought barely six months a...

Clean pages. Bottom corner of book is lightly curled, sticker on back cover, name written on inside cover - other than that it's in good shape!Categories: H...

For More Than Three Decades, The Women's Movement And Its Scholars Have Exhaustively Studied Women's Complex History, Roles, And Struggles. In Manhood In Am...

Prologue : Why This Journey Into The Soul Of The Modern World? -- The Soul Of Western Civilization -- A Personal Pilgrimage -- The Seeds Of Western Civiliza...

Few historians have done more to change the way we see the history of modern times than Eric Hobsbawm. From his early books on the Industrial Revolution an...

David Kipen Scoured The Archives Of Libraries, Historical Societies, And Private Estates To Assemble A Kaleidoscopic View Of Los Angeles From The Spanish Mi...

Fought on almost every continent, the Second World War confronted American GIs with unprecedented threats to life and health posed by combat on Arctic ice f...

In April 1994 Up To A Million People Were Slaughtered In Rwanda During A Murderous Campaign Of Horrifying Efficiency. The Ferocity Of The Killing And The Cr...

In This Remarkably Moving Memoir Ariana Neumann Dives Into The Secrets Of Her Father’s Past: Years Spent Hiding In Plain Sight In War-torn Berlin, The Ann...

The mythic status of the Oxbridge man at the height of the British Empire continues to persist in depictions of this small, elite world as an ideal of athle...

“This book provides one of the most detailed explanations of U.S.-Japan relations and clearly presents a new way of understanding U.S.-Japan trade and sec...

From acclaimed classical historian, author of Ghost on the Throne (“Gripping . . . the narrative verve of a born writer and the erudition of a scholar” ...

The sequel to The Cage and To Life continues Sender's account of her struggle to build a new life in America, her battle to cope with her horrific memories...

Displaying Gleaming New Shopping Centers And Refurbished Row Houses, Harlem Today Bears Little Resemblance To The Neighborhood Of The Midcentury Urban Crisi...

Winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Biography An extraordinarily frank, honest, and generous book by one of America's most famous and admired women, Per...

This tender and moving memoir by the great Yiddish writer Chaim Grade takes us to the very source of his widely praised novels and poems_the city of Vilna, ...

Studies two powerful dictators maneuvering for advantage as they prepared for their fight to the deathCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory addresses one of the most debated and least understood revolutions in the history of our species, the change fro...

Barack Obama, in his acclaimed campaign speech discussing the troubling complexities of race in America today, quoted William Faulkner's famous remark "The...

Higher education hails Asian American students as model minorities who face no educational barriers given their purported cultural values of hard work and p...

A mesmerizing biography of the brilliant and eccentric medical innovator who revolutionized American surgery and founded the country’s most famous museum...