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Myth-busting account of the summer of 1943 on the Eastern Front, one of World War II's turning pointsIncludes the Battle of KurskSpecial focus on the notori...

Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on? Why did Samuel Pepys never give his mistresses an orgasm? Why did medieval people sleep sitting...

The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American ...

From one of the most prominent biographers of the Nazi period, a new and provocative portrait of the figure behind the century's worst crimesAcclaimed hist...

Napoleon And Russia Tells, For The First Time, The Full Story Of Napoleon And His Crucial Relationship With Russia, From The 1790s And Bonaparte's Rise To P...

In 1988 Orest Subtelny's Ukraine was published to international acclaim, as the definitive history of what was at the time a state within the USSR. With t...

The Millennium Between The Breakup Of The Western Roman Empire And The Reformation Was A Long And Hugely Transformative Period--one Not Easily Chronicled Wi...

Peter Caddick-Adams, one of the world's authorities on battle field history, writes a compelling and authoritative account of the greatest battle of the Ita...

Winner: Distinguished Book Award, Society of Colonial Wars of New York (2008)Winner: Charles P. Stacey Prize for Canadian Military History (2008)Globe and ...

This biography takes the perspective that Churchill always believed he was destined for greatness, and thus, throughout his life, positioned himself in his...

Presents The Classic Study Of Power And Politics Written In 1513 By A Florentine Diplomat That Recommends Guile And Ruthlessness To Achieve And Maintain Pol...

a Stunning Look At World War Ii From The Other Side... from The Turret Of A German Tank, Colonel Hans Von Luck Commanded Rommel's 7th And Then 21st Panzer...

An original, entertaining and illuminating guide to a complete different world: England in the Middle Ages.Imagine you could get into a time machine and tra...

Drawing on myriad sources―from the faint traces left by the rocking of a cradle at the site of an early medieval home to an antique illustration of Eveâ€...

This brief but poignant study examines the key features of Byzantine Christianity from the 4th to the 15th centuries. Fabulously illustrated throughout, it ...

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days i...

The Duchess of York provides a revealing, intimate look at the secrets of Britain's royal family, her romance with and marriage to Prince Andrew, their divo...

Details the adventures of the World War I German light cruiser the S.M.S. Emden and its captain Karl von MullerCategories: HistoryWorld

This Is The Biggest, Grandest, Most Sprawling Epic Ever Told, Filled With Battles And Hardship, Courage, Determination, Daring Voyages Into The Unknown, And...

Paris, 1911. Picasso, Debussy, And Proust Were Revolutionizing Art, Music, And Literature. Electricity Had Transformed The City Of Lights. And The Parisian ...

Review"The simple, unadorned narrative is gripping and makes its point all the more forcefully because of its lack of pretension." -- Karen Armstrong, autho...

From the informal games of Homer's time to the highly organized contests of the Roman world, Miller has compileda trove of ancient sources: Plutarch on boxi...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Corsica will lead you straight to the best attractions this unique European island has to offer. Explore its beautiful beaches,...

In this definitive history of the modern Arab world, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on Arab sources and texts to place the Arab exp...

The Easter Rebellion Of 1916 Was A Watershed In Irish History, Setting In Motion A Chain Of Events Which Culminated In The Foundation Of The Irish State...t...

Democracies Do Not Die; They Are Killed. Democracy In Crisis Explores How A Democracy, Grounded In Fair Elections, Parliamentary Institutions, And A Liberal...

Puglia Is The Heel Stretching Down From The Spur Of The Italian Boot. It Boasts Very Beautiful Landscapes, Wonderful Old Cities With Romanesque Cathedrals, ...

The collapse in January 2018 of the construction giant Carillion, outsourcer of huge Government building contracts, is one of the great financial scandals o...

Examines The Stuart Dynasty During A Turbulent Seventeenth Century Marked By Civil War, The Execution Of Charles I, The Rule Of Oliver Cromwell, And The Dep...

A myth-busting ride through London’s history and the city's character! Think that the tower that holds Big Ben is called St Stephen's Tower? Think again ...

Robert Lyman’s deep knowledge and understanding of the war in Burma, and the great battles at Kohima and Imphal in 1944, are well known. In this book he u...

In August of 1992, British newspapers published photos that shook the very foundation of the monarchy. The pictures revealed the Duchess of York enjoying a ...

Dominating the city from its volcanic rock, Edinburgh Castle is one of the oldest fortified places in Europe. This natural stronghold has been occupied for ...

This book covers the crucial role of evolutionary biology in transforming our view of human origins and relation to the universe, and its impact on tradit...

Despite its reputation as the longest established in Europe, the history of the English monarchy is punctuated by scandal, murders, betrayals, plots, and tr...

This Volume Is A Biography Of King Henry Ii Of England (1133-1189). The Author Offers Both A Study Of His Character, And An Estimate Of His Work As A Ruler....

From the assassination that set off World War I to the ethnic warfare sweeping Bosnia and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century--t...

In the 1950s, Colin MacFarlane was born in the Gorbals, a working-class neighborhood in Glasgow, Scotland. MacFarlane witnessed the last days of the old Gor...

Recalls The Nobel Laureate's War Years.Categories: HistoryMilitary

A major new biography published for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, offering a fresh, human portrayal "Illuminating. . . . Tunbridge's pithy A...

Animals played an important part in helping the Allies win the First World War, well beyond cavalry horses that charged fields and hauled heavy guns, and in...

I think people marry far too much; it is such a lottery, and for a poor woman-bodily and morally the husband's slave-a very doubtful happiness. -Queen Vict...

David Tucker & The Guides. At Head Of Title: London Walks.Categories: Travel Specialty TravelTourist Destinations & Museums

This 35th anniversary edition of a best-selling book recounts Corrie tenBoom's horrific experiences in Hitler's concentration camps, explains how she surv...

"Throughout history, blame for the introduction of slavery to America has been squarely placed upon the male slave traders who ravaged African villages, the...

Patrick Pearse's role in the development of Irish nationalism remains controversial. Previous historical analysis has tended to view him as either a saint-...

Complete stroke-by-stroke guide to creating each letter of the alphabet in the beautiful, distinctive Celtic manner. Crystal clear instructions cover hand p...

Françoise d’Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon and secret wife of the Sun King, Louis XIV, was born in a bleak French prison in 1635, her father a condemned t...