Europe

At The Turn Of The Century, When Prussia Was At Its Peak, The Wallich Family, Wealthy German-jewish Bankers, Owned A Splendid Italianate Villa A Few Dozen Y...

The Celtic World is a detailed and comprehensive study of the Celts from the first evidence of them in the archaeological and historical record to the earl...

Houses, Gardens, And Fences : Signs Of English Possession In The New World -- Ceremonies : The Theatrical Rituals Of French Political Possession -- The Requ...

Accomplished historical author James Reston, Jr., presents the enthralling saga of how the Christian kingdoms converted, conquered, and slaughtered their wa...

“This is a book of passion, a combination of personal philosophy, recent sociological studies, and history to produce a sweeping answer to ‘the German ...

Five hundred years before Columbus, a Viking woman named Gudrid sailed off the edge of the known world. She landed in the New World and lived there for thr...

Kati Marton.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

This book explores the lives, deaths, enemies, and victims of the most powerful guerrillas of twentieth-century Ireland: those of the Cork I.R.A. between 19...

Today The Word 'shtetl' (yiddish For 'small Town') Summons Only Hazy, Distant Associations: Images Of Chagall-like Crooked Streets And Glowing Sabbath Dinne...

Tony Banham. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [285]-287) And Index.Categories: History EuropeGreat Britain

The Encyclopedia of Ireland is the most comprehensive book to date on all aspects of Irish life, culture, and history. It encompasses the whole of Ireland-...

A photographic celebration of the history, culture, people, and places that make up a century of life in Ireland.\Covering all 32 counties, this beautiful, ...

pp. 7 544.volume 2 only ."The second volume of Simon Schama's epic history is a story of revolution and reaction, of progress and catastrophe. It is a story...

In Jared Diamond’s follow-up to the Pulitzer-Prize winning Guns, Germs and Steel, the author explores how climate change, the population explosion and po...

The most breathtaking work of history since Paris 1919.Europe, early in the 20th century: a world adrift, a pulsating era of creativity and contradictions. ...

Growing up in the beautiful mountains of Berchtesgaden — just steps from Adolf Hitler's alpine retreat — Irmgard Hunt had a seemingly happy, simple childh...

Established In 1898 In The Heart Of Paris On The Place Vendôme, The Hôtel Ritz Instantly Became An Icon Of The City Frequented By Film Stars And Celebrity...

Paul Adelman seeks to explain the Liberal Party's dramatic transformation in political fortune. This clear, objective up-to-date account of the history of t...

There were eighty of them. They were young, clever and cultivated; they were barely in their thirties when Adolf Hitler came to power. Their university stud...

This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in...

When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than a...

The Book Pieces Together How Coco Chanel Became A German Intelligence Operative; How And Why She Was Enlisted In A Number Of Spy Missions; How She Escaped A...

Published Simultaneously In New York By Alfred A. Knopf Under Title: Irresistible North : From Venice To Greenland On The Trail Of The Zen Brothers. Include...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW • A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (Th...

Perfect for fans of The Crown, this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret as the...

Investigating Babyn Yar Tells The Story Of The Murder Of Kyiv's Jews Using Available Fragmentary Evidence. The Book Follows The Trail Of Discarded Property ...

Gitta Sereny first saw Albert Speer on trial at Nuremberg. Over the last years of his life she came to know him - through hundreds of hours of conversation...

From our foremost historian of World War II, a vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill during wartime.With unparalleled insight, Max Hastings brin...

Deirdre Jackson Offers An Original And Engaging Look At Medieval Spirituality, Whilst Demonstrating That Miracle Tales Are By No Means The Preserve Of The P...

Discover the captivating history of Europe's second-oldest dynasty-the Habsburgs The Habsburg family ruled central Europe since the early medieval times ...

"A wonderful offbeat memoir.... Holroyd has written perhaps his best book yet."—Ben Macintyre, New York Times Book Review Renowned biographer Michael Ho...

For fans of Downton Abbey, this New York Times bestseller is the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWIA...

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Norway will lead you straight to the best attractions this breathtaking country has to offer. Explore Norway region by region, ...

The London Encyclopaedia is the most comprehensive book on London ever published. In its first new edition in more than 10 years, completely revised and upd...

A Close-range Narrative Of The Tragedy Of War In Bosnia-hercegovina. Introduction: The Meaning Of History -- Dramatis Personae -- Introduction: The War Of M...

A Net Of Complex Currents Flowed Across Jacobean England. This Was The England Of Shakespeare, Jonson And Bacon; Of The Gunpowder Plot; The Worst Outbreak O...

Vogue's "special royal salute" to Queen Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor.\"Vogue, like the royal family, has been through many evolutions of its own, a...

“Reads like a novel. A fast-paced page-turner, it has everything: sex, wit, humor, and adventures. But it is an impressively researched and important stor...

Monsignor Leone's Exposé Of The Jesuit Secret Plan Of Domination Took The 19th Century By Storm. Was Jacopo Leone A Sincere Clerical Whistle-blower? Let Th...

The author presents a behind the scenes look at the secretive international policies of the British government and how their successes allowed them to rise ...

Romans And Non-romans -- Christian Influende In Late Antique Culture -- The Churches In The Sixth Century: The Council Of 553 -- The Achievement Of Gregory ...

With clarity and logic, George Ostrogorsky succinctly traces the intricate thousand-year course of the Byzantine Empire. While his emphasis is on political...

V. 1. The Origins To 1795 -- V. 2. 1795 To The Present. By Norman Davies. Includes Index. Bibliography: V. 2, P. 680-684.Categories: History EuropePoland

Atlas of the Greek World is an extraordinary approach to the study of one of the great civilizations of the world - Ancient Greece. Using an atlas format, ...

From Queen Elizabeth II to Prince George, there's a lot of news to keep up with regarding the royal family. This fantastic compendium of fascinating facts a...

Hunting Eichmann is the first complete narrative of a relentless and harrowing international manhunt. When the Allies stormed Berlin in the last days of t...

This Book Is A Tale Of Three Cities: The Fictional London That Lives In The Pages Of Writers From Shakespeare To P.d. James And Martin Amis; The Historical ...

In This Extraordinarily Rich And Engaging Book, John Hale Has Painted, On A Grand Canvas, What He Calls An Investigative Impression Of One Of The Highest Po...