Europe

Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne, Renoir, Degas, Sisley, Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt. Though they were often ridiculed or ignored by their contemporari...

With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England—from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionhe...

Dark Continent Is A Searching History Of Europe's Most Brutal Century. Stripping Away The Comforting Myths And Illusions That We Have Grown Up With Since Th...

Americans call the Second World War “The Good War.” But before it even began, America’s wartime ally Josef Stalin had killed millions of his own citi...

An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy. Do yo...

This study examines the Norman settlement of Anglo-Saxon England, that was begun before 1066 but which was made permanent by military conquest between 1066 ...

Early Republic / Stephen P. Oakley -- Power And Process Under The Republican Constitution / T. Corey Brennan -- The Roman Army And Navy / David Potter -- Th...

Takes a detailed look at each ruler, revealing their life, achievements and failures, as well as their impact on the wider world. Now in a new handy-forma...

From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted 'Return of a King', the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transc...

modern Historiography Is The Essential Introduction To The History Of Historical Writing. It Explains The Broad Philosophical Background To The Different ...

Combining the pulsating drive of Showtime's Homeland with the fascinating historical detail of such of narrative nonfiction bestsellers as Double Cross and...

A Comprehensive History Of Rome Covers The City's Evolution From The Roman Empire Through The Early Years Of Christianity To The Renaissance And The Modern ...

Sir Anthony Kenny continues his magisterial new history of Western philosophy with a fascinating guide through more than a millennium of thought from 400 AD...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From Martin Dugard, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Killing series with Bill O’Reilly, comes the spellbinding story...

Compelling account of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union The Soviets expected to crush Finnish forces in mere days, but the Finns broke the...

Wilson explores the curious set of circumstances that led to Victoria's coronation, her strange and isolated childhood, her passionate marriage to Prince Al...

Aprenda a hablar español en situaciones reales Horizontes Repaso y Conversación, Quinta Edición es su guía al más comprensivo repaso de la estructura del l...

the Shocking Secrets Of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork the Recent Cleaning Of The Sistine Chapel Frescoes Removed Layer After Layer Of Centuries Of...

Presents A Compelling Account Of The Eiffel Tower's Creation And A Superb Portrait Of Belle Epoque France. As Gustave Eiffel Held Court That Summer Atop His...

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...

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series, comes a nonfiction thriller about the race between the Allies...

The Holocaust Chronicle, Written And Fact-checked By Top Scholars, Recounts The Long, Complex, Anguishing Story Of The Most Terrible Crime Of The 20th Centu...

The elusive image of the Holy Grail has haunted the Western imagination for eight centuries. It represents the ideal of an unattainable yet infinitely des...

Between them, husband and wife authors Beevor and Cooper have written a number of nonfiction works; both were appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et de...

A unique retelling of WWII’s most dramatic escape, told through first-hand recollections of the soldiers who experienced it. On the night of March 24, 19...

When Edward Vi Died In 1553, The Extraordinary Fact Was That There Was No One Left To Claim The Title Of King Of England. For The First Time, England Would ...

Drawn from nearly a century of detailed and fascinating reporting by The Times, discover insights and memories of the extraordinary period of social change ...

Experience the heartwarming tale of how the dashing playboy prince fell in love with the beautiful American actress. Meghan Markle becomes the second Americ...

To understand Russian history without understanding serfdom—the peasant-lord relationship that shaped Russia for centuries—is impossible. Still, before...

100 ratings (4.6/5) on Amazon for the first edition: The long-awaited new edition of the acclaimed, first-ever comprehensive, informative, and entertaining...

Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even...

A Young Russian Soldier Offers A Harrowing Chronicle Of His Experiences In The Chechen Wars That Captures The Fear, Chaos, Hardship, Drudgery, And Brutality...

The Life, Times, And Work Of Herbert Marcuse, One Of The 20th Century's Most Remarkable Cultural Figures-- Assimilation & Catastrophe -- The Sorrows Of ...

A Compassionate And Discerning Exploration Of The Complex Relationship Between The Server, The Served, And The World They Lived In, Servants Opens A Window ...

"Comprehensive and insightful, THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER offers a unique perspective on a profound mystery." Faye KellermanDespite five centuries of investig...

The final volume in the award-winning series charts the remarkable inner history of our times from the tumult of World War I to the present day, when person...

A tour through the centuries and through a bizarre Italian town in search of an unbelievable relic: the foreskin of Jesus Christ In December 1983, a pri...

Two revealingly different accounts of the life of the most important figure of the Roman EmpireCharlemage, known as the father of Europe, was one of the mo...

The story of an epic life on a grand scale, Michael Korda’s Hero is a gripping, in-depth biography of the extraordinary, mysterious, and dynamic Englishman ...

a Magisterial Work Of Narrative History, Hailed In Britain As “the Best One-volume Account Of The British Empire” And “an Outstanding Book” (the Times Lit...

In the entire ghastly history of the Holocaust, only two "good" stories stand out, and this is one of them. Denmark, under German Occupation, but with its K...

The Third Reich was the twentieth century’s most popular tyranny. After Adolf Hitler took power in 1933, most of Germany’s civil servants and profession...

Based on a landmark BBC2 series, The Rise and Fall of Rome follows a fast-paced, plot-driven narrative, focusing on the pivotal moments in Roman history, an...

The true story behind the award-winning movie of the same name, The King's Speech is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue...

Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Antony Beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete - reissued wi...

The Perfect St. Patrick's Day Gift, And A Book In The Best Tradition Of Popular History -- The Untold Story Of Ireland's Role In Maintaining Western Culture...

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...

For nine months before the outbreak of World War II, Britain conducted an extraordinary rescue mission. It opened its doors to over 10,000 endangered child...