History

On April 30, 1945, Hitler committed suicide in his bunker as the Red Army closed in on Berlin. Within four days the Soviets had recovered his body. But the...

Hundreds of ordinary Canadians tell their own stories in this book. They tell them in their own words, and the impact is astonishing. As page after page of ...

Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray t...

Since 1999, a number of documents relating to the CIA’s activities in Guatemala have been declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearth...

Canada In Focus: Six Notes On How Worlds Are Made -- Our 20th Century, 1900-1909 -- Glory And Strife, 1910-1919 -- Struggling Twenties, 1920-1929 -- Years O...

Introduction: A Formidable Array -- Little Short Of Hell -- A Murderous Beating -- Hopeless Situation -- Day Of Revenge -- A Terrible Dream -- Most Successf...

In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold th...

Following His National Best-seller, Juno Beach, And With His Usual Verve And Narrative Skill, Historian Mark Zuehlke Chronicles The Crucial Six Days When Ca...

Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost...

The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on, in poetry, in prose, in collective memory and poli...

Review\"[Major’s book] results in a detailed study that impressively brings out the handling of biblical texts across a range of retellings throughout the...

Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the momentous events of April – June 1982 were fresh in his mind. As Commander of 3 Commando Brig...

357 pages of excellent text, filled with fabulous photos. The most original political book to come along in years, it is a magnficent panorama of Canadian d...

Donald E. Graves ; Additional Research By Arthur J. Robinson ; Maps By Christopher Johnson ; Marine Art By Peter Rindlisbacher. Includes Bibliographical Ref...

[this Book] Takes You To The Western Front During The Great War. Experience The Risks Of Combat And The Many Close Calls Collishaw Had As A Pilot, Flight Co...

This Work Offers The First Look At How Religion Created And Prolonged The First World War. At The One-hundredth Anniversary Of The Outbreak Of The War, The ...

Written by a diverse group of scholars who bring their regional expertise together, this best-selling text offers a balanced treatment of global events an...

The centenary of the start of World War One in 1914 provides an opportunity to assess the role and impact of conflict in the history of the last century, an...

Jack Macbeth.Categories: HistoryGeneral

Book by Godefroy, HughCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Vimy Ridge was one of the most important geographic features on the entire Western Front in World War I (1914-1918). In early 1917 it was considered practic...

In A Natural, Cultural, And Artistic History Of Our Favorite Mood Enhancer, The Authors Show How Caffeine Was Discovered, Its Early Uses, And The Unexpected...

Martha C. Nussbaum. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 512-525.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyHistory & Schools of Thought

Prior to the original publication of Africa in History, the history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of "civilization", a...

The companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional his...

A history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley Americans have long been skeptical of corporations, and tha...

From Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino Comes A Searing Account Of The Wilmington Riot And Coup Of 1898, An Extraordinary Event Unknown To Most AmericansC...

The Inconvenient Indian Is At Once A History And The Complete Subversion Of A History--in Short, A Critical And Personal Meditation That The Remarkable Thom...

Whatever your favourite tipple, when you pour yourself a drink, you have the past in a glass.You can likely find them all in your own kitchen — beer, wine...

The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder d...

Benjamin Weinstein. The Royal Historical Society. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 177-195) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Poli...

The definitive history of one of the fiercest battles of World War II Library Journal First published in Hungarian in 1998, Ungvary's account of the 100-d...

This Book Is The Second Edition Of The Author's History Of Modern China. The New Discussions In This Revision Include The Extension Of Imperial Power Into C...

a Synthetic Approach Combining Political, Social, And Ideological Texts Offers Students A Wide Perspective On Life In Hitler's Germany. Unit I Considers T...

Describes The Potsdam Conference, Which United Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, And Joseph Stalin To Establish Post-war Order, Negotiate Lasting Peace Treat...

An eye-opening examination of Latin America's role as proving ground for U.S. imperial strategies and tactics In recent years, one book after another has ...

Book by BercusonCategories: History MilitaryWorld War II

Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian le...

A classic memoir of WWI flying, Wind in the Wires paints a vivid picture of early war training and combat, especially with the Maurice Farman Shorthorn and ...

In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored...

Marsha Boulton.Categories: HistoryWorld

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZEA myth-busting biography of Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, which retells the dramat...

Introduction -- Don't Miss -- The Patriarch (1881 1924) -- Go Hollywood, Young Man! (1924-29) -- To Be An Actor (1929-32) -- Mediocrity Is Not My Lot (1932-...

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyA New York Times bestseller, this major new biography of Hitler puts an emphasis on the man himself...

The development of Martin Luther's thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical ...

Foreword / Craig Brown -- A Note On The Illustrations / Robert Stacey -- When Two Worlds Met / Arthur Ray -- Colonization And Conflict: New France And Its R...

Through The Lens Of Their Decades-long Friendship, The Noted Historian And New York Times-bestselling Author Examines John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Life And Legacy ...

The sudden and tragic death of Princess Diana has caused the entire world to reflect on how much this singular woman meant to us all. From her fairy-tale c...