History

War has been central to the rise and fall of civilizations since the dawn of time. The history of warfare first emerges from legend in Mesopotamia, the cr...

Though he never reached the lead actor status he labored so relentlessly to achieve, Warren Oates (1928–1982) is one of the most memorable and skilled cha...

This Book Explores The Promises And Limitations Of Holding Individuals Accountable For Violations Of International Human Rights And Humanitarian Law. It Ana...

The Definitive And Spellbinding Record Of Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, Immortalized On Film By Pioneering Photographer Frank Hurley.--jacket...

The third edition of Europe 1783-1914 provides a comprehensive overview of Europe from the outbreak of the French Revolution to the origins of the First Wo...

King Ramses II distinguished himself as a warrior, builder of magnificent monuments, and model for rulers to follow. Nothing will bring his life and times i...

Ronald J. Mason. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Academic Press, C1981. With New Pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: H...

at The Bathroom Readers’ Institute, We Love All Things Canadian And Figure That Just Because We Weren’t Lucky Enough To Be Born In The Land Of The Norther...

Obama Tells The Story Of His Improbable Odyssey From Young Man Searching For His Identity To Leader Of The Free World, Describing In Strikingly Personal Det...

From the earliest engineers such as Archimedes and Hero of Alexandria, heroes of the Industrial Revolution like Eli Whitney and Alessandro Volta, and pione...