Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is...
"Perlstein... aims here at nothing less than weaving a tapestry of social upheaval. His success is dazzling. " --Los Angeles Times "Both brilliant and fun, a consuming journey back...
Dramatic artist, natural scientist and philosopher, Plutarch is widely regarded as the most significant historian of his era, writing sharp and succinct accounts of the greatest politicians...
Of all the books published by the Royal Armouries, the Arms and Armour series is the most enduringly popular. Written at an accessible introductory level, and packed with images of...
Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless...
Building on A People's History of the United States, this radical world history captures the broad sweep of human history from the perspective of struggling classes. An "indispensable...
The celebration of an era, this ultimate, beautiful, illuminating, and "really groovy" look at the 1960's counterculture is rich in illustrations and filled with the history, politics,...
O'Donnell has tracked down and interviewed more than 300 elite and mysterious former OSS (Office of Strategic Services) members and, for the first time, relates their incredible true...
This American history volume is intended by the writer as an introduction basic American history and as an introduction to his larger work entitled The Leading Facts of American History...
"The best book to have been written about the Vietnam War" (The New York Times Book Review); an instant classic straight from the front lines. From its terrifying opening pages to its...
This beautifully illustrated collection honoring one hundred exceptional "feminist saints" throughout history is sure to inspire women and men alike. "A new set of role models and heroes--'matron...
Ernest Dunlop Swinton is a military professional with experience in the Boer War who wrote this famous short book based on a series of thoughts he had on how an infantry unit with only...
Susan Orlean's bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is "a sheer delight... as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library" (USA...
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