Cultural Literature
The Naval Africa Expedition of World War I: The History and Legacy of the Battle for Lake Tanganyika in the African Interior
"It is both the duty and the tradition of the Royal Navy to engage the enemy wherever there is water to float a ship." - Admiral Sir Henry Jackson World War I, also known in its time as the "Great...
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The Naval Warfare of World War II: The History of the Ships, Tactics, and Battles that Shaped the Fighting in the Atlantic and Pacific
Naval combat underwent a significant metamorphosis during World War II. Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan launched some of the most powerful battleships ever to sail the world's oceans, yet the conflict witnessed the emergence and triumph of the aircraft carrier...
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The Nazi Invasion of Poland: The History of the Campaign that Started World War II
"The object of the war is...to physically destroy the enemy. That is why I have prepared, for the moment only in the East, my 'Death's Head' formations with orders to kill without pity or mercy all men, women, and children...
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The Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon: The History and Legacy of the First People to Migrate to Europe
In popular culture, the term Neanderthal is used as a colloquial insult for a degenerate or someone perceived as stupid. This seems to have been the case even from the first recognition of the Neanderthals as a species. The first Neanderthal fossil...
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The Neanderthals: The History of the Extinct Humans Who Were Contemporaries of Homo Sapiens in Europe
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIn popular culture, the term Neanderthal is used as a colloquial insult for a degenerate or someone perceived as stupid. This seems to have been the case even from the first...
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The New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: The History and Legacy of the Egyptian Empire at the Peak of Its Power
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts of the New Kingdom*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAfrica may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which...
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The New York City Blackout of 1977: The History of the Power Failure that Led to Looting and Arson Across the Big Apple
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the blackout by NYC residents*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Perhaps the most significant effects of the blackout were those felt by public and private organizations with responsibility for the...
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The New York City Draft Riots of 1863: The History of the Notorious Insurrection at the Height of the Civil War
Most adults alive today either remember or have heard of the turbulent 1960s, but far fewer are familiar with the similarities those more recent protests had with the earlier unrest of a century earlier. Although the Civil War is remembered...
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The New York City Subway: The History of America's Largest and Most Famous Subway System
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the construction of the competing lines and their unification *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict...
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The Night of the Long Knives: The History and Legacy of Adolf Hitler's Notorious Purge of the Sa
*Includes pictures*Explains Hitler's rise to power and the roles played by the SA and other paramilitary groups like the SS*Includes eyewitness accounts of the purge*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsGermany's Nazi Party was remarkably implacable in...
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The North African Campaign of World War II: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Allied Victory in North Africa
Includes contemporary accounts of the fighting Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'" - Winston Churchill The fighting in North Africa...
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The Nuremberg Trials: The History and Legacy of the Nazi War Crimes Trials After World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes quotes by the defendants, prosecutors, judges, and more*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“There were, I suppose, three possible courses: to let the atrocities which had been committed go unpunished; to put the...
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The NYPD: The History and Legacy of the New York City Police Department
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOf all the great cities in the world, few personify their country like New York City. As America’s largest city and best known immigration gateway into the country, NYC represents...
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The Oklahoma City Bombing: The History of the Deadliest Domestic Terrorist Attack in American History
*Includes pictures *Includes primary accounts of the attack *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Think about the people as if they were storm troopers in Star Wars. They may be individually innocent,...
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The Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: The History and Legacy of the Beginning of Egyptian Civilization
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the Old Kingdom *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue...
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The Olmec and Toltec: The History of Early Mesoamerica's Most Influential Cultures
The Olmec people are widely recognized as the first major civilization of Mexico and are thus generally regarded as the mother civilization of Mesoamerica, making them the people from which all subsequent Mesoamerican cultures derived. In fact, the term Olmec...
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The Opium Wars and Sino-Japanese Wars: The History of the Conflicts that Ended China's Standing as a World Power
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accountsThe 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned the globe, in one form or another. Its...
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The Opium Wars: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century Conflicts between Britain and China
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern era. The sun never set on the British Empire, whose holdings spanned...
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The Oracle of Delphi: The Ancient World's Most Famous Seer
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient descriptions of the oracle*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Not often nor regularly, but occasionally and fortuitously, the room in which they seat the god's consultants is filled with a fragrance and breeze, as if the adyton...
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The Order of Santiago: The History of the Catholic Military Order Sworn to Defend the Iberian Peninsula
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“But as for these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slaughter them before me.” – Luke 19:27For centuries, Christians and Muslims were embroiled in...
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