History
French Legends: The Life and Legacy of King Louis XVI
*Includes famous art depicting King Louis XVI and important people, places, and events in his life.*Explains his reign and role in the American Revolution and French Revolution*Analyzes his execution and legacy.*Includes a Table of Contents“I die perfectly innocent of the...
$6.99
French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Marie Antoinette
*Includes over two dozen pictures of famous artwork depicting Marie Antoinette and important people, places, and events in her life.*Explains the origins of the famous phrase Marie Antoinette is best remembered for, "Let them eat cake".*Includes a Table of Contents“I...
$6.99
French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Maximilien Robespierre
*Includes pictures of Robespierre and other important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes Robespierre's most famous and controversial quotes about the French Revolution, Louis XVI, and more.“Citizens, did you want a revolution without a revolution?” – Maximilien RobespierreA lot...
$6.99
French Senegal: The History of the French Colony and Senegal's Transition to Independence
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“The equilibrium you admire in me is an unstable one, difficult to maintain. My inner life was split early between the call of the Ancestors and the call of Europe, between the exigencies of...
$9.99
Freyr: The Origins and History of the Norse God of Love and Fertility
"Njördr in Nóatún begot afterward two children: the son was called Freyr, and the daughter Freyja; they were fair of face and mighty. Freyr is the most renowned of the Æsir; he rules over the rain and the shining of...
$9.99
Fritz Lang: The Life and Legacy of the Influential German-American Film Legend
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“I was something that is always hated in Hollywood - a perfectionist; nobody likes a perfectionist, you know.” – Fritz LangWhile it’s easily forgotten today, during the early 20th century, various European countries had...
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From the Rapidan to Petersburg: The Overland Campaign and the First Battles for Petersburg
*Covers Grant's advance from the Rapidan to besieging Petersburg, including the entire Overland Campaign and the battles before the siege of Petersburg in May-June 1864. *Includes pictures of the battles' important generals. *Includes several maps of the battles.*Includes accounts of...
$14.99
From the Sugar Act to the Shot Heard Round the World: America Before the Revolution, 1764-1775
*Chronicles the major events that brought about the American Revolution, including the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, and the Battles of Lexington & Concord.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes a Table of...
$9.99
Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat: The Presidents Who Shaped Modern Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser has been called many things. The father of modern-day Egypt. The founder of Arab nationalism. The leader of the Egyptian Revolution. The second president of the Egyptian Republic. The creator of his own brand of political and...
$11.99
Gaul and the Roman Republic: The History of Gaul Before the Rise of Rome
The Roman Republic’s development from a city state into a world power that controlled large swathes of modern Italy, Gaul, and Spain, as well as other parts of Europe is seen by many as being the direct result of Roman...
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George Rogers Clark: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Conqueror of the Old Northwest
*Includes pictures*Includes Clark's quotes about his life and career*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I am George Rogers Clark. You have just become a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Virginia.” – George Rogers ClarkThe...
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German and Allied Air Forces in World War I: The History and Legacy of the Rivals in the Sky during the Great War
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingWorld War I, also known in its time as the “Great War” or the “War to End all Wars”, was an unprecedented holocaust in terms of its...
$12.99
German South West Africa: The History and Legacy of Germany's Biggest African Colony
“The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.” (Otto von Bismarck) The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous...
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Germany and the Cold War: The History and Legacy of the Divide between East Germany and West Germany
In the wake of World War II, the European continent was devastated, and the conflict left the Soviet Union and the United States as uncontested superpowers. This ushered in over 45 years of the Cold War, and a political alignment...
$12.99
Germany Between the World Wars: The History and Legacy of the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany in the Interwar Period
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe Weimar Republic has become a byword for a failed, tragic, political experiment. The official period of its existence, 1919-1933, marked the inter-war years in Germany and their related uncertainty, chaos...
$14.99
Germany vs. Great Britain in the Air: The History of the Enemy Air Forces in World War I and World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingOne of the most important breakthroughs in military technology associated with World War I, and certainly the one that continues to capture the public imagination, was the use...
$16.99
Gettysburg and Vicksburg: The Civil War Turning Points of 1863
*Includes pictures.*Includes accounts of the fighting by important generals.*Includes bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to...
$9.99
Ghost Tales of the United Kingdom: Historic Hauntings and Supernatural Stories from the UK
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“In Scotland, beautiful as it is, it was always raining. Even when it wasn't raining, it was about to rain, or had just rained. It's a very angry sky.” –...
$12.99
Glenn Miller: The Life and Legacy of Early 20th Century America's Most Popular Musician
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“A band ought to have a sound all of its own. It ought to have a personality.” – Glenn MillerSprightly swing music spills across the dimly lit club. The grayish curtains of cigarette smoke...
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Gnosticism: The History and Legacy of the Mysterious Ancient Religion
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This knowledge is not something that can be put into words like other sciences; but after long-continued intercourse between teacher and pupil, in joint pursuit of the subject, suddenly,...
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