History
The Fight for Zimbabwe: The History and Legacy of the British Empire's Attempt to Establish a Colony in the 19th Century
The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto...
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The Firebombing of Dresden and Tokyo: The History and Legacy of the Allies' Controversial Bombing Campaigns Near the End of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes a table of contentsIn the middle of February 1945, the Allies were steadily advancing against the Germans from both east and west, with British and American forces having repulsed the German offensive during the Battle of...
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The Firebombing of Dresden: The History and Legacy of the Allies' Most Controversial Attack on Germany
*Includes pictures*Includes survivors' accounts of the attacks*Discusses the various debates over the morality and necessity of targeting Dresden*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"We saw terrible things: cremated adults shrunk to the size of small...
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The Firebombing of Tokyo: The History of the U.S. Air Force's Most Controversial Bombing Campaign of World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the firebombing by both Americans and Japanese civilians in Tokyo *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, commander of the B-29s of the...
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The First Battle of Heligoland Bight: The History and Legacy of the Royal Navy's Greatest Victory in World War I
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of sailors' accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe most iconic images of the First World War are of the war on land. They depict the trench lines, the shell holes, and the barbed...
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The First Battle of Kiev: The History of the Soviet Red Army's Most Disastrous Defeat of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down.” – Adolf HitlerIn the warm predawn...
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The First Battle of the Marne: The History and Legacy of the First Major Allied Victory in World War I
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading"So we come to the Marne. This will ever remain the Mystery Battle of all time. We can see more clearly across the mists of time how Hannibal conquered at Cannea,...
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The First Battle of Ypres: The History of the Indecisive World War I Battle that Produced a Stalemate along the Belgian Coast
The enduring image of World War I is of men stuck in muddy trenches, and of vast armies deadlocked in a fight neither could win. It was a war of barbed wire, poison gas, and horrific losses as officers led...
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The First Confederate Hero: The Life and Career of P.G.T. Beauregard
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“On the refusal of Major Anderson to engage, in compliance with my demand, to designate the time when he would evacuate Fort Sumter, and to agree meanwhile not to...
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The First Great Confederate General: The Life and Career of Albert Sidney Johnston
*Includes pictures of Johnston and important people and places in his life.*Analyzes his generalship at the beginning of the Civil War and at Shiloh.*Includes some of Johnston's quotes during the Battle of Shiloh and accounts of the battle from Grant,...
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The First Italian War of Independence: The History and Legacy of the Revolutions that Started the Process of Italy's Unification
In the 18th century, Italy was still divided into smaller states but differently than during medieval times when the political entities were independent and were flourishing economic and cultural centers, almost unrivaled in Europe. During the 18th century, all of...
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The First Italian War: The History and Legacy of the Italian Wars' Initial Conflict at the Height of the Renaissance
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIn 1494, there were five sovereign regional powers in Italy: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal States and Naples. In 1536, only one remained: Venice. These decades of conflict precipitated great anxiety among Western thinkers,...
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The First Sino-Japanese War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict that Doomed the Chinese Empire and Led to the Rise of Imperial Japan
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsCompleting the Meiji Restoration that heralded the dawn of a new era for both Japan and Asia, the island nation found itself thrust...
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The Five Civilized Tribes: The History of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole
*Includes pictures*Traces the history of each tribe from their origins to today*Includes eyewitness accounts of the Trail of Tears*Includes a Bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe Five Civilized Tribes are among the best known Native American groups in...
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The Five Good Emperors: The History of the Roman Empire During the Reigns of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“From the study of this history we may also learn how a good government is to be established; for while all the emperors who succeeded to the throne by birth, except...
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The Five Points: The History of New York City's Most Notorious Neighborhood
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts describing the neighborhood, the gangs, and the Dead Rabbits Riot*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Brick-bats, stones and clubs were flying thickly around, and from the windows in all directions, and the men ran...
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The Flavian Dynasty: The History of the Roman Empire during the Reigns of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe 12 months known in history as the Year of the Four Emperors was a pivotal chapter in the long epoch of the Roman Empire. It marked the tumultuous end of the...
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The Forbidden City: The History of the Chinese Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Located in the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City served as the palace for the emperor of China from 1420 to 1912 CE, a period encompassing the Ming and...
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The Foreign Invaders of Ancient Egypt: The History of the Hyksos, Sea Peoples, Nubians, Babylonians, and Assyrians
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient Egyptian accounts describing their enemies *Includes a bibliography for further reading From approximately 3100 BCE until around 1075 BCE, ancient Egypt was ruled by 20 different dynasties. The length of the dynasties varied: some, such as...
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The Formation of Saudi Arabia: The History of the Arabian Peninsula's Unification and the Discovery of Oil
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAt the conclusion of World War I, a once promised unified Arab state, which was to include the modern Hejaz, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Jordan and Iraq, did...
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