History
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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Clausewitz and Jomini: The Lives and Legacies of the Modern Era's Most Influential Military Theorists
Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz died almost 200 years ago, yet he remains one of the most important and influential of all military thinkers. His teachings combined strategy with military knowledge to produce a dialectic approach to the philosophy of...
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Casanova: The Adventurous Life and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Womanizer
“Con frecuencia he encontrado la felicidad después de algún paso imprudente que debía haber provocado mi ruina y, aunque censurándome, agradezco a Dios por su misericordia”. - Casanova Contrario a la leyenda libidinosa, como ha sido vista a través del...
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Casanova: As Aventuras e o Legado do Sedutor Mais Famoso do Mundo
Ao contrário do modo como a lenda da sedução é frequentemente retratada através das lentes rosadas de Hollywood, o verdadeiro Giacomo Casanova não possuía o maxilar forte e esculpido de Heath Ledger, ou o olhar azul e penetrante de Richard...
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A Cidade Perdida de Heracleion: A História Da Antiga Cidade Egípcia Agora Subaquática No Mediterrâneo
A África pode ter dado origem aos primeiros seres humanos, e o Egito provavelmente deu origem às primeiras grandes civilizações, que continuam a fascinar as sociedades modernas em todo o mundo quase 5.000 anos depois.Da Biblioteca e Farol de Alexandria...
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A Concise History of Turkey: The History and Legacy of Turkey from Antiquity to Today
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIt was not until the excavations of the 1930s that many of the relics, reliefs, and clay tablets that offer so much information about Persian life could be studied for the first time. Through...
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A Confederate Cannoneer at Gettysburg: The Life and Career of Edward Porter Alexander
Includes pictures of Porter Alexander and other Civil War generals, as well as maps of important battles. Includes Alexander's descriptions of important battles, including Gettysburg, and his analysis of them from his memoirs. Includes a Bibliography for further reading. Includes...
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A Day in the Life of the Maya: History, Culture and Daily Life in the Mayan Empire
*Includes pictures of Mayan buildings, art, hieroglyphics, numbers, and more. *Explains integral parts of the Mayan empire, including their food, calendar, ball game, sacrifice rituals, and religion. *Examines the architecture of Mayan settlements and the structure of their empire. *Discusses...
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A Day That Will Live in Infamy: The History and Legacy of Japan's Initial Attacks against the United States at Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, and the Phil
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingAll Americans are familiar with the “day that will live in infamy.” At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, the advanced base of the United States...
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Caligula & Nero: Rome's Worst Emperors
*Includes pictures of famous art depicting Caligula, Nero and important people, places, and events. *Discusses the facts and legends surrounding Caligula's madness and the excesses of his turbulent reign. *Describes ancient accounts of Nero's reign, including the murder of his...
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Caligula's Nemi Ships: The History of the Roman Emperor's Mysterious Luxury Boats
*Includes pictures*Describes the purpose of the ships, their sizes, and some of the technologically advanced objects found on board*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFor several centuries, fishermen on Lake Nemi in Italy could...
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Camp Douglas: The History of the Notorious Union Prison Camp That Became Known as the North's Andersonville
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “Sir, the amount of standing water, unpoliced grounds, of foul sinks, of unventilated and crowded barracks, of general disorder, of soil reeking miasmatic accretions, of rotten...
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Cantre'r Gwaelod: The Mysterious Legend of the Ancient Sunken Kingdom Known as the Welsh Atlantis
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary sources*Includes a bibliography for further reading“We can trace almost all the disasters of English history to the influence of Wales.” - Evelyn Waugh, English novelistWales is a whimsical country with a powerful, complex, myth-filled and...
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Captain John Franklin and Sir Ernest Shackleton: The History of Britain's Most Famous Polar Explorers and Their Expeditions
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingMost anyone who has received a basic education in world history knows the story of how “in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Most also know that Christopher Columbus...
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition: The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
"The sad story takes us back to the June of 1845. The two discovery ships, the Erebus and Terror, are at sea, with the transport containing their supplies in attendance on them. The time is noon; the place on the...
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Carcassonne: The History and Legacy of the Castles, Campaigns, and Crimes in France's Fabled Walled City
*Includes pictures*Includes medieval accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsPosted by the Porte Narbonne, or Narbonne Gate, the entrance of the fabled La Cite in Carcassonne, is a striking bust that is often missed...
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Carl Jung: The Life and Career of One of History's Most Influential Psychologists
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” - JungCarl Gustav Jung, the man who created analytical psychology both as a concept and as a practice, was a complicated person....
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