History
The Apache Scouts: The History and Legacy of the Native Scouts Used During the Indian Wars
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of Apache scouts written by other soldiers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Even if we should be able to dislodge them from the rough mountain ridges and...
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The Apache Wars: The History and Legacy of the U.S. Army's Campaigns against the Apaches
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting described by American soldiers*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Even if we should be able to dislodge them from the rough mountain ridges and impenetrable woods which cover...
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The Apocrypha of the Bible: The History of the Ancient Apocryphal Texts Left Out of the Old Testament and New Testament
The study of the apocryphal gospels, documents about the life or sayings of Jesus that did not become part of the New Testament, is a popular discipline among scholars that now fills several shelves of any respectable library. Despite the...
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The Apollo 1 Disaster: The Controversial History and Legacy of the Fire that Caused One of NASA's Greatest Tragedies
"There's always a possibility that you can have a catastrophic failure, of course; this can happen on any flight; it can happen on the last one as well as the first one. So, you just plan as best you can...
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The Apollo Program: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Space Missions
*Includes pictures*Chronicles the Apollo program from beginning to end, profiling Apollo 1, Apollo 11, and Apollo 13*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe Apollo space program is the most famous and celebrated in American...
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The Army of Northern Virginia: The History of the Most Famous Confederate Army during the American Civil War
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the fighting*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the...
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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The History and Legacy of the Event That Triggered World War I
Although a couple of wars were fought on the European continent during the 19th century, an uneasy peace was mostly maintained across the continent for most of the 19th century after Napoleon. Despite this ostensible peace, the Europeans were steadily...
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The Assassination of President James Garfield: The History and Legacy of the President's Death
In 1880, Civil War veteran James Garfield was running as a Republican for president, and one of his supporters was a man named Charles Guiteau, who wrote and circulated a speech called "Garfield vs. Hancock" that aimed to rally support...
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The Assassination of President William McKinley: The History and Legacy of the President's Death
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the assassination*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It was in my heart, there was no escape for me. I could not have conquered it had my life been at stake....
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The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich: The Czech Resistance's Killing of the Top Nazi Official during World War II
"Since it is opportunity which makes not only the thief but also the assassin, such heroic gestures as driving in an open, unarmoured vehicle or walking about the streets unguarded are just damned stupidity, which serves the Fatherland not one...
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The Assyrian Empire's Capitals: The History and Legacy of Nineveh, Assur, and Nimrud
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accountsWhen scholars study the history of the ancient Near East, several wars that had extremely brutal consequences (at least by modern standards) often stand out. Forced removal of entire populations, sieges that decimated entire cities,...
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The Assyrians: The History of the Most Prominent Empire of the Ancient Near East
Discusses Assyrian military tactics, religious practices, and more Includes ancient Assyrian accounts documenting their military campaigns and more "I fought daily, without interruption, against Taharqa, king of Egypt and Ethiopia, the one accursed by all the great gods. Five times...
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The Astors: The History and Legacy of One of the World's Wealthiest Families
The Astor surname, one of New York’s most important family names for over a century, is synonymous with American aristocracy, a term that defies simple definition. Unlike Britain, where the term aristocrat had a definite meaning, the New York aristocracy...
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The Athenian Agora and Roman Forum: The Beating Hearts of the Ancient World's Most Famous Cities
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe center of political and commercial interaction in the Ancient Greek polis was the agora. The word essentially means a gathering place or an open space, and...
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The Athenian Navy and Spartan Army: The History and Legacy of Ancient Greece's Most Famous Military Forces
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Forward, sons of the Greeks,Liberate the fatherland,Liberate your children, your women,The altars of the gods of your fathers,And the graves of your ancestors: Now is the fight for everything.” – The Greek...
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The Attica Prison Riot: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Prison Uprising
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the riot by inmates, hostages, and state officials*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"If we can't live as men, we sure as hell can die as men.” – A prisoner...
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The Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War: The History of the Wars that Led to Prussia's Unification of Germany
Locked in a balance of power since the 1815 Congress of Vienna, the world was dominated by the great European powers of Britain, France, Russia, and Austria, and at the Congress of Vienna itself, Prussia had been a minor concern....
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The Austro-Prussian War: The History and Legacy of the Conflict that Resulted in Prussian Dominance over Germany
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe most famous battle of the 19th century was undoubtedly Waterloo, and the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars was Leipzig, but neither one of those legendary battles was the biggest...
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The Basilica of the Sacréd Heart of Paris: The History and Legacy of the Sacré-Coeur
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Glorious servant of God, St. Denis, with intense love did you devote yourself to Christ after learning to know Him through the apostle St. Paul. Preaching His saving name to the nations, and bringing...
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The Bataan Death March: Life and Death in the Philippines During World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes prisoners' accounts of the death march and prisoner camps *Includes a bibliography for further reading "They went down by twos and threes. Usually, they made an effort to rise. I never can forget their groans and strangled...
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