History
The Overland Campaign: The Battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, and Cold Harbor
“Grant and Lee were about as evenly matched in military talent as any two opposing generals have ever been. Grant's strength was unwavering adherence to his strategic objective. He made mistakes, but the overall pattern of his campaign reveals an...
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The Pacific Fur Company: The History and Legacy of John Jacob Astor's Influential Trade Company
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts of the company*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsFrom the early 19th century, the image of an American empire extending to both coasts became a rallying cry. The Pacific Ocean...
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The Pacific Theater in 1942: The History of the Decisive Campaigns and Battles that Helped America Turn the Tide of World War II
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the battles by participants on both sides*Includes a bibliography for further readingThose who had decoded and seen the Japanese communications in early December 1941 would not be surprised when they heard about an attack on December...
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The Palace of the Soviets: The History of the Proposed Administrative Center for the Soviet Union
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingThe Palace of the Soviets (Russian: Dvorets Sovetov) was an unrealized project for the construction of a high-rise administrative building in Moscow, to be used for sessions of the Supreme Soviet...
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The Palmer Raids: The History of the Arrests and Deportations of Anarchists and Communists in America during the First Red Scare
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"The war power is of necessity an inherent power in every sovereign nation. It is the power of self-reservation and that power has no limits other...
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The Panama Canal: The Construction and History of the Waterway Between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the construction written by workers and their family members*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or...
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The Panzers: The History and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Most Famous Tanks during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading World War II was the culmination of a quarter century of tank development, and it would also be the first major test of tanks in mobile warfare, during which...
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The Parthenon: The History of Ancient Athens' Most Famous Temple
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing the Parthenon *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “What I would prefer is that you should fix your eyes every day on the greatness of Athens...
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The Parthian Empire: The History and Culture of One of Ancient Rome's Most Famous Enemies
"The Parthians in whose hands the empire of the east now is, having divided the world, as it were, with the Romans, were originally exiles from Scythia. This is apparent from their very name; for in the Scythian language exiles...
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The Partition of British India: The History and Legacy of the Division of the British Raj into India and Pakistan
Beyond its obvious influence in areas like trade and commerce, the East India Company also served as a point of cultural contact between Western Europeans, South Asians, and East Asians. Quintessentially British practices such as tea drinking were made possible...
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The Partition of India and the British Mandate of Palestine: The Controversial History of Great Britain's Post-War Partition Plans and the Aftermath
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is technically 69 years old and counting but has its roots in over 2,000 years of history. With so much...
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The Partition of Ireland and the Troubles: The History of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to the Good Friday Agreement
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The Honorable Member must remember that in the South they boasted of a Catholic State. They still boast of Southern Ireland being a Catholic State. All I boast of is that...
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The Partition of the British Mandate of Palestine: The History and Legacy of the United Nations Partition Plan and the Creation of the State of Israel
The conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians is technically 69 years old and counting, but it has its roots in over 2,000 years of history. With so much time and history, the Middle East peace process has become laden with...
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The Patriot Traitor: The Life and Legacy of Benedict Arnold
*Explains Arnold's achievements for the Americans, his treason, and how he has been remembered.*Includes pictures of Arnold and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents.“Neglected by Congress below, distressed with the small-pox; want of Generals...
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The Patty Hearst Kidnapping: The History of the Controversial Abduction, Crimes, and Trial that Shocked America
*Includes pictures *Includes Heart's own accounts of her kidnapping and case *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “For me, my awakening came when I was kidnapped.” – Patty Hearst "I finally figured...
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The People from Here: The History and Legacy of the Washoe
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“It is said that Col. Connor is determined to exterminate the Indians who have been killing the Emigrants on the route to the Gold Mines in Washington Territory. Small...
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The Perfect Storm of 1991: The Story of the Nor'easter that Sank the Andrea Gail
"The technical name for the new storm was a 'midlatitude cyclone.' The people in its path, however, would later call it the No Name Hurricane, since it had all the force of a hurricane, but was never officially designated as...
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The Persian Wars and the Punic Wars: The History of the Ancient Greek and Roman Victories that Preserved Western Civilization
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Ancient Greeks have long been considered the forefathers of modern Western civilization, but the Golden Age of Athens and the spread of...
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The Peshtigo Fire of 1871: The Story of the Deadliest Fire in American History
*Includes pictures*Includes witness accounts of the fire*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Why is this story not known? You see endless stories about Johnstown. What happened at Peshtigo makes Johnstown look like a birdbath." – Bill Lutz, co-author of Firestorm...
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The Phaistos Disc and Antikythera Mechanism: The History of the Most Mysterious Artifacts from Ancient Greece
Nearly 2,000 years before Homer wrote his epic poems, the Minoan civilization was centered on the island of Crete, a location that required the Minoans to be a regional sea power. And indeed they were, stretching across the Aegean Sea...
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