History
Agrippa Hull: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Most Famous Black Soldier
By the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming a large portion of time for adolescent males in training and...
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Alan Turing: The Life and Legacy of the English Computer Scientist Who Became World War II's Most Famous Codebreaker
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Sometimes, it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine...” – Alan TuringThe year is 1930. The United...
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Alcatraz: The History of America's Most Notorious Island and Prison
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the prison written by officials and inmates *Describes the various parts of the prison, the Battle of Alcatraz, and escape attempts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents...
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The Alcázar of Seville: The History of Spain's Most Famous Royal Palace
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsThe majority of those fortunate enough to feast their eyes upon the majestic complex that is the Alcázar of Seville share the same sentiment: its...
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Alemania Occidental: Historia y Legado de la República Federal de Alemania durante la Guerra Fría
Tras la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el continente europeo quedó devastado y el conflicto dejó a la Unión Soviética y a Estados Unidos como superpotencias indiscutibles. Esto marcó el comienzo de más de 45 años de la Guerra Fría y de...
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The Aleutian Islands Campaign: The History of Japan's Invasion of Alaska during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the campaign written by soldiers on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “It was United States territory. That's something you don't do. You don't come...
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Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr: The Men Behind America's Most Famous Duel
*Includes pictures of Burr, Hamilton, and important people and places.*Explains the origins of their duel and includes the correspondence between them leading up to the duel.*Includes accounts of the duel and explains the mysteries and controversies still surrounding what happened.*Includes...
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Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Persian Empire: The History and Legacy of the Macedonian King's Campaign against the Persians
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts of the campaign*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOver the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the...
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Alexander the Great in India: The History and Legacy of the Macedonian King's Final Campaign
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingOver the last 2,000 years, ambitious men have dreamed of forging vast empires and attaining eternal glory in battle, but of all the conquerors who took steps toward such dreams,...
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain's Most Famous Poet Laureate
“Words, like nature, half reveal and half conceal the soul within.” “Singing in her song she died, The Lady of Shalott.” “’Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” “Theirs not to make reply,...
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Alfred Nobel: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Scientist and the Nobel Prizes
“I intend to leave after my death a large fund for the promotion of the peace idea, but I am skeptical as to its results.” (Alfred Nobel) It does not take a genius to recognize the dangers of dynamite. The...
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Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs: The Controversial Trials of the Alleged Soviet Spies at the Height of the Red Scare
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the trial and key parts of the testimony*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"I am amazed; until the day I die I shall wonder how Whittaker Chambers got into my...
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Alger Hiss: The History of the Case Against One of America's Most Notorious Alleged Spies
*Includes pictures*Includes accounts of the Hiss trials and his testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"I am amazed; until the day I die I shall wonder how...
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The Alhambra and the Alcázar of Seville: The History of the Famous Fortresses Constructed by the Moors in Spain
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsTucked away on the crest of the Al-Sabika Hill in Granada of Andalusia, Spain, just left of the babbling stream of the Darro River, sits...
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Alhambra: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Most Famous Palace in Spain
*Includes pictures *Includes various contemporary accounts of Alhambra *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Give him alms, lady, for there is nothing in life as wretched as being blind in Granada.” –...
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All Roads Lead to Rome: The History of the Appian Way
The modern world has the ancient Romans to thank for the origins of many modern technologies, conveniences, and ideas such as running water, baths, and republican style of government, but roads are another influence the Romans have had on the...
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The Allied Invasion of Sicily: The History of the Largest Amphibious Campaign of World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting written by soldiers and generals *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The rugged island of Sicily, dominated in the east by the snow-crowned eminence of...
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The Al-Nusra Front: The History of the Syrian Rebel Group Formerly Affiliated with Al-Qaeda
Since the Arab Spring uprising of 2011, reports of terrorist attacks around the world have flooded international media. Syria, a country about one and half times the size of Texas, has become the central battleground for many terrorist groups; those...
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Al-Qaeda: The History of the World's Most Notorious Terrorist Organization
*Includes pictures*Includes quotes by bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders about the group's history and ideology*Explains the formation, influences, ideology, and goals of the group*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsSince the attacks on September...
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The Amber Road: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Trade Network that Moved Amber across Europe
*Includes pictures*Includes ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading“Pytheas says that the Gutones, a people of Germany, inhabit the shores of an estuary of the Ocean called Mentonomon, their territory extending a distance of six thousand stadia; that, at one...
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