General and world history

Frederick Douglass is an iconic historical figure whose noble qualities are visible in the lives of four major Biblical characters: Like Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and later became second-in-command of Egypt.

The Babylonian Empire was known to be the most powerful state in the ancient world during the 612 BCE.

How we can stop the world's worst atrocitiesIn this compelling overview, Adam Jones outlines the history and current extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them.

You probably think that learning about the Great Depression is depressing.

Medieval Life describes in meticulous yet vivid detail manners, customs and dress during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Alcibiades is one of the most famous (or infamous) characters of Classical Greece.

How did the United States of America become a powerful nation?

Home Brewing: 70 Top Secrets & Tricks To Beer Brewing Right The First Time: A Guide To Home Brew Any Beer You Want is the definitive book on making quality beers at home.

The Road To Helsinki is the history of how Europe stepped back from the brink of a third World War.

'it appeared to me that the greatest and best feelings of the human heart were paralyzed by the relative positions of slave and owner' In Domestic Manners of the Americans, Frances Trollope recounts her travels through America between 1827 and 1830, describing her voyage up the Mississippi from New Orleans, a two-year stay in Cincinnati, and a subsequent tour of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.

Este libro presenta un análisis de las relaciones que, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la postguerra hasta 1953, mantuvieron con la España franquista los cuatro Estados que prota-gonizaron de manera principal aquella contienda.

The masterpiece of one of the twentieth century's greatest Catholic writers, Vipers' Tangle tells the story of Monsieur Louis, an embittered aging lawyer who has spread his misery to his entire estranged family.

Enter the world of Modern History and meet the people who braved the open seas in search of new lands and adventures.

The age of the biblical warrior was one of both great technological development and innovation in warfare, and clashes between competing cultures in the ancient Middle East.

When the Great Depression hit, millions of families were affected but the degree of effect varied greatly between cities and farms.

Think of the ancient Greek society like a ladder.

There have been several books published about the wartime experiences of individual air gunners but there is no general history of Air Gunners, their equipment, training or service in the various RAF Commands in which they served.

The American Civil War was caused by so many inequalities.

An utterly unique history book that attempts to chronicle the life & times of the real Robyn Hoode from the perspective of a genuine historical character & in the form of a complete journal of his life, & the lives of those around him.

In this amusingly written yet serious report about housing developments, author John C.

'I felt certain there must be gold in those hills, Jack', wrote a prospector to Ion Idriess, 'but I know very little about the game.

Only young James Answell could have committed the murder.

This book highlights the huge advances made in prevention of infectious disease(s) in Victorian Britain.

Think of the ancient Greek society like a ladder.

The Korean War, which began with an unprovoked attack by North Korea in 1950, went on for three long years.

Caesar portrayed his invasion of Gaul as being a defensive pre-emptive action.

This classic study of Yeats' verse examines the poet's development of theme, symbol, style, and pattern.

This book highlights the huge advances made in prevention of infectious disease(s) in Victorian Britain.

Amour et le Cholra Love & Cholera is symbolical of the Giant forces that had been building up deep in the bowels of Haiti for over 100 Years.

Longlisted for the JQ Wingate Prize On the evening of November 8, 1923, the thirty-four-year-old Adolf Hitler stormed into a beer hall in Munich, fired his pistol in the air, and proclaimed a revolution.

Windsors, Grimaldis, Hohenzollern.

Why is it important to go back to the past?