History and Archaeology

';The Tug of War is profoundly evocative of scenes etched deeply with in my own memory and, I'm sure, the memories of all who served there.

Winner of the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Literary Prize for Non-fictionEdith's Book (published as Edith's Story in the US) is often compared to Anne Frank's diary.

It was the worst wildfire in California's history, killing eighty-five individuals and destroying 18,000 homes and businesses.

For six extraordinary years around the turn of the millennium, the Yankees were baseball's unstoppable force, with players such as Paul O'Neill, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera.

This retelling of the sixteenth century introduces the reader to a gallery of amazing women from queens to commoners, who navigated the patriarchal world in memorable and life-changing ways all around the world.

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Nine Greek biographies illustrate the rise and fall of Athens, from the legendary days of Theseus, the city's founder, through Solon, Themistocles, Aristides, Cimon, Pericles, Nicias, and Alcibiades, to the razing of its walls by Lysander.

Get the Summary of Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War in 20 minutes.

WOMEN'S HISTORY FOR BEGINNERS offers a lively, revealing, and provocative overview of this important (and controversial) academic field.

This is a book about World War Two.

Finding Charity's Folk highlights the experiences of enslaved Maryland women who negotiated for their own freedom, many of whom have been largely lost to historical records.

Get the Summary of Kate Moore's The Woman They Could Not Silence in 20 minutes.

What if Jesus returns to earth with a message from his Father, God?

One woman's struggle to restore an old slave cemetery uncovers centuries-old racism When China Galland visited her childhood hometown in east Texas, she learned of an unmarked cemetery for slaves-Love Cemetery.

At the juncture of an Excan Tlahltoloyan invasion to Cholula, Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca engage in a violent war when disputing the love of goddess Victoria on the gladiatorial stone, who is manifested as the emissary and harbinger of the fifth sun destruction.

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This is a penetrating and detailed account of the climactic battles of the German forces in Slovakia, the Carpathians, parts of Poland, Silesia and Saxony, from autumn 1944 until the end of the war.

A gripping account of the man who emerged as a national hero through his military successes-and became the seventh President of the United States.

From the author of the acclaimed Mr.

The definitive, authorized biography of one of the most important, provocative, and visionary political figures of our time.

The United States of America: My Country of Destiny is a facts-fit-fiction story of a hardworking, well-educated young Southern Cameroonian during the period of African-to-African colonial rule and occupancy by the Republic of Cameroon.

Melchior and Balthasar stood together, convinced that trying to escape would be futile as they braced for the arrival of the only other assassin remaining on horseback.

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“Crawford captures the energy, humor, and wide-eyed hope of America’s first ‘angel investor’ with wit and verve .

The History of the Peloponnesian War, by Thucydides, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras.

I'm a real eyewitness to Planet Nibiru's crossing and have had several Bigfoot encounters and star craft encounters as close as forty feet away.

Gentle Resistance is a story of nonviolence in the face of tragedy.

"e;A deeply felt and largely compelling portrait of an age that indelibly marked everyone who took part in it.

Caught off guard, surprised by their own reactions, emotions bubble up that women fight to smother.

Aztec CultureIt was a culture like no other in North America.

The Man Called Job: Hero or Heretic: The Book of Job questions suffering and the enduring of pain.

An examination of how the Waffen-SS fared in Normandy in June 1944 and whether they deserve their reputation of being the ultimate fighting soldiers.

An in-depth look at the life, faith, and achievements of one of America's most fascinating women.

The reign of Constantius II has been overshadowed by that of his titanic father, Constantine the Great, and his cousin and successor, the pagan Julian.

For her first forty years, Jo Haldemans life followed a conventional path.