History and Archaeology

This is the first history of Lebanon from the Ottoman Empire to the modern period.

Nigeria is famous for "e;419"e; e-mails asking recipients for bank account information and for scandals involving the disappearance of billions of dollars from government coffers.

Is it possible, at all, to visit ancient Greece without leaving the comforts of home?

The Middle Ages were a very interesting time because of so many changes that came after the collapses of the Roman Empire.

Aren't you a lucky child?

First published in 1912, "e;Constab Ballads"e; is a classic poetry collection with the main focus based on the police force of McKay's time, including his famous poem "e;If We Must Die"e;.

There has been a great demand for a booklet to introduce younger people to the teachings of Islam in fairly simple language.

Step aboard the legendary warships of the early 19th century with James Durand, an able seaman whose riveting memoirs offer a vivid glimpse into life at sea during a tumultuous era.

'Goodbye Miss Young.

In 1923, one of the greatest natural disasters ever recorded struck one of the most densely populated areas in the world.

Includes 35 illustrations.

If you read the first book about this family entitled Emily, you will recognize most of these characters and be introduced to more as the saga continues.

As the German army moved swiftly into its start positions at the beginning of the First World War, efficiently and seamlessly forming up for the hammer blow that was to fall on France it must have been with some pride that General Ludendorff would look upon the first grand strategical plan that he had a hand in.

La Historia elemental de Cuba para uso de las escuelas primarias, tuvo más de diez ediciones entre 1928 y 1964.

Return of the Jew traces the appearance of a new generation of Jews in Poland that followed the fall of the communist regime.

You've seen Pocahontas in movies but have you heard her true story?

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Vom Autor des die Bestseller Liste anführenden Buches „Hystory's Greatest Generals“, kommt hier ein neues und aufregendes Buch über die größten Zivilisationen, die spurlos verschwanden und warum sie uns heute noch beschäftigen.

My Uncle Jimmy, a working mans hero.

Dive into the thrilling and tumultuous life of one of America's most infamous outlaws with Will Henry's Death of a Legend: Jesse James.

The Napoleonic Library is an outstanding collection of seminal works on the Napoleonic Wars.

Did you know that the idea of express mail was born way before the FedEx?

Since the inception of Maya studies, the issue of water supply in Classic Maya society has been a matter of controversial debate.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

The first major encounter between the British Army and Zulu Kingdom, and one of Britain's greatest military disasters.

Christopher Columbus was a brave and curious man.

Edgar Degas the Realist Artist with his contemporaries including, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, Cesanne, Cassatt, Morrisot, Pissaro and others rebelled from the harsh criticism of the Salon Judges.

This is the story of a third generation Texas woman born in a small town in the center of the Texas Panhandle.

The Guanches of Tenerife: The Holy Image of Our Lady of Candelaria, and the Spanish Conquest and Settlement by Alonso De Espinosa is a fascinating historical account that offers a unique glimpse into the culture of the Guanches, the indigenous people of Tenerife, and the pivotal events surrounding the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands.

Modern Nursery RhymesFor Grown Ups Who is "e;The Song and Dance Man"e;?

A covert agent's memoir of three perilous missions in Nazi-occupied Paris, told with "e;unconditional honesty"e; (Kirkus Reviews).

In the spring of 1920, three ships steamed into the port of Famagusta in the British colony of Cyprus with sick and wounded officers and men of the White Russian army, together with their families and other civilians fleeing the victorious Bolsheviks at the end of the Civil War, which had raged through the country after the 1917 Russian Revolution.

Pretty tails belong to the most magnificent sea creatures!

ANCIENT EGYPTThis book is a complete guide to Ancient Egypt and Egyptian mythology.

A series of short stories from the Great War that tell of courage, compassion, and self-sacrifice.

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

To study the whole world is quite a feat.

The Timbavati Secrets explores the Pedi Dynasty, one of Africas lesser-known kingdoms.

'No one can deny Paul Roland is a complete master of his subject.

After seven miscarriages and three failed adoptions, where do you find the strength to pursue your dream of parenthood?

In the 1990s the United States Armed Forces will be asked by its leaders to do more with less.

Major-General J.

The Second Battle of El Alamein was one of the most decisive Allied victories of the Second World War.

This volume is a collection based on the contributions to witchcraft studies of Willem de Blecourt, to whom it is dedicated, and who provides the opening chapter, setting out a methodological and conceptual agenda for the study of cultures of witchcraft (broadly defined) in Europe since the Middle Ages.