History books

America turns 250. Let's go find the candles. Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework?...  Read More >>

A special correspondent of The New York Times, Carl W. Ackerman traveled from Vladivostok to Irkutsk to Omsk to...  Read More >>

John R. Mott's Recent Experiences and Impressions in Russia presents a collection of public addresses and letters...  Read More >>

Through the lens of the Balkan nations, this volume makes a valuable and significant contribution to the fields...  Read More >>

Dog Mountain Witch is a retelling of Mount Desert Island's best kept historical secret. In 1832, one hundred and...  Read More >>

In The Narrowing Sea, Hannah Shepherd examines the shared histories of Pusan and Fukuoka over the eight decades...  Read More >>

This book looks at the whole area of ET colonisation of Earth, and the steps they are taking to educate Humans so...  Read More >>

The definitive story of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the world's most amazing engineering feats - a structure...  Read More >>

In the 14th century, as the Black Plague devours Europe and faith itself trembles, Geronimo and Isabel find each...  Read More >>

The World in Flames is a bottom-up history of the Seven Years’ War, exploring this epochal conflict from the perspective...  Read More >>

Travel Texas history in the shoes of lesser-known people who illuminate big stories in our Lone Star past. This...  Read More >>

To The Gold Coast for Gold offers an immersive account of one of the most daring and adventurous expeditions of...  Read More >>

An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times. The world's...  Read More >>

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Beneath the endless sky of the Mongolian steppe, stories have carried a nation's memory for thousands of years....  Read More >>

The first comprehensive history of the Ryukyu Islands region in English. The Ryukyu islands between Japan and...  Read More >>

Comical Modernity looks at the years between 1857–1890, a period of dramatic urban renewal within Vienna during...  Read More >>

For more than a hundred years, persistent conflict in the Middle East has led global superpowers like Germany to...  Read More >>

SIROLO explores the military relevance of an Italian Adriatic medieval hill town in the region of Le Marche. Oral...  Read More >>

We Have Eyes on the Enemy: How U.S. Military Intelligence Helped Win World War II is a riveting exploration of the...  Read More >>

First published in 2002, Germain Boffrand's Livre d'Architecture is one of the most original books on architecture...  Read More >>

Hathor's Sleeping Beauty is a romantic thriller that follows Software Quality Engineer Mona Mounir as she fights...  Read More >>

In times of global conflict and international crisis the United States has employed the Navy's formidable amphibious...  Read More >>

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Musical Argonauts of Central Asia tells the story of the Aga Khan Music Programme (AKMP) and its sustained efforts...  Read More >>