History books

The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin...  Read More >>

The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin...  Read More >>

In 2008, the world watched in awe as 2,008 men pounded Fou drums in unison at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony―a...  Read More >>

In 2008, the world watched in awe as 2,008 men pounded Fou drums in unison at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony―a...  Read More >>

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A history of the economics of warfare from the Viking Age to our current era, revealing how armed conflict has influenced...  Read More >>

The first full biography of Catalina Micaela, infanta of Spain and duchess of Savoy Catalina Micaela was the younger...  Read More >>

This book offers the listener thrilling, action-packed snapshots of life as a Luftwaffe nightfighter. On 21 June...  Read More >>

This book offers the listener thrilling, action-packed snapshots of life as a Luftwaffe nightfighter. On 21 June...  Read More >>

A history of the economics of warfare from the Viking Age to our current era, revealing how armed conflict has influenced...  Read More >>

When people think of Kentucky, three things usually come to mind: bourbon, Colonel Sanders's secret chicken recipe,...  Read More >>

When people think of Kentucky, three things usually come to mind: bourbon, Colonel Sanders's secret chicken recipe,...  Read More >>

The first full biography of Catalina Micaela, infanta of Spain and duchess of Savoy Catalina Micaela was the younger...  Read More >>

Part historical biography, part compilation of the written works of Mary Rose Delorme Smith (18611960), a prolific...  Read More >>

A book about rural Russian youth during the late Soviet era, Collective Farmers, Master Science! explores the opportunities...  Read More >>

Set in the middle of a lush California valley, Danville, in the last century, has grown from an agrarian hamlet...  Read More >>

From the largest explosion in human history to the infamous Port Chicago Mutiny trial, Concord After World War II...  Read More >>

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence marked the birth of the United States. But two...  Read More >>

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence marked the birth of the United States. But two...  Read More >>

The fourteen contributions to this volume explore material objects as well as themes of materiality, physicality,...  Read More >>

Jane Armstrong Tucker was a Boston stenographer scrabbling to get by as a single woman in the Gilded Age, until...  Read More >>

Jane Armstrong Tucker was a Boston stenographer scrabbling to get by as a single woman in the Gilded Age, until...  Read More >>

In the crucible of World War II, Saint Petersburg--then known as Leningrad--stands as a testament to human endurance....  Read More >>

From 1908 to 1933, the American Museum of Natural History launched more scientific field expeditions than at any...  Read More >>