History books

Ever wondered how ""factory farms"" came to be, why chicken nuggets were invented, or where the idea of feeding...  Read More >>

A journey through history and memory, rediscovering the origins of a family who, in the second half of the sixteenth...  Read More >>

Short Description for KDPIn 1565, on the wild coast of La Florida, a fragile dream took root. San Agustín: A Novel...  Read More >>

Birth of the Byzantine Army examines the Romano-Byzantine military from the fall of the Western Empire in 476 to...  Read More >>

A definitive history of the remarkable Baltic naval campaign, revealed through new research in Russian, German and...  Read More >>

In ""Boetius und Dante"" verbindet Gustav Adolf Ludwig Baur auf faszinierende Weise die Welt des mittelalterlichen...  Read More >>

""As WWII looms, blind virtuoso pianist Chaisley Frappier embarks on a concert through Europe, but when Hitler targets...  Read More >>

Co-authored by Bhanu Kapil FRSL and dramaturg Blue Pieta, this work focusses on five performances through a study...  Read More >>

A nostalgic look back at stories that mattered through correspondence with the iconic Gay Byrne radio show.  Read More >>

Shortly after the end of World War II, a 21-year-old Navy officer - just back after a year at war in the Pacific...  Read More >>

Using historical maps to show how ethnic nations have reshaped state borders and caused conflict since the French...  Read More >>

Following Tony Macaulay's successful career as a breadboy, he's going where few people from the upper Shankill have...  Read More >>

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Why do we believe in God? Why do we doubt Him? For as long as humans have huddled around firelight, stared at storms,...  Read More >>

From the shadows of Egypt's Middle Kingdom emerges one of humanity's most profound spiritual testaments: the Coffin...  Read More >>

Estudiando a fondo la vida y hechos de Dionisio de Herrera se llega a comprender por qué se considera que se adelantó...  Read More >>

Frederick the Great was one of the most important figures in European history. He was, in the 18th century, the...  Read More >>

Frederick the Great was one of the most important figures in European history. He was, in the 18th century, the...  Read More >>

The Scholar Tower: From the Chronicle of Brother Francis, Master Builder of Thornwick Abbey Written in the Year...  Read More >>

Nestled along the Caribbean coast of Guatemala, where the Rio Dulce meets the sea, lies Livingston, La Buga to the...  Read More >>

As the Russian Civil War reached its final, tumultuous stages, 11-year-old Lydia Komarkoff and her parents had already...  Read More >>

En la costa caribeña de Guatemala, donde el Río Dulce se une con el mar, se encuentra Livingston, La Buga para el...  Read More >>

A Soldier's Lament is the true story of Willie Davis, Jr., a U.S. Army officer whose negligent mistake during Operation...  Read More >>

Perfume begins in smoke-and then refuses to stay put. From Egypt's kyphi and Mesopotamian resins to Greek oils,...  Read More >>

Himka, John-Paul. Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust OUN and UPA's Participation in the Destruction of Ukrainian...  Read More >>