History books

Memories and insights of a lifelong social justice advocate as she searches for """"true"""" freedom as an African...  Read More >>

Wetlands—particularly swamps—have evoked contradictory responses from different groups in the United States from...  Read More >>

Collected in A Corporal's Story, George Kimball's writings form a unique narrative of one man's experience in the...  Read More >>

The first book-length environmental study ever produced on this 926-mile Pecos River, this work combines a historical...  Read More >>

By focusing on the activities of a standing army in a civilian setting, Kiser reshapes the history of the Southwest,...  Read More >>

A challenge to historical orthodoxy, In the Year of the Tiger presents a more balanced interpretation of the French...  Read More >>

A controversial character largely known as a Union colonel who led Black soldiers in the Civil War, James Montgomery...  Read More >>

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The New Deal's effects on archaeology and cultural heritage in the American West  Read More >>

A gripping account of the past and future of Taiwan In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second...  Read More >>

A major new history of the epic siege of the island fortress of Malta Even as the great siege began it was understood...  Read More >>

The epic story of a man born into Caribbean slavery, who defeated Napoleon's armies and crowned himself a free black...  Read More >>

Bringing together the areas of myth and legend, Mike Dixon-Kennedy presents some of the most colourful myths and...  Read More >>

Fully illustrated, this insightful study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft...  Read More >>

This fully illustrated study explains the British Pacific Fleet’s campaign against the Japanese in the Sakishima...  Read More >>

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Step into the world of the most legendary and mysterious military order in history. From their origins in the Holy...  Read More >>

Sarat Chandra Bose (1889–1950) was an eminent barrister, political thinker, and a leader in India’s historic struggle...  Read More >>

A Voice from the Congo is British adventurer Herbert Ward's equally sensational follow-up to his earlier Five Years...  Read More >>

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The inside story of the political crises that may spark the next major international conflict - and how it might...  Read More >>

The World Within blends a moving personal account with history, biography and travel, offering a profound exploration...  Read More >>

这是一篇向皇权文化宣战的檄文。千百年来，我们总是把中华文化吹嘘得如何伟大、文明和历史悠久，实际上所吹嘘的内容主要是包装皇权文化的董仲舒的儒术，非正宗的孔孟儒家文化，真正主宰和统治中华文化的是皇权文化。皇权文化是中央集权专制统治的思想理论基础，阻碍中国发展的敌人不是所谓西方势力，而是统治中华文化二千年的皇权文化。本书揭开了皇权文化的外衣，露出其真面目。书中叙述了皇权文化的产生过程和皇权文化的各项特征，充分暴露了皇权文化是残害中华民族腐朽、落后而且还是野蛮的文......  Read More >>

The nation of Liberia at 171 years old is the oldest republic of Africa, but despite its early founding, wealth...  Read More >>