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"This fine volume leaps straight onto the roster of essential reading for anyone even vaguely interested in Grant and the Civil War. The book is ...
A classic history of fourteenth-century Europe, from the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Guns of August
The fourteenth century was a time of fabled crusades ...
Definitive, comprehensive and unparalleled - a fresh look for Graves's classic retelling of the Greek Myths
Including many of the greatest stories ever told - the ...
From the earliest times, people have told stories of allpowerful gods and goddesses, mighty spirits and fabulous creatures to explain the mysteries of life. This ...
'The greatest history of an event I know' - C.L.R. James
Regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written ...
A STUNNINGLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK REVEALING THE GREATEST MYTHS, LIES AND BLUNDERS ON MAPS
'Highly recommended' - Andrew Marr
'A spectacular, enjoyable and eye-opening read' - Jonathan Ross ...
As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten. But Portugal's navigators cracked the code of ...
The major biography of Stalin - and the story of how a petty gangster from the Caucasus became one of the most powerful and feared figures ...
A substantially revised and updated edition of the author's classic 1987 book, 'The Polish Way: A Thousand-Year History of the Poles and their Culture ...
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of the World's Largest Archipelago Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and one ...
The untold story of the world's greatest empire and the creation of modern China
Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals- a leader ...
The Celtic Myths is accessible for readers new to Celtic mythology, but satisfyingly detailed in its analysis of contexts, cultures and archaeology for those well ...
Arabs and Jews describe the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 in completely different ways. Among Arabs, and especially Palestinians, the events of that year are ...
An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last 'grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.
In 1939, a young Eric ...
This book places the Aboriginal occupation of Australia within a broad framework of human evolution and habitation. The author discusses the pioneering studies that delve ...