History

Man and Wound in the Ancient World

by Richard A Gabriel

Primum no nocere

Crisis on the Korean Peninsula

by Christoph Bluth

Toward a coherent policy response

Medal of Honor

by Roy P Benavidez & John R Craig

The powerful story of one man's fight against bigotry, paralysis, and his war enemy that led to the Medal of Honor

Lincoln's Way: How Six Great Presidents Created American Power

by Richard Striner

Lincoln's Way details the long and important historical trend that spanned six presidencies. Striner argues that Lincoln took the young nation that the Founders created and positioned it for global power. Lincoln...

The Rise of Female Kings in Europe, 1300-1800

by William Monter

In this lively and pathbreaking book, William Monter sketches Europe's increasing acceptance of autonomous female rulers between the late Middle Ages and the French Revolution. Monter surveys the governmental...

The Music Libel Against the Jews: Vocal Fictions of Noise and Harmony

by Ruth HaCohen

This deeply imaginative and wide-ranging book shows how, since the first centuries of the Christian era, gentiles have associated Jews with noise. Ruth HaCohen focuses her study on a “musical libel"—a variation...

Sports in American Life: A History

by Richard O. Davies

This new edition of Davies’ highly praised narrative of American sports history makes use of the very latest research and now includes updated and expanded coverage of major sporting events since 2006, extreme...

Pop Culture Goes to War: Enlisting and Resisting Militarism in the War on Terror

by Geoff Martin

Pop Culture Goes to War, by Geoff Martin and Erin Steuter, explores the persistence of and opposition to militarism in American life. It provides a comprehensive overview of the role of toys, video games, music,...

Sealab: America's Forgotten Quest to Live and Work on the Ocean Floor

by Ben Hellwarth

Sealab is the underwater Right Stuff: the compelling story of how a US Navy program sought to develop the marine equivalent of the space station—and forever changed man’s relationship to the sea.

While NASA...

George, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I

by Miranda Carter

In the years before the First World War, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V of Britain, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Together, they presided...

Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust

by Jack R. Fischel

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Holocaust includes an updated chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant events...

Villa

by Robert L. Scheina

Analyzes the raucous career of one of the Mexican Revolution's central figures

Hannibal

by Richard A. Gabriel

The life of Rome's fiercest would-be conquerer

100 Missions North

by Ken Bell

In 100 Missions North, Ken Bell recounts the harrowing sorties that he and his comrades flew in F-105 Thunderchiefs, the famous Thud, in 1966-67, when pilots faced a 50 percent loss rate. What was it like to...

The Flying Greek

by Steve N. Pisanos

The memoir of an immigrant combat pilot

Australian History for Dummies

by Alex McDermott

Created especially for the Australian customer!

Exciting and informative history of the land down under

Australian History For Dummies is your tour guide through the important events of Australia's past, introducing...

Crazy '08

by Cait N. Murphy

From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifest—these days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have...

Duty

by Bob Greene

When Bob Greene went home to central Ohio to be with his dying father, it set off a chain of events that led him to knowing his dad in a way he never had before—thanks to a quiet man who lived just a few miles...

Snapshots of Welsh History: Without the Boring Bits

by Phil Carradice

A fascinating collection of stories from Welsh history collected from Phil Carradice’s popular BBC Wales blog, gathered together for the first time in a book.

A Twentieth-Century Collision: American Intellectual Culture and Pope John Paul II's Idea of a University

by Peter M. Collins

This book explores 20th-century intellectual culture in the United States, with attention to the gradual narrowing of the scope of (academic) philosophy and its diminishing influence. American Catholic universities,...