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One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
by Michael Dobbs  Publisher Comments In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over...
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1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance
by Gavin Menzies Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the fifteenth century The brilliance of the...
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Encyclopedia of Society & Culture in the Medieval World
by Pam J. Crabtree Publisher Comments The new four-volume Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Medieval World provides readers with comprehensive coverage of the medieval world, from the fall of Rome to the European Renaissance, including Western and non-Western cultures and...
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Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World
by Roger Crowley Publisher Comments In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes. This would prove to be the opening shot in an epic struggle between rival empires and faiths...
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A Brief History of the Normans: The Conquests That Changed the Face of Europe
by Francois Neveux Publisher Comments The history of the Normans began long before 1066 A.D. Originating from the “Norsemen,” they were one of the most successful warrior tribes of the Dark Ages dominating Europe from the Baltic Sea to the island of Sicily and the borders of...
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Revolution and the People in Russia and China: A Comparative History (Wiles Lectures)
by S A Smith Publisher Comments A unique comparative account of the roots of Communist revolution in Russia and China. Steve Smith examines the changing social identities of peasants who settled in St Petersburg from the 1880s to 1917 and in Shanghai from the 1900s to the 1940s. Russia...
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Pessimists Guide To History 3RD Edition
by Doris Flexner Publisher Comments The classic irreverent look at the past—now updated with even more appalling facts! Fourteen billion or so years ago, the Big Bang exploded—and it's been downhill from there. For every spectacular discovery throughout history, there have...
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In Europe: Travels Through the Twentieth Century
by Geert Mak Synopsis From the First World War to the waning days of the Cold War, a poignant exploration on what it means to be European at the end of the twentieth-century. Geert Mak crisscrosses Europe from Verdun to Berlin, Saint Petersburg to Srebrenica in search of...
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Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity
by Rosamond Mckitterick Publisher Comments Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. In this magisterial new study, Rosamond McKitterick re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. She analyses the narrative representations of Charlemagne produced...
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Conquest: How Societies Overwhelm Others
by David Day Publisher Comments In this bold, sweeping book, David Day surveys the ways in which one nation or society has supplanted another, and then sought to justify its occupation - for example, the English in Australia and North America, the Normans in England, the Spanish in...
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King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War
by Catrine Clay Publisher Comments The extraordinary family story of George V, Wilhelm II, and Nicholas II: they were tied to one another by history, and history would ultimately tear them apart. Drawing widely on previously unpublished royal letters and diaries, made public for the first...
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The Mutiny on H.M.S. Bounty: A Guide to Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Films, Articles, and Music
by Donald A. Maxton Publisher Comments The conflict between Lieutenant William Bligh and Master's Mate Fletcher Christian of the H.M.S. Bounty is one of the most famous stories in maritime history. Many volumes have been written about the mutiny, its protagonists and its aftermath on Pitcairn...
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The Chemical Muse: Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
by D C A Hillman Publisher Comments “The last wild frontier of classical studies.” ---The Times (UK) The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and obfuscation to reveal the history of widespread drug use in Ancient Rome and Greece. In the city-states that gave...
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Historical Dictionaries of Africa #107: Historical Dictionary of Mali
by Pascal James Imperato
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Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Diplomacy #07: Historical Dictionary of United States-Southeast Asia Relations
by Donald E. Weatherbee
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Historical Dictionary of Medieval India
by Iqtidar Alam Khan
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