History

Originally published: London: B.T. Batsford, 1979. With new introduction.

The story of the Native American from his immigration from the Asian mainland to life on government-authorized reservations. A well-woven narrative follows the nomad, hunter, and farmer throughout the New World, and presents ...

Depictions of everyday wear of Vikings, Mayans, Aztecs, Incas, and principal North American Indian tribes, plus the varied costumes of the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German, and Scandinavians who settled on the American continents. Military uniforms from the 16th to the mid-20th century are ...

Travelling from the coast of South-East England, with its traces of successive waves of invaders, to the far reaches of Scotland, whose castles recall centuries of rebellion and unrest, this collection of aerial photographs record the history of Britain.

1917 Pulitzer Prize?winner is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding studies ? and first unbiased history ? of the Civil War. "...very attractive volume." ? American Historical Review. Notes. 2 maps. Introduction.

One of the world's great history books and the first true historical narrative of Western literature, Thucydides' chronicle of the disastrous 27-year conflict between Athens and Sparta resonates with tales of heroism and villainy, deeds of courage and desperation, and the eternal folly of human conflict. ...

"[This book] illustrates every aspect of the Eastern Front campaigns, from the early Blitzkrieg successes of the Nazis through the turning point of Stalingrad to the climactic fall of Berlin. It presents a panoramic view of this war using previously unpublished photographs from Russian collections, augmented ...

Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. Enlarged and corrected edition published: New York: Dover Publications, 1984.

Covers the myths and traditions, as well as social and cultural influences behind civilizations all around the world.

This book covers all aspects of Napoleon's military and naval forces and analyses all parts of the army. Napoleon's tactics are also described, demonstrating the reasons for his success and, later, the causes of his decline.

A history of ragged London

This text is a collection of amusing , entertaining and informative anecdotes set against the backround of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns.

At Sheffield the other day, at an inquest on the body of a crippled dwarf, who while drunk had received fatal injuries by falling down stairs, it was stated that he had been in the infirmary with broken limbs no fewer than 33 times.

Uncovers the hidden world of the military legal system and the intimate history of racism that pervaded the armed forces long after integration. Richard A. Serrano reveals how racial discrimination in the US military criminal justice system determined whose lives mattered and deserved a second chance ...

Most exhaustive compendium of German and Norse mythology. Volume I includes: God, Worship, Temples, Priests, Other Gods, Goddesses, Condition of Gods, Heroes, Wise-women.

The Battle of Britain

In the 1930s, the rise of Hitler and World War II would send some of Europe's most talented men and women to America's shores, vastly enriching the fields of science, architecture, film, and arts and letters--the list includes Albert Einstein, Erwin Panofsky, Walter Gropius, George Grosz, André Kertész, ...

"The time for compromise has now passed. The South is determined to maintain her position, and make all who oppose her smell Southern power and feel Southern steel." — Jefferson Davis. "Talk! Talk! Talk! That will never free the slaves. What is needed is action — action!" — Abolitionist John Brown. ...

Provides a detailed, harrowing account of the D-Day assault on Omaha Beach from the perspective of the soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division as well as from the Gap Assault Team engineers who dealt with mines and other dangerous obstacles.

Fascinating study examines Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Canaanites, Israelites, Persians, others. "A valuable introduction, perhaps the best available in English." — American Historical Review. 32 halftones. 5 figures. 1 map.