Written during the ascension of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia, an investigation of the methods of revolutionary change The first third of the twentieth century saw a seismic upheaval in global pol
In 1775 the British Empire was in crisis. While it was buried in debt from years of combat against the French, revolution was stirring in its wealthiest North American colonies. To allow the rebellion
More than a century ago, Michigan and Stanford played a football game to top off the annual Tournament of Roses New Year's celebration in Pasadena, California. Little did those dusty players know t
"This timeless work belongs in every racing fan's library." - Horse-Races.netMan O' War, or "Big Red" as he was affectionately called, was the greatest racehorse
?Rich in humor, confidence men, and charm."?New York Times Known for his best-selling military histories, Ladislas Farago also wrote a witty tribute to his homeland, Strictly from Hungary. Noting tha
“Built at the dawn of the American Revolution, the one-man wooden submersible, its creation, and its attacks on the Royal Navy in New York harbor is a story still surrounded in mystery. In thi
In August 1942, U.S. Marines landed on the island of Guadalcanal in the South Pacific and defeated Japanese forces for the first time, turning the tide of World War II against Japan. Written by a hist
"In many ways this book is superior to the Robinson Crusoe we read as children. Tweed was confronted by greater dangers and greater difficulties. And his ingenuity was also greater: Electric ligh
"A classic in the field" - Walter J. Karcheski, Jr., Chief Curator of Arms and Armour, Frazier Historical Arms MuseumWith an immense amount of information condensed into a compact bo
Account of the life of Corporal John Allison, who served in the Continental Army, 3rd, 5th, and 2nd New York Regiments, throughout the Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783.
Selected by Civil War Interactive as One of the Top Civil War Books of All Time"The definitive book about the Great Locomotive Chase."—Charlotte Observer"Magnificent and definitive."—Wall Street Journ
The Byzantine Empire centered at the city of Constantinople grew from a small Greek colonial village into the capital of the Eastern Roman empire. Ultimately, Byzantium represented what remained of
A welcome link to the chain connecting the early masters of detective fiction.... The collection offers a window into the early days of American detective fiction and the power of deductive thinkin
“A pungent satire on American affairs.” —Samuel Eliot MorisonIn 1787, while American sailors languished in a Barbary prison, delegates debated the Constitution in Philadelphia. Despite America’s des
The First and Second Sikh Wars of the 1840s were the final battles that secured British domination of the Indian subcontinent for the next century. Noted for both their brutality and sophistication in
