Awash with skullduggery, malice, terror, and opportunism, here are 28 first-hand memoirs and contemporary reports of the most famous pirates to sail the seven seas, including Blackbeard, Captain Kidd
No other conflict has so dramatically illustrated the senselessness of war and shaped the modern world to the same extent, from its impact on the Russian Revolution and the rise of Hitler to the final
The great events of Roman history are represented here, from the Battle of Mylae to the triumph of the Barbarians, and Rome’s social, cultural, and religious life in all its sophistication, lux
From Roman times to the twenty-first century, Londoners and visitors to the city have witnessed the extraordinary events and everyday life and character of this unique and influential city—from
Fifty gripping accounts of the battles that shaped the modern world, from the start of the twentieth century to present day offensives, including Pearl Harbor, Stalingrad, Iwo Jima, and Desert Storm.
The Mammoth Book of How It Happened is a superb collection that provides first-hand accounts in the form of journals, diaries, news reports, and the like. This book offers historical writings of the
Jon E. Lewis's new collection contains 30 true and graphic accounts of the most heroic special forces missions ever undertaken in the most dangerous circumstances imaginable - behind enemy lines.This
While it's said that journalism is the first draft of history, The Mammoth Book of Journalism demonstrates that sometimes the reporters have outdone the historians in analyzing great events and bring
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is the history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in the words of those who saw it firsthand. Never before in such detail has there been a history of
Examines 100 cover-ups that "the powers that be" do not want you to know about, delving into what some people consider to be the biggest lies in history, from Jesus of Nazareth to the World Trade Cent
