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March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution
Will Englund · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 387
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting history of the month that transformed the world's greatest nations as Russia faced revolution and America entered World War I. "We are provincials no longer," declared Woodrow Wilson on March 5, 1917, at his second inauguration. He spoke on the eve of America's... |
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Tank: 100 Years of the World's Most Important Armored Military Vehicle
Michael E. Haskew · Zenith Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Explore the 100-year evolution of the tank and its role on the battlefield, from World War I to today's armored fighting vehicles.From the Greek phalanx to Roman siege engines, plans by Leonardo da Vinci, and the wondrous imagination of H. G. Wells, the idea of the armored fighting... |
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Shiloh, 1862
Winston Groom · National Geographic; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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A main selection in History Book-of-the-Month Club and alternate selection in Military Book-of-the-Month Club.In the spring of 1862, many Americans still believed that the Civil War, "would be over by Christmas." The previous summer in Virginia, Bull Run, with nearly 5,000 casualties,... |
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Empires and Barbarians: The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
Peter Heather · Oxford University Press; 1st edition
Format: Book
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Empires and Barbarians presents a fresh, provocative look at how a recognizable Europe came into being in the first millennium AD. With sharp analytic insight, Peter Heather explores the dynamics of migration and social and economic interaction that changed two vastly different worlds--the... |
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Mr. and Mrs. Madison's War: America's First Couple and the Second War of Independence
Hugh Howard · Bloomsbury Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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August 28, 1814. Dressed in black, James Madison mourns the nation's loss. Smoke rises from the ruin of the Capitol before him; a mile away stands the blackened shell of the White House. The British have laid waste to Washington City, and as Mr. Madison gazes at the terrible vista,... |
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Murder, Mystery & Mayhem in Minnesota
Patricia Lubeck · Outskirts Press
Pages: 150
Format: Paperback
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Murder and Misfortune in Minnesota This book contains stories of early crimes of disturbing proportions -- the weapons used to commit these dastardly deeds, the proceedings of the justice system at the time, early prison conditions and treatment of prisoners during their incarceration,... |
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Lost Lives, Lost Art: Jewish Collectors, Nazi Art Theft, and the Quest for Justice
Melissa Muller · Vendome Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The legendary names include Rothschild, Mendelssohn, Bloch-Bauer—distinguished bankers, industrialists, diplomats, and art collectors. Their diverse taste ranged from manuscripts and musical instruments to paintings by Old Masters and the avant-garde. But their stigma as Jews... |
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Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North
Robert Ferguson · The Overlook Press
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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A journey of discovery though two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society, "told with deep knowledge and an intoxicating passion" (BBC) .Scandinavia is the epitome of cool: we fill our homes with Nordic furniture; we envy their humane social welfare system... |
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