In 'A Relic of the Revolution' by Charles Herbert, readers are taken on a journey through the aftermath of the American Revolution. The book's historical backdrop and detailed descriptions provide a rich insight into the struggles and triumphs of the post-war period. Herbert's writing style is both informative and e...

"Life of Pat F. Garrett and the Taming of the Border Outlaw" is the firs hand account of Pat Garrett's life. Written in 1908, the year Garett was murdered, this book is an excellent source of information about one of Wild West's greatest sheriffs.

An expertly written, illustrated new analysis of the Desert Storm air campaign fought against Saddam Hussein's Iraq, which shattered the world's fourth-largest army and sixth-largest air force in just 39 days, and revolutionized the world's ideas about modern air power. Operation Desert Storm took just over six week...

The History of the Five Indian Nations is a first hand account written by Cadwallader Colden. He served as the first colonial representative to the Iroquois Confederacy. Impressions he made during the service resulted in writing this book, the first one on the subject. This book brings the first information regardin...

In the middle of the 19th century, Europe was torn between wars and revolutions. Turkey conflicted with Russia, which involved other European lands which also faced civil unrest and were pressed by their people seeking change. At this time, traveling across Europe, heading to serve in the army, or escaping from tens...

After the Allies broke out from Normandy in July 1944, they drove quickly through the rest of France and were threatening the German border by the autumn. To halt the Allies, Hitlers last throw of the dice was the massive gamble of a counter-attack in the Ardennes.Sensing the Allies were fatigued, with stretched sup...

Reginald R. Sharpe's 'The History of London' offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the historical development of the city of London. Sharpe's meticulous research and engaging narrative style bring to life the rich tapestry of the city's past, from its early beginnings to its rise as a global metropolis. Dra...

This book is open access under a CC-BY 4.0 license. This book examines social and medical responses to the disfigured face in early medieval Europe, arguing that the study of head and facial injuries can offer a new contribution to the history of early medieval medicine and culture, as well as exploring the language...

If you think the Celtic world is only twenty-five centuries old, this free eBook will disappoint you, as it adds another seven centuries.

This book explores the linkages between Southern Europe and South America in the post-World War II period, through organized migration and development policies. In the post-war period, regulated migration was widely considered in the West as a route to development and modernization. Southern European and Latin Ameri...

This groundbreaking collection explores the convergence of the spatial and digital turns through a suite of smartphone apps (Hidden Cities) that present research-led itineraries in early modern cities as public history. The Hidden Cities apps have expanded from an initial case example of Renaissance Florence to a fu...

This open access book provides a concise introduction to a critical development in memory studies. A global memory formation has emerged since the 1990s, in which memories of traumatic histories in different parts of the world, often articulated in the terms established by Holocaust memory, have become entangled, re...

George Meredith's work 'The Ordeal of Richard Feverel - Complete' is a seminal novel in the Victorian literary canon, characterized by its intricate prose and deep psychological insights. The novel follows the coming-of-age journey of Richard Feverel, exploring themes of love, family dynamics, and societal expectati...

The second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikötter 'For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading' Anne Applebaum 'Essential reading for all who want to understand the darkness that ...

Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné presents the comprehensive scope of religious reform during the sixteenth century through Calvin's life and the church in Geneva. He outlines the people, places, and ideas that shaped the Reformation in France, England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands. A...

Questo libro presenterà un'immagine delle tre, vere, basi del potere nel mondo. All'interno dell'antico impero romano vengono descritti tre possibili organi di governo. Tuttavia, uno di questi è sbagliato. Mentre il ruolo dell'imperatore può essere trovato nel marchese, e la folla rimane la folla, l'oligarchia greca...