History

"A TOUR DE FORCE . . . London tracks the history of the English capital from the days of the Celts until the present time. . . . Breathtaking."--Th...

On the fortieth anniversary of The Band's legendary The Last Waltz concert, Robbie Robertson finally tells his own spellbinding story of the band t...

Ike is acclaimed author Michael Korda's sweeping and enthralling biography of Dwight David Eisenhower, arguably America's greatest general and one ...

The fate of the Romanovs- dramatic new evidence.

Breathtaking and mesmerizing, Colditz: The Untold Story of World War II's Great Escapes is a gripping tale of perseverance, heroism, and adventure....

Comprehensive portrait of the life and humanitarian work of Diana, Princess of Wales authorized by the late Princess' Estate and her Memorial Fund....

A history of the common British soldier, from c.1760 to c.1860, this text filled with anecdote and humour as well as historical analysis.

Includes index. 786 p., [48] p. of plates : ill., geneal. table, maps, ports. ; 25 cm.

In a series of experiences between 1856 and 1877, several British-born explorers tried to unravel the mystery of the source of the Nile. This river...

The inspiration for the film INVICTUS, starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman. . Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament- the tru...

Robert Fisk's bestselling eyewitness account of the events that have shaped the Middle East is alive with vivid reporting and incisive historical a...

A timeless classic from baseball's golden era, legendary pitcher Jim Brosnan's witty and candid chronicle of the 1959 Major League Baseball season,...

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After the pioneers described in The National Dream, The Last Spike and Klondike came the settlers - a million people who filled a thousand miles of...

Nicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to b...

Praise for The Water Boy. "From league to league, from country to country, from small towns to big cities, Bob has seen it all! His football tales ...

The account of the murder of Diane Whitmore Pikul describes how her wealthy and violent Wall Street husband murdered her and then won custody of he...

Irving Stone's classic biographical novel of Michelangelo--the #1 New York Times bestseller in which both the artist and the man are brought to viv...