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How did the city-state of Athens defeat the invaders from Persia, the first world empire, on the plain of Marathon in 490 BCE? Clever scholars ...
The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable weapons in history. Its familiarity stems in part from the sheer diversity of its users ...
Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History is a beautifully illustrated book that uncovers the fascinating stories of creatures great and small. These are ...
What if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists. But what if that ...
Between 1906 and 1920 the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown & Sons built five battlecruisers, each one bigger than the last, culminating in the mighty ...
When she was very young, the author was captivated by the story her father, Joe Mack, repeatedly told her about his astonishing rescue from a ...
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched the greatest land assault in history on the Soviet Union, an attack that Adolf Hitler deemed crucial to ensure ...
In the late 19th century, the new nation-state of Italy was eager to join her European neighbours in creating an international empire, and her eyes ...
Plantagenet is the name given to the English royal house descended from the union of Queen Matilda of England and her second husband Geoffrey of ...
The first book to uncover the true story of Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel in occupied Paris during the Second World War. Hal Vaughan reveals: her life ...
Not dead yet. Not kidnapped, captured, tortured or killed. But he's come bloody close...Meet 'Big' Phil Campion. To his fellow operators he's ...
In AD383, according to Bishop Eucherius of Lyon, flooding caused part of the bank of the River Rhone to collapse, revealing a mass grave. Eucherius ...
It's been ten years since Al-Qaeda demolished the World Trade Center in New York on 11 September 2001. One of the most pivotal events ...
