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The three centuries which followed the conquests of Alexander are perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. This was an age of ...
Sparked by a serendipitous discussion at a dinner party in late 2005 in Perth, Western Australia, this novel explores the phenomenon of the World War ...
A deeply knowledgeable and enjoyable account of what makes the Italians tick
Sublime and maddening, fascinating yet baffling, Italy is a country of endless paradox ...
Primitive Man as Philosopher is influential anthropologist and ethnologist Paul Radin's enduringly relevant survey of an array of aboriginal cultures and belief systems, including ...
Located at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and ...
William Halsey was the most famous naval officer of World War II. His fearlessness in carrier raids against Japan, his steely resolve at Guadalcanal, and ...
At the height of its power, the Roman Empire encompassed the entire Mediterranean basin, extending much beyond it from Britain to Mesopotamia, from the Rhine ...
Hiding in Plain Sight tells the story of the global effort to apprehend the world's most wanted fugitives. Beginning with the flight of tens ...
The Nart sagas are to the Caucasus what Greek mythology is to Western civilization. Tales of the Narts presents a wide selection of fascinating tales ...
A wealth of new research and thinking on Lawrence, the Arab Revolt, and World War One in the Middle East, providing essential background to today ...
This arresting new perspective on the American Revolution through the eyes of outsiders (Native Americans, women, slaves, British loyalists, etc.) reveals the war as a ...
At the end of World War II, it was assumed that the letters of Heinrich Himmler were lost. Yet 60 years after Himmler's capture ...
The sect was said to harbour dark designs to overthrow the government. Its teachers used a dead language that was impenetrable to all but the ...
