| History & War |
The Jews of Khazaria
- The first English book about Khazars which reflects recent historiographic and archaeological advances in Khazarian studies. The Kingdom of Khazaria flourished as an independent state from about 650 to 1016. It enjoyed diplomatic and trade relations with many nations (including the Byzantines, Alans, Magyars, and East Slavs) and changed the course of medieval history in many ways |
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - An Abridged Version
- by Edward Gibbons
- Gibbon writes well, and this abridged edition makes him even more accessible. It is interesting to consider both the history he describes and also the viewpoint of the time in which he was writing in the late 18th century |
The Oxford History of the Classical World
- by Oswyn Murray
- overview of ancient European history is divided into three roughly equal parts on Greece, Greece and Rome, and Rome, an organizational scheme that underscores the historical progression by which the Greek city-states forged empires that the Romans would later inherit. |
Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp
- by Yisrael Gutman
- Leading scholars from the united States, Israel, Poland, and other European countries provide a comprehensive account of what took place at the Auschwitz death camp |
Make Gentle the Life of This World - The Vision of RFK
- by Maxwell Kennedy
- 30 years after Bobby Kennedy's assassination, his son offers a sort of chapbook: a collection of brief observations - by RFK and authors he cherished--about living and seeking a better world, the duties of citizenship, and the sources of nurturance and hope, high principles and practical realities. |
The Pity of War
- by Niall Ferguson
- "The Pity of War for the first time brings the carnage of 1914-18 into sharp, unmystified focus. This is analytical history at its mordant best. With all its other merits, The Pity of War is also a work of grace and feeling." |
African-American Soldier - From Crispus Attucks to Colin Powell
- African-American Soldier portrays the struggles of the courageous men and women who secured the right of black Americans to fight for their country--a country that provided them with nearly two centuries of discrimination. This account of the road to racial equality in the military tracks progress and setbacks as well as dramatic firsts for African Americans |
The Blood Road : The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War
- An intriguing analysis of the American war in Vietnam, as seen through the prism of the North
Vietnamese supply line known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, composed of more than 12,000 miles of roads and paths, and it remained open throughout the course of the conflict despite American efforts to close it.
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