Western Europe
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The Basque Witch-Hunt: A Secret History
$35.00 Read more2025 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PUBLISHERS PROSE AWARDS WINNER: EUROPEAN HISTORY
In June 1609, two judges left Bordeaux for a territory at the very edge of their jurisdiction, a Basque-speaking province o- Author: Machielsen, Jan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: October 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1350441503
- Language: English
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The Neverending Empire: The Infinite Impact of Ancient Rome
$30.00 Add to cartFrom the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire.
“Th
- Author: Cazzullo, Aldo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 29 2025
- ISBN10: 0008700427
- Language: English
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Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
$21.99 Add to cart“The best history of free speech ever written and the best defense of free speech ever made.”–P. J. O’Rourke
Hailed as the “first freedom,” free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a chall
- Author: McHangama, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1541620348
- Language: English
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The G.I. Collector’s Guide: U.S. Army Service Forces Catalog, European Theater of Operations: Volume 1
$69.95 Add to cartIn World War II, the U.S. Army not only supplied its soldiers with the most modern equipment and uniforms, suitable for any combat situation, but went as far as providing them with their favorite drin… [more below]
- Series: G.I. Collector’s Guide
- Author: Enjames, Henri-Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1636242014
- Language: English
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The Revolutionary Self: Social Change and the Emergence of the Modern Individual, 1770-1800
$35.00 Add to cartThe eighteenth century was a time of cultural friction: individuals began to assert greater independence and there was a new emphasis on social equality. In this surprising history, Lynn Hunt examines
- Author: Hunt, Lynn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1324079037
- Language: English
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Hispanic Roots of the Hollywood Western
$24.95 Add to cartHispanic Roots of the Hollywood Western explores how the Spanish history of the American Southwest influenced a movie genre that became a worldwide phenomenon: the Western. Numerous aspects of the His… [more below]
- Author: Gladstein, Mimi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0875658911
- Language: English
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
$19.99 Add to cartThis instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance… [more below]
- Author: Brunt, Douglas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1982169915
- Language: English
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A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889
$18.00 Add to cartA National Book Award Finalist
A “riveting” (New York Times) look at one year of Viennese life during the twilight of an empire On January 30, 1889, at the champagne-splashed hight of the Viennese Car- Author: Morton, Frederic
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 30 1980
- ISBN10: 014005667X
- Language: English
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The Treacherous World of the 16th Century & How the Pilgrims Escaped It: The Prequel to America’s Freedom
$25.00 Add to cartDiscover the facts you’ve been missing from the Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving story
Did freedom of religion & conscience exist in 16th century Europe?
How did kings of Spain, France & England, & Turkish Sul- Author: Federer, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: December 06 2017
- ISBN10: 0989649148
- Language: English
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A Concise History of the Netherlands
$35.00 Add to cartThe Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies such as cannabis and euthanasia. Yet the historica… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Kennedy, James C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 502
- Publish Date: July 13 2017
- ISBN10: 0521699177
- Language: English
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The Killing Season: The Autumn of 1914, Ypres, and the Afternoon That Cost Germany a War
$40.00 Add to cartAn in-depth, authoritative account of the fall of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in World War I and in modern warfare–by the founding editor of MHQ: The… [more below]
- Author: Cowley, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1400068525
- Language: English
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1939: Countdown to War
$24.00 Add to cart“Overy’s book is easily the best account of Europe’s descent into…death and destruction.” —Evening Standard (London)
A brilliantly concise narrative of the days leading to the outbreak of history’s
- Author: Overy, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: September 27 2011
- ISBN10: 0143120069
- Language: English
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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean
$32.99 Add to cartConnecting Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millennia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. In this… [more below]
- Author: Abulafia, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 816
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 019931599X
- Language: English
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Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe
$32.00 Add to cartThe authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones–the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that wo
- Author: Gabriele, Matthew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0063336677
- Language: English
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Gavin at War: The World War II Diary of Lieutenant General James M. Gavin
$34.95 Read more“Gavin at War provides a lively self-portrait. His diary is especially notable for its skeptical assessments of his comrades and his Army.” — The New York Times
Winner, 2022 Army Historical Foundation… [more below]
- Author: Sorley, Lewis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1636240240
- Language: English
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World
$27.00 Add to cartFrom the national bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization–a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements.
“Intoxicating…. Cahill’s c- Series: Hinges of History #05
- Author: Cahill, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 04 2008
- ISBN10: 0385495560
- Language: English
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Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City
$20.00 Add to cartAn endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by the author of the acclaimed Island at the Center of the World
Tourists know Amsterdam as a picturesqu- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 12 2014
- ISBN10: 0307743756
- Language: English
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The Order of the Day
$14.99 Read moreNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Boston Globe, and Literary Hub
Winner of the 2017 Goncourt Prize, this behind-the-scenes account of the manipulation, hubris, and greed that together led to Nazi- Author: Vuillard, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1635420407
- Language: English
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Sunderland Vs U-Boat: Bay of Biscay 1943-44
$23.00 Read moreAn illustrated examination of the role played by the Sunderland as an antisubmarine aircraft during the Battle of the Atlantic, focusing on the key battles of the Biscay campaign in 1943-44.
The Sunde- Series: Duel #130
- Author: Lardas, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: October 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1472854810
- Language: English
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The Viking Battalion: Norwegian American Ski Troopers in World War II
$39.95 Add to cart“What is engaging about this book is that you get to hear the authentic voices of the soldiers through their memoirs, journal entries, and letters. Some are long, some are short, but all are worth rea… [more below]
- Author: Minge, Olaf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1636243231
- Language: English
