Western Europe
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A History of Slovakia: The Struggle for Survival: Second Edition
$24.99 Add to cartThis classic book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Slovakia, from its establishment on the Danubian Plain to the present. While paying tribute to Slovakia’s resilience and strug
- Author: Kirschbaum, Stanislav J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 04 2005
- ISBN10: 1403969299
- Language: English
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From Dawn to Decadence: 1500 to the Present: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life
$26.99 Add to cart“A stunning five-century study of civilization’s cultural retreat.” — William Safire, New York Times
Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master his
- Author: Barzun, Jacques
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 912
- Publish Date: May 15 2001
- ISBN10: 0060928832
- Language: English
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Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
$21.00 Add to cartPulsing with drama and excitement, Infinitesimal celebrates the spirit of discovery, innovation, and intellectual achievement-and it will forever change the way you look at a simple line.
On August 10,- Author: Alexander, Amir
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 12 2015
- ISBN10: 0374534993
- Language: English
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Rome: An Empire’s Story
$22.99 Add to cartRome in the archaic age was a minor satellite between the Etruscan and Greek world. This book traces the expansion of Roman influence first within Italy, then around the Mediterranean world and finall… [more below]
- Author: Woolf, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 10 2021
- ISBN10: 0190687452
- Language: English
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España: A Brief History of Spain
$35.00 Read more“A book of rich detail.”–The Wall Street Journal
Bestselling author of Ghosts of Spain Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, acce- Author: Tremlett, Giles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1639730575
- Language: English
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The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won
$45.00 Add to cartA “breathtakingly magisterial” account of World War II by America’s preeminent military historian (Wall Street Journal)
World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a w… [more below]- Author: Hanson, Victor Davis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 0465066984
- Language: English
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Heretics and Heroes: How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World
$25.00 Read moreThe New York Times bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization reveals how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world. – “Cahill is our king of popula… [more below]
- Series: Hinges of History #06
- Author: Cahill, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 12 2014
- ISBN10: 0385495587
- Language: English
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The Secret Dossier of a Knight Templar of the Sangreal: Revised Edition
$34.99 Add to cartThe Revised Edition includes New Photos, Star Charts & Information in the last chapter:
The Stars of the Magdalene
The wild breadth of information reaches from King Arthur in Cumbria, the marriage of M
- Author: Cornwall, Gretchen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 382
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1912971003
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Switzerland
$32.00 Add to cartDespite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland’s history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging histo… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Church, Clive H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 339
- Publish Date: May 23 2013
- ISBN10: 0521143829
- Language: English
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Scotland: The Story of a Nation
$24.00 Add to cartThe definitive history of Scotland, “told as a tale from its beginnings up to now” (The Observer).
Hailed as a “vast, superb history [that] relates Scotland’s past over a dozen millennia” (Kirkus Rev
- Author: Magnusson, Magnus
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: January 17 2003
- ISBN10: 0802139329
- Language: English
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The Roman Republic: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe rise and fall of the Roman Republic occupies a special place in the history of Western civilization. From humble beginnings on the seven hills beside the Tiber, the city of Rome grew to dominate t… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Gwynn, David M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 25 2012
- ISBN10: 0199595119
- Language: English
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Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media
$32.00 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 challen
- Author: McHangama, Jacob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1541600495
- Language: English
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Christian Materiality: An Essay on Religion in Late Medieval Europe
$35.00 Add to cartIn the period between 1150 and 1550, an increasing number of Christians in western Europe made pilgrimage to places where material objects — among them paintings, statues, relics, pieces of wood, ear
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Bynum, Caroline Walker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 10 2015
- ISBN10: 1935408119
- Language: English
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To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918
$24.99 Add to cartIn this riveting and suspenseful New York Times best-selling book, Adam Hochschild brings WWI to life as never before…
World War I was supposed to be the “war to end all wars.” Over four long years, … [more below]
- Author: Hochschild, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: March 06 2012
- ISBN10: 0547750315
- Language: English
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The Caretakers: War Graves Gardeners and the Secret Battle to Rescue Allied Airmen in World War II
$29.95 Add to cartWhen World War I ended, hundreds of British veterans stayed in France to work for the newly chartered Imperial War Graves Commission. Through the 1920s and 1930s, these veteran-gardeners married local
- Author: Deangelis, Caitlin Galante
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1633888991
- Language: English
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Geography Is Destiny: Britain and the World: A 10,000-Year History
$22.00 Add to cartIn the wake of Brexit, Ian Morris chronicles the ten-thousand-year history of Britain’s relationship to Europe as it has changed in the context of a globalizing world.
When Britain voted to leave the- Author: Morris, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1250872197
- Language: English
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Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) & Mayflower Descendants. Bound with Supplement
$39.00 Add to cartThis genealogy is a study in the old world as well as the new. Extensive references have been given, countless books have been consulted, nearly all procured from New England Historical and Genealogic… [more below]
- Author: Rixford, Elizabeth M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: February 17 2011
- ISBN10: 1596411163
- Language: English
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
$29.00 Add to cartSchama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted … [more below]
- Author: Schama, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 08 1997
- ISBN10: 0679781242
- Language: English
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The World of the Crusades
$24.00 Read moreA lively reimagining of how the distant medieval world of war functioned, drawing on the objects used and made by crusaders
Throughout the Middle Ages crusading was justified by religious ideology, b- Author: Tyerman, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274211
- Language: English
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Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook
$19.99 Add to cartThe National Bestseller
“Focused and persuasive… Bray’s book is many things: the first English-language transnational history of antifa, a how-to for would-be activists, and a record of advice from- Series: Activist Citizens’ Library
- Author: Bray, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1612197035
- Language: English
