161円 Cleopatra VII Philopator (Ancient Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; Late 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC), known to history as Cleopatra, was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hel...

1,736円 A grunt’s-eye report from the battlefield in the spirit of The Red Badge of Courage and All Quiet *on the Western Frontー*the only known account by a common soldier of the campaigns of Napoleon’s Grand Army between 1806 and 1813. When eighteen-year-old German stonemason Jakob Walter was conscript...

2,115円 American author John Horne Burns (1916–1953) led a brief and controversial life, and as a writer, transformed many of his darkest experiences into literature. Burns was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Andover and Harvard, and went on to teach English at the Loomis School, a boarding school ...

2,847円 Universally acclaimed as one of the great political lives, Alistair Horne offers a vivid portrait of one of the twentieth-century’s most complex political figures: the crofter’s grandson and the duke’s son-in-law, the soldier and the scholar, the bon viveur and the devout high churchman. Using ex...

592円 A riotous parade of historical facts and antidotes about the formation and evolution of Harvard from 1636 – 1962. Always successful in finding an obscure point or contributing a twist in perception, Bissell tells the story of Harvard's presidents, student life, curriculum, the campus and its buil...

370円 Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of John Bell Hood•Hoods Advance and Retreat: Personal Experiences in the United States and Confederate ArmiesIt could scarcely be said that any [of the officers in Longstreet's corps] ... save one had by this date displayed qualities that would d...

2,647円 Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until...

777円 This provocative in-depth book focuses on the experiences of the infantry soldier in Vietnam. More than 60 Army and Marine Corps infantrymen speak of their experiences during their year-long tours of duty.

1,657円 From their earliest arrival in America 350 years ago, the Scots-Irish left a lasting legacy. The history of the United States is interwoven with outstanding personalities from the Scots-Irish diaspora and the distinctive characteristics of a people who pushed the frontiers to new horizons. ...

1,159円 The Prince of a South American country is getting married in a Royal Wedding that captivates the world. The wedding attracts many prominent figures from around the world, including the Vice President of the United States. Just as the beautiful bride and the handsome groom are about to exchange vo...

399円 ‘Iran, My Grandfather is a work of recovery, resistance, and affirmation. I think one can say without risk of hyperbole that it is one of the most remarkable texts ever to have been published in Australia.’ John Kinsella Shortlisted for the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2011 A vanished, tattered ...

1,243円 James Newman was a brilliant mathematician, the man who introduced the mathematical concept “googol” and “googolplex” (aka “google” and “googleplex”) to the world, and a friend of Einstein’s. He was also a notorious philanderer with an insatiable appetite for women and fast cars, a man who challe...