330円 An Imperial colony on America's West Coast was Russia's aim. But, Pulitzer-Prize winner Allan Temko writes in this essay, the stakes were higher than they realized.

1,657円 Joseph Stalin was one of the most frightening figures of the twentieth century. His name brings to mind brutal terrorism and ruthless oppression. Yet, as New York Times bestselling author Ian Grey shows, at the core of the Man of Steel was a humble, puritanical Georgian peasant. What set him abov...

496円 Amid the intrigue of the Russian court, John Quincy Adams took walks with Alexander I, spoke up for America, and, as historian William Harlan Hale writes in this short-form book, scored a diplomatic triumph.

3,861円 In 1875, the Canadian government created a reserve for Icelandic immigrants on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. Hoping for a better life in Canada, many of the New Iceland colonists found only hardship, disappointment, or death. Those who survived scurvy and smallpox faced crop failure, inte...

1,050円 Le parcours d'une nation qui a su se faire une place au sein de l'Europe Ignorée de l’Europe pendant des siècles, la Finlande est demeurée en dehors des grands courants qui ont traversé l’histoire, elle a été absente de la grande famille des peuples qui produisirent, au milieu des guerres et du c...

1,940円 Comic Sagas and Tales brings together the very finest Icelandic stories from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries, a time of civil unrest and social upheaval. With feuding families and moments of grotesque violence, the sagas see such classic mythological figures as murdered fathers, disguis...

1,989円 They were brothers from Norway's "Red County." One was a guerrilla leader, the other a president of a singing association. One emigrated to America, the other stayed home to fight for Norwegian independence. Both had an impact on their nation's history. This is the story of the one who left. Olaf...

3,000円 'Noormannen: de Vikingsaga 793-1241' van John Haywood beschrijft de rijke cultuur van de Vikingen in de volle breedte. Dit indrukwekkende boek volgt de weg van de Vikingen vanaf hun Noorse godenwereld in de achtste eeuw tot hun plek in het christelijke Europa in de dertiende eeuw. Het vertelt ove...

562円 Today’s images of Vikings show them wearing horned helmets. However, history has a different account. To learn if the Vikings really wore horned helmets in battle, read the contents of this children’s history books. Educating children about historical truths should happen consistently and early i...

10,612円 Donations, Inheritance and Property in the Nordic and Western World from Late Antiquity until Today presents an examination of Nordic donation and gift-giving practices in the Nordic and Western world, beginning in late Antiquity and extending through to the present day. Through chapters contribu...

496円 A terror to the outside world, Viking longships were a source of great, understandable pride to Norsemen. At a time when the majority of men and women in the West lived and died within walking distance of their birthplaces and travel was slow and dangerous, Vikings seemed to skitter over the glob...

794円 The story of the Norse is a Viking adventure in history. The Norse saga began with the first ancient tribes of Norsemen during the Early Nordic Stone Age. The beginning of the Nordic Ax Culture when primitive Norsemen created their first battle axes from stone. The evolution of an innovative and ...