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By: Michael LeFlem
In this powerful book, Sebastian Hafner details his experiences in Germany during Hitler's rise to power and World War Two more...
By: Michael LeFlem
For decades the Soviet Union threw innocent citizens into gulags in accord with the systematic terror and paranoia that characterized the totalitarian state. more...
The Forgotten Children: David Hill
By: Susan Whelan
A destination for British immigrant children from 1934 to 1978, Fairbridge Farm in Molong, Australia did not achieve the high ideals of a better life for poor children. more...
God's War by Christopher Tyerman
By: Erin Britton
A review of God's War: A New History of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman. more...
By: Erin Britton
A review of Ben Macintyre's account of the life of Eddie Chapman, the most celebrated British double agent of World War Two. more...
By: Erin Britton
Sarah Gristwood chronicles the relationship between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley, a romance that has intrigued historians for centuries. more...
By: Erin Britton
Julia Fox's biography of Jane Boleyn gives an excellent insight into life at the court of Henry VIII but fails to illuminate the life of Jane herself. more...
Successor to the Medieval Romance
By: Robert O'Connor
The most popular stories of the middle ages today are the romances of knights and Kings. But these romances inspired another kind of literature which succeeded it. more...
By: William Cook
The article examines J. A. Rogers' Book, "The Five Negro Presidents" in relation to Senator Obama's Presidential Campaign more...
By: Jessica Workman
Forget all the myths learned about Jesse James. Most aren't true. Learn what really drove the outlaw to rob banks. Jesse James is the last rebel of the Civil War. more...
Pioneer Women by Joanna Stratton
By: Jessica Workman
Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier tells the story of frontier wives and daughters who endured the hardships of the Kansas plains in hope of a better future. more...
By: Mary Hiers
Flora Fraser, daughter of Lady Antonia Fraser has produced a masterful history of the daughters of King George III and Queen Charlotte that reads like a good novel. more...
Great Tales from English History
By: Susan Whelan
These fascinating stories of historical figures and events are sure to stir the reader's interest in the social and political development of the British Isles. more...
By: Sarah Pinkerton
Karras gives readers a functional history of European sexuality during the middle ages. more...
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