History and politics

On the second day of July in the year 1863 the Civil War in America was at its height. Late in the preceding month Lee had turned his face northward, and, with an army of a hundred thousand Confederate soldiers at his back..

I have felt some difficulty in selecting a title for the contents of the following pages, in which it was, in fact, my design to give, as far as may be done within such moderate limits, and in as popular a manner as such information can easily be imparted

ARCHITECTURE seems to me to be the most wonderful of all the arts. We may not love it as much as others, when we are young perhaps we cannot do so, because it is so great and so grand; but at any time of life one can see that in Architecture..

This book is not an exercise in sensationalism. Although this book includes a section on the “Epstein Case” in the Second Volume, it will primarily focus on the formation, causes, and psychology of these choices.

Nineteen Eighty-Four is none of these. Rather, it is instead an affirming flame, even an optimistic vision of a hope-filled time just over the horizon.

Sergeant Major Andrew McCloud ignored the jangling telephones and the excited jabber of a room full of brass, and lit a cigarette. Somebody had to keep his head in this mess. Everybody was about to flip.

The Art of War (Dell'arte della guerra), is one of the lesser-read works of Florentine statesman and political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli.

To my thinking, all modern English books on the Devil and his works are unsatisfactory. They all run in the same groove, give the same cases of witchcraft, and, moreover, not one of them is illustrated.

This book is not an exercise in sensationalism. Although this book includes a section on the “Epstein Case” in the Second Volume, it will primarily focus on the formation, causes, and psychology of these choices.

All In is an easy-read, a tough-read, a deep-dive, and an honest conversation, engaging with strategy and organization using theory, analysis and emotions simultaneously.

In 2025, Greenland’s colonial past resurfaced. A Danish documentary exposed how cryolite mining drained local value, while renewed U.S. interest revealed ongoing imperial ambitions. This book shows how extraction and power still shape Greenland’s futu

This work, composed originally for a lay audience and for popular consumption, will be to the aspiring medical student and the hardworking practitioner a lift into the blue, an inspiring vista or "Pisgah-sight" of the evolution of medicine, a realization.

A major actor in the American Revolution, the English intellectual Thomas Paine (1737-1809) is best remembered for his pamphlet Common Sense (1776), which advocated American independence from Britain.

The book narrates the life of Luis Martínez Delgado, a military officer. He served in the Infantry, Intervention, and Aviation. He stood out for his bravery in Morocco during frontline operations. In 1942 he mysteriously disappeared.

Complete timeline of Russian history from prehistory to 2025 AD

Complete chronology of Indian history from prehistory to 2025 AD

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THE history of the life of every individual who has, for any reason, attracted extensively the attention of mankind, has been written in a great variety of ways by a multitude of authors.

The Code of Hammurabi is a well-preserved Babylonian law code of ancient Mesopotamia, dating back to about 1754 BC. It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. The sixth Babylonian king, Hammurabi, enacted the code..

I met Svetlana in 2011. She is born in Macedonia on the border with Greece. 'The war is in me' she said in one of our meetings. Under the shadow of WWI and II, the Balkan Wars, her life unfolds. Her story is the story of Europe & downfall of Yugoslavia.

A prophetic collection of political essays by a Russian journalist in exile, exposing imperial decay, propaganda, and war. Written before the catastrophe, these texts read as a chilling document of Russia’s future and Europe’s test.

ISBN 87-90265-40-8 Faraoner i Danmark, om Egyptisk invandrer I Danmark ”Pharaohs in Denmark" a book in Arabic about the experiences of Egyptian immigrants in Denmark since 1970, presents the problems of immigrants, racism and integration and the cl

Before we go or our memory goes away At the age of eighty, I felt it was time to write my story of opposing change in Egypt, fearing that I might pass away or that my memory might fade.

What if Avalon was never a myth but a hidden truth? Avalon Revealed uncovers the political and historical reality behind Arthurian legend through forgotten archives, heraldry, and archaeological clues.

All In is an easy-read, a tough-read, a deep-dive, and an honest conversation, engaging with strategy and organization using theory, analysis and emotions simultaneously.

What if Avalon was never a myth but a hidden truth? Avalon Revealed uncovers the political and historical reality behind Arthurian legend through forgotten archives, heraldry, and archaeological clues.

Trujillo is a city perched among rocks, with the Extremadura sun spilling onto the Arabic tiled roofs and golden granite walls. Founded by the Romans in the 1st century BC under the name of Turgalium.

From January 1943 until December 1945 the prisoners of war at Stalag VIIIB (344) Lamsdorf produced their own magazine, The Clarion. They provide a unique, fascinating and sometimes astonishing insight into life as a POW

First-hand accounts of the Long March of 1945 when the Germans evacuated allied prisoners-of-war away from the advancing Soviet army.