National history

Step into one of the most pivotal moments in world history with Heroes of 1776: The Declaration of Independence and the Birth of America. This compelling book takes readers back to the year 1776, a time when the thirteen colonies faced fear and conflict.

A powerful and inspiring tribute to the ordinary people whose courage, sacrifice, resilience, and quiet strength reveal what true heroism looks like when no one is watching.

Discover the courage behind America’s founding in Heroes of 1776. Follow the bold ideas, fierce debates, and fearless individuals who shaped the Declaration of Independence and changed history forever.

Secession papers reveal slavery as cause, Lost Cause myth shattered, Reconstruction failures linked to modern inequality.

Megalithic cults, Thule Society, Bismarck machinations, Herero genocide, Rosicrucians, Stasi files, Red Orchestra, Operation Paperclip.

Hexenprozesse von Salem, Regierungsexperimente, Irrenanstalten, vergessene Indianermassaker, Vertuschungen. Amerikas dokumentierte dunkle Seite.

Qin Shi Huang's unified empire, Han Silk Road, Tang golden age, Song innovations, Mongol conquest, Opium Wars. China's 4,000 year history.

Aboriginal civilization, penal colonies, gold rushes, Gallipoli, Stolen Generations, reconciliation. Australia's history from ancient to modern.

Germanic tribes, Holy Roman Empire, Reformation, Bismarck unification, Nazi era, division, Berlin Wall 1989. Germany's full history.

Paleolithic settlers to World War I. Roman conquest, Norman rule, Tudor Reformation, Victorian empire. Britain's full journey from tribes to global power.

Celtic rebels drowned, kings guillotined, 350,000 displaced for boulevards, Nazi flags, Algerian protesters drowned. Paris's true history.

Malaysia's story spans prehistoric settlements, Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms, the Malacca sultanate, Portuguese and British colonial rule, Japanese occupation, and independence. Written in English.

Belgium's history spans Celtic tribes, Roman rule, Charlemagne's empire, Habsburg domination, the 1830 revolution, and 19th century industrialization that made it one of Europe's most advanced nations. Written in English.

The Netherlands spans a history of Roman borders, Burgundian rule, the Dutch Revolt for independence, a Golden Age of trade and art, and 19th century industrialization. Written in English.

Ancient kingdoms, Roman conquest, diaspora, Zionism, Holocaust, 1948 founding, wars, peace agreements. Israel's full history.

Norse settlement, Althingi founding, saga age, Norwegian Danish rule, famines, volcanic eruptions, independence. Iceland's full history.

Picts, Wallace, Bruce, Reformation, union with England, Jacobites, Clearances, Enlightenment. Scotland's full history from ancient to modern.

Indus Valley, Mauryas, Mughals, British Raj, independence. India's full history from ancient civilization to modern nation.

Khoisan rock art, Zulu spears at Isandlwana, Kimberley diamond rush, 1913 Land Act. How apartheid was built stone by stone.

Shang human sacrifice, Mongol plague corpses, samurai sword testing, Mughal brother blinding. Asia's 3,000 year dark history.

Ivan the Terrible, Romanov secrets, Stalin's gulags, Holodomor famine, KGB torture. Russia's darkest history across a thousand years.

Reconquista land grab, Inquisition torture, Habsburg hyperinflation, Altamira cave myths. Spain's brutal history from prehistory to empire.

Turtle ships, Japanese occupation, comfort women, Gwangju massacre, 1987 uprisings. Korea's full history from myth to democracy.

Canaanites to Oslo Accords: Roman rule, Islamic conquest, Crusades, Ottoman centuries, British Mandate, 1948, and ongoing conflict.

Viking longships, Danish union, 1905 independence, Nazi occupation, heavy water sabotage, North Sea oil. Norway's remarkable history.

Viking eastern trade routes, Kalmar Union, Swedish Empire, Great Northern War, neutrality, welfare state. Sweden's full history.

From Charlemagne to Louis XIV, Revolution to Napoleon, World Wars to Fifth Republic. The full history of France.

Jomon to Heian, samurai rise, Tokugawa isolation, Meiji Restoration, WWII recovery. Japan's full history from ancient to modern.

10,000 years of Finnish history: shamans, Swedish crusades, Russian wars, folklore rebellion. Europe's stubborn underdog from ice age to 1809.