Michael Curtis: 30 books
The Fall of Rome
A Novel of a World Lost
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2007
476 a.d.: The Roman Empire, riddled with corruption and staggered by centuries of barbarian onslaughts, now faces its greatest challenge---not only to its wealth and prestige, but to its very existence.
In his riveting novel The Sword of Attila, Michael Curtis Ford thrilled readers with his...
by Michael Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Will animosity towards Jews and the State of Israel never end? This book ventures to rectify the misrepresentations, propaganda, obsessions, and falsifications widely disseminated in the media and public discourse, explaining the motivations behind them. The issues Michael Curtis scrutinizes are complicated...
Orientalism and Islam
European Thinkers on Oriental Despotism in the Middle East and India
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2009
Through an historical analysis of the theme of Oriental despotism, Michael Curtis reveals the complex positive and negative interaction between Europe and the Orient. The book also criticizes the misconception that the Orient was the constant victim of Western imperialism and the view that Westerners...
Verdict on Vichy
Power and Prejudice in the Vichy France Regime
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2003
“A comprehensive, nuanced but morally uncompromising look at France’s darkest hour” (Publishers Weekly).
This masterful book is the first comprehensive reappraisal of the Vichy France regime for over twenty years. France was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1940 and 1944, and the exact...
The Sword of Attila
A Novel of the Last Years of Rome
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Only one man has the power and courage to preserve Rome from utter destruction-but to save the Empire, he must first overcome the Sword of Attila.
In an epic campaign that historians have called the most crucial in history, two great warriors match strength and tactics in a colossal struggle...
The Last King
Rome's Greatest Enemy
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
To the Romans, the greatest enemy the Republic ever faced was not the Goths or Huns, nor even Hannibal, but rather a ferocious and brilliant king on the distant Black Sea: Mithridates Eupator VI of Pontus, known to history as Mithridates the Great.
At age eleven, Mithridates inherited a small...
The Ten Thousand
A Novel of Ancient Greece
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
After decades of war, mighty Athens has been ravaged-- its navy destroyed, its city walls toppled, its army disbanded. The fierce military state of Sparta has triumphed, but passions and hate linger on. Thousands of battle-hardened veterans from both sides in the conflict remain scattered across the...
Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C.
A History & Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' comprehensive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and...
Try It This Way…
An Ordinary Guy’S Guide to Extraordinary Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
A long time observer of the human condition, Curtis combines a wry wit with some unexpected opinions, penetrating insights and intensely personal reflections. This book covers a wide range of topics from the mundane to the metaphysical, spun with a sense of humour and wonder. This read has some delightful...
by Christopher Michael Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2012
Jefferson's Freeholders and the Politics of Ownership in the Old Dominion explores the historical processes by which Virginia was transformed from a British colony into a Southern slave state. It focuses on changing conceptualizations of ownership and emphasizes the persistent influence of the English...
Three Against the Third Republic
Sorel, Barres and Maurras
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
The Third Republic of France was characterized by weak and short-term governments. This book is a study of three writers, Georges Sorel, Maurice Barres, and Charles Maurras, their writings in the years between 1885 and 1914, and their reactions to the deficiencies they saw in the Third Republic and...
by Florian Jentsch, Michael Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Simulations have been a fixture of aviation training for many years. Advances in simulator technology now enable modern flight simulation to mimic very closely the look and feel of real world flight operations. In spite of this, responsible researchers, trainers, and simulation developers should look...
Gods and Legions
A Novel of the Roman Empire
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
The year 354 A.D.:
Julian, a young scholar in Athens, is the last survivor of a bloody political purge that killed his entire family. Unexpectedly summoned to the court of the Emperor Constantius, he fears the worst-only to find himself bearing the ring of Caesar of the Western Empire.
Tested...
by Michael Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2014
Deep in a secret, underground laboratory, a group of scientists find themselves in danger. Achieving cutting-edge breakthroughs in genetic engineering, they have created powerful viruses, the likes of which the world has never seen. They're playing god. But their creations have the power to turn on them--and...