History category: 194783 books

This is a unique view of the history of naval aviation, starting with early aviation, up to the late 1970s. Topics and subjects covered include: Count Ferdinand Von Zeppelin; early aviation history; ornithopter; Clement Auer; Octave Chanute; Samuel P. Langley; Wilbur and Orville Wright; Glenn Curtiss;...

At the beginning of the new millennium, The Future of the Past offers a fresh interpretation of the issues and developments that have shaped our world over the last thousand years. By bringing together the expertise of members of the History Faculty at Cambridge University, all of them leaders in...

In the past sixty years, oral history has moved from the periphery to the mainstream of academic studies and is now employed as a research tool by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medical therapists, documentary film makers, and educators at all levels. The Oxford Handbook of Oral History...

"Everything you know about Indians is wrong." As the provocative title of Paul Chaat Smith's 2009 book proclaims, everyone knows about Native Americans, but most of what they know is the fruit of stereotypes and vague images. The real people, real communities, and real events of indigenous...

World History has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular and talked about approaches to the study of history. World History: The Basics introduces this fast-growing field and addresses key questions such as: What is world history? How do we study a subject with such a broad geographic...

What is gender and who has it? History, theory and gender are inextricably linked, but how exactly do they fit together? How do historians use theories about gender to write history? In this jargon-free introduction, Susan Kingsley Kent presents a student-friendly guide to the origins, conceptual...

This unique approach to understanding the history of the Anglican and Episcopal Churches was originally part of the 1979 Church’s Teaching Series. Rather than writing a simple chronological history of the Church, John Booty, one of the premier experts in church history, explores the subject thematically....

*Explains Sparta's military society and battle tactics.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events in Spartan history and culture.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. The walls of Sparta were its young men, and its borders the points of their spears....

*Discusses all of the colorful quotes and legends about the battle but also analyzes what is historical fact and what is apocryphal fiction.*Explains Thermopylae's legacy from both historical and cultural standpoints. *Includes pictures of Thermopylae and historic art depicting Greek and Persian leaders...

*Explains the myths and legends of the Knights Templar, and their origins.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events in the history of the Knights Templar.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historys...

*Covers the history of Iraq from its time as part of the Ottoman Empire to today.*Explains the political, religious, ethnic, and cultural differences within Iraqi society.*Includes a Table of ContentsFor much of the past 30 years, Iraq has been one of the worlds greatest hotspots. The 1980s saw Baathist...

*Includes over 25 pictures of important people, places, and events, including generals, maps, and each of the 5 landing beaches.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.The invasion of Europe was planned by a small group of driving, determined, devoted and occasionally...

*Covers the history and culture of Ancient Egypt from 3,000-30 B.C.*Covers the history and culture of Modern Egypt from 1800-2012*Includes pictures of famous people, places, art, and events in Egypt*Includes a Table of Contents. Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably...

Writing Material Culture History examines the methodologies currently used in the historical study of material culture. Touching on archaeology, art history, literary studies and anthropology, the book provides history students with a fundamental understanding of the relationship between artefacts...