Regional & national History

Utah Curiosities brings to the reader with humor and affectionand a healthy dose of attitudethe oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, pers...

New York Times Bestseller (Expeditions)Thrilling. A captivating history of two men who dramatically changed their contemporaries view of the past....

When guns began firing again in Europe, why was it Ukraine that became the battlefield? Conventional wisdom dictates that Ukraine''s current crisis...

The Cape Town book presents a fresh picture of the Mother City, one that brings together all its stories. From geology and beaches to forced remova...

The greatest threat to the Western alliance in the 1960s did not come from an enemy, but from an ally. France, led by its mercurial leader Gener...

In his most recent book, The Maya and Catholicism: An Encounter of Worldviews, John Early examined the relationship between the Maya and the Cathol...

The Indus Waters Treaty is considered a key example of India-Pakistan cooperation, but less has been said about its critical influence on state-mak...

Indian wars in early Ohio as seen through the eyes of a future presidentThe American Revolution gave birth to a nation, forever changed the course ...

Andrew Leachs Rome is the first book in Politys exciting new Cities in World History series, which aims to provide the general reader and traveller...