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A History of Korea by Kyung Moon Hwang
Category: History | Series: Macmillan Essential Histories Ser.
This accessible and engaging new edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Fully revised throughout, the author takes a thematic and chronological approach to guide readers from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience. Episodic acco ...Show more
A History of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia (vol. 1): Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Mongol Empire by David Christian
Category: History | Series: Blackwell History of the World Ser.
This is a history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia from the time of the first inhabitants of the region up to the break up of the Mongol Empire in 1260AD.
A History of the Baltic States by Andres Kasekamp
Category: History | Series: Macmillan Essential Histories Ser.
In this key textbook, Andres Kasekamp masterfully traces the development of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, from the northern crusades against Europe's last pagans and Lithuania's rise to become one of medieval Europe's largest states, to their incorporation into the Russian Empire and the creation of th ...Show more
A History of the Colony of Victoria - A. D. 1797-1854 by Henry Gyles Turner
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Ser.
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history o ...Show more
A History of the Colony of Victoria - A. D. 1854-1900 by Henry Gyles Turner
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania Ser.
The first attempt by Europeans to settle in the area that eventually became the state of Victoria, Australia, was led by Colonel David Collins in 1803. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and after the discovery of gold in 1851 became the financial centre of Australia. This authoritative two-volume history o ...Show more
A History of the Crusades: Volume 1: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem by Steven Runciman
Category: History | Series: Penguin History Ser.
In this first volume of three, Runciman recounts the capture of Jerusalem by Christian knights.
A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages: Volume 2 by Henry Charles Lea
Category: History | Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Medieval History Ser.
This comprehensive three-volume history of the medieval Inquisition by the influential American scholar Henry Charles Lea, first published in 1888, was firmly based on primary sources, and adopted a rationalist approach that departed from the pious tone of earlier histories of the middle ages. Lea was c ...Show more
A History of the Mediterranean Air War Volume Five - From the Fall of Rome to the End of the War 1944-1945 by Christopher Shores; Giovanni Massimello; Russell Guest
Category: Military History | Series: A\History of the Mediterranean Air War Ser.
During the final year of World War II, the defending Axis forces were steadily driven from southern skies by burgeoning Anglo-American power. This was despite the steady withdrawal of units to more demanding areas. In this fifth volume of the series the activities of the Allied tactical air forces in su ...Show more
A History of the Pacific Islands by Steven R. Fischer
Category: History | Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series
A History of the Pacific Islands traces the human history of nearly one-third of the globe over a fifty-thousand year span. This is history on a grand scale, taking the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia from prehistoric culture to the present day through a skilful interpretation of scholars ...Show more
A History of the Pacific Islands by Steven Roger Fischer
Category: History | Series: Palgrave Essential Histories Series
This wide-ranging study of the Pacific Islands provides a dynamic and provocative account of the peopling of the Pacific, and its broad impact on world history. Spanning nearly 50,000 years of human presence in an area which comprises one-third of our planet - Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia - the ...Show more
A History of the United States by Philip Jenkins
Category: History | Series: Bloomsbury Essential Histories Ser.
This textbook offers an insightful, introductory overview of the history of American society from its inception right up to present day. With coverage starting at the European Settlement in 1492 right through to the 2016 Presidential Election, this fully revised new edition succinctly depicts the major ...Show more
A Hive Of Homicides by Lester Meera
Category: Crime Fiction | Series: A\Henny Penny Farmette Mystery Ser.
Abby is delighted to provide her trademark lavender honey for her friend Paola, a truffle maker, who is renewing her vows with her husband Jake, owner of the Country Schoolhouse Winery. But things go sour after the ceremony when Abby discovers Jake shot dead in his car and Paola injured beside him. If P ...Show more