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The bitter Battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of WWII on the Eastern Front. The relentless and unstoppable German advances that had seen the p...
True Life Encounters with Legendary Ape-Men
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yowie, Yeti... the idea that monstrous man-apes lurk in the remote forests and high mountain valleys of the world is an enduring a...
As Fรผhrer of the Third Reich, Hitler was responsible for deciding the German war aims in 1939. As head of the Armed Forces from 4 February 1938 he wa...
A Campaign in Context
'Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.' One of the most remarkable actions in ancient or modern military hi...
Presents unsolved mysteries from the pre-Christian era of the ancient world, including the statues on Easter Island, the mound builders, and the Nazca...
Japanese samurai followed a strict code of honor called bushido. Though they were professional fighters, samurai valued courage, benevolence, and resp...
And other hauntings
Poltergeists like causing havoc. They throw things around in people's homes and play tricks with lights and household appliances. Mysterious voices, i...
The great spectacles of ancient Rome have become proverbial for their cruelty, bloodlust and glory. In the arena, the games were savage and brutal. Gl...
Delve into a thousand years of battle and rebellion with this vivid chronicle of warfare between Scotland and Englandโwith battlefield information. ...
From St. Peter to Pope Francis, the Apostolic Succession has a long and interesting history. Your every question about all 266 popes is answered here!...
This great series covers fun subjects designed to make learning exciting. Whether it's growing plants or making animals from the Balloon Modeling kit,...
The Tragic Story of the Ill-Fated Ocean Liner
The sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912 is one of the most dramatic stories in maritime history. The largest passenger steamship in th...
The World's Greatest Tank Battle
The Battle of Kursk was one of the most pivotal campaigns of World War II and Germany's final strategic offensive on the Eastern Front. Soviet armies ...
Life during the reign of Victorian London's most brutal killer
An exploration of the Jack the Ripper murders through the eyes of the Londoners who lived through it, including eye-witness accounts and inquest testi...
Learn about some of the strangest dinosaurs to have roamed the Earth....
Bomber Command of the RAF fought one of the longest, most grueling, and thankless campaigns of World War II. More than 55,000 men and women were kille...
Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome
This was Rome, a city of bloodshed and laughter, of food and starvation. But why was so much wealth, time and trouble lavished on free entertainments?...
Celebrated history author Rupert Matthews brings his own inimitable approach to one of the greatest battles in history to explain just what happened a...
Describes what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct iguanodon....
Describes what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct trachodon....
'Goodbye Miss Young. Good luck to you and don't forget to remember me to the folks back home.' Major Archibald Butt (1865-1912) The sinking of the Tit...
One of a series that looks at dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures, explaining what they looked like, how and where they lived, and describing so...
Describes what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct brachiosaurus...
The Battle That Shattered Hitler's Dream of World Domination
Rupert Matthews looks at the Battle of Stalingrad, the major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for c...
This fun, interesting book introduces readers to some of the smallest dinosaurs that ever walked the Earth....
This fun, interesting book introduces readers to some of the scariest dinosaurs that ever walked the Earth....
This fun, interesting book introduces readers to some of the biggest dinosaurs that ever walked the Earth....
Describes what has been learned about the physical features, behavior, and surroundings of the long-extinct pterodactyl....
This fun, interesting book introduces readers to some of the dumbest dinosaurs that ever walked the Earth....
This book takes a deep dive into the world's longest continuous civilization, examining both myth and factยfrom the dawn of farming and the early bro...
Discusses the dinosaur Baryonyx, including its known physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and what other creatures were contemporaneous with i...
Discusses the apatosaurus dinosaur, including its known physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and what other creatures were its contemporaries,...
Discusses the dinosaur Seismosaurus, including its known physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and what other creatures were its contemporaries...
Discusses the ankylosaurus dinosaur, including its known physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and what other creatures were its contemporaries...
Spartan soldiers trained for life. As long as they could walk, men into their 70s took part in the vigorous, brutal preparation for war. Strength was ...
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Discusses the dinosaur Troodon, including its known physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and what other creatures were contemporaneous with it...
Europe in the Balance
The Battle of Waterloo was one of the most dramatic and decisive battles ever fought. It marked the bloody end of the long struggle between the new id...