History Books

Romanian book from Eugenia Bogdan.

Fascinating historical facts from thousands of years of history from the Greeks and Romans to the American Civil War. Ideal for all ages.

Hundreds of Incredible and Crazy Stories from History are retold here in an amusing and entertaining way. Ideal for ages 6 to 106!

There are many armed conflicts going on all around the world everyday. Many countries have amassed so many nuclear weapons that they can destroy all life on earth many times over. The ‘military industrial complex’ and powerful media are manipulating and / or controlling major policies in...

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Fort Collins, Colorado, Visit Fort Collins has commissioned HPN Books to publish a heavily-illustrated coffee table book presenting the rich history of Fort Collins.Author Wayne Sundberg is a Fort Collins icon. A teacher of history, an activist...

George Clarke Musgrave landed in Cuba a warm sympathiser with Spain but for two years he served with the revolutionaries and experienced their suffering. He repeatedly crossed the lines carrying despatches from the insurgent Cuban Government to the Americans and was twice imprisoned, three times...

An accurate and entertaining account of Sir Francis Scott’s Ashanti Expedition of 1895-96, vividly portraying the killing fields, the treachery and the debauchery that characterised this gold-rich outpost of the Empire and the ultimate submission of the vicious despot, King Prempeh.

Since 1938, a small group of esoteric researchers have attempted to garner public support to force the Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg, VA to allow an excavation beneath the foundations of the original church in the cemetery behind their current building. They believe that a secret...

Medieval Today - Is an On-Line Magazine of medieval issues and photography written in Portuguese. This second issue of this magazine has more than 230 pages and over 150 pictures most taken at the Medieval Fest's and historic Recreations in Portugal. Make a true TRAVEL IN TIME throughout MEDIEVAL...

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. Each of the 13 chapters of the book is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its...