One of the most significant collections of Viking-age and early medieval artefacts in the world is housed at National Museums Scotland. This book offers new per
In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from France. This seemingly simple acquisition brought with it an enormous new territory as well as the country’
This sweeping history of twentieth-century America follows the changing and often conflicting ideas about the fundamental nature of American society: Is the Uni
Employing a narrative approach that uncovers the tangled and often confusing nature of foreign affairs, Crucible of Power focuses on the personalities, security
In this engrossing narrative of the great military conflagration of the mid-eighteenth century, Fred Anderson transports us into the maelstrom of international