The dawn of everything: a new history of humanity

For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike—either free and equal innocents, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a conservative reaction to powerful …

History as it happened: a map by map guide

Explore the biggest moments in history and where and why the happened in more than 200 step by step maps

The Book of Heroines : Tales of History's Gutsiest Gals

How about more than a hundred of them? From action hereos to peaceful protesters, courageous creation to hero hounds-you'll find them all in this book!

History of the world 10.000 bce to 2.000 ce: putting history on the map

Take a thrilling journey from the Stone Age, the beginning of human culture, through to the industrial, high-tech world of today

The world war II book

What key battle turned the tide for the Allies?

World History 101: from ancient Mesopotamia and the viking conquests to NATO …

istory books are often filled with long descriptions, complex facts, and stories that can bore even the most enthusiastic history buffs. In World History 101 you’ll skip those tedious details and focus on engaging lessons that will impress any kind of historian.

Guns, germs and steel

Edition

Ed. 1

ISBN/ISSN

9781784873639

Collation

638 p. ; ill. ; 18 cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

909 DIA g

Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a completely unpredictable attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Right? Well, that's not quite the real deal. Some military experts had suggested that Pearl Harbor was a likely target. There were other warning signs, too, but nobody paid much attention. From the first wave of the Japanese bombers to the United States' internment of thou…

Ancient Egypt

In 1922, explorers opened King Tut's tomb and a nasty hex was placed on everyone present. RIGHT? Not so much. Okay, but aliens did soar in on a space craft and build the Pyramids, right? WRONG! The discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb taught historians a lot about ancient Egyptian culture. But no one incurred the wrath of a mummy. And this early civilization had the money, power, and smarts …

The titanic

On April 15, 1912 an "unsinkable" ship called the Titanic unexpectedly hit an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Right? Wrong! Nobody was really talking about the Titanic being unsinkable until after it sank. The truth is, four different ships wired the Titanic to report icebergs and field ice in the area. But the Titanic never slowed down. In fact, when the Californian…