THE HUMAN RECORD is the leading primary source reader for the World History course, providing balanced coverage of the global past. Each volume contains a blend of visual and textual...

David McCullough The Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Harry S. Truman, whose presidency included momentous events from the atomic bombing of Japan to the outbreak of the Cold War and the...

Bernard Lewis From a master historian, the definitive account of history's first terroristsAn offshoot of the Ismaili Shi'ite sect of Islam, the Assassins were the first group to make systematic...

Angelo Codevilla and Paul SeaburyThis book explores the causes, operations, endings, and justifications of war. In the process, it demolishes many currently fashionable illusions, such as that peace is always...

Yitschak Ben Had Who are the Palestinians, and what do they want? Which terrorist groups are based in the Middle East? Who harbors them? Does Israel have legitimate rights to...

Paul R. R. Mendes-Flohr and Jehuda ReinharzThe last two centuries have witnessed a radical transformation of Jewish life. Marked by such profound events as the Holocaust and the establishment of...

Shlomo Wakshlomo Waks and his family were routed from their home in Krasnik (Poland) by SS troops and taken to the local railroad station for deportation to Belzec, a newly...

James Andrew Miller and Tom ShalesIn the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the channel that changed the way people watch and interact...

Mitchell Bard, PhDDescribes the historical background of the region, looks at its wars and terrorist attacks, and recounts the intervention of Western nations.

Susie Hodge Explore Greek art across the ages. Learn what techniques were used to decorate Greek pottery and how ancient Greek painters mixed their paint. This book is packed full...

John HerseyOn August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day....

Benjamin NetanyahuFighting Terrorism: How Democracies Can Defeat Domestic and International TerroristsIn this innovative and concise work, Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu offers a compelling approach to understanding and fighting the increase...