Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title...
On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. Its mission was "to proceed all the way to the ends of the earth to collect tribute from the...
This book is about Egypt and how its people lived during their time. This book reveals the secrets of the captivating world of Ancient Egypt, the intriguing stories of its...
The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray | Book Summary | Readtrepreneur(Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book., but an unofficial summary.)What happened to Europe?...
Heroes and Rascals … Shipwrecks and Lost Gold … since 2008 the Offbeat Oregon History syndicated newspaper column has entertained and informed Oregonians with the weirdest,...
Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was...
This left the allied forces with a number of difficulties and so they decided to intervene in the Civil War for three reasons:Firstly, to prevent Allied war material stockpiles in...
Fixate your focus on the great stories from the past, the legends from the desert lands that have been forgotten but still passed on.This mythology guide will take you back to...
THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLDTranslated from the Chinese with Introduction and Critical NotesWhen Lionel Giles began his translation of Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR, the...
The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sunzi. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long...