he day began with the killing of a ten-year-old Native American boy by U.S. cavalry troopers. Before it ended, all of those troopers and their commander, George Armstrong Custer, lay dead on the battlefield of the Little Big Horn the worst defeat ever inflicted by Native Americans on the U.S. military. Now, the full story of that dramatic day, the events leading up to it, and its aftermath are told by the only ones who survived to recount it the Native Americans. Based on the author s twenty-two years of research, and on the oral testimony of seventy-two Native American eyewitnesses, Custer s Fall is both a superbly skillful weaving of many voices into a gripping narrative fabric, and a revelatory reconstruction that stands as the definitive version of the battle that became a legend and only now emerges as it really was.

Now in paperback—the “amazing”( James Bradley, New York Timesbestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers) never-before-told storyof the greatest escape of the Second World War. In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 downed airmentrapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over halfa century for political reasons, the full account of thisunforgettable story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery is nowbeing told for the first time.

James Reasoner has been praised for his well-researched andlively, suspenseful novels. Now, he proves that truth can be evenmore exciting than fiction. Known for his ability to make historycome vividly to life, Reasoner strips away the dime novel legendsand Hollywood myths to show us how the gunfighters of the Old Westreally lived, killed-and were killed. Among the true stories hebrings us

This series depicts worldwide events of the twentieth century in a novel way. Fascinating black-and-white photographs from the Getty Images collection put images of the power of an event or the zaniness of new trends right before the viewersa?? eyes. The force of wars and political conflicts is just as important a theme in these comprehensive volumes as world-shaking innovations in science and technology. These are accompanied by portraits of great personalities in art, politics, and society. The lives of everyday people with their (at the time) common and not-so-common curiosities also comprise an extensive part of each book: sailing on roller skates in 1929, painted-on nylon stockings in 1947, or a dry cleanera??s where the charge for miniskirts varies according to their length.

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), who led the Macedonian armyto victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the mostsuccessful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no otherindividual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries,Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius' History offers agreat deal of information unobtainable from other sources of thetime. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recountsevents on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirringspeeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonia'sgreat war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexander's finaltriumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mightyempire. It also provides by far the most plausible and hauntingportrait of Alexander we possess: a brilliantly realized image of aman ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.

A trusted member of the Byzantine establishment, Procopius wasthe Empire's official chronicler, and his "History of the Wars ofJustinian" proclaimed the strength and wisdom of the Emperor'sreign. Yet all the while the dutiful scribe was working on a verydifferent - and dangerous - history to be published only once itsauthor was safely in his grave. "The Secret History" portrays the'great lawgiver' Justinian as a rampant king of corruption andtyranny, the Empress Theodora as a sorceress and whore, and thebrilliant general Belisarius as the pliable dupe of his schemingwife Antonina. Magnificently hyperbolic and highly opinionated,"The Secret History" is a work of explosive energy, depicting holyByzantium as a hell of murder and misrule.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter examines the truehistory of the discord between Israel and Palestine with surprisingresults Though the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict have traditionallybeen traced to the British Mandate (1920-1948) that ended with thecreation of the Israeli state, a new generation of scholars hastaken the investigation further back, to the Ottoman period. Thefirst popular account of this key era, Jerusalem 1913 showsus a cosmopolitan city whose religious tolerance crumbled beforethe onset of Z ionism and its corresponding nationalism on bothsides-a conflict that could have been resolved were it not for theonset of World War I. With extraordinary skill, Amy Dockser Marcusrewrites the story of one of the world's most indelibledivides.

To help you get the most out of your course, A History of Western Society, Fifth Guide. The Study Guide contains key terms and concepts, sample test questions, understanding history through the arts, map exercises, and problems for further manager about how to obtain this valuable resource.

Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome'sRepublic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure literaryand oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been apowerful influence on European literature and thought for over twothousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. Thisselection demonstrates the diversity of his writings, and includesletters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; thevitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and, his two most famousphilosophical treatises, "On Duties" and "On Old Age" - acelebration of his own declining years. Written at a time of brutalpolitical and social change, Cicero's lucid ethical writings formedthe foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political andmoral thought that continues to this day.

The battle of Verdun lasted ten months. It was a battle inwhich at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles.Its aim was less to defeat the enemy than bleed him to death and abattleground whose once fertile terrain is even now a hauntedwilderness. Alistair Horne's classic work, continuously in printfor over fifty years, is a profoundly moving, sympathetic study ofthe battle and the men who fought there. It shows that Verdun is akey to understanding the First World War to the minds of those whowaged it, the traditions that bound them and the world that gavethem the opportunity.

A short history of nearly everything classical. Thefoundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt atthe turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readablenarrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history'smost fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasuretrove of our intellectual and cultural origins. Famous for itslighthouse, its library-the greatest in antiquity-and its fertileintellectual and spiritual life--it was here that Christianity andIslam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takesits rightful place alongside Greece and Rome as a titan of theancient world. Sparkling with fresh insights on science,philosophy, culture, and invention, this is an irresistible, eye-opening delight.

A lively, compulsively browsable collection of neglectednotables-from the bestselling author of A Treasury of RoyalScandals "History," wrote Thomas Carlyle, "is the essence of innumerablebiographies." Yet countless fascinating characters are relegated toa historical limbo. In A Treasury of Foolishly ForgottenAmericans , Michael Farquhar has scoured the annals and rescuedthirty of the most intriguing, unusual, and yes, memorableAmericans from obscurity. From the mother of Mother's Day to PaulRevere's rival rider, the Mayflower murderer to "America'sSherlock Holmes," these figures are more than historicalrunners-up-they're the spies, explorers, patriots, and martyrswithout whom history as we know it would be very differentindeed.

This beautifully illustrated book takes a journeythrough the majestic subcontinent of India, exploring people, places and wildlife in greatly contrasting habitats. Each very different environment is brought dazzlingly to life through a stunning combination of words and pictures.

Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of theAmerican Civil War. This well-rounded selection of Abraham Lincoln's finest speechescombines the classic and obscure, the lyrical and historical, andthe inspirational and intellectual to present a historical arcmarking periods of the Civil War-crisis, outbreak, escalation,victory, and Reconstruction. Addressing the conflict's multipleaspects-the issue of slavery, state versus federal power, themeaning of the Constitution, civic duty, death, and freedom-thiselegant keepsake collection will make a wonderful inspirationalgift for professed Lincoln fans, Civil War buffs, and lovers ofrhetorical genius.

The 2007–08 subprime financial crisis is the jumping-off point for Smick's (Johnson Smick International) examination of current threats to global prosperity. He explains that although the subprime losses are small in the context of world financial markets, a lack of transparency has diminished investor confidence, dried up financial liquidity, and threatened the very foundations of our world financial system. He says that the growth of global financial markets has made it more difficult for central banks like the U.S. Federal Reserve to intercede effectively in times of crisis. Smick compares the subprime crisis to past events like the UK's forced devaluation of the pound in 1992 and Japan's economic stagnation in the 1990s. He warns of pending dangers like an overheating of the Chinese development juggernaut and the present calls for protectionism by U.S. politicians. He favors a global financial system built on transparency and trust. Smick's role for some 30 years as an economic adviser to central banker

Josephus' account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity isa superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellionagainst Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader,Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become aRome-appointed negotiator, and so was uniquely placed to observethese turbulent events, from the siege of Jerusalem to the finalheroic resistance and mass suicides at Masada. His account providesmuch of what we know about the history of the Jews under Romanrule, with vivid portraits of such key figures as the EmperorVespasian and Herod the Great. Often self-justifying and divided inits loyalties, "The Jewish War" nevertheless remains one of themost immediate accounts of war, its heroism and its horrors, everwritten.

While the trial of Hitler's fallen elite at Nuremberg has beenthoroughly documented, the interval between the Nazis' capture inMay and June 1945 and the start of the actual trial in lateNovember has until now remained shrouded in shadow. WithInterrogations, acclaimed historian Richard Overy opens a newwindow into the Third Reich, providing an intimate glimpse of thesavage dictatorship in its death throes. More than thirtytran*s of the interrogations are reproduced here for the firsttime, allowing us to hear the voices of the newly captured "Hitlergang"-including G?ring, Speer, and Hess-as they squirmed under theAllies' glare. Interrogations is the stark and disturbinghistory of defeat; it lays bare as never before the humanweaknesses that made the Third Reich possible.

Undeniably one of Rome's most important historians, Tacituswas also one of its most gifted. The Agricola is both aportrait of Julius Agricola-the most famous governor of RomanBritain and Tacitus's respected father-in-law-and the first knowndetailed portrayal of the British Isles. In the Germania ,Tacitus focuses on the warlike German tribes beyond the Rhine,often comparing the behavior of "barbarian" peoples favorably withthe decadence and corruption of Imperial Rome.

Spanning 50 years, moving fluidly between one war and the next, "Footnotes inGaza"--Sacco's most ambitious work to date--transforms a critical conflict ofour age into intimate and immediate experience.

More than fifteen million Americans currently practice yoga (according to Yoga Journal ), but how many of them know the true story of how Downward Dog first captivated America? Resurrecting a fascinating and forgotten tale, journalist Robert Love returns to the Gilded Age, when Dr. Pierre Bernard (n Perry Baker in Iowa) revived a discipline banned in Victorian India, packaged it for Americans, and taught legions of followers, who bankrolled his luxurious Hudson River ashram- the first in the nation. Filled with Jazz Age celebrities, heiresses, spies, and outraged clergy, The Great Oom is the enthralling life story of the unlikeliest of gurus, and a stunning saga of mysticism, intrigue, and the American dream.

This memoir of young American film-man Marvin Farkas's life inHong Kong of the 1950s and 1960s looks set to be one of the biggestAsia books of 2011. Full of vivid stories and characters, the bookis a classic tale of a young man's rite of passage, but also afirst-hand account of some of the key events and personalities of anow lost era. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1954 on the cargo shipEastern Saga, Marvin took up lodgings at the ForeignCorrespondent's Club (FCC) as he started out building a career withonly US$200 and the camera which he had taken from his father's newYork studio. An Eastern Saga covers Marvin's experiences of eventsranging from the expulsion of the Dutch from Indonesia, toMalaysian independence and the early years of the Vietnam war, andhis meetings with key figures including Zhou Enlai, Sukarno, AliBhutto, and legendary director Satyajit Ray. Above all though, thisis a charming account of a now lost era.

Thalatta! Thalatta!' ('The Sea! The Sea'), was the shout firstuttered on a mountain in eastern Turkey by the famous Ten Thousand,the army of Greek mercenaries whose adventures in what are nowTurkey, Syria and Iraq were described by the Athenian historian andphilosopher Xenophon, himself a participant in their long march tothe coast. Their shout has had an extraordinary afterlife, playinga persistent part in Western cultural tradition over the last twohundred years. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailableedition of this title.