From George Washington to George W.In the course of the 2008 presidential campaigns, Americans became involved in the political process at a level rarely seen in modern history. But even before the h …

A battle — ready guide to the deadliest war in American history.Completely revised for the Sesquicentennial, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Civil War, Third Edition is a comprehensive overview of …

You’re no idiot, of course. You know that World War I was the Great War, and you’re familiar with its images; muddy trenches, poison gas, and a no-man’s land of craters and barbed wire.But when it co …

The Middle East is a pressure cooker of constant upheaval, and always with the threat of war in the air. But digging deeper reveals that there are complex dynamics at work, both culturally and politi …

Understand the rise of a dangerous ideology.There is renewed interest in the Nazi Party that ruled Germany as a fascist state from 1933 to 1945 under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. However, the even …

The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the NWO.The "New World Order" (NWO) is a conspiracy theory; describing the evolution, or existence of one-world government administered by the powerfu …