作者: Field Jacob F. Field

<p><b>This fascinating and highly entertaining book contains little-known anecdotes, facts and details from the life of Winston Churchill, the man of the century who, in 2002, was voted t …

Prefaced by brief historical and biographical introductions, the examples in this book show how words can be used to inspire, to comfort, to move, or to enthuse even the most seemingly hard-bitten of …

<p>D-Day, 6 June 1944, the day on which the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy with the intention of reclaiming mainland Europe from German occupation. The significance of the operation h …

<p><b>An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, <i>The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks</i> det …

<p>Ever wondered why Tsar Ivan was the dubbed the Terrible or how King Henri II of France perished in a jousting incident? Grisly and gruesome, this book details the vile history of bloodthirst …

<p><b><i>A Short History of the World in 50 Animals </i>provides a new perspective on the grand sweep of our planets making, taking readers from the time of the dinosaurs to t …