A dramatic survey of a millennium of monumental collisions between China and the West. Long the world’s most populous country, China has always flexed its muscles beyond its borders. Today, Chin
From the wooden horse at Troy to a harrowing photograph snapped in Vietnam, from Robert E. Lee’s lost battle plans to the evacuation of Dunkirk, world history has been shaped as much by chance and err
In this fascinating book, the author of The Hinge Factor and The Weather Factor surveys revolutions across the centuries, vividly portraying the people and events that brought wrenching, often endurin
From the Trojan Horse to a photograph snapped in Vietnam, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and heroism. Despite impossible odds, invincible armies fall in bitter
From the author of The Hinge Factor comes a thrilling, page-turning series of dramatic historical re-creations revealing how the fate of humankind has often been decided by the uncontrollable, unpredi
An exhaustive look at the persons and organizations who persecuted witches throughout modern history?Covering the Middle Ages up through modern times, this unique history explores the development of t