“The Commander. A Life of Barclay de Tolly”
This is the first full-lenght study of the remarkable man who overcame the handicap of coming from an emigre (Scottish) family settled on Livonia (later divided into Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), to become a Prince of the Russian Empire, the Russian Minister of War, and in the eyes of many the real architect of Napoleon´s […]
“The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English”
Penguin Classics Translated with an introduction by Geza Vermes “He will heal the wounded and revive the dead and bring good news to the poor” The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Judaean desert between 1947 and 1956 was on of the greatest archaeological finds of all time. These extraordinary manuscripts appear to […]
“The Confederate and Neo-Confederate Reader”
The “Great Truth” about the “Lost Cause” Most Americans hold basic misconceptions about the Confederacy, the Civil War, and the actions of subsequent neo-Confederates. For example, two thirds of Americans–including most history teachers–think the Confederate States seceded for “states’ rights.” This error persists because most have never read the key documents about the Confederacy. These […]
“The Cosmic Code”
The Earth Chronicles VI The groundbreaking, bestselling series—millions of copies sold worldwide! A classic of ancient human history—and one of the inspirations behind the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens—Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles series is the revelatory and deeply provocative masterwork that forever altered humankind’s view of our history and our destiny. Many thousands of years ago, […]
“The Dyatlov Pass. Post Mortem”
Full autopsy reports of the members of tragically perished Dyatlov group. Translation from Russian by Svetalana Oss. Pl be aware: It is not a book by itself, it is a companion volume to “Don’t Go There” book by the same author.
“The End of Days”
Armageddon and Prophecies of the Return – Earth Chronicles, 7 The groundbreaking, bestselling series-millions of copies sold worldwide! A classic of ancient human history-and one of the inspirations behind the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens-Zecharia Sitchin’s Earth Chronicles series is the revelatory and deeply provocative masterwork that forever altered humankind’s view of our history and our […]
“The Finnish SS-Volunteers and Atrocities 1941-1943 — Against Jews, Civilians and Prisoners of War in Ukraine and the Caucasus Region 1941-1943”
In the spring of 1941, Finland began to recruit volunteers to serve in the German Waffen-SS. After the perils of the Winter War of 1939-40, the Finnish government and the military high command wanted support against the continuing existential threat posed by the Soviet Union, even in the wake of the signing of the Moscow […]
“The Forgotten Exodus. the Into Africa. Theory of Human Evolution”
Foreword by Graham Hancock “Could it be that people from Asia came back to Africa and brought their genes and ideas with them?” – Forbes In this paradigm busting book, Fenton “constructs his case with lapidary precision” (Michael Carmichael, Anthropologist & Historian of Science) as he offers a revised story of Homo sapiens emergence and […]
“The Great Mutiny: India 1857”
In this account of the Great Mutiny of 1857, Christopher Hibbert tells the story of one of the most significant episodes in the history of the British Empire. The author brings the extraordinary events and personalities involved vividly to life.
“The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605”
With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story. Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life. Dramatically recreating the conditions and motives that surrounded the fateful night of 5 November 1605, she unravels the tangled web of religion and politics which spawned the plot. Winner of the […]
“The Hidden History of the Human Race”
The condensed edition of Forbidden Archeology. “One of the landmark intellectual achievements of the late twentieth century.” – Graham Hancook, author of the Fingerprints of the Gods “I believe this book to be one of the landmark intellectual achievements of the late twentieth century… Never before has the case for a complete re-evaluation of the […]
“The Histories”
Herodotus (c480-c425 BC) is “The Father of History” and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or 42.195 kilometres) from Marathon to Athens? And what did he do when he got there? Was the Battle of […]
“The Home Guard Training Pocket Manual”
How would you clear a stoppage on a Bren Gun while in action? What is the most effective way to clear a wood of enemy forces? How best could you counter a landing by enemy airborne forces in your area? What measure can you take to help ensure accurate rifle fire at night? What qualities […]
“The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World”
Winner of the 2010 book award, Society for American Archaeology Roughly half the world´s population speaks languages derived form a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. but who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a […]
“The Indus Saga. From Pataliputra to Partition”
The Indus region, comprising the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent (now Pakistan), has always had its distinct identity – racially, ethnically, linguistically and culturally. In the last five thousand years, this region has been a part of India, politically, for only five hundred years. Pakistan, then, is no ‘artificial’ state conjured up by the […]
“The Indus: Lost Civilizations”
When the Greek army of Alexander the Great invaded the valley of the Indus river in the fourth century BC, it was wholly unaware that this region of northwest India had once been the center of a civilization worthy of comparison with those of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Indus civilization flourished for half a […]
“The Jugurthine War. The Conspiracy of Catiline”
Sallust was a master of historical narrative, even if his history’s can only barely be labled as such. In his desire to press home a moral of the greed and corruption of Rome he sacrificed much of the truth to his own political agenda, even more so than was normal for historians of the time. […]
“The Knights of St John in Malta”
The Order of the Knights of St John are synonymous with Malta. However, the events that led to the Order’s arrival in Malta in 1530, their origins and detailed history is often taken for granted or overlooked. This book gives a clear and beautifully illustrated insight into history of The Templars and Hospitallers, their time […]
“The Korean War”
A bracing account of a war that is either misunderstood, forgotten, or willfully ignored For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953. But for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long struggle that still haunts contemporary events. With access to new evidence and secret materials from both here and […]
“The Lost Realms”
Book Four in the Earth Chronicles The Earth Chronicles series is based on the premise that mythology is not fanciful but the repository of ancient memories; that the Bible ought to be read literally as a historic/scientific document; and that ancient civilizations–older and greater than assumed–were the product of knowledge brought to Earth by the […]
