civilization

Examines Rome's significance in literary history, discussing the city's history and its impact on the lives, careers, and works of such writers as Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Keats. Includes an annotated list of places of interest.

An illustrated text that describes the lives and works of Italian painters, sculptors, and architects from the thirteenth through seventeenth centuries.

The author challenges the reports by the media, members of Congress, and scores of anti-war protestors of extreme cruelty to its prisoners of war, and praises the military heritage of America's armed forces throughout its history.

Explores how the ethics of samurai warriors, including rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, and self-control, reflect the same ethics the Japanese people believe are the most important.

An illustrated examination of life in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from 1848 to 1918, with a timeline, glossary, and bibliography.

Features over one hundred forty selections of the American West from diaries and travelogues to short stories and stone inscriptions.

Surveys the daily life, customs, and military activities of ancient Greece, describing the city states, education, clothing, entertainment, trade, and battles. Includes directions for making a tunic and a model of a Greek temple.