history

A history of geometry built around five milestones in the field--the discoveries made by Euclid, Descartes, Gauss, Einstein, and Witten.

A history of professional wrestling from its roots in legitimate sport to its days as a carnival attraction followed by the growth of regional rivalries and culminating as television-centered entertainment.

Biography of Herschel Grynszpan, who in November, 1938 gunned down Baron Ernst vom Rath, a high ranking Nazi diplomat, and thus forcing Hitler to begin Kristallnacht, the execution of the Jews and World War II.

A history of the billboard documented in 166 vintage photographs that mirrors the history of American graphic design.

Explores the impact of big-time intercollegiate athletics on undergraduate education, explaining how many schools, because of their emphasis on research and graduate programs, no longer give the majority of their undergraduates a meaningful education.

Describes the weapons used in the Persian Gulf war including aircraft and ground weapons, and discusses weapons support, training, information, and the influence of sea power on Desert Storm.

Examines the mistakes Hitler made that led to Germany's defeat during the Second World War, discussing possible reasons for his bad decisions and measuring how close the Nazis came to victory.

Describes several events and individuals involved in or touched by the 1909-10 textile workers' uprising and the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in Manhattan in 1911, presenting more than sixty primary documents such as newspaper accounts, and examining the issues faced by young working women at this time.

American journalist Scott Peterson describes the violent events that have torn apart Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda during the 1990s, including the involvement of the U.S.