history

Explores ancient China's scientific discoveries and technology through accounts of people, ideas, and social change, discussing the use of natural gas for lighting, the use of paper and silk to make clothes, curing diseases with acupuncture needles, and advanced sailing techniques.

A look at secret societies covering everything from Ninjas to Mafia gangs, codes, signs and symbols, and strange ceremonies.

A biography of the persistent experimenter whose interest in electricity led him to develop an electronic television system in the 1920s.

Covers history of Civil War espionage for the Union and Confederate armies.

A biography of the pioneering photographer, who is known for his unique portrayal of the Civil War, as well as for portraits of such personalities as Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and others.

A photographic history of World War I, following the chronological flow of the war from 1914 to 1918, and emphasizing the cultural context of the conflict, exploring the hopes and dreams, ideas and aspirations, exhilaration and despair of the people who fought and those who were left behind.

Describes the history of ballooning from its origins in eighteenth-century France to today.

Text and black and white photographs trace the history of the Lipizzan breed of horses and of the Spanish Riding School in Vienna where they received their unique training.