Profiles thirteen books the author believes have had the greatest influence on American history and altered the way Americans think about the world around them.
A collection of essays that chronicles the events surrounding the 1937 massacre at Nanking, Japan, and the impact the massacres had on Japanese culture and history.
Stephen Ambrose reflects on his long career as a historian and shares stories of some of his most admired, and a few of his least favorite, Americans from throughout history.
A biography of twentieth-century American novelist, journalist, and libertarian Isabel Paterson, describing her early life, education, personal relationships, and contribution to American political thought.
Presents opposing viewpoints on seventeen controversial issues in American history, such as the Cold War, the Kennedy assassination, immigration, and women's liberation, covering a period that ranges from 1945 to 2002.
Traces the course of ancient Greek history from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman periods.
