Provides an overview of how the world views the United States, and contains thirteen additional articles in which the authors debate issues of anti-Americanism around the world, and the effects of the U.S.-led war on terrorism on the global community.
Describes the attempted revolt of Massachusetts farmers and yeomen which revealed the instability of the Articles of Confederation and the need for a stronger Constitution.
the two hundred years war : the clash between the cross and the crescent in the Middle East 1096-1291
Harpur, James
2008
Drawing on contemporary scholarship, presents a comprehensive narrative of the battles and sieges of the Crusades in the Middle East between 1096 and 1291.
Chronicles the causes of the Spanish-American War, the events leading up to it, and its lasting effects, including the emergence of the United States as a world power.
Examines the challenges facing Jews at the end of World War Two, and discusses the formation of Israel, the Nuremburg Trial, the hunting of war criminals, and the legacy left behind by the Holocaust.
