history

Features a biography of the civil rights leader, covering his childhood, leadership, powerful speeches, assassination, and greatest influences.

Traces the history of the automobile, from technological developments and manufacturers to the changing cultural backdrop of various models, and features photographs of the most noted cars of each decade.

Covers swords, knives, and daggers from over 3,000 years of history. Places the weapons in their historical context as well as providing in-depth analysis of the most historically significant bladed weapons.

Illustrates the visions of the future of scientists, artists and inventors through the ages. Presents a view of a world we are yet to know, in the twenty-first century and beyond.

Covers important art movements from the Renaissance to Rococo as well as the great artists from these eras.

From Alexander the Great's conquest of the known world to the generals leading today's campaigns in Afghanistan, this handbook casts new light on the leaders who are forging history on the battlefield.

Explores the Olympics throughout history.

Presents the life and work of the English playwright William Shakespeare and provides information about the theater of sixteenth-century London.

Provides an introduction to the world's most significant shipwrecks and their lost cargoes and treasures.

Chronicles the evolution of warriors from around the world from 600 BCE to the present. Explores their tactics, means of transportation, housing, and training. Also discusses the armor, weapons, and gear they used.