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Updated July 23, 2025
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A History of Europe : From 1494 To 1610
Grant, A. J.
Ebook
Homosexuality in the German Armed Forces
Storkmann
Ebook
Until 1979, homosexual men were systematically exempt from military service in the Bundeswehr. Although homosexuality alone was no longer a cause for being unfit for service, the principle applied to homosexual soldiers was: compulsory military service yes, career no. In most cases, same-sex...
Hannibal and Scipio: Parallel Lives
Hornblower
Ebook
The Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage's commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The two men were born about a decade apart but died in the same year, 183, following brilliant but...
The African Revolution : A History of the Long Nineteenth Century
Reid, Richard.
Ebook
A panoramic global history of Africa in the age of imperialism Africa's long nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary ferment and cultural innovation for the continent's states, societies, and economies. Yet the period preceding what became known as "the Scramble for...
Europe Without Borders : A History
Stanley-Becker, Isaac
Ebook
The contested creation of free movement--for people and goods--in the Schengen area of Europe Europe is a place of free movement among nations--or is it? The Schengen area, established in 1985 and today encompassing twenty-nine European countries, allows people, goods, and...
Women Who Ruled China: Buddhism, Multiculturalism, and Governance in the Sixth Century
Stephanie Balkwill
Ebook
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In the late fifth century, a girl whose name...
The Hidden Victims : Civilian Casualties of the Two World Wars
Ó Gráda, Cormac.
Ebook
A staggering new account of the civilian death toll of the world wars--and what it reveals about the true nature and cost of modern war Soldiers have never been the only casualties of wars. But the armies that fought World Wars I and II killed far more civilians than soldiers...
In the Land of Ninkasi : A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia
Paulette, Tate
Ebook
Entangled Worlds : 600-1350
König, Daniel G.
Ebook
Leading historians and archaeologists offer a comprehensive introduction to the increasingly entangled worlds that spanned the globe between 600 and 1350 CE. The period between the seventh and fourteenth centuries is hardly thought of as an era of globalization. Entire...
Slaves of God: Augustine and Other Romans on Religion and Politics
Toni Alimi
Ebook
A provocative look at the central role of slavery in Augustine's religious, ethical, and political thought Augustine believed that slavery is permissible, but to understand why, we must situate him in his late antique Roman intellectual context. Slaves of God provides a...
Holocaust Memory and the Cold War
Ebook
Even before World War II had ended, survivors, historians, writers, and artists tried to make sense of the Holocaust. To do so, they relied on belief systems and narratives that, as the bloc confrontation intensified, were increasingly shaped by Cold War thinking. Foregrounding the Cold War's...

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