{"title":"Beyond The West","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThis collection explores the empires, revolutions, \u0026amp; civilizations that shaped world history beyond the American experience, from ancient \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRome \u0026amp; the Crusades\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e to the rise and fall of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecommunist regimes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emedieval Europe to modern China\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. These are definitive histories of conquest, ideology, \u0026amp; power that reveal how non-Western empires \u0026amp; totalitarian systems have influenced the trajectory of global politics, warfare, \u0026amp; culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe archive features \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan Jones's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e epic narratives including \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands, The Templars, The Plantagenets, and Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, alongside \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Ibrahim's\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e trilogy on Christian-Islamic conflict \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Defenders of the West, Sword and Scimitar, The Two Swords of Christ)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. You'll find\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Andrew Roberts's Napoleon: A Life and biographies of Alexander the Great\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry V, Niall Ferguson's The House of Rothschild\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e chronicling the rise of Europe's most powerful banking dynasty, and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAleksandr Solzhenitsyn's monumental three-volume Gulag Archipelago\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e exposing the Soviet labor camp system. The collection also includes \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephen Kotkin's Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, Jack Weatherford's Genghis Khan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaking of the Modern World, Philip Short's Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u0026amp; analyses of modern China under \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeng Xiaoping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u0026amp; \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXi Jinping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFrom the Roman legions to the Mongol hordes, from the Protestant Reformation to the Bolshevik Revolution, from the Crusader kingdoms to the Gulag, this collection provides essential scholarship on the empires, ideologies, \u0026amp; leaders that shaped civilizations outside the American narrative. These are foundational texts for understanding global history, totalitarian regimes, \u0026amp; the clash of civilizations that continues to define geopolitical conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"castro-and-the-cuban-revolution-hardcover","title":"Castro and the Cuban Revolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas M. Leonard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFidel Castro's triumphant march into Havana on January 8, 1959 signaled the end to Cuba's old order and the beginning of a new era. This one-stop guide to the Cuban revolution analyzes Castro's drive to oust Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. The reader will gain an understanding of the revolt and its causes and consequences. Two additional chapters examine Castro's efforts to pursue an independent foreign policy and an analysis of the ever-changing characteristics of the Cuban-American community and its relationship to the homeland. A variety of selected documents supplement the main points of each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady-reference features include: a chronology of events in the history of Cuba and the Cuban revolution; lengthy biographical profiles of 23 major figures in the history of Cuba and the revolution that provide the reader with insights into the political thinking and contributions each made to the Cuban historical experience; and the text of 15 key primary documents on the topics, including statements by Fidel Castro, President John F. Kennedy, and President Bill Clinton. A glossary of frequently cited terms, an annotated bibliography, and photos make this work ideally suited for student research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHOMAS M. LEONARD is Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the International Studies Program at the University of North Florida. He is the author of seven books on Latin America, including \u003ci\u003eGuide to Central American Collections in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood, 1994). His area of specialization is U.S.-Central American relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 9.48 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44434026234038,"sku":"9780313299797","price":129.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/E26E9888-15AA-4B0E-8867-82EB111BBCB4.jpg?v=1782839977"},{"product_id":"genghis-khan-and-the-making-of-the-modern-world-paperback","title":"Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Weatherford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age--by the author featured in \u003ci\u003eEchoes of the Empire: Beyond Genghis Khan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-?ve years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization. Vastly more progressive than his European or Asian counterparts, Genghis Khan abolished torture, granted universal religious freedom, and smashed feudal systems of aristocratic privilege. From the story of his rise through the tribal culture to the explosion of civilization that the Mongol Empire unleashed, this brilliant work of revisionist history is nothing less than the epic story of how the modern world was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Weatherford \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World; Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World; The Secret History of the Mongol Queens\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe History of Money\u003c\/i\u003e, among other acclaimed books. A specialist in tribal peoples, he was for many years a professor of anthropology at Macalaster College in Minnesota and divides his time between the US and Mongolia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 22, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44435432472758,"sku":"9780609809648","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/8DD9A75A-42E2-4B7D-8AAE-71ABB50D0801.jpg?v=1782940027"},{"product_id":"crusaders-the-epic-history-of-the-wars-for-the-holy-lands-paperback","title":"Crusaders: The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of \u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war. When Christian armies seized Jerusalem in 1099, they began the most notorious period of conflict between the two religions. Depending on who you ask, the fall of the holy city was either an inspiring legend or the greatest of horrors. In \u003ci\u003eCrusaders\u003c\/i\u003e, Dan Jones interrogates the many sides of the larger story, charting a deeply human and avowedly pluralist path through the crusading era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpanding the usual timeframe, Jones looks to the roots of Christian-Muslim relations in the eighth century and tracks the influence of crusading to present day. He widens the geographical focus to far-flung regions home to so-called enemies of the Church, including Spain, North Africa, southern France, and the Baltic states. By telling intimate stories of individual journeys, Jones illuminates these centuries of war not only from the perspective of popes and kings, but from Arab-Sicilian poets, Byzantine princesses, Sunni scholars, Shi'ite viziers, Mamluk slave soldiers, Mongol chieftains, and barefoot friars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrusading remains a rallying call to this day, but its role in the popular imagination ignores the cooperation and complicated coexistence that were just as much a feature of the period as warfare. The age-old relationships between faith, conquest, wealth, power, and trade meant that crusading was not only about fighting for the glory of God, but also, among other earthly reasons, about gold. In this richly dramatic narrative that gives voice to sources usually pushed to the margins, Dan Jones has written an authoritative survey of the holy wars with global scope and human focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagna Carta\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote and presented the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles\u003c\/i\u003e and appeared alongside George R.R. Martin in the official HBO film exploring the real history behind \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44436902478006,"sku":"9780143108979","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/5077DF08-1A1A-4CAF-A6C9-0B20B4B481E0.jpg?v=1783548207"},{"product_id":"the-house-of-rothschild-volume-1-moneys-prophets-1798-1848-paperback","title":"The House of Rothschild: Volume 1: Money's Prophets: 1798-1848 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNiall Ferguson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent of Money \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Square and the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the family's phenomenal economic success. He reveals for the first time the details of the family's vast political network, which gave it access to and influence over many of the greatest statesmen of the age. And he tells a family saga, tracing the importance of unity and the profound role of Judaism in the lives of a dynasty that rose from the confines of the Frankfurt ghetto and later used its influence to assist oppressed Jews throughout Europe. A definitive work of impeccable scholarship with a thoroughly engaging narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Rothschild\u003c\/i\u003e is a biography of the rarest kind, in which mysterious and fascinating historical figures finally spring to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNiall Ferguson is one of the world's most renowned historians. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePaper and Iron, The House of Rothschild, The Pity of War, The Cash Nexus, Empire, Colossus, The War of the World, The Ascent of Money, High Financier, Civilization, The Great Degeneration, Kissinger, 1923-1968: The Idealist, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Square and the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. His many awards include the Benjamin Franklin Prize for Public Service (2010), the Hayek Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2012) and the Ludwig Erhard Prize for Economic Journalism (2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.25 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44437199028406,"sku":"9780140240849","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/72491A5D-7C7F-481D-94C5-798F9B329ADF.jpg?v=1783284891"},{"product_id":"pol-pot-anatomy-of-a-nightmare-paperback","title":"Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Short\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A superb, authoritative account of the man and the madness that transformed Cambodia, almost overnight, into hell on earth\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe leading biographer offers a searing, firsthand account of the despot's ideology and the horrors of his reign. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Observing Pol Pot at close quarters during the one and only official visit he ever made abroad, to China in 1975, Philip Short was struck by the Cambodian leader's charm and charisma. Yet Pol Pot's utopian experiments in social engineering would result in the death of one in every five Cambodians--more than a million people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How did an idealistic dream of justice and prosperity mutate into one of humanity's worst nightmares? To answer these questions, Short traveled through Cambodia, interviewing former Khmer Rouge leaders and sifting through previously closed archives around the world. Key figures, including Khieu Samphan and Ieng Sary, Pol's brother-in-law and foreign minister, speak here for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShort's masterly narrative serves as the definitive portrait of the man who headed one of the most enigmatic and terrifying regimes of modern times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Short chronicles the stages of the Cambodian revolution with admirable clarity . . . A few chilling details, expertly deployed, do the necessary work.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A spectacularly efficient job of describing what happened and why . . . A chillingly clear portrait.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Short \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a foreign correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London), \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, and the BBC in Uganda, Moscow, China, and Washington, D.C. He is the author of the definitive biography of Mao Tse-tung, and lived in China and Cambodia in the 1970s and early 1980s, where he has returned regularly ever since. He now lives in southern France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44440825561270,"sku":"9780805080063","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/07OZYD74RX9780805080063.webp?v=1781227850"},{"product_id":"stalin-paradoxes-of-power-1878-1928-paperback","title":"Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Kotkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterly account . . . Kotkin has given us a textured, gripping examination of the foundational years of the man most responsible for the construction of the Soviet state in all its brutal glory.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a very serious biography that . . . is likely to well stand the test of time.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Superb . . . Only Mr. Kotkin's book approaches the highest standard of scholarly rigor and general-interest readability.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe product of a decade of intrepid research, \u003ci\u003eStalin\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark achievement. Stephen Kotkin offers a biography that, at long last, is equal to this shrewd, sociopathic, charismatic dictator in all his dimensions. We see a man inclined to despotism who could be utterly charming; a pragmatic ideologue; a leader who obsessed over slights yet was a precocious geostrategic thinker--unique among Bolsheviks--and yet who made egregious strategic blunders. Through it all, we see Stalin's unflinching persistence, his sheer force of will--perhaps the ultimate key to understanding his indelible mark on history. Drawing on Kotkin's exhaustive study of Soviet archival materials as well as vast scholarly literature, \u003ci\u003eStalin\u003c\/i\u003e recasts the way we think about the Soviet Union, revolution, dictatorship, the twentieth century, and indeed the art of history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Kotkin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the John P. Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs at Princeton University, where he has taught since 1989. He is also a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He directs Princeton's Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies program and is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eUncivil Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Armageddon Averted\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagnetic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44440914428086,"sku":"9780143127864","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/F493726C-C8DF-4F40-AC4E-F98ED2128EFE.jpg?v=1783548141"},{"product_id":"the-balkans-from-constantinople-to-communism-hardcover","title":"The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. Hupchick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tragedies of Bosnia and Kosovo are often explained away as the unchangeable legacy of 'centuries-old hatreds'. In this richly detailed, expertly balanced chronicle of the Balkans across fifteen centuries, Hupchick sets a complicated record straight. Organized around the three great civilizations of the region - Western European, Orthodox Christian and Muslim - this is a much-needed guide to the political, social, cultural and religious threads of Balkan history, with a clear, convincing account of the reasons for nationalist violence and terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDENNIS P. HUPCHICK teaches History at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania, where he also directs the East European and Russian Studies Program. He is co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e, among many other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.57 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44440992678070,"sku":"9780312217365","price":96.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/A6FB6742-A349-49C0-85EB-939272976553.jpg?v=1783088444"},{"product_id":"alexander-ii-the-last-great-tsar-paperback","title":"Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdvard Radzinsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAntonina Bouis\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdvard Radzinsky is justly famous as both a biographer and a dramatist, and he brings both skills to bear in this vivid, page-turning, rich portrait of one of the greatest of all Romanovs. Alexander II was Russia's Lincoln -- he freed the serfs, promised a new, more liberal state for everyone, yet was brought down by a determined group of terrorist anarchists who tried to kill him six times before finally, fatefully, succeeding. His story proves the timeless lesson that in Russia, it is dangerous to start reforms, but even more dangerous to stop them. It also shows that the traps and dangers encountered in today's war on terrorists were there 150 years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdvard Radzinsky is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Last Tsar, Stalin, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rasputin File.\u003c\/i\u003e He is one of Russia's most celebrated playwrights. He lives in Moscow, where he is also an award-winning television personality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 8.36 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44441002705078,"sku":"9780743284264","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-06-30T120956.055.jpg?v=1782839415"},{"product_id":"a-terrible-revenge-the-ethnic-cleansing-of-the-east-european-germans-paperback","title":"A Terrible Revenge: The Ethnic Cleansing of the East European Germans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlfred-Maurice de Zayas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe genocidal barbarism of the Nazi forces has been well documented. What is little known is the fate of fifteen million German civilians who found themselves on the wrong side of new postwar borders. All over Eastern Europe, the inhabitants of communities that had been established for many centuries were either expelled or killed. Over two million Germans did not survive. Some of these people had supported Hitler, but the great majority were guiltless. In \u003ci\u003eA Terrible Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, de Zayas describes this horrible retribution. This new edition includes an updated foreword, epilogue and additional information from recent interviews with the children of the displaced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlfred-Maurice de Zayas\u003c\/b\u003e has been visiting Professor of International Law at the Universities of British Columbia (Vancouver), DePaul (Chicago), Trier (Germany), Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (Geneva), Académie Internationale de droit constitutionnel (Tunis), and Universidad de Alcala de Henares (Madrid). A retired senior lawyer with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, he currently teaches full time at the Geneva School of Diplomacy. For fifteen years he was President of the United Nations Society of Writers and today is President of PEN International, Centre Suisse romande.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44441003032758,"sku":"9781403973085","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-06-30T120618.498.jpg?v=1782839198"},{"product_id":"napoleon-a-life-paperback","title":"Napoleon: A Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eChurchill \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Last King of America\u003c\/i\u003e--winner of the LA Times Book prize, finalist for the Plutarch prize, winner of the Fondation Napoleon prize and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A thrilling tale of military and political genius... Roberts is an uncommonly gifted writer.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAusterlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George Washington and his own hero Julius Caesar, he was one of the greatest soldier-statesmen of all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Roberts's \u003ci\u003eNapoleon \u003c\/i\u003eis the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon's thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine. Like Churchill, he understood the strategic importance of telling his own story, and his memoirs, dictated from exile on St. Helena, became the single bestselling book of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn award-winning historian, Roberts traveled to fifty-three of Napoleon's sixty battle sites, discovered crucial new documents in archives, and even made the long trip by boat to St. Helena. He is as acute in his understanding of politics as he is of military history. Here at last is a biography worthy of its subject: magisterial, insightful, beautifully written, by one of our foremost historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Storm of War, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMasters and Commanders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon and Wellington\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWaterloo\u003c\/i\u003e. A Fellow of the Napoleonic\u003cbr\u003eInstitute, he has won many prizes, including the Wolfson History Prize and the British Army Military Book Award, writes frequently for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cbr\u003eand has written and presented a number of popular documentaries. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 976\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444302737590,"sku":"9780143127857","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/08A4BD98-92C0-4DE8-85A6-A8ACED475763.jpg?v=1782923638"},{"product_id":"the-romans-a-2-000-year-history-hardcover","title":"The Romans: A 2,000-Year History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward J. Watts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of Constantinople in the thirteenth century \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A sweeping historical survey that spans two millennia...Those intrigued by the ebb and flow of political power...will find in this book a cornucopia.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we think of \"ancient Romans\" today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and then an empire, before seeing their world collapse at the hands of barbarians in the fifth century AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Romans \u003c\/i\u003edoes away with this narrow vision by offering the first comprehensive account of ancient Rome over the course of two millennia. Prize-winning historian Edward J. Watts recounts the full sweep of Rome's epic past: the Punic Wars, the fall of the republic, the coming of Christianity, Alaric's sack of Rome, the rise of Islam, the Battle of Manzikert, and the onslaught of the Crusaders who would bring about the empire's end. Watts shows that the source of Rome's enduring strength was the diverse range of people who all called themselves Romans. This is the Rome of Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, and Constantine, but also Charlemagne, Justinian, and Manuel Comnenus--and countless other men and women who together made it the most resilient state the world has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn expansive, eye-opening portrait, \u003ci\u003eThe Romans\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive history of Rome and its citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward J. Watts \u003c\/b\u003eholds the Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego. The author and editor of several prize-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eMortal Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Carlsbad, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.4 x 9.3 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444317057206,"sku":"9781541619814","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/913B44E7-F17C-48D1-B107-6A4DDA8808B0.jpg?v=1782325482"},{"product_id":"henry-v-the-astonishing-triumph-of-englands-greatest-warrior-king-hardcover","title":"Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ambitious... With meticulous research and in lively style, Jones presents us with the man beyond the Shakespeare character.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The best biography yet of England's greatest king.\"--Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Romanovs\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author returns with a biography examining the dramatic life and unparalleled leadership of England's greatest medieval king\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months and died at the age of just thirty-five, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt, he is remembered as the acme of kingship, a model to be closely imitated by his successors. William Shakespeare deployed Henry V as a study in youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship. For one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, \"the greatest man who ever ruled England.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Dan Jones, Henry V is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down. He was a hardened, sometimes brutal warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family, but he always seemed to triumph when it mattered. As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions, and secured England's borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more. Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHenry V is a historical titan whose legacy has become a complicated one. To understand the man behind the legend, Jones first examines Henry's years of apprenticeship, when he saw the downfall of one king and the turbulent reign of another. Upon his accession in 1413, he had already been politically and militarily active for years, and his extraordinary achievements as king would come shortly after, earning him an unparalleled historical reputation. Writing with his characteristic wit and style, Jones delivers a thrilling and unmissable life of England's greatest king.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Jones is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones, Crusaders, The Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagna Carta\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the Essex Dogs trilogy of novels. He is the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eThis is History: A Dynasty to Die For\u003c\/i\u003e and has produced, written, and presented dozens of TV shows, including the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.1 x 8.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444336423094,"sku":"9780593652732","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/F593729A-D8E8-45F9-A672-076C2CFE7D91.jpg?v=1783031988"},{"product_id":"the-protestant-reformation-revised-edition-paperback","title":"The Protestant Reformation: Revised Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHans J. Hillerbrand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally published more than forty years ago, this important collection--now revised and updated--brings together the works and writings of the revolutionary minds behind the Protestant Reformation and remains a major resource for teachers, students, and history buffs alike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the decades, modern scholarship has shed new light on this tumultuous period, raising probing questions and providing new connections that have radically changed our understanding and outlook. With this updated edition of this essential work--now including texts written by women as well as entries dealing with popular religion--modern viewpoints are cogently addressed, while the scholarly integrity that has made this book a revered classic has been scrupulously maintained. Throughout, Hans J. Hillerbrand's basic assumption remains consistent: religion--no matter how dependent on societal forces--must be seen as the pivotal element in the story of the sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published more than forty years ago, this important collection brings together the works and writings of the revolutionary minds behind the Protestant Reformation--and it remains a major resource for teachers, students, and history buffs alike. Over the decades, however, modern scholarship has shed new light on this tumultuous period, raising probing questions and providing new connections that have radically changed our understanding and outlook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this newly revised and updated edition of this essential work--now including texts written by women as well as entries dealing with popular religion--modern viewpoints are cogently addressed, while the scholarly integrity that has made this book a revered classic has been scrupulously maintained. Throughout, Hans J. Hillerbrand's basic assumption remains consistent: religion--no matter how dependent on societal forces--must be seen as the pivotal element in the story of the sixteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444360474806,"sku":"9780061148477","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/zUVBCVu7wK9780061148477.webp?v=1781180915"},{"product_id":"the-templars-the-rise-and-spectacular-fall-of-gods-holy-warriors-paperback","title":"The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn instant\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, from the author of \u003ci\u003eCrusaders\u003c\/i\u003e, that finally tells the real story of the Knights Templar--\"Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Year) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA faltering war in the middle east. A band of elite warriors determined to fight to the death to protect Christianity's holiest sites. A global financial network unaccountable to any government. A sinister plot founded on a web of lies...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1119, a small band of knights seeking a purpose in the violent aftermath of the First Crusade set up a new religious order in Jerusalem, which was now in Christian hands. These were the first Knights Templar, elite warriors who swore vows of poverty and chastity and promised to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. Over the next 200 years, the Templars would become the most powerful network of the medieval world, speerheading the crusades, pionerring new forms of finance and warfare and deciding the fate of kings. Then, on October 13, 1307, hundreds of brothers were arrested, imprisoned and tortured and the order was disbanded among lurid accusations of sexual misconduct and heresy. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state? Dan Jones goes back to the sources to bring their dramatic tale, so relevant to our own times, to life in a book that is at once authoritative and compulsively readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagna Carta\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote and presented the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles\u003c\/i\u003e and appeared alongside George R.R. Martin in the official HBO film exploring the real history behind \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the historical consultant to \u003ci\u003eKnightfall\u003c\/i\u003e, an A\u0026amp;E drama on the legend of the Templars produced by Jeremy Renner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444603678902,"sku":"9780143108962","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/30DE7A92-129A-4955-9731-F1EF92D612CC.jpg?v=1781748166"},{"product_id":"magna-carta-the-birth-of-liberty-paperback","title":"Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Dan Jones has an enviable gift for telling a dramatic story while at the same time inviting us to consider serious topics like liberty and the seeds of representative government.\" --Antonia Fraser\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets, \u003c\/i\u003e a lively, action-packed history of how the Magna Carta came to be\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eby the author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Magna Carta is revered around the world as the founding document of Western liberty. Its principles--even its language--can be found in our Bill of Rights and in the Constitution. But what was this strange document and how did it gain such legendary status? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Jones takes us back to the turbulent year of 1215, when, beset by foreign crises and cornered by a growing domestic rebellion, King John reluctantly agreed to fix his seal to a document that would change the course of history. At the time of its creation the Magna Carta was just a peace treaty drafted by a group of rebel barons who were tired of the king's high taxes, arbitrary justice, and endless foreign wars. The fragile peace it established would last only two months, but its principles have reverberated over the centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJones's riveting narrative follows the story of the Magna Carta's creation, its failure, and the war that subsequently engulfed England, and charts the high points in its unexpected afterlife. Reissued by King John's successors it protected the Church, banned unlawful imprisonment, and set limits to the exercise of royal power. It established the principle that taxation must be tied to representation and paved the way for the creation of Parliament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1776 American patriots, inspired by that long-ago defiance, dared to pick up arms against another English king and to demand even more far-reaching rights. We think of the Declaration of Independence as our founding document but those who drafted it had their eye on the Magna Carta.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queen Who Made England\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 international bestseller and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and \u003ci\u003eWars of the Roses, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich charts the story of the fall of the Plantagenet dynasty and the improbable rise of the Tudors. He writes and presents the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles\u003c\/i\u003e and appeared alongside George R.R. Martin in the official HBO film exploring the real history behind \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. He was closely involved in the British Library's landmark unification of the four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta to mark the charter's eight hundredth anniversary. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSummer of Blood: England's First Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and is currently working on a history of the Knights Templar due out in September 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444697034934,"sku":"9780143108955","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/jNe4FdHUl59780143108955.webp?v=1781188153"},{"product_id":"the-new-roman-empire-a-history-of-byzantium-hardcover","title":"The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Kaldellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, has been revolutionized by new approaches and more sophisticated models for how its society and state operated. No longer looked upon as a pale facsimile of classical Rome, Byzantium is now considered a vigorous state of its own, inheritor of many of Rome's features, and a vital node in the first truly globalized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Roman Empire\u003c\/em\u003e is the first full, single-author history of the eastern Roman empire to appear in over a generation. Covering political and military history as well as all the major changes in religion, society, demography, and economy, Anthony Kaldellis's volume is divided into ten chronological sections which begin with the foundation of Constantinople in 324 AD and end with the fall of the empire to the Ottoman Turks in the fifteenth century. The book incorporates new findings, explains recent interpretive models, and presents well-known historical characters and events in a new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Kaldellis \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago. His previous books include \u003cem\u003eA Cabinet of Byzantine Curiosities\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eStreams of Gold, Rivers of Blood; Romanland\u003c\/em\u003e, and, as translator and editor, Prokopios' \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e. In 2019, he began hosting the podcast \"Byzantium \u0026amp; Friends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1160\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.8 x 9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444697166006,"sku":"9780197549322","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/F9CACDDC-BD5D-4C34-B911-BEA1AA0D87B0.jpg?v=1782923495"},{"product_id":"deng-xiaoping-and-the-transformation-of-china-paperback","title":"Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEzra F. Vogel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Lionel Gelber Prize\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eBloomberg News\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year An \u003ci\u003eEsquire China\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year A \u003ci\u003eGates Notes\u003c\/i\u003e Top Read of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerhaps no one in the twentieth century had a greater long-term impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. And no scholar of contemporary East Asian history and culture is better qualified than Ezra Vogel to disentangle the many contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China's boldest strategist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce described by Mao Zedong as a \"needle inside a ball of cotton,\" Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late twentieth century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the economic and social policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization and technology, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions of his countrymen out of poverty. Yet at the same time he answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in June 1989 at Tiananmen Square. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeng's youthful commitment to the Communist Party was cemented in Paris in the early 1920s, among a group of Chinese student-workers that also included Zhou Enlai. Deng returned home in 1927 to join the Chinese Revolution on the ground floor. In the fifty years of his tumultuous rise to power, he endured accusations, purges, and even exile before becoming China's preeminent leader from 1978 to 1989 and again in 1992. When he reached the top, Deng saw an opportunity to creatively destroy much of the economic system he had helped build for five decades as a loyal follower of Mao--and he did not hesitate.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 928\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e PROSE (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44444697460918,"sku":"9780674725867","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/OM-4oFVKhE9780674725867.webp?v=1781216957"},{"product_id":"on-xi-jinping-how-xis-marxist-nationalism-is-shaping-china-and-the-world-hardcover","title":"On XI Jinping: How XI's Marxist Nationalism Is Shaping China and the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Rudd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn authoritative account of Xi Jinping's worldview and how it drives Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his new book, \u003cem\u003eOn Xi Jinping\u003c\/em\u003e, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides an authoritative account of the ideological worldview driving Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage--that of President Xi Jinping, who now hold near-total control over the Chinese Communist Party and is now, in effect, president-for-life. Rudd argues that Xi's worldview differs significantly from those of the leaders who preceded him, and that this ideological shift is reflected in the real world of Chinese policy and behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on China's domestic politics, political economy, and foreign policy, Rudd characterises Xi Jinping's ideological framing of the world as \"Marxist-Leninist nationalism.\" According to Rudd, Xi's notion of Leninism has taken the party and Chinese politics further to the left in comparison to his predecessors. Also, his Marxism has also taken Chinese economic thinking to the left-in a more decisively more statist direction and away from the historical dynamism of the private sector. However, Chinese nationalism under Xi has moved further to the right- towards a much, harder-edged, foreign policy vision of China and a new determination to change the international status quo. Xi's worldview is an integrated one, where his national ideological vision for China's future is ultimately inseparable from his view on China's position in the region and the world. These changes in worldview are also reflected in Xi's broader rehabilitation of the concept of \"struggle\" as a legitimate concept for the conduct of both Chinese domestic and foreign policy--a struggle that need not necessarily always be peaceful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinally, Xi's ideological worldview also exhibits a new level of nationalist self-confidence about China's future--derived from China's historical and civilizational strengths but reinforced by his Marxist-Leninist concept of historical determinism and the belief that the tides of history are now on firmly China's side. A powerful analysis of the worldview of arguably the most consequential world leader of our era, this will be essential reading for anyone interested in how Xi is transforming both China and the international order, and, most importantly, why?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Rudd \u003c\/strong\u003eis former Prime Minister and former Foreign Minister of Australia. He is also former President of the Asia Society and the current Australian Ambassador to the United States. He has a PhD in politics from Oxford University and is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Avoidable War \u003c\/em\u003e(2022), among other books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 9.48 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44447936184502,"sku":"9780197766033","price":46.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/6DAD213D-58F3-416D-AC83-27660B66D441.jpg?v=1783040164"},{"product_id":"alexander-the-great-paperback","title":"Alexander the Great - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and tactics, from Hannibal to Napoleon, with countless more in between. He flashed across the sky of history like a comet, glowing brightly and burning out quickly: crowned at age nineteen, dead by thirty-two. He established the greatest empire of the ancient world; Greek coins and statues are found as far east as Afghanistan. Our interest in him has never faded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind that would serve him well when he faced formidable obstacles during his military campaigns. Shortly after taking command of the army, he launched an invasion of the Persian empire, and continued his conquests as far south as the deserts of Egypt and as far east as the mountains of present-day Pakistan and the plains of India. Alexander spent nearly all his adult life away from his homeland, and he and his men helped spread the Greek language throughout western Asia, where it would become the lingua franca of the ancient world. Within a short time after Alexander's death in Baghdad, his empire began to fracture. Best known among his successors are the Ptolemies of Egypt, whose empire lasted until Cleopatra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his lively and authoritative biography of Alexander, classical scholar and historian Philip Freeman describes Alexander's astonishing achievements and provides insight into the mercurial character of the great conqueror. Alexander could be petty and magnanimous, cruel and merciful, impulsive and farsighted. Above all, he was ferociously, intensely competitive and could not tolerate losing--which he rarely did. As Freeman explains, without Alexander, the influence of Greece on the ancient world would surely not have been as great as it was, even if his motivation was not to spread Greek culture for beneficial purposes but instead to unify his empire. Only a handful of people have influenced history as Alexander did, which is why he continues to fascinate us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Freeman is the Fletcher Jones Chair of Western Culture at Pepperdine University and was formerly professor of classics at Luther College and Washington University. He earned the first joint PhD in classics and Celtic studies from Harvard University, and has been a visiting scholar at the Harvard Divinity School, the American Academy in Rome, the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, and the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e St. Patrick of Ireland, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOh My Gods\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit him at PhilipFreemanBooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44462211924150,"sku":"9781416592815","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-06-30T121254.026.jpg?v=1782839600"},{"product_id":"the-gulag-archipelago-volume-1-an-experiment-in-literary-investigation-paperback","title":"The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 1]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20\u003csup\u003eTH\u003c\/sup\u003e CENTURY.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVolume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, this foundational work of Soviet history is Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police and political repression that haunted Soviet society. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.\" --George F. Kennan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is impossible to name a book that had a greater effect on the political and moral consciousness of the late twentieth century.\" --David Remnick, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Solzhenitsyn's masterpiece. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Gulag Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e helped create the world we live in today.\" --Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGulag: A History\u003c\/i\u003e, from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolzhenitsyn's \"experiment in literary investigation\" stands as a towering monument in 20th-century history, offering:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA First-Hand Gulag Memoir: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Solzhenitsyn's own story, from his shocking arrest as a decorated Red Army captain to his brutal interrogation at the hands of the Soviet secret police.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDefinitive Soviet History: \u003c\/b\u003e Based on the testimony of 227 witnesses, this work uncovers the true origins of the concentration camp system, arguing it was essential to the state not just under Stalin, but from the first days of Lenin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Bureaucracy of Terror: \u003c\/b\u003e Journey into the \"almost invisible country\" of the Gulag, a continent of prisons and camps woven into the fabric of Soviet society and administered by an ever-present secret police.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn Enduring Literary Masterpiece: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the book hailed as the \"greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times,\" a work that forever altered the world's moral consciousness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's chilling report of his arrest and interrogation, which exposed to the world the vast bureaucracy of secret police that haunted Soviet society\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44516342825142,"sku":"9780061253713","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/DB40C6AB-6E93-48F3-B62A-8C06D4424E82.jpg?v=1781748641"},{"product_id":"the-gulag-archipelago-volume-2-an-experiment-in-literary-investigation-paperback","title":"The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 2]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20\u003csup\u003eTH\u003c\/sup\u003e CENTURY.\" --\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVolume 2 of the Nobel Prize-winner's towering masterpiece: the story of Solzhenitsyn's entrance into the Soviet prison camps, where he would remain for nearly a decade. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.\" --George F. Kennan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is impossible to name a book that had a greater effect on the political and moral consciousness of the late twentieth century.\" --David Remnick, \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Solzhenitsyn's masterpiece. . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Gulag Archipelago\u003c\/em\u003e helped create the world we live in today.\" --Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eGulag: A History\u003c\/em\u003e, from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 of the gripping epic masterpiece, The story of Solzhenitsyn's entrance into the Soviet prison camps, where he would remain for Nearly a decade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Time magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 of the gripping epic masterpiece, The story of Solzhenitsyn's entrance into the Soviet prison camps, where he would remain for Nearly a decade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 752\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44516358684854,"sku":"9780061253720","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/114A8E2B-CBC8-4ED1-B240-4E801C8B538C.jpg?v=1781988043"},{"product_id":"the-gulag-archipelago-volume-3-an-experiment-in-literary-investigation-paperback","title":"The Gulag Archipelago [Volume 3]: An Experiment in Literary Investigation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20\u003csup\u003eTH\u003c\/sup\u003e CENTURY.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner's towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The greatest and most powerful single indictment of a political regime ever leveled in modern times.\" --George F. Kennan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is impossible to name a book that had a greater effect on the political and moral consciousness of the late twentieth century.\" --David Remnick, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Solzhenitsyn's masterpiece. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Gulag Archipelago\u003c\/i\u003e helped create the world we live in today.\" --Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGulag: A History\u003c\/i\u003e, from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does one survive--and resist--the unimaginable?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTotalitarianism Exposed: \u003c\/b\u003e A firsthand account of the Gulag system, offering a powerful and unflinching indictment of the Soviet political regime.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eResistance from Within: \u003c\/b\u003e A moving narrative of the rebellions, uprisings, and quiet acts of defiance that occurred inside the brutal labor camps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Dissident's Journey: \u003c\/b\u003e The deeply personal story of Solzhenitsyn's own release and exile after eight years of imprisonment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDefinitive Historical Account: \u003c\/b\u003e The culminating volume of a work that shaped the moral consciousness of the late twentieth century, presented with a new foreword by historian Anne Applebaum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 3 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e--Time magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 3 of the gripping epic masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44516361535670,"sku":"9780061253737","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/D470F008-0733-4084-BE87-97F1DB6BE0B0.jpg?v=1781748425"},{"product_id":"the-plantagenets-the-warrior-kings-and-queens-who-made-england-paperback","title":"The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, from the author of \u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e, that tells the story of Britain's greatest and worst dynasty--\"a real-life \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first Plantagenet kings inherited a blood-soaked realm from the Normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic narrative history of courage, treachery, ambition, and deception, Dan Jones resurrects the unruly royal dynasty that preceded the Tudors. They produced England's best and worst kings: Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; their son Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and his conniving brother King John, who was forced to grant his people new rights under the Magna Carta, the basis for our own bill of rights. Combining the latest academic research with a gift for storytelling, Jones vividly recreates the great battles of Bannockburn, Crécy, and Sluys and reveals how the maligned kings Edward II and Richard II met their downfalls. This is the era of chivalry and the Black Death, the Knights Templar, the founding of parliament, and the Hundred Years' War, when England's national identity was forged by the sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queen Who Made England\u003c\/i\u003e, a #1 international bestseller and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, and \u003ci\u003eWars of the Roses, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich charts the story of the fall of the Plantagenet dynasty and the improbable rise of the Tudors. He writes and presents the popular Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMagna Carta: The Birth of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSummer of Blood: England's First Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and is working on a history of the Knights Templar due out in 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44926724079798,"sku":"9780143124924","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/3C93FCEA-88C8-4961-A097-0C8804AABD77.jpg?v=1782502302"},{"product_id":"powers-and-thrones-a-new-history-of-the-middle-ages-paperback","title":"Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-'new' present . . . All medieval history is here, beautifully narrated.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Wall Street Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A lively history . . . [Jones] has managed to touch every major topic. As each piece of the puzzle is placed into position, the modern world gradually comes into view . . . \u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e provides the reader with a framework for understanding a complicated subject, and it tells the story of an essential era of world history with skill and style.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author returns with an epic history of the medieval world--a rich and complicated reappraisal of an era whose legacy and lessons we are still living with today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the once-mighty city of Rome was sacked by barbarians in 410 and lay in ruins, it signaled the end of an era--and the beginning of a thousand years of profound transformation. In a gripping narrative bursting with big names--from St Augustine and Attila the Hun to the Prophet Muhammad and Eleanor of Aquitaine--Dan Jones charges through the history of the Middle Ages. \u003ci\u003ePowers and Throne\u003c\/i\u003es takes readers on a journey through an emerging Europe, the great capitals of late Antiquity, as well as the influential cities of the Islamic West, and culminates in the first European voyages to the Americas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe medieval world was forged by the big forces that still occupy us today: climate change, pandemic disease, mass migration, and technological revolutions. This was the time when the great European nationalities were formed; when the basic Western systems of law and governance were codified; when the Christian Churches matured as both powerful institutions and the regulators of Western public morality; and when art, architecture, philosophical inquiry and scientific invention went through periods of massive, revolutionary change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe West was rebuilt on the ruins of an empire and emerged from a state of crisis and collapse to dominate the world. Every sphere of human life and activity was transformed in the thousand years covered by \u003ci\u003ePowers and Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. As we face a critical turning point in our own millennium, Dan Jones shows that how we got here matters more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCrusaders, The Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMagna Carta\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote and presented the popular Netflix series \u003ci\u003eSecrets of Great British Castles, \u003c\/i\u003e and has an exclusive deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce and develop historical TV series, including adaptations of his books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 656\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.43 x 8.51 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44927653445814,"sku":"9781984880895","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/CB0F1490-A102-4DF3-BD3F-16ED0D314EDE.jpg?v=1782501813"},{"product_id":"sword-and-scimitar-fourteen-centuries-of-war-between-islam-and-the-west-hardcover","title":"Sword and Scimitar: Fourteen Centuries of War Between Islam and the West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Ibrahim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor Davis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West, shedding a revealing light on current hostilities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe West and Islam--the sword and scimitar--have clashed since the mid-seventh century, when, according to Muslim tradition, the Roman emperor rejected Prophet Muhammad's order to abandon Christianity and convert to Islam, unleashing a centuries-long jihad on Christendom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the decisive battles that arose from this ages-old Islamic jihad, beginning with the first major Islamic attack on Christian territory in 636, through the Muslim occupation of nearly three-quarters of Christendom (prompting the Crusades), followed by renewed Muslim conquests by Turks and Tatars, and the European colonization of the Muslim world in the 1800s, when Islam largely went on the retreat--until its reemergence in recent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing original sources in Arabic and Greek, preeminent historian Raymond Ibrahim describes each battle in vivid detail and explains how these wars and the larger historical currents of the age reflect the cultural fault lines between Islam and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe majority of these landmark encounters--including the battles of Yarmuk, Tours, Manzikert, the sieges at Constantinople and Vienna, and the crusades in Syria and Spain--are now forgotten or considered inconsequential. Yet today, as the West faces a resurgence of this enduring Islamic jihad, \u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar\u003c\/i\u003e provides the needed historical context to understand the current relationship between the West and the Islamic world, and why the Islamic State is merely the latest chapter of an old history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Ibrahim\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of the Middle East and Islam and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Al Qaeda Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrucified Again\u003c\/i\u003e. He has contributed to the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWeekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e; appeared on C-SPAN, Al-Jazeera, CNN, NPR, and PBS; guest lectured at several universities, including the National Intelligence University; briefed governmental agencies such as US Strategic Command; and testified before Congress. Ibrahim has been a fellow at several think tanks, including the Hoover Institution, and has attended the Middle East Forum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44930501017782,"sku":"9780306825552","price":39.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-06-24T172131.340.jpg?v=1782339706"},{"product_id":"the-two-swords-of-christ-five-centuries-of-war-between-islam-and-the-warrior-monks-of-christendom-hardcover","title":"The Two Swords of Christ: Five Centuries of War Between Islam and the Warrior Monks of Christendom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Ibrahim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs Seen On Bannon's War Room and Real America's Voice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive account of the warrior-monks who stood as Christendom's shield against centuries of relentless Islamic aggression and a superlative example of Muscular Christianity for an era marred by effete and effeminized forms of the faith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this magisterial history, Raymond Ibrahim chronicles the long and brutal conflict between Islam and the West through the eyes and lives of Christendom's original commando forces: the knights of the Temple and Hospital. These warrior monks, whose unprecedented fusion of piety and militancy remains unmatched to this day, played a pivotal--though overlooked if not suppressed--role in defending Christian civilization against the onslaught of Islamic forces during the Crusades and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an exhaustive study of primary sources, and infused with his signature blend of rigorous scholarship and compelling storytelling, Ibrahim's groundbreaking work far transcends the typical constraints of modern academic retellings, debunks widely held myths (such as the persistent claim that the Templars evolved into the Freemasons), and uncovers the theological foundation that gave rise to and provided justification for these military orders. In line with Christ's now ignored directive that \"two swords\" are \"enough\" (Luke 22:38), these two brotherhoods wielded both spiritual and martial power to safeguard the faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: \u003c\/b\u003e Brimming with epic battles, stunning heroism, and self-sacrificial martyrdom against the savage hordes of Islam, \u003ci\u003eThe Two Swords of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e--the third installment of Ibrahim's trilogy (following \u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDefenders of the West\u003c\/i\u003e)--stands as his fiercest and most violent narrative to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over twenty years, Raymond Ibrahim has been a leading authority in the study and publication of Islamic history and doctrine. Before being \"canceled\" for his candor, he made regular appearances on major networks such as CNN, NPR, PBS, C-SPAN, and Al-Jazeera, and his work was featured in prominent publications like \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJane's Islamic Affairs Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA former Arabic linguist at the Library of Congress, Ibrahim has also been a guest lecturer at numerous prestigious institutions--such as the National Defense Intelligence College and the U.S. Army War College--and has testified before Congress and spoken at various international forums. With over two thousand articles and essays to his name, his other books include \u003ci\u003eDefenders of the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eCrucified Again\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Al-Qaeda Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Yarmuk\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.66 x 9.03 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931197698230,"sku":"9798888457238","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/1F7A3409-75E7-49D4-8627-52188FAEEFC9.jpg?v=1782339277"},{"product_id":"defenders-of-the-west-the-christian-heroes-who-stood-against-islam-hardcover","title":"Defenders of the West: The Christian Heroes Who Stood Against Islam - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Ibrahim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor Davis Hanson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA riveting account of the lives and epic battles of eight Western defenders against violent Islamic jihad that sheds much-needed light on the enduring conflict with radical Islam.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDefenders of the West\u003c\/i\u003e, the author of \u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar\u003c\/i\u003e follows up with vivid and dramatic profiles of eight extraordinary warriors--some saints, some sinners--who defended the Christian West against Islamic invasions. Discover the real Count Dracula\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Spain's El Cid, England's Richard Lionheart, and many other historical figures, whose true and original claim to fame revolved around their defiant stance against jihadist aggression. \u003ci\u003eDefenders of the West\u003c\/i\u003e is an instructive and inspiring read. Whereas \u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar\u003c\/i\u003e revolved around decisive battles, \u003ci\u003eDefenders of the West\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around decisive \u003ci\u003emen\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor over twenty years, Raymond Ibrahim has been a leading authority in the study and publication of Islamic history and doctrine. Before being \"canceled\" for his candor, he made regular appearances on major networks such as CNN, NPR, PBS, C-SPAN, and Al-Jazeera, and his work was featured in prominent publications like \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJane's Islamic Affairs Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMiddle East Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA former Arabic linguist at the Library of Congress, Ibrahim has also been a guest lecturer at numerous prestigious institutions--such as the National Defense Intelligence College and the U.S. Army War College--and has testified before Congress and spoken at various international forums. With over two thousand articles and essays to his name, his other books include \u003ci\u003eDefenders of the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), \u003ci\u003eSword and Scimitar\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eCrucified Again\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Al-Qaeda Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Yarmuk\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931197763766,"sku":"9781642938203","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/26BF04BD-2D4C-468A-84AF-3594B84C544A.jpg?v=1783694526"},{"product_id":"the-bolsheviks-come-to-power-the-revolution-of-1917-in-petrograd-paperback","title":"The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Rabinowitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic work depicting the early months of the Russian Revolution, featuring a new introduction for the revolution's centenary. During the months following the collapse of the tsarist regime in war-torn Russia, the Bolshevik Party emerged from obscurity to overthrow the Provisional Government and establish the world's first communist government. In this absorbing narrative, Alexander Rabinowitch refutes the Soviet myth that the party's triumph in the October Revolution was inevitable. Exploring the changing situation and aspirations of workers, soldiers, and Baltic fleet sailors in Petrograd, Rabinowitch's classic account reveals the critical link between the party's revolutionary tactics and the Petrograd masses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Rabinowitch\u003c\/b\u003e is is an affiliated research scholar at St. Petersburg Institute of History, Russian Academy of Sciences, and professor of history at Indiana University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePrelude to Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bolsheviks in Power\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 456\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44938773201078,"sku":"9781608467938","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/301B7B34-B8B4-4420-9C30-DCE8994B0CDB.jpg?v=1782826568"},{"product_id":"waterloo-napoleons-last-gamble-paperback","title":"Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Jardine\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAmanda Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exciting retelling of one of the moments that shook the world - Waterloo, one of the truly decisive battles of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 'Waterloo', Roberts provides not only a fizzing account of one of the most significant forty-eight hour periods of all time, but also a startling interrogation into the methodology of history - is it possible to create an accurate picture from a single standpoint? What we can say for certain about the battle is that it ended forever one of the great personal epics. The career of Napoleon was brought to a shuddering halt on the evening of 18 June 1815. Interwoven in the clear-cut narrative are exciting revelations brought to light by recent research: accident rather than design led to the crucial cavalry debacle that lost the battle. Amongst the all-too-human explanation for the blunder that cost Napoleon his throne, Roberts sets the political, strategic and historical scene, and finally shows why Waterloo was such an important historical punctuation mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe generation after Waterloo saw the birth of the modern era: ghastly as the carnage here was, henceforth the wars of the future were fought with infinitely more ghastly methods of trenches, machine-guns, directed starvation, concentration camps, and aerial bombardment. By the time of the Great War, chivalry was utterly dead. The honour of bright uniform and tangible spirit of élan met their final dance at Waterloo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrew Roberts took a first in modern history from Gonville \u0026amp; Caius College, Cambridge. He is a fellow of the Institute of Napoleonic Studies and has lectured on Napoleon in America, Canada and Britain. Along with Colonel John Hughes-Wilson of the Corps of Battlefield Guides, he conducts annual tours to Waterloo under the auspices of Tours with Experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44939345789110,"sku":"9780007190768","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/3211ECE2-B9F2-4492-9C32-115A34E97DEA.jpg?v=1782923702"},{"product_id":"when-israel-is-king-paperback","title":"When Israel is King - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerome Tharaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Tharaud\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEurope in the twentieth century was a continent of tumult, revolutions, and war. \u003cem\u003eWhen Israel Is King\u003c\/em\u003e focuses in on the events that took place in Hungary in the early part of the century, recounting a swirl of underhanded dealings and political murders as the fortunes of different actors and interests rose and fell, and draws particular attention to one pernicious influence and its role in the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe factions of Count Tisza, the Kaiser, and even the Soviet Union all made Hungary their contesting ground, a convenient proxy for larger struggles. Above all, however, this narrative brings out the pivotal role played by Israel-that is, the Jewish people and their collective interests. These interests are clearly identified in the Hungarian context, and demonstrated in their desire to bring revolutionary change to the country and create a new Jerusalem. The influence of Israel reaches its zenith with the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic led by Bela Kun, whose demise would bring an end to Israel's designs, at least for the time being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by French brothers and prolific authors Jerome and Jean Tharaud, this updated 1921 English translation of \u003cem\u003eWhen Israel Is King\u003c\/em\u003e is now being made widely available. Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to bring back this foundational work which tells the story of a small but brave land and its struggles, many of which echo ours today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990622007478,"sku":"9798892520072","price":43.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/4A4DE3EF-683C-4E43-9C88-7F1D9BACE86F.jpg?v=1785195295"},{"product_id":"jose-antonio-fascist-paperback","title":"José Antonio, Fascist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Luis Jerez Riesco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterwar Spain was a hotbed of political violence and intrigue, marked by the use of state power by liberals and socialists-in open collaboration with communists-in order to ruthlessly suppress right-wing factions. Disgusted by ineffective conservative resistance, a select number of right-wing intellectuals formed the \u003cem\u003eFalange Española \u003c\/em\u003e(Spanish Phalanx) to preserve the spirit of their nation. The Falangists offered a more populist, youth-oriented, and dynamic approach to politics, with the goal of motivating the people of Spain to action, and replacing the Republic with a form of government that would ennoble the Spanish character amid the stagnation of the postwar years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLead by the illustrious José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia (1903-1936), eldest son of former dictator General Primo de Rivera, the Falangists recognized that the situation required a different methodology than the reactionary impulses of the other conservative factions in Spain. Contained within is a detailed history the Falangist movement, including biographies of its leaders and descriptions of its ties to and interactions with other fascist movements in Europe. These primary sources, many of which are here translated into English for the first time, are invaluable to students of Spanish history, or those interested in populist movements of the interwar era. In \u003cem\u003eJosé Antonio, Fascist\u003c\/em\u003e, scholar Jose Luis Jerez Riesco demonstrates that Falangism, while inspired by, and complementary to, other contemporary movements like Italian Fascism and German National Socialism, nonetheless possessed a uniquely Spanish identity, including a strong Catholic influence as well as economic syndicalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of the era is presented in large part through a history of Falangist newspapers and other publications-many of which survived only in the author's private archives-giving the reader the feeling of following the movement as it developed in response to the extreme pressures placed upon it. Through these primary sources as presented by Jerez Riesco, the reader is able to see the Falange on its own terms and understand how it saw itself and its place in history. By tracing the history of Falangist newspapers, the reader can also see how the Falangists responded and adapted to suppression and censorship from the republican government of Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill is proud to make this work available in English for the first time, ensuring that the true history of the Falangist movement is made accessible to the general public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990641930422,"sku":"9781953730336","price":54.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-07-19T132438.151.jpg?v=1784485500"},{"product_id":"the-sixty-year-caucasian-war-paperback","title":"The Sixty Year Caucasian War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRostislav Fadeev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor sixty years, the armies of the tsar fought a multi-generational ethnic and religious war against the mountain peoples of the Caucasus, leaving a deep cultural impact on the participants and their descendants which resounds to this day. Translated into English for the first time, \u003cem\u003eThe Sixty-Year Caucasian War\u003c\/em\u003e is the seminal account of this tumultuous contest. Through the clear and experienced eyes of the 19th century chronicler Rostislav Fadeev, who was himself a distinguished multi-decade veteran of the war, this work provides a comprehensive analysis of the key players, battles, and political dynamics that shaped this decisive period in Russian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the appointment of Prince Baryatinsky to commander-in-chief of the Russian forces in 1856, the brutal and complex conflict seemed locked in a stalemate after decades of heroic resistance by the Caucasian tribes. In just three years' time, Baryatinsky was able to break the spine of Caucasian resistance, kill or capture its leadership, and subdue the entirety of the eastern Caucasus. This pivotal work bears witness to the courage and martial prowess of both the Caucasians and their Russian conquerors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill Publishing is proud to present\u003cem\u003e The Sixty-Year Caucasian War\u003c\/em\u003e as a must-read for anyone interested in the intricacies of 19th century warfare, the nature of ethnic and religious struggle, and the enduring legacy of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990642815158,"sku":"9798892520188","price":43.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/332E4776-D792-4A2C-8F8F-E649079FACE2.jpg?v=1782961458"},{"product_id":"jose-antonio-primo-de-rivera-anthology-of-speeches-and-quotes-paperback","title":"José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Anthology of Speeches and Quotes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Antonio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJosé Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, 1st Duke of Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquess of Estella, was a Spanish lawyer, parliamentarian, and martyr. Son of the General Miguel Primo de Rivera, the dictator of Spain from 1923-1930, Rivera founded the \u003cem\u003eFalange Española\u003c\/em\u003e - the Spanish Phalanx - in 1933. The Falange grew slowly at first, winning just .7% of the vote in the 1936 February elections, but swelled in numbers as the tyranny and violence in the Second Spanish Republic grew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupporters of the Popular Front, the governing party at the time, waged an open campaign of violence against Spanish nationalists highlighted by the imprisonment, show-trial, and execution of José Antonio in November 1936. Subsequently, the Falange joined the insurrection against the Republic, and ascended to prominence among the Nationalist ranks. José Antonio's Falange would later merge with other right-wing parties to form the \u003cem\u003eFalange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS\u003c\/em\u003e, Spain's pan-nationalist party which would go on to hold power, under Francisco Franco, for nearly four decades. José Antonio himself was posthumously known as El Ausente (The Absent One) and became a revered figure among the Spanish right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published by \u003cem\u003eEdiciones Prensa Del Movimiento Madrid\u003c\/em\u003e in 1950, a publishing house owned by the Falange, this English-language anthology of José Antonio's speeches and quotations has been out of print since the publishing house was dissolved by the Spanish state in 1984. Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to preserve this monumental work in print form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990644650166,"sku":"9781956887372","price":38.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/D127C254-6187-48D1-B1FA-40B0FAB4A0A5.jpg?v=1781285630"},{"product_id":"the-burning-bush-paperback","title":"The Burning Bush - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElias Simojoki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLauri Elias Simojoki (1899-1940) was a Finnish soldier, parliamentarian, Lutheran priest, far right organizer, and leader of an attempted coup in Estonia. As a young man, he served in the Finnish War of Independence in 1918 and fought as a guerrilla fighter in Karelia in 1919. Later, he studied theology at the University of Helsinki and was an essential part of the formation of the youth nationalist organization the Academic Karelia Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrdained as a Lutheran minister in 1925, in 1933 he joined the Finnish parliament and took command of the \u003cem\u003eSinimustat\u003c\/em\u003e, the youth wing of the Patriotic People's Movement, inspired by and modeled on similar movements in Germany and Italy. Although the \u003cem\u003eSinimustat \u003c\/em\u003ewas disbanded a mere three years later due to its involvement in an attempted coup in Estonia, Simojoki remained a Member of Parliament and went on to found the Finnish \u003cem\u003eMustapaidat \u003c\/em\u003e(Blackshirts) in 1937. He enlisted as a military chaplain at the outbreak of the Winter War and lost his life to Soviet gunfire while performing a mercy killing to a wounded horse on the battlefield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Burning Bush (Palava Pensas)\u003c\/em\u003e is a selection of Simojoki's patriotic and political speeches compiled by his comrade Vilho Helanen in 1942. It is in these speeches that Simojoki's commitment to, and love for, Greater Finland stands out above all else. It is for Greater Finland that Simojoki worked all his life, the grand dream for which in the end he sacrificed his life. These speeches, translated by Jarno Alander, are now being made available in English for the first time by Antelope Hill Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990644715702,"sku":"9781956887297","price":43.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/D8C7F8A1-890C-4539-953B-B03DD5FC88B2.jpg?v=1783190801"},{"product_id":"solzhenitsyn-and-the-right-paperback","title":"Solzhenitsyn and the Right - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpencer J. Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"During my time in the camps, I had got to know the enemies of the human race quite well: they respect the big fist and nothing else; the harder you slug them, the safer you will be.\" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most famous anti-Communist dissidents, Russian-born Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was a war veteran, philosopher, historian, novelist, and political prisoner. At one time a firm believer in Marxist-Leninism, he fought for the Red Army in the Second World War until a private criticism of Joseph Stalin resulted in his arrest and eight-year imprisonment within the brutal Soviet gulag system. As he turned away from Communism and back to the Christian faith of his birth, his writings increasingly drew the ire of the Soviet authorities until his ultimate deportation in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn exile, Solzhenitsyn became disenchanted with the values upon which most modern Western nations were founded. Decrying their lack of spirituality and tradition as producing men with weak ties to God, their ancient soil, and to each other, he never ceased predicting the downfall of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a multitude of important political observations and experiences, Solzhenitsyn was a prolific writer whose works are intimidatingly long. His three-volume opus on the Soviet forced labor camps, \u003cem\u003eThe Gulag Archipelago\u003c\/em\u003e, approaches 2,000 pages. \u003cem\u003eTwo Hundred Years Together\u003c\/em\u003e, his two-part study of Jews in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, comes in at over 1,000 pages in the original Russian. The English translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Red Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e, his four-part cycle of historical fiction about the fall of Tsarist Russia, presently weighs in at over 3,000 pages. The restored edition of In the\u003cem\u003e First Circle\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel about gulag prisoners working for Stalin's state security apparatus, consists of more than 700 pages. Naturally Solzhenitsyn's own memoirs are suitably immense, with \u003cem\u003eThe Oak and the Calf\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Invisible Allies\u003c\/em\u003e, and the first two books of\u003cem\u003e Between Two Millstones\u003c\/em\u003e spilling out over 1,700 total pages. As a great service to modern dissidents, Spencer J. Quinn has distilled the ideas and observations from Solzhenitsyn's vast corpus into a slender volume which can be quickly consumed and learned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill Publishing is proud to present \u003cem\u003eSolzhenitsyn and the Right\u003c\/em\u003e, an original work in which Spencer J. Quinn has refined Solzhenitsyn's anti-Leftist, anti-progressive, and traditionalist political themes into nothing less than a metapolitical weapon against the enemies of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990654251190,"sku":"9781953730572","price":43.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/36239B6A-F20C-441E-B6B8-FCAD7A4A47F1.jpg?v=1781284034"},{"product_id":"testament-of-a-russian-fascist-hardcover","title":"Testament of a Russian Fascist - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKonstantin Rodzaevsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTestament of a Russian Fascist contains the collected writings of the obscure and fascinating figure of Konstantin Vladimirovich Rodzaevsky, the leader of the long extinct All-Russian Fascist Party. Born in 1907, Rodzevsky lived through a turbulent time, going through the Russian Revolution as an adolescent and escaping the USSR at the age of eighteen to Manchuria, nominally under Chinese control at the time. There, he and numerous other Russians lived in exile, watching with horror across the border at the transformation of their motherland under the Soviet Union. In his writings, Rodzaevsky offers a rare insight into the mindset and ideology of the Russian far-right during the interwar era and presents a historical account of what he sees as a force that destroyed Russia and, with the Russian people in chains, seeks to dominate the entire world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his personal experiences as well as historical events, Rodzaevsky traces the roots of the dark power that first took over the West and then Russia and explores the potential of a global fascist revolution. This book is not just a piece of journalism or even a political manifesto, but it also delves into the personal struggles and tragedies of Rodzaevsky's life and the Russian people, showcasing the complex motivations that drove him to embrace fascism as the future for his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill Publishing is proud to present Testament of a Russian Fascist translated for the first time into English. Relevant to this day, the obscure memory of Rodzaevsky sheds light on the complex and unique relationship between fascism and Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 568\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44990676140214,"sku":"9781956887600","price":78.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/56B02E4D-DA8D-4785-BC23-FF7CA635125A.jpg?v=1781314861"},{"product_id":"over-the-edge-of-the-world-magellans-terrifying-circumnavigation-of-the-globe-paperback","title":"Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Bergreen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A first-rate historical page turner.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan's historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFerdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe during the Age of Discovery was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in \u003ci\u003eOver the Edge of the World Updated Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of maritime history and discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow updated to include a new introduction commemorating the 500th anniversary of Magellan's voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis riveting work of narrative history reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFirst Circumnavigation: \u003c\/b\u003e The astonishing true story of the three-year, 60,000-mile odyssey that proved the world was round--a journey of mutiny, violence, and unbelievable hardship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Gripping True Adventure: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the sex, storms, and starvation that plagued the 260 sailors who set out from Spain, and the dark secrets of the handful of gaunt survivors who returned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Age of Sail: \u003c\/b\u003e Drawn from candid, firsthand accounts, this majestic tale brings the sixteenth-century world of discovery to life, changing history and navigation forever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistorical Biography: \u003c\/b\u003e A fascinating portrait of Ferdinand Magellan, the driven, visionary, and brutal captain who became a man without a country to complete his quest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1519, Ferdinand Magellan, armed with five ships and about 260 men, set sail from Spain in search of a water route to the West Indies. Despite suffering starvation, disease, torture, and death, they discovered the passageway known today as the Strait of Magellan. In the masterful telling of award-winning historian Laurence Bergreen, one of the most epic voyages of the age of exploration comes to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44997485265078,"sku":"9780062890481","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/91E6FEA0-A7A8-463E-B11E-05270EA481F2.jpg?v=1783558255"},{"product_id":"red-moon-the-soviet-conquest-of-space-paperback","title":"Red Moon: The Soviet Conquest of Space - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMassimo Capaccioli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is about the \"space race\", starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin. The conquest of space began as a by-product of an exquisitely military project, the rapid, and efficient delivery of explosives, conventional and then nuclear, over great distances into enemy territory. It happened at the turn of World War II, first with the V2s, the Wunderwaffen that von Braun had created for his Führer, and, after the surrender of Germany and Japan, with the intercontinental ballistic missiles that the Russians and Americans built to serve as cabs for atomic bombs. Restrained by the fear of nuclear holocaust, the two great powers that had momentarily divided the government of the world turned the risky muscular confrontation into an unusual race to climb the sky: a stage race with a conventional finish line marked by the human landing on the Moon. Under the constant guidance of Sergei Korolev, the mysterious \"chief designer\", the Soviets got off to a surprise start and stayed in the lead until almost the end, with the Sputniks, the orbital flights of Gagarin and Tereshkova, the first spacewalk, and the unmanned soft landings on the Moon and Venus, only to be caught up and overtaken by the Americans at the very edge. An adventure that lasted a total of twelve years, marked by brilliant and courageous men, by astute and far-sighted politicians, by patriotism and ambition, and, as always, regulated by luck, which profoundly affected our world and the design of its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is about the \"space race\", starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin. The conquest of space began as a by-product of an exquisitely military project, the rapid, and efficient delivery of explosives, conventional and then nuclear, over great distances into enemy territory. It happened at the turn of World War II, first with the V2s, the Wunderwaffen that von Braun had created for his Führer, and, after the surrender of Germany and Japan, with the intercontinental ballistic missiles that the Russians and Americans built to serve as cabs for atomic bombs. Restrained by the fear of nuclear holocaust, the two great powers that had momentarily divided the government of the world turned the risky muscular confrontation into an unusual race to climb the sky: a stage race with a conventional finish line marked by the human landing on the Moon. Under the constant guidance of Sergei Korolev, the mysterious \"chief designer\", the Soviets got off to a surprise start and stayed in the lead until almost the end, with the Sputniks, the orbital flights of Gagarin and Tereshkova, the first spacewalk, and the unmanned soft landings on the Moon and Venus, only to be caught up and overtaken by the Americans at the very edge. An adventure that lasted a total of twelve years, marked by brilliant and courageous men, by astute and far-sighted politicians, by patriotism and ambition, and, as always, regulated by luck, which profoundly affected our world and the design of its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMassimo Capaccioli, the formerly full professor of astronomy at the Universities of Padua and then Naples Federico II, is currently a professor emeritus. A student in Texas of Gérard de Vaucouleurs, he has worked mainly on the dynamics and evolution of stellar systems and observational cosmology, publishing more than 550 scientific papers in international journals and some university textbooks (including The foundations of Celestial Mechanics, Springer 2022, with E. Bannikova). The director of the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory in Naples from 1993 to 2005, he realized, in synergy with the European Southern Observatory, the VST telescope, specialized for astronomical surveys and operational since 2011 on Cerro Paranal in Chile. He chaired the Italian Astronomical Society for a decade and the National Society of Sciences, Letters and Arts in Naples and has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Astrophysics. He has been awarded four honorary degreesin foreign countries. A freelance journalist and a passionate popularizer, he has collaborated with various newspapers and the Italian television and also founded a scientific journal in Arabic. He is the author of several popularization books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45023439913142,"sku":"9783031547591","price":48.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/0942776E-C53F-44BC-9B7B-67C7B0D91844.jpg?v=1783002905"},{"product_id":"secret-agent-666-aleister-crowley-british-intelligence-and-the-occult-paperback","title":"Secret Agent 666: Aleister Crowley, British Intelligence and the Occult - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard B. Spence\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas Aleister Crowley a British spy? A documented\u003cbr\u003einvestigation into occultism, espionage, and twentieth-century intelligence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecret Agent 666\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e by historian Richard B. Spence examines the long-debated claim\u003cbr\u003ethat occultist Aleister Crowley operated as an intelligence asset during the\u003cbr\u003efirst half of the twentieth century. Known as a central figure in modern\u003cbr\u003eoccultism and a controversial cultural personality, Crowley has been the\u003cbr\u003esubject of numerous biographies--but few have focused on his possible\u003cbr\u003econnections to British intelligence services. Drawing on archival materials\u003cbr\u003efrom British, American, French, and Italian sources, Spence presents a detailed\u003cbr\u003eargument that Crowley's travels, associations, and public persona intersected\u003cbr\u003ewith intelligence operations during both world wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book situates Crowley within the wider context of\u003cbr\u003ewartime espionage, propaganda, and political intrigue, exploring alleged links\u003cbr\u003eto major historical events and intelligence efforts involving European and\u003cbr\u003einternational networks. Spence, a historian of intelligence and espionage, \u003cbr\u003eanalyzes how Crowley's notoriety may have functioned as both personal\u003cbr\u003emythmaking and potential cover, offering readers a documented look at the\u003cbr\u003eblurred boundaries between occult circles, political movements, and\u003cbr\u003eintelligence work in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart biography, part intelligence history, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecret Agent 666\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehas become a widely discussed title among readers of occult history, espionage\u003cbr\u003eresearch, and alternative historical investigation. It appeals to those\u003cbr\u003einterested in Aleister Crowley's life, wartime intelligence networks, and the\u003cbr\u003eintersection of esotericism and geopolitics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA key title for readers of espionage history, occult\u003cbr\u003estudies, and twentieth-century political intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8.93 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45082734330038,"sku":"9781932595338","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/2E22594F-49A1-4826-B4EF-E9CEDEE4CB13.jpg?v=1783364613"},{"product_id":"200-years-together-i-the-jews-before-the-revolution-paperback","title":"200 Years Together I: The Jews Before the Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksandr Solzhenitsyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the 'Jewish Problem' in Russia (and Russia only?) is above all else exceptionally rich. Talking about it means listening to new voices and passing them on to the reader. (In this book, the Jewish voices will be heard more often than those of the Russians.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the whirlwinds of the social climate force us towards the razor's edge. You can feel the weight of both sides, all the grievances and accusations, plausible as well as improbably, which grow as they go. \u003cbr\u003eThe purpose that guides me throughout this work on the life common the Russians and the Jews consists of looking for all the points necessary for a mutual understanding, all the possible voices which, once we get rid of the bitterness of the past, can lead us towards the future. \u003cbr\u003eLike all other people, like all of us, the Jewish people is at the same time an active and passive element of History; more than once they have accomplished, be it unconsciously, important works that History has offered them. The 'Jewish Problem' has been observed from diverse angles, but always with passion and often in self-delusion. Yet the events which have affected this or that people in the course of History have not always, far from, been determined by this one people, but by all those who surrounded it. \u003cbr\u003eAn attitude that is too passionately for one party or the other is humiliating to them. Nevertheless, there cannot be problems that man can't approach with reason. Speaking openly, amply, is more honest, and, in our case precise, speaking about it is essential. Alas, mutual wounds have piled up in popular memory. But if we look at the past, when will the memory heal? As long as popular opinion does not find a pen to shed light thereupon, it will stay a vague rumour, worse: menacing. \u003cbr\u003eWe cannot cut ourselves off from the past centuries permanently. Our world has shrunk, and, whatever are the dividing lines, we find ourselves neighbours again. For many years I have delayed writing this book; I would've been glad not to take this burden upon me, but the delays of my life have neared exhaustion, and here I am.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45085388964022,"sku":"9781805401889","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/531A417E-12EE-45A4-9C57-A28CC82D6393.jpg?v=1782973616"},{"product_id":"spain-1923-48-civil-war-and-world-war-paperback","title":"Spain 1923-48, Civil War and World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur F. Loveday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpain 1923-1948, Civil War \u0026amp; World War was originally published in England, 1948 to add context to the conduct of Spain under Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Arthur Loveday targeted the British political consciousness with the chief aim of helping Spain's entry into the post-war NATO Allied framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoveday depicts Franco as the unifying force behind a coalition of formerly left leaning Falangists and largely monarchist Requetes. According to Loveday, the Falange was gradually purged of its most ideological members during the World War. Spain is presented as having successfully distanced itself from the shadow of Fascism. Loveday's portrait of Franco's reactionary Spain appealed to Britain's desire for allies in the early years of what would become the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLoveday's work is a well-sourced and even-handed account of Spain's political and economic development in the early part of the 20th century. Spain 1923-1948, Civil War \u0026amp; World War is a necessary addition to the library of every scholar of mid-century European history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110834790582,"sku":"9781953730008","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/3FB5B4C3-69EC-4F92-AE8F-7076A66C599A.jpg?v=1783558181"},{"product_id":"the-charm-of-egypt-paperback","title":"The Charm of Egypt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFilippo Marinetti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilippo Tommaso Marinetti, born in Alexandria in the Khedivate of Egypt in 1876 to an Italian couple, came of age during the turn of the 20th Century. He witnessed the rapid advancement of industrial society, observed the struggles of Europe's Great Powers as a war reporter, and saw firsthand the cataclysmic events of the Great War while a soldier in the Italian army.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarinetti founded the Italian \"Futurist\" movement, which emphasized dynamism, speed, technology, youth, and violence, finding inspiration in the automobile, the airplane, and the industrial city, and aimed to liberate Italy from the weight of its past. Futurism's key figures were Marinetti himself, Umberto Boccioni, Carlo Carrà, Fortunato Depero, Gino Severini, Giacomo Balla, and Luigi Russolo. He would also gain some influence outside of Italy, notably with the Englishman Wyndham Lewis, whose \"Vorticist\" style drew heavily on Futurism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarinetti found the world of the Great Powers, tied down by their immense histories, to be suffocating and moribund: like an open-air museum. He loved above all else the world of action and fire, machine-guns, cannons, and ironclad vessels. On this shared love of action, he drew close to Mussolini's Fascists, though this relationship was often troubled by Marinetti's criticism of what he perceived to be Fascism's reactionary tendencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1933 as Il Fascino dell'Egitto, Marinetti's The Charm of Egypt is both a diary and an artistic rendering of his adventures among the Egyptian dunes. Marinetti paints the world as he saw it, through his unique Futurist perspective. His reflections on the land of his birth, and the changes wrought upon it by the forward march of technology, come together in this fascinating homage to that ancient and beautiful land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter nearly a century, Antelope Hill is proud to present \u003cem\u003eThe Charm of Egypt\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time to the English reader. We hope that this beautiful account by one of Europe's most radical thinkers and artists will become a timeless artifact to be studied and enjoyed by many future generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110835216566,"sku":"9781956887310","price":43.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/F08043DD-5C11-494C-A7BA-A5B476BB1F60.jpg?v=1781288232"},{"product_id":"the-autobiography-of-sir-gotz-von-berlichingen-paperback","title":"The Autobiography of Sir Götz von Berlichingen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGötz Von Berlichingen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGottfried \"Götz\" von Berlichingen, the Knight of the Iron Hand, was one of the last great medieval knights of history. Born in the year 1480, Götz came of age in an era of great change, both in his native German lands and the wider world. The Reformation would fundamentally change the landscape of political power in Europe, and the ensuing wars would tear the continent apart. Yet, for a time, Götz' world remained true to its feudal history, and Götz himself participated in many feuds and conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good friend and a terrible enemy, Götz recalls how he fought and struggled in the internal politics of Germany, which pitted princes and lords against one another over land, titles, and wealth. He crosses paths (and sometimes swords) with other famous knights, esteemed princes, and, on more than one occasion, with the Holy Roman Emperor himself. Campaigning with the Imperial army abroad in France, Switzerland, and Hungary, he often survived on nothing more than his wits and his prowess in battle. His legacy as a folk hero lived on long after his death, inspiring Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to write a play based on his life, and becoming the namesake of the 17th SS-Panzergrenadier-Division \"Götz von Berlichingen\" in the Second World War. Before his death Götz von Berlichingen wrote down his unique story in an autobiographical account of one of Europe's most notable medieval knights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the original 1567 manuscript, Antelope Hill is proud to present The Autobiography of Sir Götz von Berlichingen, available for the first time ever to the English reader. Although politics and military technology may have changed since the time of this famous knight, one thing remains the same, that honor, bravery, and loyalty count for much, even for a man of humble beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110835937462,"sku":"9781953730251","price":43.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/69DDF038-665B-4DC2-A9EA-3EFEE1C3DFDC.jpg?v=1783704530"},{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-russian-land-volume-i-from-antiquity-to-the-death-of-yaroslav-the-wise-1054-paperback","title":"The Story of the Russian Land: Volume I: From Antiquity to the Death of Yaroslav the Wise (1054) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Dmitrievich Nechvolodov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilitary general, intelligence agent, aristocrat, author, historian, major player in the pre-Soviet Russian reactionary right, Alexander Dmitrievich Nechvolodov (1864-1938) yet remains a relatively obscure figure in the Western world's memory of the Russian revolution. In the early twentieth century, his masterpiece The Story of the Russian Land was regarded as one of the best works about the history of Russia and received the highest approval of Emperor Nicholas II, filling the country's libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally written in 1909, Volume I covers the time period from antiquity to 1054, encompassing the initial dispersal of peoples throughout Eastern Europe, the culture of the Scythians and their various interactions with ancient empires and kingdoms, the relationships of the Rus' people with the Goths, Huns, Avars, Khazars, and others, the creation of the Kievan Rus' state and lives of their early rulers, and the religious influence of the Byzantine Empire on Kievan Rus' and their adoption of Christianity. The complete set of all four volumes was published in 1913 with the addition of over one thousand figures, mostly paintings and engravings, and this edition does include those figures that pertain to Volume I, which enrich the story tremendously. Much unlike the typical, dry historical text, The Story of the Russian Land truly is a story, told with passion and excitement from an author who loved his nation and her people and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill Publishing is honored to provide the first English translation of The Story of the Russian Land by Alexander Dmitrievich Nechvolodov. Complete with a foreword by the translator, Dennis Sinclair, as well as editorial annotations for the benefit of the modern reader and the addition of geographic maps, this story will captivate Russophiles and lovers of history alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 340\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45110839083190,"sku":"9781956887952","price":48.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/67F110D7-F32F-4510-9DE0-D342B9BDB1C2.jpg?v=1782918308"},{"product_id":"jabotinskys-children-polish-jews-and-the-rise-of-right-wing-zionism-paperback","title":"Jabotinsky's Children: Polish Jews and the Rise of Right-Wing Zionism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kupfert Heller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow interwar Poland and its Jewish youth were instrumental in shaping the ideology of right-wing Zionism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1930s, as many as fifty thousand Polish Jews belonged to Betar, a youth movement known for its support of Vladimir Jabotinsky, the founder of right-wing Zionism. Poland was not only home to Jabotinsky's largest following. The country also served as an inspiration and incubator for the development of right-wing Zionist ideas. \u003ci\u003eJabotinsky's Children\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a wealth of rare archival material to uncover how the young people in Betar were instrumental in shaping right-wing Zionist attitudes about the roles that authoritarianism and military force could play in the quest to build and maintain a Jewish state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecovering the voices of ordinary Betar members through their letters, diaries, and autobiographies, \u003ci\u003eJabotinsky's Children\u003c\/i\u003e paints a vivid portrait of young Polish Jews and their turbulent lives on the eve of the Holocaust. Rather than define Jabotinsky as a firebrand fascist or steadfast democrat, the book instead reveals how he deliberately delivered multiple and contradictory messages to his young followers, leaving it to them to interpret him as they saw fit. Tracing Betar's surprising relationship with interwar Poland's authoritarian government, \u003ci\u003eJabotinsky's Children\u003c\/i\u003e overturns popular misconceptions about Polish-Jewish relations between the two world wars and captures the fervent efforts of Poland's Jewish youth to determine, on their own terms, who they were, where they belonged, and what their future held in store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShedding critical light on a vital yet neglected chapter in the history of Zionism, \u003ci\u003eJabotinsky's Children\u003c\/i\u003e provides invaluable perspective on the origins of right-wing Zionist beliefs and their enduring allure in Israel today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An exceptionally valuable, innovative, and original work, \u003ci\u003eJabotinsky's Children\u003c\/i\u003e is a very important contribution to the history of Zionism, Polish Jewry, and the Israeli Right. Heller writes with great sophistication and historical intuition.\"\u003cb\u003e--Anita Shapira, author of \u003ci\u003eBen-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"An original work on the Zionist Right and a real contribution to this expanding area of scholarship. Heller teases out interpretations of Jabotinsky's political behavior that have hitherto been shrouded in a fog.\"\u003cb\u003e--Colin Shindler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Israeli Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Kupfert Heller\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of Jewish studies at McGill University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45117828333750,"sku":"9780691197128","price":50.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/F631D467-14BF-469C-A3EB-5C1CFB55BDB8.jpg?v=1782919238"},{"product_id":"the-rothschilds-the-dynasty-and-the-legacy-paperback","title":"The Rothschilds: The Dynasty And The Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael W. Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho are the Rothschilds? Still making headlines today, their fascinating history stretches back to the Jewish ghetto in Frankfurt, Germany, where the first Rothschild ancestors lived in the House of the Red Shield. There, one man and his five brilliant sons made their fortune as court agents to a royal prince. It would take Napoleon's earth-shattering quest to conquer Europe to scatter the five brothers to the four winds, but when the dust of war settled, there was a Rothschild brother and a Rothschild bank in five cities: London, Paris, Frankfurt, Naples, and Vienna. The era of haute finance had begun, and the legend of a banking dynasty more powerful than any royal family in history was established.In this book, you will follow the progress of the Rothschild family through the centuries. Their ranks included not only bankers and financiers but doctors, scientists, bomb experts, and collectors who amassed not only some of the finest art collections in Europe, but also one of the finest bug collections. Find out for yourself how the Rothschilds prevented wars, crowned and uncrowned kings, helped win the battle of Waterloo, looked down their noses at Nazis, and established a Jewish homeland in Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45121249083574,"sku":"9781542740395","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/38748B9B-BE2B-40DB-AEDD-02E6BF0BAAD8.jpg?v=1783284834"},{"product_id":"christopher-columbus-and-the-participation-of-the-jews-in-the-spanish-and-portuguese-discoveries-paperback","title":"Christopher Columbus and the Participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese Discoveries - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMeyer Kayserling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe role of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese discoveries is explored inthis long out of print classic volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45142396010678,"sku":"9780964169494","price":27.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/A25AEF3D-9F65-4B79-996E-83992369F868.jpg?v=1783136699"},{"product_id":"voluptuous-panic-the-erotic-world-of-weimar-berlin-paperback","title":"Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMel Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eVoluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e first appeared in the fall of 2000, it inspired wide acclaim and multiple printings.\u003cbr\u003eThis sourcebook of hundreds of rare visual delights from the pre-Nazi, Cabaret-period \"Babylon on the Spree\" has the distinction of being praised both by scholars and avatars of contemporary culture, inspiring performers, filmmakers, historians straight and gay, designers, and musicians like the Dresden Dolls and Marilyn Manson. It is the visual scrapbook and inspired design source of hit television series, \"Berlin Babylon.\"\u003cbr\u003eVoluptuous Panic's expanded edition includes the new illustrated chapter \"Sex Magic and the Occult,\" documenting German pagan cults and their bizarre erotic rituals, including instructions for entering into the \"Sexual Fourth Dimension.\" The deluxe hardcover edition also includes sensational accounts of hypno-erotic cabaret acts, Berlin fetish prostitution (\"The Boot Girl Visit\"), gay life (\"A Wild-Boy Initiation!\"), descriptions and illustrations of Aleister Crowley's Berlin OTO secret society, and sex crime (\"The Curious Career and Untimely Death of Fritz Ulbrich\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMel Gordon is Professor of Theater Arts at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of twelve books, including \"The Grand Guignol,\" \"Dada Performance,\" \"The Stanislavsky Technique,\" and the Feral House titles, \"Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant\" and \"The Seven Addictions and Five Professions of Anita Berber.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 11 x 8.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45165982318774,"sku":"9780922915965","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-07-17T214750.748.jpg?v=1784342892"},{"product_id":"aleister-crowley-the-beast-in-berlin-art-sex-and-magick-in-the-weimar-republic-hardcover","title":"Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin: Art, Sex, and Magick in the Weimar Republic - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTobias Churton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA biographical history of Aleister Crowley's activities in Berlin from 1930 to 1932 as Hitler was rising to power\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Examines Crowley's focus on his art, his work as a spy for British Intelligence, his colorful love life and sex magick exploits, and his contacts with magical orders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Explores Crowley's relationships with Berlin's artists, filmmakers, writers, and performers such as Christopher Isherwood, Jean Ross, and Aldous Huxley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Recounts the fates of Crowley's friends and colleagues under the Nazis as well as what happened to Crowley's lost art exhibition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGnostic poet, painter, writer, and magician Aleister Crowley arrived in Berlin on April 18, 1930. As prophet of his syncretic religion \"Thelema,\" he wanted to be among the leaders of art and thought, and Berlin, the liberated future-gazing metropolis, wanted him. There he would live, until his hurried departure on June 22, 1932, as Hitler was rapidly rising to power and the black curtain of intolerance came down upon the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown to his friends affectionately as \"The Beast,\" Crowley saw the closing lights of Berlin's artistic renaissance of the Weimar period when Berlin played host to many of the world's most outstanding artists, writers, filmmakers, performers, composers, architects, philosophers, and scientists, including Albert Einstein, Bertolt Brecht, Ethel Mannin, Otto Dix, Aldous Huxley, Jean Ross, Christopher Isherwood, and many other luminaries of a glittering world soon to be trampled into the mud by the global bloodbath of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on previously unpublished letters and diary material by Crowley, Tobias Churton examines Crowley's years in Berlin and his intense focus on his art, his work as a spy for British Intelligence, his colorful love life and sex magick exploits, and his contacts with German Theosophy, Freemasonry, and magical orders. He recounts the fates of Crowley's colleagues under the Nazis as well as what happened to Crowley's lost art exhibition--six crates of paintings left behind in Germany as the Gestapo was closing in. Revealing the real Crowley long hidden from the historical record, Churton presents \"the Beast\" anew in all his ambiguous and, for some, terrifying glory, at a blazing, seminal moment in the history of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTobias Churton is Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is faculty lecturer in Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry. He holds a master's degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eGnostic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAleister Crowley: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9.31 x 6.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 26, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45165983760566,"sku":"9781620552568","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/image_-_2026-07-09T124910.845.jpg?v=1783619366"},{"product_id":"stalins-war-of-extermination-19411945-planning-realization-documentation-paperback","title":"Stalin's War of Extermination 1941-1945: Planning, Realization, Documentation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoachim Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreakthrough bestseller by a German government historian documenting Stalin's murderous war against the German army and the German people. Based on the author's lifelong study of German and Russian military records, \u003cem\u003eStalin's War of Extermination\u003c\/em\u003e not only reveals-as never before-the Red Army's grisly record of atrocities against soldiers and civilians, but establishes beyond cavil that torture, murder, and rape of the captive and the helpless was official Soviet policy, as ordered by Comrade J.V. Stalin. In detail:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the 1920s, Stalin planned to invade Western Europe in order to initiate the \"World Revolution.\" The outbreak of war between Germany and the Western Allies in 1939 gave Stalin the opportunity to prepare an attack against Europe which was unparalleled in history both in terms of Stalin's far-reaching goals as well as in terms of the amount of troops and armaments amassed at the Soviet border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, Stalin's aggressive intentions did not escape Germany's notice who in turn planned a preventive strike against the Red Army. However, the Germans obviously underestimated both the strength of the Red Army and the determination of its leaders. What unfolded in June 1941 was undoubtedly the most-cruel war in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Hoffmann's book shows in detail how Stalin and his Bolshevik henchman used unimaginable violence and atrocities to break any resistance in the Red Army and to force their unwilling soldiers to fight against the Germans who were anticipated as liberators from Stalinist oppression by most Russians. Stalin ordered not only to kill all German POWs, but also to kill Soviet soldiers who fell into German hands alive, because they failed to fight to their death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Hoffmann also explains how Soviet propagandists incited their soldiers to unlimited hatred against everything German, and he gives the reader a short but extremely unpleasant glimpse into what happened when these Soviet soldiers, dehumanized by Soviet propaganda and brutality, finally reached German soil in 1945: A gigantic wave of looting, arson, rape, torture, and mass murder befell East Germany. After reading this book, the world should thank the German Army that they prevented Stalin from succeeding with his plans of World Revolution, despite all the wrongdoings the Germans committed themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn indispensable book for all students of World War II as it actually happened, as well as a revisionist classic that has shaken anti-German propagandists to the marrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 438\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45175154311350,"sku":"9781971021560","price":61.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/C91DABEE-E08F-4EC5-8764-E58D29B85903.jpg?v=1781798446"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/collections\/image_-_2026-05-12T154256.819.jpg?v=1782325442","url":"https:\/\/sovereignarchivepublishing.com\/collections\/beyond-the-west-1.oembed?page=3","provider":"Sovereign Archive Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}