*The Centennial History of Illinois* is a comprehensive historical study dedicated to the formation and development of the state of Illinois from the period of early settlement to the early 20th century. The author, the renowned American historian...
Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues....
"The Chronicles of Baltimore" (1874) is, first and foremost, a chronicle of the city of Baltimore. The book is structured as a coherent account of city life, municipal events, street development, markets, port activities, fires, epidemics, local...
The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine. A meld of history and science, this book is a group portrait of some of the greatest minds who...
In his first book since the bestselling Fermat's Enigma, Simon Singh offers the first sweeping history of encryption, tracing its evolution and revealing the dramatic effects codes have had on wars, nations, and individual lives. From Mary, Queen of...
The magnificent, unrivaled history of codes and ciphers—how they're made, how they're broken, and the many and fascinating roles they've played since the dawn of civilization in war, business, diplomacy, and espionage—updated with a new chapter...