Pompeii explodes a number of myths – from the very date of the eruption, probably a few months later than usually thought; the hygiene of the baths which must have been hotbeds of germs; and the legendary number of brothels, most likely only one,...
Tony Judt’s Postwar makes one lament the overuse of the word “groundbreaking.” It is an unprecedented accomplishment: the first truly European history of contemporary Europe, from Lisbon to Leningrad, based on research in six languages,...
The heart-wrenching story of one girl's experience at a Ukrainian internment camp in Quebec during World War I
Anya's family emigrates from the Ukraine hoping for a fresh start and a new life in Canada. Soon after they cram into a tiny apartment...
La famille d'Anya immigre de l'Ukraine pour prendre un nouveau départ au Canada. Mais juste après avoir aménagé dans un appartement minuscule à Montréal, la Première Guerre mondiale éclate. L'Ukraine étant annexée à l'Autriche, qui est...
Nostradamus is the only one among all the prophets who predicted not only future events, but also many historical figures, as well as the dates of events. The number of his prophecies is incomparably greater than that of any biblical prophet. In the...
This book offers the first systematic analysis of Putin’s two wars, placing the Second Chechen War and the War with Georgia of 2008 in their broader historical contexts. Drawing on extensive original Russian sources, Marcel H. Van Herpen analyzes...