History Books

Legends of the Black Watch

James Grant

Highlander and Lowlander are now so mingled by intermarriage that there is scarcely a subject in the northern kingdom without more or less Celtic blood in his or her veins; and to this mixture of race..

The Age of Justinian and Theodora, Volume 1 (of 2)

William Gordon Holmes

Excellent accounts, however, of Justinian are to be found in some general histories of the Byzantine Empire as well as in several biographical dictionaries, whilst monographs of greater or lesser exte..

The Story of the Indian Mutiny

Ascot Moncrieff

A troubled history has all along been that of the great tongue of land which, occupying the same position in Asia as Italy in Europe, is equal to half our continent, with a population growing towards ..

Magna Carta - A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John

William Sharp McKechnie

While reference has been made throughout to original sources where these were available, advantage has been freely taken of the labours of others. If a debt of gratitude requires to be here acknowledg..

Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history Vol. I

Francis Marion Crawford

We are not concerned scientifically with the origin of the Venetian people or of their name; we need not go back with Romanin to the legendary days of the first great struggle between Asia and Europe,..

The Defeat of Varus and the German Frontier Policy of Augustus

William Abbott Oldfather

In the first part, which deals with the traditional view, we have gone into some detail in the presentation and criticism of current explanations, with the hope that, as a review of present and past o..

The Tale of the Great Mutiny

W. H. Fitchett

Mungul Pandy has at least one quality of a good soldier. He can face peril coolly. He steadies himself,and grows suddenly silent. He stands in the track of the galloping horse, musket at shoulder, the..

The Rebirth of Turkey

Clair Price

This book contains my own observations and my own deductions from them. The responsibility for them is mine alone. I have never engaged in commercial, educational or missionary work. My interest in th..