New History Books Febuary 2012

Julius Caesar: Lessons in Leadership from the Great Conqueror By Yenne, Bill Foreword by Clark, Wesley K. 2012-01 - Palgrave MacMillan 9780230112315 Check Our Catalog "No ancient ruler inspired more legends than Julius Caesar. Under his leadership, Rome conquered territory throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, reaching the North Sea and conducting the first Roman invasion of Great Britain. Acclaimed author Bill Yenne charts the major events that shaped Caesar's leadership, his rise to power, and his crashing fall" More

Ghosts of Empire: Britain's Legacies in the Modern World By Kwarteng, Kwasi 2012-02 - PublicAffairs 9781610391207 Check Our Catalog A narrative history of the British Empire, one that avoids sweeping judgmental condemnation and instead sees the Empire for what it was: a series of local fiefdoms administered in varying degrees of competence or brutality by a cast of characters as outsized and eccentric as anything conjured by Gilbert and Sullivan. More

Obama on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President By Frank, Justin A. 2011-10 - Free Press 9781451620634 Check Our Catalog Dr. Frank analyzes the sometimes perplexing behavior of our current President, reaching conclusions that provide new ways of understanding Obama--certain to fascinate admirers and opponents alike .…More

Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War By Platt, Stephen R. 2012-02 - Knopf Publishing Group 9780307271730 Check Our Catalog This narrative history of China's 19th-century Taiping Rebellion (which cost some 20 million lives) brims with unforgettable characters and vivid recreations of massive and sometimes gruesome battles--a riveting, sweeping, and intimate portrait of the largest civil war in history. …More

City of Fortune: How Venice Ruled the Seas By Crowley, Roger 2012-01 - Random House 9781400068203 Check Our Catalog The only seas Venice ruled were the Mediterranean and Black, but it dominated European trade from 1000 to 1500, an achievement that owes much to its citizens' energy and freedom but mostly to their willingness to fight. …More

The Lost History of 1914: Reconsidering the Year the Great War Began By Beatty, Jack 2012-02 - Walker & Company 9780802778116 Check Our Catalog Beatty offers a highly original view of World War I, testing against fresh evidence the long-dominant assumption that it was inevitable. Beatty writes "My book draws a new map, uncovering paths to peace long buried under the avalanche of war." …More TB