Political Science
212 books
War & Military
606
William Wolfe Capes - Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines
This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignoring assassination rumors, his successor, the brave soldier Trajan, «went about...
7 hours 12 minutes
War & Military
666
Lionel Allshorn - Stupor Mundi: The Life and Times of Frederick II Emperor of the Romans King of Sicily and Jerusalem 1194-1250
Frederick II (1194-1250), under whose reign the Holy Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent, was called by his contemporaries «Stupor Mundi,» the «astonishment of the world.» Frequently at war with the...
8 hours 13 minutes
History
609
Niccolò Machiavelli - Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 1
In «Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius», posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for his present. As the title mentions, the...
5 hours 57 minutes
War & Military
589
Justin McCarthy - History of Our Own Times From the Accession of Queen Victoria to the General Election of 1880, Volume I
An engaging history of Great Britain in the heyday of Queen Victoria and of her empire by the liberal Irish Member of Parliament, Justin McCarthy. He brings us the larger than life personalities of the day, Victoria...
12 hours 28 minutes
War & Military
471
Causes Of The American Civil War: Secession Statements Of Five Confederate States (South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi)
Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies explaining why they were attempting to leave. Here are the statements, published...
1 hour 4 minutes
