Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899
7 best books like Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899 (Dominic Green): Opium Wars, Mandela: The Authorised Biography, America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975, Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad, Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949, The Far Side of the World, The Reverse of the Medal
| Author | W. Travis Hanes III |
| ISBN | 1402201494 |
In this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839??1842 and 1856??1860 between Britain and China are recounted for the first time through the eyes of the Chinese as well as the Imperial West. Opium entered China during the Middle Ages when Arab traders brought it into China for medicinal purposes....
| Author | Anthony Sampson |
| ISBN | 0006388450 |
The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, and to his friends and political associates, to write the full story of Mandela's life. In addition to covering his years before, during and after his incarceration, the author...
| Author | George C. Herring |
| ISBN | 0072536187 |
Comprehensive yet concise, America�s Longest War provides a complete and balanced history of the Vietnam War. It is not mainly a military history, but seeks to integrate military, diplomatic, and political factors in order to clarify America�s involvement and ultimate failure...
Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad
| Author | Walter R. Borneman |
| ISBN | 1400065615 |
From acclaimed historian Walter R. Borneman comes a dazzling account of the battle to build America’s transcontinental rail lines. Rival Rails is an action-packed epic of how an empire was born—and the remarkable men who made it happen.
After the completion of the first transcontinental...
Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949
| Author | Richard Reeves |
| ISBN | 1416541195 |
In the early hours of June 26, 1948, phones began ringing across America, waking up the airmen of World War II--pilots, navigators, and mechanics--who were finally beginning normal lives with new houses, new jobs, new wives, and new babies. Some were given just forty-eight hours to report to local...
The Far Side of the World
| Author | Patrick O'Brian |
| ISBN | 0393308626 |
The war of 1812 continues, and Jack Aubrey sets course for Cape Horn on a mission after his own heart: intercepting a powerful American frigate outward bound to play havoc with the British whaling trade. Stephen Maturin has fish of his own to fry in the world of secret intelligence. Disaster in various...
| Author | Patrick O'Brian |
| ISBN | 0393309606 |
Captain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaintance to make certain investments in the City. This innocent decision ensnares him in the London criminal underground and in government espionage—the province of his friend Stephen Maturin. Is Aubrey's...
