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|  | History of the Persian Empire by Arthur T. Olmstead
At the foot of the Mount of Mercy in southeastern Persia, Darius the Great built his capital, Persepolis-symbol of Persian glory for two centuries. At its height the Achaemenid Empire, with its power centered in this city, reached from the Nile and Greece eastward to India. Dominating the major travel routes between East and West, it was the meeting ground of the great cultures of the ancient world. AUTHOR: Arthur T. Olmstead
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Omaha Beach by Adrian R. Lewis
The Allied victory at Omaha Beach was a costly one. A direct infantry assault against a defense that was years in the making, undertaken in daylight following a mere thirty-minute bombardment, the attack had neither the advantage of tactical surprise nor that of overwhelming firepower. American forces were forced to improvise under enemy fire, and although they were ultimately victorious, they suffered devastating casualties. Why did the Allies embark on an attack with so many disadvantages? Making extensive use of primary sources, Adrian Lewis traces the development of the doctrine behind the plan for the invasion of Normandy to explain why the battles for the beaches were fought as they were. Although blame for the Omaha Beach disaster has traditionally been placed on tactical leaders at the battle site, Lewis argues that the real responsibility lay at the higher levels of operations and strategy planning. Ignoring lessons learned in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, British and American military leaders employed a hybrid doctrine of amphibious warfare at Normandy, one that failed to maximize the advantages of either British or U.S. doctrine. Had Allied forces at the other landing sites faced German forces of the quality and quantity of those at Omaha Beach, Lewis says, they too would have suffered heavy casualties and faced the prospect of defeat. AUTHOR: Adrian R. Lewis
PUBLISHER: The University of North Carolina Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Timetables of American History by Urdang
Description not available.Updated to includes events through December 31, 2000, a single volume history chronicles American happenings in politics, the arts, science, and technology while relating them to the international scene. Original. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Urdang
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Road to Ubar by Nicholas Clapp
Using ancient texts and maps, NASA radar imagery, and good guessing, filmmaker Nicholas Clapp searches for a legendary Arabian city--and finds it. AUTHOR: Nicholas Clapp
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Renaissance by Jane Shuter, Pat Taylor
Description not available.An introduction to the various elements of Renaissance life, including religion, trade, education, food, and clothes AUTHOR: Jane Shuter, Pat Taylor
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Born in Tibet by Chogyam Trungpa
This biography of Chogyam Trungpa covers his childhood and religious life in Tibet and ends with his flight to freedom with the Dalai Lama. Trungpa is famous for being the first Tibetan monk to teach in English in the West and for founding the Naropa Institute. AUTHOR: Chogyam Trungpa
PUBLISHER: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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