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|  | Byzantium by John Julius Norwich
With magisterial confidence and verve, John Julius Norwich has condensed his celebrated three-volume history of Byzantium into a single volume covering the rich cultural, religious, and political legacy left by Christianity's great empire in the East. From its foundation by Constantine in AD 330 to the despair generated at the 1453 conquest by the Ottoman Turks, Byzantium's defining moments are all here. Plots, theological controversies, and palace revolutions abound in the course of the 11 centuries explored by the book, which combines sound historiography and an appreciation for relentless drama. AUTHOR: John Julius Norwich
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Aleutians, Gilberts & Marshalls by Samuel Eliot Morison
Description not available.Recounts the role of the United States in World War II at sea, from encounters in the Atlantic before the country entered the war to the surrender of Japan. AUTHOR: Samuel Eliot Morison
PUBLISHER: Book Sales, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Completing the Circle by Virginia D. Sneve
Renowned author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve here tells her own story and the story of her family. Also an expert quilter, she recalls her grandmother, Flora Driving Hawk, who taught her how storytelling enthralls and how a quilt can represent all that holds a family together. Completing the Circle demonstrates the same patience and attention to detail that Sneve lavishes on her quiltmaking. A quilt should be handed down for generations as a visible sign of love and tradition; this book has the same goal. It includes stories told by and about Flora Driving Hawk, about Sneve`s great-grandmother, Hannah Howe Frazier, and about still elder ancestors, Maggie Frazier, Pejutaokawin the medicine woman, and the extraordinary Hazzodowin. AUTHOR: Virginia D. Sneve
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | City of Angels by Julie Jaskol
From the La Brea Tar Pits to the Getty Museum, explore 20 sites of interest in the Los Angeles area. Large, detailed, whimsical pictures and fun-filled text are thoughtful and easy-to-read. AUTHOR: Julie Jaskol
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett, Rupert Keenlyside
They were all computer executives, employees of Ross Perot`s Dallas-based EDS corporation. They were trained & led by former Green Beret Colonel Bull Simons. Their secret mission: to do what the U.S. government couldn`t do. To rescue against staggering odds, two EDS colleagues locked up in an Iranian prison in 1978 AUTHOR: Ken Follett, Rupert Keenlyside
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History
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 | Endgame by Scott Ritter
Description not available.A former chief weapons inspector for the United Nations Special Commission offers an in-depth account of Saddam Hussein's concealment program, designed to preserve his weapons capabilities in the face of UNSCOM's authorized inspections of Iraq's chemical, biological, and nuclear-weapons facilities, and reveals what it was like inside some of Iraq's most carefully guarded sites. Read by the author. AUTHOR: Scott Ritter
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: History
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