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|  | News from Tartary by David Case, Peter Fleming
Originally published in 1936, News from Tartary is the story of a 3,500-mile trip across China: from Peking, through the mysterious province of Sinkiang, to India. One of the most difficult trips that could have been made in the 1930s, or even today, the journey took Peter Fleming and his fellow traveler, Kini Maillart, a young female journalist from Switzerland, through some of the most desolate country of central Asia, over passes more than 15,000 feet high, through burning deserts, and among some of the world's most exotic peoples. It is all told by Fleming in his inimitable manner, which underemphasizes the difficulties and describes keenly interesting events and developments with humor and brilliant color. Made without the knowledge of the Chinese government, the trip often endangered the lives of the travelers, and on several occasions the chances of their return seemed slight. Fortunately, Fleming proved adept with a .22-caliber rook rifle, and Maillart's amateur medical skills more than once won the favor of the local residents. No writer has given a sharper picture of the unchanging Tartary than has Fleming. His account has become a major classic of travel writing and a definitive description of a now-vanished way of life. It is filled with endurance and adventure, with strange encounters in the wilderness, with tales of Chinese, Mongol tribesmen, and Indians, and with a spirited sense of levity and indomitable courage. AUTHOR: David Case, Peter Fleming
PUBLISHER: Northwestern University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Greatest War by Gerald Astor
This collection of first-hand accounts by soldiers who served in World War II is drawn from all branches of the service and covers the war in Europe as well as the Pacific. AUTHOR: Gerald Astor
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | World War II Dioramas by Jerry Scutts
Always the most popular diorama subject at any hobby show, World War II gives the modeler an opportunity to show off a modeling repertoire that ranges from burnt out buildings to weathered machines and weary men. This book explores the subject`s many facets and explains composition theories and techniques. AUTHOR: Jerry Scutts
PUBLISHER: Compendium
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | World War II in Photographs by Richard Holmes
Description not available.A photographic chronicle of World War II uses both famous and previously unpublished images to retell the dramatic story of this important conflict. AUTHOR: Richard Holmes
PUBLISHER: Carlton Books, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Quantrills War by Duane Schultz, Richard M. Davidson
The life and character of the famed Confederate raider are examined in this biography. AUTHOR: Duane Schultz, Richard M. Davidson
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, Jack Hrkach, Robert K. Massie
Winner of a 1963 Pulitzer Prize, this profile of World War I captures the changes that took place at the turn of the 20th century, up until the tense days of the summer of 1914. Tuchman details these first several days of the conflict, paying special attention to people and events in the major capitals of Europe. She examines why the war began, as well as how it may have been prevented from occurring. AUTHOR: Barbara W. Tuchman, Jack Hrkach, Robert K. Massie
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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