Ancient Greece: A Captivating Guide to Greek History Starting from the Greek Dark Ages to the End of Antiquity, History Captivating

• The French Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Ten-Year Revolution in France and the Impact Made by Napoleon Bonaparte
• Marie Antoinette: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of France Before and During the French Revolution, Including Her Relationship with King Louis XVI

Few historical events are as greatly revered and entirely misunderstood as the French Revolution that began in 1789. The memory of this complicated and lengthy political, violent uprising has been generally painted in broad--and oversimplified--strokes.

While the French Revolution was certainly centered around two lavish monarchs and an enlightened common class, there was so much more going on behind the scenes. Even after the abolition of the French monarchy, France struggled to find a balance between public self-governance and European stability. A fragile government, merely a shell of its former self following the Reign of Terror under Robespierre, was no match for the military and political prowess of Napoleon I.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• A Brief History of the French Monarchy
• Philosophies of the Times
• France in the 18th Century
• Marie Antoinette, Madame Deficit
• Taxes, Famine, and the Enlightenment
• Sieyes' "What is the Third Estate?"
• The National Assembly
• Death of the Dauphin
• Bastille Day
• The First Mayor of Paris
• Declaration of the Rights of Man...and The Women's March
• France at War
• The Flight to Varennes
• Storming the Tuileries
• The Monarchy is Outlawed
• The Fate of the Colonies
• The Louisiana Purchase
• The Reign of Terror
• The New French Calendar
• Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
• In the Days and Years Afterward
• And much, much more

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• An Archduchess is Born
• Maria Antonia Becomes Marie Antoinette
• The Dauphine
• Queen at Nineteen
• A Marriage at Odds with Itself
• The Issue of Heirs
• Madame Deficit
• Count Axel von Ferson
• The Lost Children
• The Diamond Necklace Scandal
• Queen of Fashion
• The French Revolution
• The October Chapter
• Anxious Days at the Tuileries
• An Attempt to Flee
• Death of the Monarchy
• And much more

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• World War 1: A Captivating Guide to the First World War, Including Battle Stories from the Eastern and Western Front and How the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 Impacted the Rise of Nazi Germany
• The Battle of Verdun: A Captivating Guide to the Longest and Largest Battle of World War 1 That Took Place on the Western Front Between Germany and France
• The Battle of the Somme: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Devastating Events of the First World War That Took Place on the Western Front

The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in our history. The death toll was like nothing experienced before, and it is estimated that over 11 million soldiers were killed, wounded, or went missing, and many of those bodies have never been found.

Regardless of how people remember the First World War, and whether or not they romanticize the life of a soldier on the front lines, it is important that the world never forgets this brutal and bloody conflict.

The tumult and chaos that remained in the wake of the First World War had far-reaching and devastating consequences, not just for Europe and the survivors of the war, but for the entire world. The ruins of Europe provided a fertile breeding ground for fierce nationalism, which led to the rise of the Third Reich and allowed the evil of Adolf Hitler to go unchecked for far too long.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• The Fatal Shots That Set the Stage for War
• The Western Front and the First Battle of Marne
• War in the Trenches
• The Eastern Front and the Battle of Tannenberg
• The Battle of Ypres and the Christmas Truce
• Second Battle of Ypres and the Introduction of Chemical Warfare
• Chemical Warfare on the Western Front
• My Boy Jack, the Very Human Cost of the First World War
• The Gallipoli Campaign
• The Battle of Jutland
• The Decline of the Russian Empire
• The Battle of Verdun
• The Battle of the Somme
• America Joins the War
• The Final Days of the War and the Treaty of Versailles
• World Leaders Who Played a Pivotal Role in the First World War
• And much, much more

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• The Road to Verdun
• The Citadel of Verdun
• The Significance of Verdun
• The First Phase of the Battle of Verdun
• The Battle of Verdun Gets Bogged Down in the Trenches
• A Summer in Hell
• And much, much more

Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:

• The Road to the Somme
• The Significance of Verdun
• The Battle of the Somme Begins
• Z Day
• The Battles of the Somme
• And much, much more

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• Children of the Sun
• Warring Clans
• The Two Imperial Courts
• Edo Japan: Part One-1603 to 1638
• Edo Period: Part Two-1638 to 1868
• The Meiji Restoration
• Foreign Relations
• The Taisho Era
• The Showa Era
• Japan in World War II and Its Aftermath
• Heisei Era
• And much, much more

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• The Spanish-American War: A Captivating Guide to the Armed Conflict Between the United States of America and Spain That Took Place after the U.S. Intervened in the Cuban War of Independence
• The Philippine-American War: A Captivating Guide to the Philippine Insurrection That Started When the United States of America Claimed Possession of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War

The Spanish-American War really only lasted about ten weeks (the buildup and decision to go to war took longer than the war itself), but a peace treaty was not signed until December of 1898.

This was an event that was the tipping point for the end of the Spanish Empire and the rise of the US as a formidable player on the world stage. Not all Americans were happy with the change, with famous Americans like Mark Twain speaking out about the US occupation of the lands that it was meant to save. This breach was seen as being as antithetical to American ideals as bowing to the English crown would have been seen during the American Revolution. Still, the isolationist's view of the country was no longer popular, and more Americans wished to play a larger part in the world. The ideology of the country was not entirely different than it had been, but it was moving more toward the superpower it eventually became by the end of World War II. America had finally taken strides to match the might and power of the other Western countries, and it was increasingly more difficult to ignore the events around the world once they had lands to protect so far from the mainland.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• Spain's Waning Influence
• America - A Country Itching to Break out of Isolationism
• Building Tensions
• America's Sensationalized Sympathy with Cuba
• Remember the Maine - An Excuse for War
• A Brief War with Huge Implications
• Rough Riders - The Beginning of the Legend of Theodore Roosevelt
• How the Smoked Yankees Ensured Roosevelt's Success
• The Price of Peace
• The Anti-Imperialist League
• The Foraker Act of 1900 and New Territories
• The Tense Relationship between Cuba and the US
• Half-Way around the World - The Philippine-American Relationship
• A Changed World
• And much, much more

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• A Quick Overview
• The World After Rome
• Ending a Dynasty - Pepin, Charles, and Carloman
• The Conquests of Charles
• In the Name of Religion
• Pope Leo III and the Founding of an Empire
• The Carolingian Renaissance - The Empire under Charlemagne
• The Rule of Louis the Pious
• Familial Strife and the Decay of the Empire
• The Division Effectively Ending the Empire
• Echoes of the Roman Empire - How Outside Forces Picked Apart the Carolingian Empire
• Lasting Effects and Hope of Reunification
• And much, much more

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• Rome Versus Carthage - The First Punic War
• Born into an Uncertain World
• The Element of Surprise - The Beginning of a Legend
• Panic in Rome and the Subsequent Raiding of Roman Territory
• The Rivalry Between Hannibal and Fabius
• Roman Devastation at Cannae
• More Than a Decade as the Enemy
• Defeating Hannibal
• Using Politics to Improve Carthage and a Final Betrayal
• Cat and Mouse with Rome - Roles Reversed
• Speculation on Hannibal's End and the End of Carthage in the Third Punic War
• The Legacy and the Legend
• And much, much more

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• The Mongol Conquests: A Captivating Guide to the Invasions and Conquests Initiated by Genghis Khan That Created the Vast Mongol Empire
• Genghis Khan: A Captivating Guide to the Founder of the Mongol Empire and His Conquests Which Resulted in the Largest Contiguous Empire in History

The Mongols were known to be both merciful as well as tolerant. Moreover, their conquests weren't aimed against civilized life; in fact, they helped connect numerous cultures and facilitated the spread of ideas and knowledge across the continent. Of course, the Mongols themselves were not uncultured brutes, as they had their own civilization, society, and traditions. With all that being said, this does not mean they were innocent for all the destruction they caused. Instead, it is implied that the Mongols weren't like fire, causing annihilation wherever they passed. They were more like water, capable of causing floods and carving mountains while at the same time creating fertile soil and giving life.

Like many other topics in history, the Mongol story has more than one side, and this book will try to present as many as possible. It will explore both the bloody history of Genghis Khan and his conquests while showing that he and his fellow Mongols were capable of much more than that. Diving deep inside their culture and society, we'll cast off their barbaric image. They will be exposed for what they actually were, mere humans like any other on this Earth. Hopefully, by the end of this guide of the Mongol conquests, you will get a better understanding of not only the history of the Mongols but of all of humankind as well.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• Origin of the Mongols
• Rise of Genghis Khan and the Unification of the Steppes
• The Mongol Conquest of the East
• Genghis Khan's Revenge
• Death and Succession of the Great Khan
• From Unity to Division - Genghis' Heirs
• The Last of the Great Khans
• The Mongol War Machine
• Mongol State, Society, and Culture
• And much, much more

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• The Mongolian Steppe
• Tem jin
• Becoming Genghis Khan
• Building the Mongol Empire
• Life in Genghis Khan's Empire
• Military Genius
• Innovation
• Death and Succession
• The Mongol Empire After Genghis Khan
• Pax Mongolica
• The End of an Empire
• And much, much more

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