Free Download No Ordinary Deaths: A People's History of Mortality by Molly Conisbee
English | 1 May 2025 | ISBN: 1800815875 | True EPUB | 368 pages | 13.4 MB
History is dominated by A-list deaths: queens beheaded; archdukes assassinated. But what about everyone else? How did ordinary people depart this life and grieve for loved ones - and which of the old ways might help us prepare for the end?

Free Download Hull Rifles: A History of the 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 1914-1918 by David Bilton
English | September 30, 2023 | ISBN: 1473833655 | 320 pages | MOBI | 13 Mb
Hull Rifles looks at the 4th East Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War and examines the origins of the battalion and its history over the three years it fought in France and Belgium. The battalion was involved in some of the bloodiest battles of the war and suffered such high casualty rates in early 1918 that the unit ceased to exist, except in name.

Free Download Richard Humble - History of the United States Navy
Chevprime | 1988 | ISBN: 1853610615 | English | 160 pages | PDF | 99.02 MB
This superbly illustrated and incisive history traces its development from the hastily improvised Continental Navy, assembled at the beginning of the American War of Independence, to the formidable maritime arm of the 1980s.

Free Download Yellow: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau, translated by Jody Gladding
English | November 26, 2019 | ISBN: 069119825X | True EPUB | 240 pages | 564 MB
In this richly illustrated book, Michel Pastoureau―a renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red―now traces the visual, social, and cultural history of yellow. Focusing on European societies, with comparisons from East Asia, India, Africa, and South America, Yellow tells the intriguing story of the color's evolving place in art, religion, fashion, literature, and science.

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English | January 24, 2023 | ISBN: 0691243492 | True EPUB/PDF | 240 pages | 93.5/97.3 MB
From the acclaimed author of Blue, a beautifully illustrated history of the color white in visual culture, from antiquity to today

Free Download The Knights Of Malta: A History of the Knights of Malta from their inception to the present day by Alex Bugeja
English | September 11, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DGT751MC | 191 pages | EPUB | 1.12 Mb
Explore the extraordinary nine-century saga of the Knights of Malta, one of history's most enduring and adaptable institutions. Beginning in the 11th century as humble Hospitallers dedicated to caring for sick pilgrims in Jerusalem, they swiftly evolved into a formidable military order during the Crusades. Known initially as the Knights of St. John, their unique identity combined spiritual devotion, martial prowess, and a fundamental commitment to alleviating suffering - a dual mission that has shaped their destiny across continents and centuries.

Free Download Red: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau, translated by Jody Gladding
English | February 14, 2017 | ISBN: 0691172773 | True EPUB | 216 pages | 236 MB
A beautifully illustrated visual and cultural history of the color red throughout the ages