Charles River Editors

Naval combat underwent a significant metamorphosis during World War II. Nazi Germany and ...

Spartacus is the world’s most famous slave, and one of the most notorious figures ...

Before the Vietnam War, most Americans would have been hard pressed to locate Vietnam on ...

All Americans are familiar with the “day that will live in infamy.” At 9:30 a...

For 30 years, much of the West looked on with disdain as the Bolsheviks took power in Ru...

Individuals who decide to take up learning about the Old Testament of the Bible are immed...

While the Bronze Age is recognized as one of history’s most important phases, it&r...

Malta’s history goes back further than many know, which can be attested to by the n...

I came through and I shall return." - General Douglas MacArthurThose who had decoded and ...

It’s easy to forget how young Italy was when Benito Mussolini was born on July 29, ...

The social importance placed on food and wine in the Greek world was even more pronounced...

Eastern Christians did not acknowledge the Pope's supremacy, and many Catholics felt that...

When one thinks of the world’s first cities, Sumer, Memphis, and Babylon are some o...

*Perfect for ages 7-10In Charles River Editors’ History for Kids series, your child...

Completing the Meiji Restoration that heralded the dawn of a new era for both Japan and A...

World War I, also known in its time as the “Great War” or the “War to E...

“The failure to crush the Federal army in Pennsylvania in 1863, in the opinion of a...

The term Moor is a historical rather than an ethnic name. It is an invention of European ...

One of the most important figures constantly brought up during the Christmas season is Sa...

Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and w...

The ambitious and fearless emperors that built the legendary Roman Empire from scratch, t...

Among those who were responsible for the projection of Ottoman power, few deserve as much...

“My Luftwaffe is invincible…And so now we turn to England. How long will thi...

The fur trade had its tensions, but for many years, traders and natives worked out their ...

Mecca is now best known for being Islam’s holiest city, revered as the birthplace o...

With the golden glow of the candlelight kissing his cheeks, he hovered over a spirit mirr...

When people think of ancient Greece, images of philosophers such as Plato or Socrates oft...

The Roman army is one of the most famous fighting forces in history. Through its power an...

The massively popular 1990 novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and its subsequent mo...

For decades, parodies featuring ominous, mysterious cults have been a favorite gag in pop...

On July 23, 1812, he launched his army across the border, despite the protestations of ma...

By the spring of 1943, American military planners had begun to create a plan to dislodge ...

The Eastern Theater of the Civil War saw the bloodiest and most famous battles, as well a...

On his deathbed, some ancient historians claimed that when he was pressed to name a succe...

Certain foreign policy decisions led to continuing enmity between Carthage and the burgeo...

To the ancient Egyptians, the gods and goddesses were all around them and could be seen d...

Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and wh...

For the Maya, astronomy was not a purely scientific pursuit but intimately linked to reli...

Much of what is known of the Norse myths comes from the 10th century onwards. Until this ...

As the Western Roman Empire collapsed in the late 5th century, Hadrian’s Wall was a...

India’s oldest civilization, known as the Indus Valley Civilization or the Harappan...

Today the Space Race is widely viewed poignantly and fondly as a race to the Moon that c...

There are countless examples of battles that take place in wars after a peace treaty is s...

When people think about unidentified flying objects (UFOs), they tend to think of flying...

The Middle Ages have long been remembered for armored knights battling on horseback and a...

On May 14, 1948, the British Mandate officially expired. That same day, the Jewish Nation...

Through most of history, people have been closely tied to nature, hunting in forests an...

The 19th century saw the rise of one of the largest, most powerful empires of the modern ...

The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of m...

One of the most famous people in the world came to tour the city of Paris for the first t...