Axelrod, Alan

Traces more than two hundred years of America's involvement in major wars, rebellions, and insurrections around the world, drawing on primary source documents, biographies, and narrative history to explore the political antecdents, events, and consequences of each conflict.

Uses examples from the life and achievements of President Harry S. Truman to present effective leadership lessons that can be used in all aspects of business.

Profiles more than 600 criminals and crime-stoppers, living and dead, from around the world, who have played a significant role in the development of the techniques, practicies, principles, and philosophy of law enforcement.

Examines the key events that have defined the lives and careers of some of history's most significant figures and explores how those decisions were made and what impact they had on world history.

Contains articles that provide information about 747 historical and modern-day treaties to which colonial America and the United States have been party; each with the dates signed and ratified, signatories, an overview, and a discussion that, in some cases, includes extensive quotations from the actual text of the document.

Collection of 200 important historical events that impacted American history from Leif Ericson exploring Vinland to the Cold War ends.

An account of the Vietnam War and the conflicting ideologies that drove it. Discusses how this war was conducted and outlines the social-political impact of this conflict on both America and Vietnam.

Contains over five thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on terms and concepts in science and technology, covering physics and chemistry, Earth and space sciences, life sciences, energy and environmental sciences, materials sciences, and information sciences.

From Abbad I (d. 1042) to Zia [Zia-ul-Haq], Mohammad (1924-1988) covers despots, divine right monarchs, communist dictators, fascist leaders, and other infamous rulers in all periods of history.