Contains summaries of all notable wars from earliest recorded history to the present day, spanning some four-thousand years.

Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence, Third Edition is a comprehensive A-to-Z reference offering international coverage of this timely and fascinating subject. This updated volume provides concise descriptions of more than 700.

Covering people and events from the 1630s to the present day, this reference offers 455 entries on such topics as dirty politics, white-collar scams, botched cover-ups, tawdry love affairs, and despicable acts of corruption.

Concise biographical accounts of more than 1,200 villains who gained notoriety in the Western world during the last five hundred years. Crisply written and thoroughly readable.

Identifies and explains the importance of significant historic treaties, laws, speeches, letters, court decisions, and other writings, from the Code of Hammurabi to Mao's "Little Red Book."