History World

The First World War killed 17 million people, traumatised a generation, overturned old empires and changed the world's political order – and yet its origins often seem obscure.

All first-person accounts of great events have their own fascination, but the editors of American Heritage have discovered that people writing about World War II seem to tell their own story with particular passion and eloquence. That is one reason American Heritage has published so many of them - and why noted military historian Stephen W. Sears has selected the most compelling.

An authoritative account of the history of fashion and costume from prehistoric times to today.

From dinosaurs and Vikings to the history of robots and espionage, discover incredible world history in this lavish collection of timelines.