Heaven Help Us! Your days of worry and frustration are over. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there's a patron saint who wants to help you'specifically you'with your troubles. This Saint Will Change Your Life features 300 patron saints for every person and situation imaginable.…
The fourteen chapters of this book tell the events that led to the rise and fall of the Mongol Empire, from its unification by Genghis Khan to its sudden retreat and collapse from Europe following the death of Odgedei Khan in 1241, to the permanent division of its Empire under K…
"Emerging out of the vast steppe grasslands of Central Asia in the early 1200s, the Mongols, under their ferocious leader, Genghis Khan, quickly carved out an empire that by the late thirteenth century covered almost one-sixth of the Earth's landmass--from Eastern Europe to the …
Remembering Ireland and fighting for the Union : the origins of the Irish Brigade -- Sons of Erin : the commanders of the Irish Brigade -- Like a rock in a whirlpool : the Irish Brigade at Bull Run -- On to Richmond : the Irish Brigade during the Peninsula Campaign -- "We shall …
"[The author] reveals the reasons why thousands of Irish Catholics-- the most despised immigrant group in America at the time-- rallied to the Union cause and proved themselves to be among the most ferocious fighters of the war. He examines the character of the Irish Brigade's t…
Stories of the disastrous blunders of American presidents will show readers the inner workings of the White House and how some of our greatest leaders could make decisions that were terribly wrong. The fascinating stories are recounted as narratives and are as entertaining as th…
