Can you recommend any great, scholarly books about the Napoleonic era in Europe? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2007 - 10 answers

I'm trying to find public domain ebooks on European history, particularly from the time of Louis XIV. [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2007 - 2 answers

Why do some (mostly older European?) doors have the knob in the center? Was there some technology reason? security reason? Design carry-over from the door latch design before knobs?
posted on Jan 29, 2007 - 6 answers

The British have the histories and diaries of Churchill and Lord Alanbrooke. Whose are the most important American memoirs for the Second World War, shedding light on the American view of events and their opinions of their Allies? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2005 - 6 answers