World history series

Presents a social history of the United States during the 1920s, a decade of prosperity, Prohibition, Presidential scandals, fads and sensations, controversies, sports heroes, and the stock market crash.

Describes the events surrounding the Maoist revolution in China.

Focuses on the often chaotic events and larger-than-life personalities of the fateful last republican century and discusses the power struggles which gave way to a dictatorship.

Discusses the role of sports in the ancient Greek and Roman world, covering the Olympics, the glories of physical achievement, spectacle sports, horse and chariot racing, and leisure sports.

Discusses Japan's participation in World War II, including militaristic advances and the bombing of Pearl Harbor, its alliances, the use of the atomic bomb against it, and its defeat and surrender.

Discusses feudalism, the system of government based on ownership of land, as it was practiced in Europe in the Middle Ages.

Examines the efforts of Greeks and Romans to study and understand the underlying principles of nature and discusses their development of a more systematic approach to science.

An account of the rise and fall of the Persian Empire, based in part on archaeological findings of the twentieth century.

Discusses the historical and cultural background of the Mexican-American War and its major battles.

A historical overview of the Vikings, whose force and military strength combined with a strong interest in trade and commercial activity to bring them success through much of Europe during the Middle Ages.

Describes the politics, culture, religion, and society of Rome during the reign of the Emperor Augustus.

Discusses the history of the Assyrian Empire, including its early people, the rise of the Assyrian nation, its rebirth, the empire at its height, and the nation's collapse.