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    Cover: Cairo: Histories of a CityCairo: Histories of a CityAlSayyad, NezarArchitecturePAPERBACK$25.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring CommunitiesThe Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring CommunitiesBuras, Nir HaimArchitectureHARDCOVER$100.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Four Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple ProfessionFour Walls and a Roof: The Complex Nature of a Simple Professionde Graaf, ReinierArchitecturePAPERBACK$25.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, Fifth Revised and Enlarged EditionSpace, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, Fifth Revised and Enlarged EditionGiedion, SigfriedArchitecturePAPERBACK$55.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: St. Peter’sSt. Peter’sMiller, KeithArchitecturePAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Borders of Chinese ArchitectureThe Borders of Chinese ArchitectureSteinhardt, Nancy ShatzmanArchitectureHARDCOVER$57.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Volume 2: Part 1: 1927–1930Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Volume 2: Part 1: 1927–1930Benjamin, Walter
    Jennings, Michael W.
    Eiland, Howard
    Smith, Gary
    ArtPAPERBACK$34.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Volume 2: Part 2: 1931–1934Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Volume 2: Part 2: 1931–1934Benjamin, Walter
    Jennings, Michael W.
    Eiland, Howard
    Smith, Gary
    ArtPAPERBACK$34.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on MediaThe Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on MediaBenjamin, Walter
    Jennings, Michael W.
    Doherty, Brigid
    Levin, Thomas Y.
    ArtPAPERBACK$23.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Pious Fashion: How Muslim Women DressPious Fashion: How Muslim Women DressBucar, LizArtPAPERBACK$23.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Solar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of CertaintySolar Dance: Van Gogh, Forgery, and the Eclipse of CertaintyEksteins, ModrisArtPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass IncarcerationMarking Time: Art in the Age of Mass IncarcerationFleetwood, Nicole R.ArtHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Photography and the Art of ChancePhotography and the Art of ChanceKelsey, RobinArtHARDCOVER$32.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Inside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and PresentInside the Lost Museum: Curating, Past and PresentLubar, StevenArtHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Elegy for TheoryElegy for TheoryRodowick, D. N.ArtPAPERBACK$32.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Nefertiti’s Face: The Creation of an IconNefertiti’s Face: The Creation of an IconTyldesley, JoyceArtHARDCOVER$25.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.Slavish Shore: The Odyssey of Richard Henry Dana Jr.Amestoy, Jeffrey L.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Sasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma GoldmanSasha and Emma: The Anarchist Odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma GoldmanAvrich, Paul
    Avrich, Karen
    BiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Red Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, InternationalistRed Ellen: The Life of Ellen Wilkinson, Socialist, Feminist, InternationalistBeers, LauraBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: On HashishOn HashishBenjamin, Walter
    Eiland, Howard
    BiographyPAPERBACK$30.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Berlin Childhood around 1900Berlin Childhood around 1900Benjamin, Walter
    Eiland, Howard
    BiographyPAPERBACK$22.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Arthur MillerArthur MillerBigsby, ChristopherBiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: His Majesty’s Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India’s Struggle against EmpireHis Majesty’s Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India’s Struggle against EmpireBose, SugataBiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke: From the Sublime and Beautiful to American IndependenceThe Intellectual Life of Edmund Burke: From the Sublime and Beautiful to American IndependenceBromwich, DavidBiographyHARDCOVER$42.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American OrnithologyAlexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American OrnithologyBurtt, Edward H.
    Davis, William E.
    BiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Orpheus in the Marketplace: Jacopo Peri and the Economy of Late Renaissance FlorenceOrpheus in the Marketplace: Jacopo Peri and the Economy of Late Renaissance FlorenceCarter, Tim
    Goldthwaite, Richard A.
    BiographyHARDCOVER$62.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Machiavelli: A PortraitMachiavelli: A PortraitCelenza, Christopher S.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: August Weismann: Development, Heredity, and EvolutionAugust Weismann: Development, Heredity, and EvolutionChurchill, Frederick B.BiographyHARDCOVER$60.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Hesse: The Wanderer and His ShadowHesse: The Wanderer and His ShadowDecker, Gunnar
    Lewis, Peter
    BiographyHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Collecting the World: Hans Sloane and the Origins of the British MuseumCollecting the World: Hans Sloane and the Origins of the British MuseumDelbourgo, JamesBiographyPAPERBACK$30.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His EraHenry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His EraDorsen, David M.BiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Becoming Dickens: The Invention of a NovelistBecoming Dickens: The Invention of a NovelistDouglas-Fairhurst, RobertBiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of WonderlandThe Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of WonderlandDouglas-Fairhurst, RobertBiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by HimselfNarrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by HimselfDouglass, FrederickBiographyPAPERBACK$12.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Emperor HuizongEmperor HuizongEbrey, Patricia BuckleyBiographyHARDCOVER$59.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: SaladinSaladinEddé, Anne-Marie
    Todd, Jane Marie
    BiographyPAPERBACK$28.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Walter Benjamin: A Critical LifeWalter Benjamin: A Critical LifeEiland, Howard
    Jennings, Michael W.
    BiographyPAPERBACK$26.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Oscar Wilde: The Unrepentant YearsOscar Wilde: The Unrepentant YearsFrankel, NicholasBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Eli and the Octopus: The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World’s Most Notorious CorporationsEli and the Octopus: The CEO Who Tried to Reform One of the World’s Most Notorious CorporationsGarcia, MattBiographyHARDCOVER$27.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Keats Brothers: The Life of John and GeorgeThe Keats Brothers: The Life of John and GeorgeGigante, DeniseBiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated EditionThe Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant: The Complete Annotated EditionGrant, Ulysses S.
    Marszalek, John F.
    BiographyPAPERBACK$22.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Moses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator, Imperial HeroMoses Montefiore: Jewish Liberator, Imperial HeroGreen, AbigailBiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Bonaparte: 1769–1802Bonaparte: 1769–1802Gueniffey, Patrice
    Rendall, Steven
    BiographyHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Napoleon and de Gaulle: Heroes and HistoryNapoleon and de Gaulle: Heroes and HistoryGueniffey, Patrice
    Rendall, Steven
    BiographyHARDCOVER$37.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Makers of Modern IndiaMakers of Modern IndiaGuha, RamachandraBiographyPAPERBACK$29.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Josephine Baker and the Rainbow TribeJosephine Baker and the Rainbow TribeGuterl, Matthew PrattBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: To Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold, Founder of HadassahTo Repair a Broken World: The Life of Henrietta Szold, Founder of HadassahHacohen, DvoraBiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior QueenNjinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior QueenHeywood, Linda M.BiographyPAPERBACK$21.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Suzuki: The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the WorldSuzuki: The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the WorldHotta, EriBiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Admiral Bill Halsey: A Naval LifeAdmiral Bill Halsey: A Naval LifeHughes, Thomas AlexanderBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in PoliticsFire and Ashes: Success and Failure in PoliticsIgnatieff, MichaelBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, with “A True Tale of Slavery” by John S. JacobsIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself, with “A True Tale of Slavery” by John S. JacobsJacobs, Harriet A.
    Yellin, Jean Fagan
    BiographyPAPERBACK$25.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Travels with Tocqueville Beyond AmericaTravels with Tocqueville Beyond AmericaJennings, JeremyBiographyHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Zwicky: The Outcast Genius Who Unmasked the UniverseZwicky: The Outcast Genius Who Unmasked the UniverseJohnson, JohnBiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami ShamanThe Falling Sky: Words of a Yanomami ShamanKopenawa, Davi
    Albert, Bruce
    Elliott, Nicholas
    Dundy, Alison
    BiographyHARDCOVER$44.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death: Reflections on Memory and ImaginationLandscapes of the Metropolis of Death: Reflections on Memory and ImaginationKulka, Otto Dov
    Mandel, Ralph
    BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Ashoka in Ancient IndiaAshoka in Ancient IndiaLahiri, NayanjotBiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Eugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern MedicineEugene Braunwald and the Rise of Modern MedicineLee, Thomas H.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Lives of Frederick DouglassThe Lives of Frederick DouglassLevine, Robert S.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Inventing Edward LearInventing Edward LearLodge, SaraBiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian ImaginationThe Last Pre-Raphaelite: Edward Burne-Jones and the Victorian ImaginationMacCarthy, FionaBiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Malthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely ProphetMalthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely ProphetMayhew, Robert J.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Vera Rubin: A LifeVera Rubin: A LifeMitton, Jacqueline
    Mitton, Simon
    BiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-GaposchkinWhat Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-GaposchkinMoore, DonovanBiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North AmericaDeclaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North AmericaMorris, RoyBiographyHARDCOVER$26.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: American Vandal: Mark Twain AbroadAmerican Vandal: Mark Twain AbroadMorris, RoyBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Up from History: The Life of Booker T. WashingtonUp from History: The Life of Booker T. WashingtonNorrell, Robert J.BiographyPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian NationalismNaoroji: Pioneer of Indian NationalismPatel, DinyarBiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Objects of Love and Regret: A Brooklyn StoryObjects of Love and Regret: A Brooklyn StoryRabinowitz, RichardBiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Dante’s Bones: How a Poet Invented ItalyDante’s Bones: How a Poet Invented ItalyRaffa, Guy P.BiographyHARDCOVER$37.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: American Cocktail: A “Colored Girl” in the WorldAmerican Cocktail: A “Colored Girl” in the WorldReynolds, Anita
    Hutchinson, George
    BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Freud: In His Time and OursFreud: In His Time and OursRoudinesco, Élisabeth
    Porter, Catherine
    BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Dante: The Story of His LifeDante: The Story of His LifeSantagata, Marco
    Dixon, Richard
    BiographyPAPERBACK$20.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: SpartacusSpartacusSchiavone, Aldo
    Carden, Jeremy
    BiographyHARDCOVER$19.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Nuclear Forces: The Making of the Physicist Hans BetheNuclear Forces: The Making of the Physicist Hans BetheSchweber, Silvan S.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Memory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and SelfMemory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and SelfSedivy, JulieBiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Stalin: A BiographyStalin: A BiographyService, RobertBiographyPAPERBACK$34.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Trotsky: A BiographyTrotsky: A BiographyService, RobertBiographyPAPERBACK$30.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Metternich: Strategist and VisionaryMetternich: Strategist and VisionarySiemann, Wolfram
    Steuer, Daniel
    BiographyPAPERBACK$24.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Stephen Crane: A Life of FireStephen Crane: A Life of FireSorrentino, PaulBiographyHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of AthensNemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of AthensStuttard, DavidBiographyHARDCOVER$29.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and WhiteJustice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and WhiteSullivan, PatriciaBiographyHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Boatman: Henry David Thoreau’s River YearsThe Boatman: Henry David Thoreau’s River YearsThorson, Robert M.BiographyPAPERBACK$22.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Zbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand StrategistZbigniew Brzezinski: America’s Grand StrategistVaïsse, Justin
    Porter, Catherine
    BiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Soldier of Christ: The Life of Pope Pius XIISoldier of Christ: The Life of Pope Pius XIIVentresca, Robert A.BiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of ChinaDeng Xiaoping and the Transformation of ChinaVogel, Ezra F.BiographyPAPERBACK$29.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: America’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a NationAmerica’s Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a NationWacker, GrantBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Ambiguity of Virtue: Gertrude van Tijn and the Fate of the Dutch JewsThe Ambiguity of Virtue: Gertrude van Tijn and the Fate of the Dutch JewsWasserstein, BernardBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: FlaubertFlaubertWinock, Michel
    Elliott, Nicholas
    BiographyHARDCOVER$35.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Boswell’s EnlightenmentBoswell’s EnlightenmentZaretsky, RobertBiographyHARDCOVER$41.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for MeaningA Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for MeaningZaretsky, RobertBiographyPAPERBACK$21.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Jozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern PolandJozef Pilsudski: Founding Father of Modern PolandZimmerman, Joshua D.BiographyHARDCOVER$39.95Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Roman TriumphThe Roman TriumphBeard, MaryClassics & Ancient WorldPAPERBACK$27.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and FoundThe Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and FoundBeard, MaryClassics & Ancient WorldPAPERBACK$24.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Religion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial AgeReligion in Human Evolution: From the Paleolithic to the Axial AgeBellah, Robert N.Classics & Ancient WorldPAPERBACK$28.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Crucible of IslamThe Crucible of IslamBowersock, G. W.Classics & Ancient WorldPAPERBACK$20.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Darius in the Shadow of AlexanderDarius in the Shadow of AlexanderBriant, Pierre
    Todd, Jane Marie
    Classics & Ancient WorldHARDCOVER$47.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: The Making of Late AntiquityThe Making of Late AntiquityBrown, PeterClassics & Ancient WorldPAPERBACK$33.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Late AntiquityLate AntiquityBrown, PeterClassics & Ancient WorldPAPERBACK$31.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
    Cover: Age of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to HadrianAge of Conquests: The Greek World from Alexander to HadrianChaniotis, AngelosClassics & Ancient WorldHARDCOVER$39.00Request an Online Exam Copy »
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    A Lesson in German Military History with Peter Wilson

    In his landmark book Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500, acclaimed historian Peter H. Wilson offers a masterful reappraisal of German militarism and warfighting over the last five centuries, leading to the rise of Prussia and the world wars. Below, Wilson answers our questions about this complex history,