John Malam

Discusses how a Celtic warrior captured by Romans is trained to become a gladiator

Text and photographs examine the mummies and tombs of ancient Egypt as well as the everyday life.

Cartoons and facts combine to describe the Italian city of Pompeii, discussing the 62 AD earthquake, daily life of its people, customs, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the eighteenth-century excavation of the area.

Relates how scientists in several countries over a period of many years conducted research that ultimately led to the invention of the atomic bomb, which was then used against Japan in the hope of ending World War II.

This book presents the true stories of the golden age of Muslim pirates off the Barbary coast of Africa, from 1500 to 1650.

Presents life in a town in ancient Greece, covering the temple, town square, a family home, an open-air theatre, games, the cemetery, the port, and more.

A graphic novel version of the classic, set in Victorian England, in which a poor orphan is forced into the workhouse at age eight and runs away to become a thief and has a series of misadventures before discovering his true identity.

This is an overview of World War I, from its beginning in 1914 to armistice in November 1918.

A biography of Nelson Mandela, civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa, told in the context of his country's modern history.