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Slobodan Milosevic's Yugoslavia, 2nd Edition
From the Series Dictatorships
In the 1990s, Slobodan Milosevic served as president of Serbia (a republic of Yugoslavia) and then president of Yugoslavia itself. He ruled as a dictator, using his secret security forces to… Read More →
The Black Death, 2nd Edition
From the Series Pivotal Moments in History
Could a few fleas really change the world? In the early 1300s, the world was on the brink of change. New trade routes in Europe and Asia brought people in contact with different cultures and… Read More →
The Bodyguard Unit: Edith Garrud, Women's Suffrage, and Jujitsu
Who were the jujitsuffragettes? In the early twentieth century, women in England demanded the right to vote—and faced violent retaliation. Rather than back down, the suffragist group Women's… Read More →
The Fall of the Roman Empire, 2nd Edition
From the Series Pivotal Moments in History
Can the demise of a government 1,500 years ago have repercussions felt around the globe centuries later? If that government is the powerful Roman Empire, it can. From first century B.C.… Read More →
The Norman Conquest of England, 2nd Edition
From the Series Pivotal Moments in History
What happens when a foreigner takes over the throne of a powerful country like England? In the case of William the Conqueror, the forced rule would have an impact that lasted centuries.… Read More →