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By expanding historical image research, visual history has in the recent past established itself as a field of research in late modern and contemporary history, which considers images in a wider sense both as sources as well as independent artifacts of historiographical research and likewise looks at the visuality of history and the historicity of the visual. Its exponents advocate understanding images beyond their pictorialness as a medium and as an activity with an independent aesthetic that condition the way of seeing things, shape perceptual patterns, convey interpretations, that organize the aesthetic relationship of historic subjects to their social and political reality and which are able to generate own realities.

War in the ancient world : 3000 BCE-500 CE -- War in the medieval world : 500-1500 -- Early modern warfare : 1500-1750 -- The age of revolution : 1750-1830 -- The dawn of mechanized warfare : 1830-1914 -- Era of the world wars : 1914-1945 -- Conflicts after World War II : 1945-present -- Directory.

"Go behind the scenes of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood with this unprecedented dive into its storied history. Featuring exclusive photographs; a guide to the characters, puppets, and episodes; original interviews; and rare ephemera, this extraordinary book reveals the inner workings of the show"--

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Chapter 1 Early Civilizations -- Mesopotamia -- The Invention of Writing -- The Code of Hammurabi -- The Splendor of Babylon -- Ancient Egypt -- Egyptian Society -- The Hieroglyphs -- The Indian Civilization -- The Indus Culture -- The Legacy of India -- The Hebrew People -- The Kings of Israel -- Judaism -- Chapter 2 Classical Antiquity -- Ancient China -- Dynastic China -- The Emperor and His Court -- Ancient Greece -- The Greek Poleis -- Greek Cultural Heritage -- The Persian Empier -- Cyrus, the Founder of the Empier -- Persepolis, the Persian Capital -- The Celts -- Celtic Dwellings -- The Splendor of Rome -- The Roman Senate -- Chapter Three Civilizations of the Medieval Period -- The Vikings -- Viking Explorers -- The Byzantine Empier -- The Court of Byzantium -- The Crusades -- The Islamic Empier -- Baghdad, Abbasid Capital -- The Maya and the Aztecs -- Cultural Legacy in Mesoamerica -- The Incas -- The Inca Road Network -- Imperial Japan -- Japanese Clans -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Index -- Back Cover

Visual History of the Twentieth Century from 1900 to 1999 of every major event that had a place in moulding the century. Black and white photos and news articles of major events throught the world are well appointed with visual detail, covering every aspect of life: politics, warfare, sport, the arts and science.

A visual history of armored vehicles, from the early tanks of World War I to present-day models, created in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Showcasing the most famous military fighting machines, Tank combines comprehensive photographic spreads with in-depth histories of key manufacturers and specially commissioned visual tours of the most iconic examples of their groundbreaking firepower. Study the impact of the tank on the evolution of battlefield and military strategy, from the crude machines that were designed to roll through mud to break up trench warfare to the more sophisticated weapons that have become a symbol of military strength. --