From the Explaining History series, this is a new ebook for students of Germany history designed to dispel the six most pervasive myths about the Third Reich and help students get to grips with the most common problems. Also check out the link for additional bonus material and a free six part modern history course. To download the book click here

The devastating attack on Pearl Harbour, the tragic losses, extraordinary courage of the US sailors and airmen, and the fatal decisions of the Japanese are all examined through eye witness accounts and testimony. The terrible repercussions of the attack are explained in full and the story of how Pearl Harbour changed the war not just for America, but for Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union. Red Sun at War is the eagerly awaited sequel to Red Sun Rising, Japan, China and the West. To download this ebook click here

A fraudulent chancer, fantasist and con artist, Joachim Von Ribbentrop charmed Hitler and dominated the Fuhrer's inner circle for much of the 1930s. Hitler was totally taken in by the version of the world Ribbentrop presented to him, so much so that he became the Nazi leader's unofficial, then official ambassador, causing discord and diplomatic havoc wherever he went.
This edition of Explaining History focuses on Hitler's first attempts to reshape the European order, by undermining the Treaty of Versailles, and attempting to build an alliance with Britain. It was an attempt doomed to failure, and fated to shape the nature of the coming war. To download this ebook click here.

This edition of the Explaining Modern History series is a very accessible introduction to the theme of modernisation in Russia and to 19th Century Russia in general. It is ideal for students of history and for enthusiasts alike, and is written to make modern history accessible and clear.

In 1917 Czarist Russia collapsed during the catastrophe of the First World War, but the tensions that had accumulated inside the empire for a century due to the challenges that modernisation presented were the real seeds of her undoing. The 19th Century was a battle for the soul of Russia, and it decided whether she would embrace liberal democracy and industrialisation like her contemporaries in Europe, or whether she would retreat into the past. In fact, she did both, and the human legacy of the disasters that followed is still being barely comprehended. To download this new title, click here.

Latest Titles: Britain, France and Germany and the Treaty of Versailles.

What was so fundamentally wrong about the peace that was agreed at Versailles? Why did it decay within a generation? Why had other treaties proven far more durable? This is an easy, accessible ebook explaining the horrors of the First World War and the impact they had on the peace. Learn more here.

If you have a passion for history and a curiosity to understand more then the Explaining Modern History Series will take you on a century's journey, from the battlefields of the world to the private meetings and discussions of presidents, emperors, generals, statesmen, visionaries and adventurers, covering in depth, but in an accessible way, everything you need to know, and some more besides.

The Palmer Raids and the Red Scare 1918 -1920

The Red Scare we all tend to think of when we look at the USA happened after the Second World War, and culminated in the McCarthy witch hunt, but an earlier panic, involving far more violence on both sides gripped the USA after 1918. This is the story of the first Red Scare and you can read all about it here

The Wall Street Crash was an epic failure of the financial system at the start of the 20th Century, but it alone did not cause the Great Depression. This edition of Explaining Modern History looks at the deeper causes of the crisis. Ideal for GCSE and A Level.

Anyone who wants to understand our current economic crisis should examine this very similar one that took place over 80 years ago. To download the ebook click here.

Between the end of the 19th Century and the start of World War Two, Japan's power in the Far East grew in direct proportion to the decline of Russian, German, British and other European powers. This ebook explores the conflicting and often contradictory relationships between Japan and the West as they each planned how best to conquer China. The Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbour was over in three hours, but was at least half a century in the making. This is an easy and accessible guide to understanding the tensions and crises in the far east during the first part of the 20th Century. To download the ebook click here