History

Cambridge University Press offers a broadly-founded History list, covering all continents and time periods. Whether you’re seeking a title for undergraduate teaching, or for the highest levels of historical research, you will find a History book to suit you here.

Particular areas of strength include Byzantine and Medieval History, Early Modern British History, Military History, Economic History, World History and our Area Studies program. We also have a wide range of authoritative and detailed Cambridge Histories, and our Concise Histories provide accessible overviews of a wide range of countries.

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"An essential reference work for the study of Ireland."- Library Journal

See for yourself why the Dictionary of Irish Biography is invaluable!

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The War of 1812

Conflict for a Continent

J. C. A. Stagg

This book is a narrative history of the many dimensions of the War of 1812 – social, diplomatic, military, and political – which places the war's origins and conduct in transatlantic perspective. The book introduces the war to students and general readers, concluding that it resulted in many ways from an emerging nation-state trying to contend with the effects of rival European nationalisms, both in Europe itself and in the Atlantic world.

$85.00 (C)

The Cambridge History of the Cold War 3 Volume Paperback Set

Melvyn P. Leffler, Odd Arne Westad

This three-volume series is a comprehensive, international history of the conflict that dominated world history in the twentieth century.

$99.00 (Z)

The Most Controversial Decision

Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan

Wilson D. Miscamble

This book asks and answers a number of key questions. Why were the atomic bombs used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945? What role did they play in Japan's surrender? The book also explores the morality of the bombs' use and asks if it was right for the United States to use these powerful weapons.