In this excerpt from July Crisis, T. G. Otte goes behind the scenes of the events that led up to the greatest catastrophe of the last century, and the war that has defined the last hundred years.
John L. Brooke, the author of Climate Change and the Course of Global History, explores the currents that shape our civilizations and how we have become a part of our own global environmental history.
Dr Rosalind Grooms, Cambridge University Press Archivist, explores how the First World War impacted upon our printing, publishing and employees.
We invited four leading World War One historians and Cambridge authors to explore the main reasons for the outbreak of The Great War. Around the table are Jack S. Levy, William Mulligan, Thomas Otte, and John C. G. Röhl.
With Germany on fire in the World Cup, Alan McDougall, the author of The People’s Game, explains the legacy of football in East Germany and the political power behind the sport.
Marci A. Hamilton, the author of an updated edition of God vs. the Gavel, gives her take on today's controversial Supreme Court decision in the hotly-debated Hobby Lobby case.
Panayiotis Tzamalikos, the editor and translator of An Ancient Commentary on the Book of Revelation, explains his work on the Scholia in Apocalypsin.
World Cup-watchers, enjoy an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Football. As you cheer on your team, remember the power of football (or soccer) to unite people across countries, cultures, and languages.
David, the biblical king of Israel, has a compelling cultural legacy. In David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory, Jacob L. Wright examines biblical accounts to present a more complete portrait...
The Great War was also one of the first modern wars, involving advanced combat technology like gas, submarines, machine guns, and tanks. Explore the fascinating technological advancements that made World War I one of the greatest—and deadliest—conflicts in history.
As we await the Supreme Court’s decision in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby this week, we at fifteeneightyfour have created a roundup of all the information you need on the case before the decision is...
In this excerpt from the introduction of Peaceland, discover the realities of working as an international intervener in conflict zones from Kosovo to the Democratic Republic of Congo.