It began with a word–Liberty–and grew into a battle cry that spanned two continents and ushered in the modern world. Get the big picture in three compelling narratives accompanied by animated maps, period music, and more.
Born in Battle
The American Revolution
online resource
Inglehart, Hillenbrand, Kennedy
“A highly effective antidote to oversimplified ideas about the Revolution–and an uncommonly interesting, involving, and fun antidote, at that.
–Harvard University Libraries review of CD-ROM edition
Quest for Empire
The Napoleonic Wars
online resource
“Another historical tour de force from Troubadour…. An immersion learning experience in the Napoleonic Wars – recommended for public library and academic circulating collections.”
–Harvard University Libraries review of CD-ROM edition
Fateful Lightning
The American Civil War
online resource
Inglehart, Hillenbrand, Kennedy
“The best integrated Civil War disc we’ve found…. Much more than just the sum of its parts, this edition gets an enthusiastic recommendation for library collections and Civil War enthusiasts.”
–Harvard University Libraries review of CD-ROM edition
Where gun rights go wrong
English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) famously described life in a state of nature as “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short,” a condition in which human beings are obliged to engage in an endless war of “all against all.” For Hobbes and other Enlightenment...