Amazing History features an array of articles, lists, and anecdotes covering the vast range of human history, from the ancient world to the recent past. Explore fascinating people, places, and events. History aficionados will find new angles on familiar topics, while trivia fans will enjoy plenty of obscure and unusual facts. You'll read about: Victoria Wood hull, Emiliano Zapata, Eva Perón, and Dorie Miller, Biological and chemical warfare secrets of the ancient world, Francisco Pizarro and the ransom of an emperor, The rise and fall of the Knights Templar, America's first foreign war, Petra, Angkor Wat, and Easter Island, The culture and history of the Cherokee, And much more! Book jacket.