History's Great Untold Stories: The Larger Than Life Characters and Dramatic Events That Changed the WorldThis eye catching volume combines vivid first hand accounts of pivotal events in history with authoritative commentary. Revealing startling links among events and people separated by centuries and continents, the epic struggles and bombastic personalities have been carefully chosen for their power to challenge some of the fiercest debates of our present day. Readers encounter William the Silent, a Dutch monarch whose assassination may have triggered