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In The Mongol Storm, the often-overlooked Mongol invasions of the Near East are brought into focus, revealing their profound impact on the medieval world. While the Crusades have long dominated discussions, author Nicholas Morton uncovers how the Mongols reshaped the region's geopolitics in just one generation, dismantling powers like the Byzantines and Seljuk Turks.

Their conquests not only altered the Near East but also fostered new connections across Eurasia, paving the way for emerging forces like the Ottomans. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand how the Mongol invasions shifted the balance of power and transformed global history.

The Black Jacobins by C. L. R. James is a powerful account of the Haitian Revolution, the uprising ignited by the French Revolution that became a model for liberation movements across the world.

The story unfolds in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, where the brutality of plantation owners toward the enslaved was unimaginable. At the heart of the revolution is Toussaint L’Ouverture, a charismatic and largely illiterate enslaved man who rose to lead the Black people in their fight for freedom. Against overwhelming odds, he successfully resisted French, Spanish, and English forces, ultimately helping to create Haiti, the first independent post-colonial nation in the Caribbean. This is a gripping story of resistance, courage, and the struggle for freedom.

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In May 1862, Robert Smalls, a courageous 23-year-old slave in Charleston, South Carolina, pulled off an audacious escape that would make him a Union hero. With his family hidden aboard a Confederate steamer, Smalls commandeered the ship, running a deadly gauntlet of Confederate fortifications to deliver the vessel and its powerful weaponry to Union forces. His daring act not only secured his own freedom but also challenged national perceptions of African Americans' fight for liberty.

Smalls' journey from slave to civilian boat pilot, to the first black captain of an Army ship, to U.S Congressman is one of resilience and achievement. Be Free or Die captures the remarkable life of a man who defied the odds and left a lasting impact on history.

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