History

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A nomadic herder unites warring tribes and faces the choice that will determine whether he builds an empire or dies in the steppe.

A general must choose between obedience and treason -- with the fate of a republic hanging on one river.

After nearly three decades in prison, a leader chooses between revenge and reconciliation.

Portuguese slave traders control the coast. A queen with no army and no allies is about to build a 40-year resistance from nothing.

A formerly enslaved eunuch commands the largest fleet the world has ever seen. His next choice will reshape Indian Ocean trade for a century.