Today, as the world marks the 100-year anniversary of the conflict’s fateful beginning, World War I continues to be fertile ground for authors. Vision reviews three new books on the subject.

Insight Video: Events in the Middle East continue to feature in world news as they have for more than a century. Is it possible for the peoples of this region to be reconciled? Can cooperation and lasting peace be achieved?

Ronald Reagan had a vision of a world safe from the threat of nuclear Armageddon.

Insight Video: Jerusalem remains a crucial factor in the Middle East and in world politics. The name Jerusalem means “city of peace,” but will the city ever live up to its name?

Insight Video: In light of Europe’s financial crisis, an editorial in the New York Times asked, “Where’s Charlemagne When We Need Him?” What can we learn from Charlemagne?

Insight Video: History teaches the disturbing truth that humanity has no sure protection against the rise of totalitarianism. While democracy is the best hope, it’s no guarantee.

Modern cityscapes appear to have been built with the specific aim of serving the needs of our civilizations. But where does the idea of the city itself originate?

The Tower of Babel was built somewhere on the plain of Shinar, although the exact site of the tower has been much debated by scholars.

The Scopes Monkey Trial, which took place in Dayton, Tennessee, in July 1925, was a major media event. Yet many misconceptions remain about its conclusions.

Mark Twain’s novels are some of the best examples of American literature. Though known for his humor, Twain shows a bitter edge in his later works.

Biography of the Apache warrior Geronimo: a controversial figure who faced severely troubled times before his death on February 17, 1909.

Many present-day Russians have managed to discount his horrific impact on history to rehabilitate Stalin—some even suggesting his elevation to sainthood. Why?

World War I has been described as the war to end all war. The ensuing years—most notably, the Second World War—showed that this thought was ridiculously naïve.

China’s First Emperor, of the short-lived Qin dynasty, had extravagant ambitions—not only for his earthly life but for the afterlife he anticipated.

Zionist ideology formed the core of David Ben-Gurion’s identity. From his youth, the importance of settlement in the land was central to his views.

When Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel on May 14, 1948, he likely did not envisage how long the conflict with the Arab world would persist.

In 1896 Theodor Herzl published The Jewish State (Der Judenstaat), the basis for his reputation as the father of political Zionism.

Broadly speaking, Israeli political philosophy follows two main schools of thought: political Zionism and revisionist Zionism.

Scholars claim Nero built a huge bronze statue of himself as the sun god and set it up in his Golden House. But he probably never saw the statue standing in his house.