Below the Peacock Fan: First Ladies of the Raj    by Marian Fowler
Price: $3.99 USD. 93530 words. Language: English. Published by Bev Editions  on May 21, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.
When the British ruled India, four Victorian women find themselves in a disturbing land, experiencing extremes of decadence amid crushing poverty. Emily Eden, Charlotte Canning, Edith Lytton and Mary Curzon followed husbands or a brother who were appointed Viceroys. In this compelling slice of colonial history we see how India marked them with its heat, mutinies and lascivious secrets.

The Reality of Tamerlane the Great- Part 2 | حقيقة تيمورلنك العظيم- الجزء الثاني    by Mohammad Amin Sheikho
Price: Free! 51200 words. Language: Arabic. Published by amin-sheikho.com  on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Islam / History.
هل تيمورلنك رجل عظيم كما يدّعي أقوام ما وراء النهر ومصلح للعالم الإسلامي!. أم هو قاهر العالم بالطغيان والبغي والقتل والتحريق!... - كيف يذكره أقوام ما وراء النهر ويصلّون عليه كما يصلّون على الأنبياء، وفي البلاد العربية فهو مذموم على كلّ لسان.

The Reality of Tamerlane the Great- Part 1 | حقيقة تيمورلنك العظيم- الجزء الأول    by Mohammad Amin Sheikho
Price: Free! 60380 words. Language: Arabic. Published by amin-sheikho.com  on May 16, 2013. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Islam / History.
- هل تيمورلنك رجل عظيم كما يدّعي أقوام ما وراء النهر ومصلح للعالم الإسلامي!. أم هو قاهر العالم بالطغيان والبغي والقتل والتحريق!... - كيف يذكره أقوام ما وراء النهر ويصلّون عليه كما يصلّون على الأنبياء، وفي البلاد العربية فهو مذموم على كلّ لسان!

'Deconstructing' Pakistan: A Framework of People's History    by Bilal Hamid
Price: $5.99 USD. 55640 words. Language: English. Published on May 15, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.
What happens when a nationalist discourse falls apart? When major events after the creation of a country are explained only in terms of conspiracy because the nationalist discourse would be challenged? Does it mean the entire narrative of creating a country is flawed?

What is "Comfort Women"?    by Nadeshiko Action USA
Price: Free! 880 words. Language: English. Published on April 29, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.
If you come across a word "comfort women", this is the best reference. During World War II, prostitution was legal. Due to the historical and political oppositions, there is a misconception about so-called "Comfort Women". Comfort women exist even now. And this booklet should help you understand why.

Browning FN Hi-Power: An Engraved Mystery    by TK Rolland
Price: $1.99 USD. 3150 words. Language: English. Published on April 27, 2013. Nonfiction » Antiques & Collectibles » Weapons.
In 2009 an engraved 1935 Browning FN Hi-Power in perfectly preserved condition appeared for sale online. Purportedly a personal gift from Chiang Kai-shek, the gun had been carefully stored away until finally sold as part of an estate. This article looks into the mystery of the gun's provenance. How had this Browning passed from a once powerful Asian leader to an American soldier during WWII?

Cattle Nomads Of The Indian Desert    by Son Lal
Price: Free! 37470 words. Language: English. Published on April 22, 2013. Fiction » Cultural & ethnic themes » Asian American.
About nomads in Rajasthan who have grazed cattle on a large scale since early history. With a pastoral culture from the west in Asia, that partly differed from the culture of the settled Hindus of the Indian subcontinent. Tan Dan's forefathers were a part of that nomadic culture, to which also ox caravan traders belonged and small groups with other professions.

Indochina Chronicles (1974-1975)    by Maurizio Pianaro
Price: $4.99 USD. 11850 words. Language: English. Published by booksmango  on April 14, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.
In war-torn Indochina, a mercenary pilot lives to fly. A dramatic picture of a season in hell, where people are both victims and witnesses of catastrophic events. A mal de vivre that no one and nothing could heal. Maurizio Pianaro is a writer who was in Cambodia during the fall of the country by Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge.

Turning Point: People's History meets Nationalist Narrative in Pakistan    by Bilal Hamid
Price: $5.99 USD. 55660 words. Language: English. Published on April 11, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.
What happens when a nationalist discourse falls apart? When major events after the creation of a country are explained only in terms of conspiracy because the nationalist discourse would be challenged? Does it mean the entire narrative of creating a country is flawed? In the last decade of his life, the official historian of Pakistan turned against all his writings he had earlier authored.

The Legend of the Forty-Seven Ronin: A History of One of the Greatest Samurai Stories of All Time    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 10510 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2013. Nonfiction » History » Asian.
Revenge. Murder. Honor. These are the ingredients of one of the greatest samurai legends of all time: The Forty-Seven Ronin—the legend of samurai who take revenge on a court official who leaves them leaderless. With a gripping narrative, HistoryCaps takes you back in time for a look at perhaps the greatest samurai tales in the history of Japan. HistoryCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides