Cape of Good Hope Series (Complete in 10 Volumes)

Crossing the Bay of Bengal:

The Bay of Bengal was once at the heart of global history. For centuries, it served as a maritime highway between India and China, and later became a battleground for European empires. All of this was shaped by the monsoon and human migration. In the 19th century, powered by capital and steam, empires transformed the bay in pursuit of commodities such as coffee, rice, and rubber. Millions of Indian migrants, bound by debt or driven by drought, crossed the bay in search of a better life. Thriving port cities such as Singapore and Penang became some of the most diverse societies of their time. By the 1930s, however, economic, political, and environmental pressures had begun to erode the interconnected world that had taken shape around the bay over centuries. Today, rising sea levels leave the Bay of Bengal’s coast increasingly vulnerable to climate change, while its strategic location has made it a focal point of competition over Asia’s future.

Dominating the Middle East:

From drones and satellites to missile defense systems and cyberwarfare, Israel has long been at the forefront of applying new technologies to the modern battlefield. Dominating the Middle East: The Secrets Behind Israel’s Military Power shows how this small nation of just over eight million people has continually adapted to changing forms of warfare while living under the shadow of war, becoming a new kind of power in the 21st century. Israel’s strength, of course, lies not in its size, but in its innovation and efficiency.

Why Did the Japanese Choose War?:

From the First Sino-Japanese War to the Russo-Japanese War, and ultimately to defeat in World War II, why did Japan repeatedly go to war?

Why did everyone, from the world’s most outstanding talents to ordinary Japanese citizens, believe that “war was the only way out”?

The Arabs: A History of Conquest and Revolution, 1516 to the Present:

The history of the Arab world is a bloody story of colonialism, war, and resistance, but also a diverse and moving story full of creativity. In this groundbreaking and accessible work, award-winning Oxford historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on five centuries of Arab sources to place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context and present it objectively from the Arabs’ own perspective. This landmark book covers the entire Arab world, from North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, exploring every facet of modern Arab history.

Israel: A Rebirth of a Nation:

Israel is a small country, but ever since its founding it has captured the world’s attention, winning many admirers while also frequently becoming a target of criticism.

Why does the international community pay so much attention to a small country like Israel?

Why are Israelis so deeply divided over so many key issues?

Why does Israel make these decisions, and what does its future hold?

A Game Without Rules: Afghanistan’s Repeatedly Interrupted History:

The history of modern Afghanistan reads like a dramatic saga, full of absurdity, horror, and sorrow. For more than two centuries, a great power has forcibly disrupted Afghanistan’s development almost every forty years, undoing the progress it had made