New Releases by Walter Cronkite

During the era following the Second World War world peace was largely assured through American-European cooperation on the political, military, and economic level. This status quo was upset by the ratification of the Treaty on the European Union (Maastricht Treaty) which will, whatever obstacles still remain, inevitably lead to closer cooperation ......

Walter Cronkite, inveterate sailor, invites the reader on a fascinating voyage down America''s western seacoast. In vivid vignettes he weaves fascinating tales with colorful anecdotes, punctuating each with insightful. 90 full-color reproductions of Ray Ellis''s watercolor and oil paintings enhance Cronkite''s text.

This first-hand account of Walter Cronkite''s voyage in and out of Northeastern ports, from Cape May to the Canadian border, is enhanced by watercolor and oil paintings depicting the seacoast and its inhabitants

A combination of words by the eminent news commentator and reproductions of oil and watercolor paintings by noted artist Ray Ellis evoke the fresh, natural beauty of an exploratory sea voyage from Chesapeake Bay to Key West

Presents two episodes of the CBS television series using primary sources and real CBS News reporters to describe significant moments in history as if they were live television events. The triumph of Alexander the Great journeys to 324 B.C. to witness what Alexander the Great does when his Macedonian troops revolt, determining whether he should crush the rebellion or yield to the mutiny. The death of Socrates ventures to 399 B.C., when, hours before he is to be executed for refusing to recognize God, Socrates explains to his friends why he must choose death over life.