Arthur Herman, author portrait
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Arthur Herman

Arthur Herman is the bestselling author of How the Scots Invented the Modern World, which has sold over 350,000 copies worldwide, and To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World, which was nominated for the prestigious Mountbatten Prize in 2005. He is a former professor of history at Georgetown University, Catholic University, and the Smithsonian’s Campus on the Mall. He and his wife live in central Virginia.
Douglas MacArthur
The Cave and the Light
Freedom's Forge
Gandhi & Churchill
How the Scots Invented the Modern World

Books

Douglas MacArthur
The Cave and the Light
Freedom's Forge
Gandhi & Churchill
How the Scots Invented the Modern World

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