Players, Places, and Periods of World History is a biographical and history book series written by historians Victor Hernandez, Jean Francois-Cordollion, Edward Shayn, Herbert Neil Crone, and Joseph Petrov. The books are widely acclaimed and used in famous history universities across the globe. Translated versions include Spanish, French, Russian, German, Mandarin, Portuguese, Italian, and Polish. All of it combined totals ~1500 pages.