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Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper
Nicholas Irving · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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From the legendary special operations sniper and bestselling author of The Reaper comes a rare and powerful book on the art of being a sniper. Way of the Reaper is a step-by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of Irving's 10 most significant kills - none of which have... |
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A Brief History of WWI
Jon E. Lewis · Running Press; Revised edition
Format: Book
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No other conflict has so dramatically illustrated the senselessness of war and shaped the modern world to the same extent, from its impact on the Russian Revolution and the rise of Hitler to the final break-up of the British Empire and the supremacy of America. Contains over 180 compelling... |
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The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation
Thomas Fleming · Da Capo
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
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In the months after her husband's death, Martha Washington told several friends that the two worst days of her life were the day George died - and the day Thomas Jefferson came to Mount Vernon to offer his condolences.What could elicit such a strong reaction from the nation's original... |
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The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
Helen Russell · Icon Books Ltd
Pages: 389
Format: eBook
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'A hugely enjoyable romp through the pleasures and pitfalls of setting up home in a foreign land' PD Smith, Guardian
When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic:... |
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The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics
Sean Wilentz · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 364
Format: Print book
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One of our most eminent historians reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America's enduring struggle against economic inequality."There are two keys to unlocking the secrets of American politics and American political history." So begins The Politicians... |
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American Reckoning: The Vietnam War and Our National Identity
Christian G. Appy · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"Few people understand the centrality of the Vietnam War to our situation as much as Christian Appy." - Ken BurnsThe critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insights into Vietnam's place in America's self-image. How did the Vietnam War change the way we think... |
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Abe and Fido
Matthew Algeo · Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2015.
Format: eBook
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In early 1861, as he prepared to leave his home in Springfield, Illinois, to move into the White House, Abraham Lincoln faced many momentous tasks, but none he dreaded more than telling his two youngest sons, Willie and Tad, that the family's beloved pet dog, Fido, would not be accompanying... |
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The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II
SVETLANA ALEXIEVICH · Random House
Pages: 331
Format: Hardcover
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A long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia - from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature"A landmark." - Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth CenturyFor more than... |
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