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War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust
Doris L. Bergen · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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In examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris L. Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, this revised, third edition discusses not only the persecution of the Jews,... |
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The cause of all nations : an international history of the American Civil War
Don Harrison Doyle · Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2015. Pages: 382 Format: Print book
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"When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he had broader aims than simply rallying a war-weary nation. Lincoln realized that the Civil War had taken on a wider significance-that all of Europe and Latin America was watching to see whether the United States, a beleaguered... |
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Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
CATHERINE KERRISON · Ballantine Books Pages: 432 Format: Hardcover
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Thomas Jefferson fathered three girls: two white and free, one black and a slave. This book about Martha, Maria, and Harriet tells the fascinating story of their very different lives at Monticello and beyond, as daughters of one of our most brilliant and complicated Founding Fathers. |
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Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America
Donald L. Miller · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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While F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, Manhattan was transformed by jazz, night clubs, radio, skyscrapers, movies, and the ferocious energy of the 1920s, as this illuminating cultural history brilliantly demonstrates. In four words—the capital of everything—Duke Ellington captured Manhattan... |
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The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor
Martin Meredith · PublicAffairs; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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Africa has been coveted for its riches ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew fortune-seekers, merchant-adventurers, and conquerors from afar. In modern times, the focus of attention is on oil, diamonds, and other valuable... |
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Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Blake J. Harris · It Books Format: Hardcover
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Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized... |
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Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
BILL O'REILLY · Henry Holt and Co. Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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The Revolutionary War as never told before.The breathtaking latest installment in Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's mega-bestselling Killing series transports readers to the most important era in our nation's history, the Revolutionary War. Told through the eyes of George Washington,... |
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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
Bill O'Reilly · Henry Holt and Company Pages: 323 Format: Print book
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The powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O'Reilly and Martin DugardAutumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, where American soldiers face an opponent who will go to any length to avoid defeat. The Japanese... |
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