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The Battle of Arnhem: The Deadliest Airborne Operation of WWII
ANTONY BEEVOR · Viking Pages: 496 Format: Hardcover
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The prizewinning historian and internationally bestselling author of D-Day reconstructs the devastating airborne battle of Arnhem in this gripping new account.On September 17, 1944, General Kurt Student, the founder of Nazi Germany's parachute forces, heard the groaning roar of airplane... |
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U-Boat 977 : The True Story of The U-boat that Escaped to Argentina
Heinz Schaeffer · Naval Institute Press Pages: 224 Format: Hardcover
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This is the story of U-977, the German submarine that escaped to Argentina at the end of World War II. Before surfacing near the west coast of Africa, the vessel had spent a remarkable sixty-six days submerged.When it was first published in 1953, opinions were sharply divided between those... |
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Road to Disaster: A New History of America's Descent Into Vietnam
BRIAN VANDEMARK · Custom House Pages: 640 Format: Hardcover
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"The most thoughtful and judicious one-volume history of the war and the American political leaders who presided over the difficult and painful decisions that shaped this history. The book will stand for the foreseeable future as the best study of the tragic mistakes that led to so much... |
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These Truths: A History of the United States
JILL LEPORE · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 960 Format: Hardcover
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In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. The American experiment rests on three ideas -- "these truths," Jefferson called them -- political equality,... |
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Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
Eric Jay Dolin · Liveright Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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With surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, Black Flags, Blue Waters vividly reanimates the "Golden Age" of piracy in the Americas. Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising... |
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Kennedy and Oswald: The Big Picture
Judyth Vary Baker · Trine Day Pages: 434 Format: Paperback
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Unraveling the many strands of hidden history behind the assassination of President Kennedy is not an easy task. Co-authors Baker and Schwartz guide us toward the conclusion that ultimately, the motivation was total governmental control, a coup d'état, changing us from a democratic... |
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Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
Tilar J. Mazzeo · Gallery Books Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Irena's Children comes a comprehensive and riveting biography of the extraordinary life and times of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and a powerful, unsung hero in America's early days. Fans fell in love with... |
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Young Benjamin Franklin: The Birth of Ingenuity
Nick Bunker · Knopf Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover
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In this new account of Franklin's early life, Pulitzer finalist Nick Bunker portrays him as a complex, driven young man who elbows his way to success.From his early career as a printer and journalist, to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjamin Franklin... |
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