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A Christmas Far from Home: An Epic Tale of Courage and Survival during the Korean War
Stanley Weintraub · Da Capo Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The day after Thanksgiving, five months into the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur flew to American positions in the north and grandly announced an end-the-war-by-Christmas offensive, despite recent evidence of intervention by Maos Chinese troops. Marching north in plunging temperatures,... |
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Earth's Deep History: How It Was Discovered and Why It Matters
Martin J. S. Rudwick · University Of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Earth has been witness to mammoths and dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting apart, comets and asteroids crashing catastrophically to the surface, as well as the birth of humans who are curious to understand it all. But how was it discovered? How was the evidence... |
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Inside Syria: The Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect
Reese Erlich , · Prometheus Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Based on first-hand reporting from Syria and Washington, journalist Reese Erlich unravels the complex dynamics underlying the Syrian civil war. Through vivid, on-the-ground accounts and interviews with both rebel leaders and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Erlich gives the reader a better... |
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American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
Walter R. Borneman · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover |
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A vibrant new look at the American Revolution's first months, from the author of the bestseller The Admirals When we reflect on our nation's history, the American Revolution can feel almost like a foregone conclusion. In reality, the first weeks and months of 1775 were very tenuous,... |
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A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life
Allyson Hobbs · Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Between the eighteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, countless African Americans passed as white, leaving behind families and friends, roots and community. It was, as Allyson Hobbs writes, a chosen exile, a separation from one racial identity and the leap into another. This revelatory history... |
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The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
Rick Perlstein · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover |
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From the bestselling author of Nixonland a dazzling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s. In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term—until... |
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Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America
Franklin Foer · Harper Perennial; Original edition |
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To commemorate the 100th anniversary of The New Republic, an extraordinary anthology of essays culled from the archives of the acclaimed and influential magazine.Founded by Herbert Croly and Walter Lippmann in 1914 to give voice to the growing progressive movement, The New Republic has charted... |
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Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story
William Doyle · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover |
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The most complete history of the U.S. Navy SEALs - from their roots in World War II to their celebrated efforts in the War on Terror - written with the unprecedented cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community. The book will tie-in with a fall 2014 PBS series.Over the last fifty... |
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