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Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
Mark Bowden · Atlantic Monthly Press Pages: 608 Format: Hardcover
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Not since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down has Mark Bowden written a book about a battle. His most ambitious work yet, Hue 1968 is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American War in Vietnam. By January 1968, despite an influx of half... |
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Who Lost Russia?: How the World Entered a New Cold War
Peter Conradi · Oneworld Publications Pages: 370 Format: Hardcover
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"Balanced and timely ... a smooth narrative that provides welcome context for Russia's recent revanchist behavior and insight into prospects for ongoing U.S.-Russian relations." -- ?Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Meticulously lays out the record, from Mikhail... |
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Mark Essig · Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend - yet their flesh is banned... |
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Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman
Harold H Brown · University Alabama Press Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Inspiring memoir of Colonel Harold H. Brown, one of the 930 original Tuskegee pilots, whose dramatic wartime exploits and postwar professional successes contribute to this extraordinary account.Keep Your Airspeed Up: The Story of a Tuskegee Airman is the memoir of an African American man who,... |
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Wicked Columbus, Ohio
David Meyers Format: Print book
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Ohios capital city once teemed with crime bosses, rampant corruption and unpunished perversion. The Bad Lands of Columbus was a nationally recognized slum controlled by Smoky Hobbs. Columbus native Dr. Samuel B. Hartman, the worlds most successful snake oil salesman, was almost single-handedly... |
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The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End
Robert Gerwarth · Farrar Pages: 464 Format: Print book
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An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth centuryFor the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed a generation,... |
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ISIS: A History
Fawaz A Gerges · Princeton University Pres Pages: 296 Format: Print book
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The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism... |
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Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun from 1945 to 1970
Sarah Archer · W W Norton Pages: 224 Format: Print book
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A celebration of Christmas in the 1950s and '60sMidcentury America was a wonderland of department stores, suburban cul-de-sacs, and Tupperware parties. Every kid on the block had to have the latest cool toy, be it an Easy Bake Oven for pretend baking, a rocket ship for pretend space travel,... |
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Central Ohio Legends & Lore
JAMES A WILLIS · The History Press Pages: 160 Format: Paperback
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The legendary tales of Central Ohio reach far beyond the region. Bigfoot-like creatures have been sighted in the state since the 1800s. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was the headquarters for the military's investigations into UFO sightings in the mid-twentieth century. Some of Johnny... |
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Crow Killer, New Edition: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson
Raymond W. Thorp Jr. · Indiana University Press Pages: 208 Format: Paperback
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The movie Jeremiah Johnson introduced millions to the legendary mountain man, John Johnson. The real Johnson was a far cry from the Redford version. Standing 6'2" in his stocking feet and weighing nearly 250 pounds, he was a mountain man among mountain men, one of the toughest... |
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Whistlestop: Reporting the Stories that Make Campaign History
John Dickerson · Twelve Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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From Face the Nation moderator and Slate political columnist John Dickerson, WHISTLESTOP tells the stories behind the stories of the most memorable and even forgotten moments in American presidential campaign history.The stakes are high. The characters full of striving and ego. Presidential... |
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Ministers at War: Winston Churchill and His War Cabinet
Jonathan Schneer · Basic Books Format: Hardcover
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In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seemed to hinge on the leadership of Winston Churchill, whom the King reluctantly appointed Prime Minister as Germany invaded France. Churchill's reputation as one of the great... |
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