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William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life
James Lee Mcdonough · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 832
Format: Hardcover
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A major new biography of one of America's most storied military figures. General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented... |
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The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam
Jerry Brotton · Viking
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The gripping story of Queen Elizabeth's bold alliance with the Ottoman sultan by The New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve MapsPublished in the UK as This Orient IsleLong before the Barbary Pirates challenged Thomas Jefferson, English merchants travelled... |
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The Last Zero Fighter: Firsthand Accounts from WWII Japanese Naval Pilots
Dan King · Pacific
Pages: 292
Format: Book
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Firsthand accounts from interviews conducted in Japan with five WWII Japanese Naval aviators. All are veterans of the pivotal battles of the Pacific War including; USS Panay, Nanking, Pearl Harbor, Wake Island, Rabaul, Port Darwin, Indian Ocean Raid, Ceylon, Midway, Guadalcanal, Marshall... |
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Company A, Nineteenth Texas Infantry: A History of a Small Town Fighting Unit
David J Williams M.S. · Heritage Books
Pages: 124
Format: Print book
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his work focuses on one of the most unique military units in Texas, and possibly the Confederacy. Company A of the Nineteenth Texas Infantry was one of the hardest fighting units of the Confederacy's Trans-Mississippi Department. The men that formed the regiment during the spring of 1862... |
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Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, and Heretics
Jason Porath · Dey Street Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Blending the iconoclastic feminism of The Notorious RBG and the confident irreverence of Go the F**ck to Sleep, a brazen and empowering illustrated collection that celebrates inspirational badass women throughout history, based on the popular Tumblr blog. Well-behaved women seldom make... |
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The Kamikaze Hunters: Fighting for the Pacific: 1945
Will Iredale · Pegasus
Pages: 456
Format: Print book
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An extraordinary story of courage, valor, and dogged determination, the vivid account of how a few brave young pilots ensured lasting peace during World War II. In May 1945, with victory in Europe established, the war was all but over. But on the other side of the world, the Allies were... |
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Rising in Flames: Sherman's March and the Fight for a New Nation
J D Dickey · Pegasus Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestselling historian sheds new light on Sherman's epic "March to the Sea," especially the soldiers, doctors, nurses, and civilians who would change the nation for the better. America in the antebellum years was a deeply troubled country, divided by partisan... |
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Went the Day Well?: Witnessing Waterloo
David Crane · Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Midnight, Sunday, June 18, 1815. Britain holds its breath. Since Napoleon's escape from Elba in February, Europe has been jolted from eleven months of peace back into the frenzied panic of a war it believed had ended. "The whole complexion of the world is changed again," writes... |
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Why America Misunderstands the World: National Experience and Roots of Misperception
Paul R Pillar · Columbia University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Being insulated by two immense oceans makes it hard for Americans to appreciate the concerns of more exposed countries. American democracy's rapid rise also fools many into thinking the same liberal system can flourish anywhere, and having populated a vast continent with relative ease... |
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When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
KARA COONEY · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today.Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient... |
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Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare's Globe
Andrew Dickson · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 512
Format: Print book
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A book about how Shakespeare became fascinated with the world, and how the world became fascinated with Shakespeare - the first book of its kindThere are 83 copies of the First Folio in a vault beneath Capitol Hill, the world's largest collection. Well over 150 Indian movies are based... |
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The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Niall Ferguson · Penguin Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant recasting of the turning points in world history, including the one we're living through, as a collision between old power hierarchies and new social networksMost history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers and field marshals. It's about states,... |
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Landing on the Edge of Eternity: Twenty-Four Hours at Omaha Beach
Robert Kershaw · Pegasus Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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A visceral and momentous narrative of the first twenty-four hours of D-Day on Omaha Beach: the most dramatic Allied landing of World War II.Before World War II, Normandy's Plage d'Or coast was best known for its sleepy villages and holiday destinations. Early in 1944, German commander Field... |
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The Search for Atlantis: A History of Plato's Ideal State
Steve Kershaw PhD · Pegasus Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid exploration of the legend of Atlantis and its enduring influence on Western culture - from its origins in antiquity to the modern era. The Atlantis story remains one of the most haunting and enigmatictales fromantiquity, and one that still resonates very deeply with themodern imagination.... |
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