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The Locomotive of War: Money, Empire, Power, and Guilt
PF Clarke · Bloomsbury Press
Pages: 418
Format: Hardcover
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An innovative exploration of the origins, impact, and consequences of the First and Second World Wars, from Peter Clarke, one of our foremost historians. "War is the locomotive of history," claimed Trotsky, a remark often thought to acknowledge the opportunity that the First World... |
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Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture
Joshua Levine · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 354
Format: Paperback
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THE EPIC TRUE STORY OF DUNKIRK - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, AND STARRING KENNETH BRANAGH, TOM HARDY, AND MARK RYLANCEThe Battle of Dunkirk, in May/June 1940, is remembered as a stunning defeat, yet a major victory as well. The Nazis had beaten... |
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The Last Fighter Pilot: The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II
Don Brown · Regnery History
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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From April to August of 1945, Captain Jerry Yellin and a small group of fellow fighter pilots flew dangerous bombing and strafe missions out of Iwo Jima over Japan. Even days after America dropped the atomic bombs - on Hiroshima on August 6 and Nagasaki on August 9 - the pilots continued... |
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East West Street: On the Origins of "Genocide" and "Crimes Against Humanity"
Philippe Sands · Vintage
Pages: 464
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize for NonfictionA profound and profoundly important book - a moving personal detective story, an uncovering of secret pasts, and a book that explores the creation and development of world-changing legal concepts that came about as a result of the unprecedented... |
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Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment
Angela J Davis · Pantheon Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the BlackLivesMatter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Contributing authors include Bryan... |
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Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz
MARK FELTON · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Vincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills, has become a very special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini's personal order. Within are some of the most senior officers of the Allied army, guarded by almost two hundred Italian soldiers and a vicious... |
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The Edge of the Empire: A Journey to Britannia: From the Heart of Rome to Hadrian's Wall
BRONWEN RILEY · Pegasus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
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An epic narrative journey from Rome to Hadrian's Wall -- in the empire's northwestern frontier -- brings vividly to life the colors, smells, sounds, and sensations of travel in the second century.AD 130. Rome is the dazzling heart of a vast empire and Hadrian its most complex and compelling... |
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The Last Palestinian: The Rise and Reign of Mahmoud Abbas
GRANT RUMLEY · Prometheus Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Mahmoud Abbas rose to prominence as a top Palestinian negotiator, became the leader of his nation, and then tragically failed to negotiate a peace agreement. This is the first book in English that focuses on one of the most important fixtures of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Filled... |
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