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Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
Alison Weir · Ballantine Books; 1st US Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed author Alison Weir has been prolific with her books on English royalty covering everything from the Houses of York and Lancaster to the reigns of the Tudors and beyond. Now this remarkable historian brings to life the extraordinary tale of the woman who was ancestor to them all Katherine... |
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The life of Johnny Reb and the life of Billy Yank
Bell Irvin Wiley · Essential Classics of the Civil War/Book-of-the-Month Club
Pages: 444
Format: Print book
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A narrative that details, in seperate book sections, the daily life of common Union and Confederate soldiers, using letters, diaries and other primary documents as the main sources of information. |
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Berlin at War
Roger Moorhouse · Basic Books; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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Berlin was the city at the very center of World War Two. It was the launching pad for Hitler’s empire, the embodiment of his vision of a “world metropolis.” Berlin was also the place where Hitler’s Reich would ultimately fall. Berlin suffered more air raids than any other... |
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One Hundred Victories: Special Ops and the Future of American Warfare
Linda Robinson · PublicAffairs; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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One Hundred Victories is a portrait of how - after a decade of intensive combat operations - special operations forces have become the go-to force for US military endeavors worldwide.Linda Robinson follows the evolution of special ops in Afghanistan, their longest deployment since Vietnam.... |
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Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture
Joshua Levine · William Morrow
Pages: 354
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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New York Times BestsellerThe epic true story of Dunkirk - now a major motion picture, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, and Mark RylanceIn 1940, the Allies had been beaten back by the Nazis across France to the northern port of Dunkirk.... |
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The Modern Explorers
Robin Hanbury-Tenison · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Exploration has never been more popular and any idea that there is nowhere left to explore is instantly disproved by the contemporary explorers who are showcased here. This title deals with this topic. |
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Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868
Cokie Roberts · Harper
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences, influence, and contributions of its women... |
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Washington: A Life
Ron Chernow · Penguin Books
Pages: 904
Format: Paperback
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A gripping portrait of the first president of the United States from the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical.Celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation and the first president... |
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The Long Road Home: The Aftermath of the Second World War
Ben Shephard · Knopf; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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At the end of World War II, long before an Allied victory was assured and before the scope of the atrocities orchestrated by Hitler would come into focus or even assume the name of the Holocaust, Allied forces had begun to prepare for its aftermath. Taking cues from the end of the First... |
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Hidden Harmonies: The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem
Robert Kaplan · Bloomsbury Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A squared plus b squared equals c squared. It sounds simple, doesn't it? Yet this familiar expression is a gateway into the riotous garden of mathematics, and sends us on a journey of exploration in the company of two inspired guides, acclaimed authors Robert and Ellen Kaplan. With... |
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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
Karen Abbott · Harper
Pages: 513
Format: Hardcover
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Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and "pioneer of sizzle history" (USA Today) , tells the spellbinding true story of four women who risked everything to become spies during the Civil War.Karen Abbott illuminates one of the most fascinating... |
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Fire and Light: How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
James MacGregor Burns · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Kindle Edition
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Library Journal12/01/2013
Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Burns (Woodrow Wilson Professor of Political Science Emeritus, Williams Coll.; Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom) is one of the most respected scholars of American history. One reads his books expecting them to be well... |
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