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With Wings Like Eagles: The Untold Story of the Battle of Britain

Michael Korda

“A wonderful story, splendidly, deftly and originally told.” — Hugh Thomas, author of The Spanish Civil Wa r “A...

With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain

Michael Korda

From Publishers Weekly The Battle of Britain has become as much myth as history. Korda ( Ulysses S. Grant ), former...

Reluctant Warrior

Michael C. Hodgins

From Publishers Weekly Formerly an enlisted "grunt," Hodgins became a Marine Corps commissioned officer in 1969. He was...

The Templars: The History and the Myth: From Solomon's Temple to the Freemasons

Michael Haag

Review “Haag sifts through the history and the legends to illuminate these mysterious Holy Warriors. . . . Readers of...

Mosby's Memoirs (Southern Classics Series)

John Singleton Mosby

Colonel John S. Mosby was one of the Confederacy's most effective and colorful cavalry leaders. Operating in Northern...

The Shake 'n Bake Sergeant: True Story of Infantry Sergeants in Vietnam

Jerry S. Horton Ph.D.

About the Author Dr. Jerry Horton was born in Charleston, W.Va. September 6, 1947. He grew up in Charleston and entered...

Janesville: An American Story

Amy Goldstein

“The most illuminating business book of the year.... If you really want to understand what’s going on in today’s...

Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation

Dan Fagin

Deftly combines investigative reporting and historical research to probe a New Jersey seashore town's cluster of...

The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945

Ian Kershaw

Kershaw's comprehensive research, measured prose, and commonsense insight combine in a mesmerizing explanation of how...

Point Man

Kevin Dockery

About the Author Kevin Dockery is the military historian and field curator for the UDT/SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce,...

The Worst Journey in the World: A Tale of Loss and Courage in Antarctica

Apsley Cherry-Garrard

The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican

Benjamin Blech

Review “Fascinating.... Benjamin Blech and Roy Doliner appear to have few equals when it comes to the history and...

Crimea

Orlando Figes

About the Author Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. Born in London in...

Elizabeth's Rival

Nicola Tallis

Just when you thought there was nothing new to learn about Elizabethan England, Tallis tells the compelling story of...

Lost, The

Daniel Mendelsohn

The Lost" is a sensitively written book that constantly asks itself the most difficult questions about history and...

The Crimean War: A History

Orlando Figes

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. All most people know of the Crimean War is the charge of the Light Brigade, but...

50 Women Every Christian Should Know: Learning from Heroines of the Faith

Michelle DeRusha

The inspiring stories of the women who helped to shape our faith Throughout history, countless women have boldly...

A Tomb Called Iwo Jima: Firsthand Accounts from Japanese Survivors (Firsthand Accounts and True Stories from Japanese WWII Combat Veterans)

Dan King

Dan King is a Pacific War historian, author and public speaker. He earned his bachelor's degree in Japanese at...

The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers

Bridgett M. Davis

New York Times Editor's Choice Buzzfeed Best Book of the Year Parade Best Book of 2019 Kirkus Best Memoirs of the Year...

The Story of Ireland: A History of the Irish People

Neil Hegarty

“A prime starter kit. Author Neil Hegarty artfully encapsulates this land of saints and scholars from 433 BC to...

Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War

Steve Inskeep

“In the hands of National Public Radio journalist Steve Inskeep, the Frémonts become a vehicle to explore media, the...

Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics

Ross Gregory Douthat

Bad Religion" is an important book. It brings a probing, perceptive analysis to bear on the tragic hollowing out of...

Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America

Craig Childs

“It’s a clever, smartly written and altogether enthusiastic effort to breathe feeling and life into the human...

The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold

Acharya S

Acharya S has done a superb job in bringing together this rich panoply of ancient world mythology and culture, and...