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The Quest for Queen Mary

James Pope-Hennessy

Review Funny and astute, it provides a loathly feast for royal-watchers― Hilary Mantel , New Statesman Almost every...

The Story of the SS: Hitler's Infamous Legions of Death

Nigel Cawthorne

About the Author Nigel Cawthorne studied at University College, London, where he gained an Honours degree in physics,...

Gentlemen Bastards: On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces

Kevin Maurer

“This story brings to life the unique men who form the ranks of the Green Berets and the Herculean tasks they must...

Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema

Anne Helen Petersen

“Engaging…Petersen is an author for our age.” – The Boston Globe “Insightful.” –TIME Magazine “Clear...

The Second World War (3) The War at Sea

Alastair Finlan

From the Publisher This unique series studies every major war in history looking at all the aspects of war, from how it...

A Genius for Deception: How Cunning Helped the British Win Two World Wars

Nicholas Rankin

This is a lively, readable, and informative account that anyone interested in the world wars or the practice of...

The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women

Deborah J. Swiss

The Irish feature in disproportionate numbers among the convicts transported to Australia. The number of female Irish...

Where the West Ends: Stories from the Middle East, the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus

Michael J. Totten

Michael J. Totten is an award-winning journalist and prize-winning author whose very first book, The Road to Fatima...

Rascals in Paradise

James A. Michener

“The best book about those far-scattered islands that has appeared in a long time . . . a portfolio of rare and...

Sprinting Through No Man's Land: Endurance, Tragedy, and Rebirth in the 1919 Tour de France

Adin Dobkin

Review An Amazon Best Book of the Month: History“This is an epic tale.” ― Wall Street Journal “Journalist...

The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History

Erik Durschmied

About the Author Military historian and award-winning war correspondent for the BBC and CBS, Erik Durschmied has...

Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris

David King

One of history's most macabre bouts of serial killing . . . David King, the author of Vienna 1814, has more than just...

Death at the Little Bighorn: A New Look at Custer, His Tactics, and the Tragic Decisions Made at the Last Stand

Phillip Thomas Tucker Ph.D.

From the Author Phillip Thomas Tucker, PhD , is a writer and historian who has edited and authored more than two dozen...

Cooper's Creek: Tragedy and Adventure in the Australian Outback

Alan Moorehead

Alan Moorehead was born in 1910 in Melbourne, Australia, and served as a foreign correspondent, winning international...

Finland's War of Choice: The Troubled German-Finnish Coalition in World War II

Henrik O. Lunde

From Publishers Weekly Finland's segue from its defensive war against the Soviet Union in 1939–1940 to its offensive...

Stratofortress: The Story of the B-52 (Pen and Sword Large Format Aviation Books)

Martin W. Bowman

About the Author Martin Bowman is one of Britain’s foremost aviation historians and has written many books and...

Bird Cloud: A Memoir

Annie Proulx

From Publishers Weekly The Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Brokeback Mountain portrays her flawed paradise in the...

Life at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address

Stephen Birmingham

Review A wonderful history of New York manners and newsmakers…as seen from the ornate battlements of [the Dakota]....

The Moscow Option: An Alternative Second World War

David Downing

About the Author David Downings writing is fluid and eminently believable, as he blends actual events with the...

The Age of Daredevils

Michael Clarkson

About the Author Michael Clarkson is an award-winning investigative and public-service journalist and the author of...