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Das Reich: March of the Second Ss Panzer Division Through France

Sir Max Hastings

I was inspired to buy this book after having read Martin Walker's Caves of Perigord for the second time. I just found I...

Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868

Cokie Roberts

Review “Cokie Roberts regularly dissects the power dynamics of modern-day Washington. As an author, though, she’s...

In This Valley There Are Tigers

Charles A. McDonald

About the Author Charles A. McDonald was born into a ranching family, the Rocking H, in Northern California. He...

Stalking the Red Bear: The True Story of a U.S. Cold War Submarine's Covert Operations Against the Soviet Union

Peter T. Sasgen

PETER SASGEN, who worked closely with the Commanding Officer on this project, is an expert on submarines. He has...

A Death in Belmont

Sebastian Junger

Imagine how strange and frightening it would be to see a picture of yourself, not quite a year old, with your mother...

A Death in Belmont (P.S.)

Sebastian Junger

“Junger’s clear, beautifully reasonable writing is the literary equivalent of night-vision goggles....He’s...

Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City

Greg Grandin

“Grandin tells a gripping story of high hopes and deep failure, a saga that in some ways is a morality tale for the...

The Undertaker's Daughter

Kate Mayfield

Mayfield's depiction of her Southern Gothic childhood, with its dark corners and eccentric characters, is fascinating,...

Hitler's Spy Chief: The Wilhelm Canaris Betrayal: the Intelligence Campaign Against Adolf Hitler

Richard Bassett

Review “Fascinating and eminently readable.” - The Evening Standard “An illuminating history.” - The Financial...

Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story

Christina Thompson

“A thing of beauty...enjoyable and descriptive. Thompson manages in her memoir to do what good fiction does [and]...

After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation

Giles MacDonogh

An account of tragic human experience, all too little known, in the words of those who lived through it. It is not only...

The Outskirts of Hope: A Memoir of the 1960s Deep South

Jo Ivester

“What makes this book particularly valuable is its vivid depiction of the abhorrent consequences of legalized...

Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans

Brian M. Fagan

“Archaeology contributing editor Brian Fagan provides readers with intimate accounts of what he imagines Ice Age life...

The Vikings: Explore the Exciting History of the Viking Age and Discover Some of the Most Feared Warriors

History Compacted

A selection of comments left by Amazon reviewers: "Myths are exploited and hard facts are established. It is well worth...

24 Hours in Ancient Egypt: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There (24 Hours in Ancient History)

Donald P Ryan

About the Author Donald P. Ryan, Ph.D . is an archaeologist and Faculty Fellow in the Division of Humanities at Pacific...

The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson: The Pretty Boys and Dirty Deals of Henry Willson

Robert Hofler

From Publishers Weekly Those who think Hollywood's current predatory political scene and celebrity partner-swapping...

The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America--The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675

Bernard Bailyn

“Bailyn spares no gory detail, but he treats his subjects with sympathy.” — The New Yorker “ The Barbarous...

The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror

Bernard Lewis

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, many Americans yearned to understand why Muslim extremists felt such...

Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages (Volume 2)

Leland Gregory

The jokes, wacky anecdotes, and inane quotes in Leland Gregory's Stupid -themed anthologies showcase the best of human...

Hunting LeRoux: The Inside Story of the DEA Takedown of a Criminal Genius and His Empire

Elaine Shannon

“An investigative masterpiece...fascinating look...LeRoux is...one of the most intriguing and frightening criminals...

God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It

Jim Wallis

Secular liberals and religious conservatives will find things to both comfort and alarm them in Jim Wallis's God's...

Born To Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods

Michael Wex

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Fortunately, despite its title and cover photo, this is not a kitschy book about...

London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets

Peter Ackroyd

“Irresistible. . . . [A] short but fascinating history of the capital beneath the surface.” — The Financial Times...

US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam (Warrior)

Gordon L. Rottman

About the Author Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training...