Hue 1968
From “a master of narrative journalism” (New York Times Book Review), a riveting history of the biggest and bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War.
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Washington’s Immortals
From a bestselling military historian, the story of the Revolutionary War told through a band of brothers whose actions at key battles from Brooklyn…
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“Fascinating. . . . McLynn, an Englishman, is new to the West, but he turns this seeming liability into a strength. . . ….
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“[An] outstanding history. . . . [Von Drehle] has written what is sure to become the definitive account of the fire. . . ….
keep readingThe Three Roosevelts
“A remarkable volume. [Burns and Dunn] have pulled apart, and then rewoven, the threads of a family that reshaped the last century and whose…
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“A fine job of placing Henry’s idea of republican rectitude in context without ignoring the many ironies of his life as a mediator between…
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“Groom peoples his history with vivid characters. Shrouds of Glory effectively evokes the overwhelming momentousness of war.” –Christopher Lehmann–Haupt, The New York Times
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“The Poker Bride is a gorgeously written and brilliantly researched saga of America during the mad flush of its biggest Gold Rush. Christopher Corbett’s…
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From a Sports Illustrated senior writer, a moving epic of football and industrial America, telling the story of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, its now-shuttered steel mill,…
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