The Hidden War

“[A] remarkable book . . . Borovik manages to convey an intimate sense of the war in Afghanistan with the novelist’s eye for the…

Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, 1851-1852

The Dressing Station

‘refreshingly unsentimental . . . His descriptions of surgery are unflinching. . . . Kaplan gives us a remarkable self-portrait of the war junkie….

The Deserter’s Tale

“Destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . Key’s clear voice rings out . . . with anguish…

Contact Wounds

From the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times Notable Book, The Dressing Station, comes an electrifying memoir of a doctor’s education in…

Charlie Wilson’s War

“Americans often ask: ‘Where have all the heroes gone?’ Well a lot of them come roaring through in this tour de force of reporting…

Black Hawk Down

“Amazing . . . One of the most intense, visceral reading experiences imaginable. . . . The individual stories are woven together in such…

Barrow’s Boys

“An engrossing and moving story of high endeavour and frustrated hope. . . . Get hold of this book and read it.” –Barry Unsworth,…

Apache

“A truly amazing portrayal of the technical, the emotional, and the courageous. Macy puts the reader in the cockpit of our most lethal attack…

The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943

In the second book in this masterful new history of World War II in the West, James Holland tackles the Nazi invasion of Soviet…