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Thunder Run

by David Zucchino

“Zucchino paints a vivid picture of the battle by stiching together the narratives of soldiers, officers, generals and Iraqis whom he interviewed during and after the war. . . ….

Asian Godfathers

by Joe Studwell

“A myth-shattering look at Southeast Asia’s powerful Chinese tycoons . . . A richly reported study of power and stunted economic development.” —BusinessWeek…

The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943

by James Holland

…history of World War II in the West, James Holland tackles the Nazi invasion of Soviet Russia, the formal entry of America into the war, and victory in North Africa….

Finders Keepers

by Mark Bowden

“A very good [book] . . . a miniature serio-comedy about life in the city.” –Jonathan Yardly, Washington Post…

Ninety Degrees North

by Fergus Fleming

“[A] superb history of the conquest of the North Pole. . . . In Fleming’s vivid prose, their suffering becomes a fable of men driven to extremes by the lust…

Wagons West

by Frank McLynn

“Fascinating. . . . McLynn, an Englishman, is new to the West, but he turns this seeming liability into a strength. . . . McLynn does a fine job, too,…

Contact Wounds

by Jonathan Kaplan

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 the classroom and on the battlefield….

Arafat’s War

by Efraim Karsh

“The savage battle between Palestinians and Israelis is often presented as if it were historically predestined.  But in this eye-opening and exhaustively researched book, Karsh shows us that it is…

David Shih

David Shih is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. His writing on race has appeared in the New York Times, NPR’s Code Switch, Electric Literature, and Inside Higher…

Shrouds of Glory

by Winston Groom

“Groom peoples his history with vivid characters. Shrouds of Glory effectively evokes the overwhelming momentousness of war.” –Christopher Lehmann–Haupt, The New York Times…