Devotion
A pulse-pounding, heart-wrenching tale of bravery and brotherhood set against the backdrop of America's “forgotten war” in Korea.
The Guns of August
In this landmark, Pulitzer Prize–winning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world.
Shattered Sword
All great battles develop their own unique mythos. That is to say, they become wrapped in a set of popular beliefs – “the common wisdom” – that interprets the battle and its meanings. In many cases, this mythology centers on a pivotal event – some noteworthy occurrence that captures the…
Savage Continent
Savage Continent is the chronicle of a world gone mad, the standard history of post–World War II Europe for years to come.
Dark December
Many of the most heroic deeds of the war were performed by small, isolated groups of soldiers, unaware of the situation without adequate equipment or support, who stood and battled it out with the Germans until overwhelmed. My Take on Dark December: Was It Truly “The Full Account”? The sheer…
A Time for Trumpets
The firsthand experiences and insights of a distinguished historian places this profound human drama unforgettably on the landscape of history.
D DAY Through German Eyes
This book sheds fascinating light on what it was like for the German soldier during the D-Day invasion of Normandy by Allied forces.
Road to Huertgen: Forest in Hell
Road to Huertgen-Forest in Hell chronicles the 1944 combat experiences of U.S. Army Lieutenant Paul Boesch. The setting is the Huertgen Forest, a 1,300 square mile, densely wooded, hilly region along the German-Belgian border.
Citizen Soldiers
The inspiring story of the ordinary men of the U.S. army in northwest Europe from the day after D-Day until the end of the bitterest days of World War II.
The Things Our Fathers Saw: Voices of the Pacific Theater
The previously untold firsthand accounts of combat and brotherhood, of captivity and redemption, and the aftermath of a war that left no American community unscathed.