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  • What Stalin Knew

    The Enigma of Barbarossa

    This "riveting account of one of history's greatest blunders" chronicles Russia's tragic mishandling of Nazi Germany's invasion during WWII (William L. O'Neill, The New Leader).On June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany's Operation Barbarossa was launched against Russia. Within days, the invading army had taken hundreds of thousands of Soviet captives while the Luftwaffe bombed a number of Russian cities, ... Read more

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  • Hiding Mengele

    How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death

    by Betina Anton ...
    "A tremendous work of non-fiction" about the network that hid the "Angel of Death," the Nazi doctor who escaped justice for more than three decades ( Forbes).In 1985, six-year old Betina Anton watched Brazilian authorities apprehend her kindergarten teacher for allegedly using documents to bury in secrecy the remains of Josef Mengele, known worldwide for cruel human experiments and for sending ... Read more

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  • The Triumvirate

    Captain Edward J. Smith, Bruce Ismay, Thomas Andrews and the Sinking of Titanic

    by George Behe ...
    EDWARD J. SMITH was the celebrated captain who went down with his ship.THOMAS ANDREWS was the great and selfless hero who died saving women and children.BRUCE ISMAY was the selfish coward who caused the ship to sink.When disaster struck on the night of 14 April 1912, the lives of everyone aboard the Titanic were changed forever. Lives were lost, heroes were made – and villains were cast.The ... Read more

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  • The Way of the Gladiator

    Inspiration for the Gladiator Films

    The book that inspired the stories of Gladiator & Gladiator II: Step into the ring with this classic, in-depth account of the ancient Romans' obsession with the bloody and brutal games."[ The Way of the Gladiator is] this crazy, tawdry, wild book about the Coliseum. . . . It hardwired in my brain the absolute similarities between who we are and who we were." —David Franzoni, Academy Award ... Read more

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  • The Loom of Time

    Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China

    **A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century“Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent history.”—National ReviewFINALIST FOR THE OVERSEAS PRESS CLUB’S ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Utah Beach

    The Amphibious Landing and Airborne Operations on D-Day, June 6, 1944

    "A first-class history, impeccably researched and skillfully written . . . by the foremost historian of the American D-Day experience." — Naval HistoryAdded to the invasion plan largely at the insistence of British General Bernard Montgomery, the attack at Utah Beach aimed to secure the Cotentin Peninsula and ultimately seize the port of Cherbourg. Although the assault on Utah Beach became one of ... Read more

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  • Perón

    A Biography

    This biography recounting the Argentinean president's rise, fall, and remarkable return to power is "a formidable achievement" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Latin America has produced no more remarkable or enduring political figure than Juan Perón. Born to modest circumstances in 1895 and trained in the military, he rose to power during a period of political uncertainty in Argentina. A shrewd ... Read more

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  • The Strategists

    Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler--How War Made Them and How They Made War

    Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist.In The Strategists, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien shows how the views these five leaders forged in WW1 are crucial to understanding how ... Read more

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  • Living I Was Your Plague

    Martin Luther's World and Legacy

    by Lyndal Roper ...
    Series series The Lawrence Stone Lectures
    From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life imageMartin Luther was a controversial figure during his lifetime, eliciting strong emotions in friends and enemies alike, and his outsized persona has left an indelible mark on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague explores how Luther carefully ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • eMortal

    by Steve Schafer ...
    The "unputdownable" Page Turner Award's 2024 SCI-FI OF THE YEAR and Discover SciFi's 2024 BEST DEBUT.She made him. He's just code. She's almost sure....But what if he's real?When Liv entered a contest to code an advanced AI, she never anticipated what her creation might become-Breck is thoughtful, self-aware, and incredibly. . .human. And she certainly never intended for him to learn the truth ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Pox Romana

    The Plague That Shook the Roman World

    by Colin Elliott ...
    Series series Turning Points in Ancient History
    A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacleIn the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Bombing Hitler's Hometown

    The Untold Story of the Last Mass Bomber Raid of World War II in Europe

    The white-knuckled bombing mission American airmen carried out on Hitler’s hometown is now told for the first time through the eyes of the men on the airplanes – as well as the innocent Austrians under the bombs – in this groundbreaking true story of the aerial bombing and its aftermath from retired CIA officer Mike Croissant.Foreword by Richard Overy, author of The Bombers and the BombedIn April ... Read more

    $12.49 USD