Browsing: History

Based on exhaustive research and firsthand sources, this vivid history is an “informative account” (Publishers Weekly) of the largest battle of the Vietnam War. “A story worth remembering” (Kirkus Reviews).

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“Delightful” (Booklist): This extraordinary account follows three young ambassadors who left home to forge a cultural relationship between Japan and the US. “Nimura paints history in cinematic strokes and brings a forgotten story to vivid, unforgettable life” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Arthur Golden).

“Astonishing and deeply moving” (Booklist starred review): Imprisoned at Nazi concentration camps, three pregnant women faced incredible odds to protect their unborn children in this “engrossing, intense, and highly descriptive narrative” (Kirkus Reviews) from a New York Times bestselling author.

This “carefully written, well-researched” history (Kirkus Reviews) examines the accounts of nine settler children who were held captive by Comanches in Texas from 1865–1871. “A fascinating, meticulously documented chronicle” (Booklist).

A former Secret Service agent shares eye-opening experiences from his 23 years of duty — and gives an inside look at the hidden ways of the White House. “A thoroughly readable narrative of professionalism in action in a delicate sphere of activity” (Publishers Weekly).

One of “our most insightful social observers”* cracks the great political mystery of our time: how conservatism, once a marker…

Audie Murphy was eager to fight in World War II — but faced multiple barriers due to his height until he successfully joined the infantry. This powerful memoir chronicles how he went on to become one of the most decorated soldiers in US history.

During World War II, a unit of elite paratroopers known as the Filthy Thirteen became notorious for their reckless courage and brutal tactics. Discover the story of these soldiers who were crucial in the fight against Nazi Germany.

A brilliant military history: When General MacArthur retreated from Bataan, one captain refused to surrender. Instead, Captain Russell Volckmann raised a guerrilla army of 22,000 Filipino men who repelled the Japanese forces at every turn, killing 50,000 enemy soldiers and changing the war’s outcome.