Browsing: World War I

From a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and “master of historical portraiture” (The Wall Street Journal): In bygone days, an army’s strength lay primarily with its battleships. Explore the age of the dreadnought in this “richly satisfying account” (Publishers Weekly) with over 2,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

In 1914, Europe’s great powers plunged into four years of unprecedented bloodshed. An eminent scholar examines this tragic conflict in “the best single-volume general history of World War I to appear in many years” (Kirkus Reviews).

Drawing on unpublished letters and rare primary sources, King and Woolmans tell the true story behind the tragic romance and…

“Superb storytelling and craftsmanship” (People), with over 28,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: An epic family saga spanning three generations begins with a forbidden love affair during World War I… “This book is so powerful that as I finished it I turned to the front to start again” (Sunday Express).

Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter…

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of…

A #1 New York Times bestseller with over 3,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads: Delve into the true history behind the Emmy Award–winning television show! The current mistress of the estate spins tales of the real Downton Abbey, featuring both servants and the elite.

The “compelling” and “powerful” first entry (NPR) in an iconic mystery series, with over 24,000 five-star Goodreads ratings: Private investigator Maisie Dobbs is thrust into a strange mystery — one that unearths her past as a nurse during the Great War. “I’m a huge Maisie Dobbs fan” (Lee Child).

From an author once hailed by Jean-Paul Sartre as “the greatest writer of our time”: Delve into this fascinating chronicle of a crucial period in US history — from McKinley’s assassination to the defeat of the League of Nations.

Nearly 100 years after peace was declared, this “wonderfully engaging” book (Kirkus Reviews) collected the stories of the last surviving heroes of World War I. “Riveting and astonishing” (New York Times bestselling author Thomas Fleming).