Browsing: World War II

From the critically acclaimed author of The Baker’s Secret and The Curiosity comes a novel of conscience, love and redemption…

After Pearl Harbor, more than 1,000 female aviators risked everything to help the United States win the war — until Congress disbanded their program. This definitive account of the Women Airforce Service Pilots is “not just an important slice of history, it’s a thrilling page-turner” (Karen Abbott).

After her grandmother’s death, Kate returns to sleepy Cabarita Beach — where she learns she and her sisters have inherited Waratah Inn. And as they renovate the dilapidated building together, they’ll begin to unravel long-buried family secrets…

A New York Times bestselling author delivers “a taut, smart, heart-in-throat page-turner” (Pam Jenoff): When American markswoman Kate drops into occupied Paris with the assignment to assassinate Hitler, her ill-fated mission becomes a fight for survival… “Riveting” (Publishers Weekly).

A World War II veteran and grieving widower with two young daughters, John Smith marries a woman who wreaks havoc on his family… A compelling saga.

In 1939 England, young Virginia arrives at a secluded estate to live with her adoptive parents — whose secrets she cannot understand. And when a German fighter plane crashes into the marsh one day, it sets off a chain of events that will reverberate throughout all their lives…

Based on new research, this New York Times bestselling biography of Winston Churchill examines his life and legacy. “Expect revelations” (The Washington Post).

A New York Times bestseller: As a child, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright grew up in the shadow of World War II. In this intimate mix of history and memoir, her “vivid storytelling and measured analysis bring this tragic era to life” (Publishers Weekly starred review).

“The best brief account of the Auschwitz experience available” (The New York Review of Books): A Jewish doctor chronicles his time at Auschwitz, where he was forced to work as an assistant to the infamous Nazi scientist Josef Mengele. A New York Times bestseller with over 9,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

A #1 New York Times bestseller, named a Best Book of 2020 by the New York Public Library, Time, Bloomberg, and more! The author who became a legend of the historical nonfiction genre with The Devil in the White City chronicles the leadership of Winston Churchill amid the drama of the London Blitz. “A bravura performance by one of America’s greatest storytellers” (NPR).