World War II

“Nagorski provides a compelling narrative of the war’s major events, developments, and personalities in 1941.”

“a first-rate effort with enough detail to capture the history combined with a sharp pace and magnificent artwork.

"Rigby tells an exciting tale with action coming in right away in the first chapters."

“tells the forgotten story of this airborne operation, one of the more complex operations in World War II . . .”

“Hitler’s Death represents a useful contribution to the neverending literature dealing in some way with the life and death of this most despicable of human beings.

“Hitler’s Last Plot is certainly among the first to bring together a more detailed look at how the Nazis tried to use these people as a means of mitigating or avoi

"More adventure comes packed on certain pages in So Close to Freedom than in other entire books."

John Strausbaugh likes to tell big stories about New York—and he tells them very well.

“This book does an excellent job of showing the impact of [the] bomber raids on the larger plan for liberating Europe and how the air forces made a major contribution to the eventual succes

“The book will appeal to all students of World War II.

As with many other subjects, one can find a surfeit of publications on the so-called Longest Day—D-Day—and its attendant Normandy campaign.

“For students of history, and also for casual readers who simply enjoy learning new and unusual aspects of history, this book is a real gem.