Nonfiction

“in the end, war will be waged by politicians and generals (and admirals) and the troops they command, and military operations will continue to have political implications.

The many readers and followers of Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group will certainly be aware of her participation in this “bigoted blackface prank”—the Dreadnought Hoax —but are unlikely to ha

“This is a compelling, well-crafted exploration of a world turned culturally upside down by what might well be characterized as a civil war in which the abnormal becomes normal, and people

“MacDonald’s book gives newcomers a comprehensive overview to a complicated topic . . .”

“This somewhat tongue-in-cheek narrative will captivate even the skeptics, directing their gaze upward at night.” 

“Reeves' book is more than an intimate study of Grant and his family in a critical period of the future president’s life; it is a study of a white middle-class America in which economics, p

“An engrossing story of the tumultuous final years of a movie icon.”

“Chris Hemler, a historian who spent ten years on active duty in the U.S.

In January 1958, Charles Starkweather, accompanied by his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, embarked on a killing spree in Nebraska, leaving ten people dead in their wake.

“Uniting Against the Reich is Truxal’s first book, and it is based on solid research, sound if debatable judgments, and a refreshing lack of moralistic tone.”

“Shay remembers a hero of the colonial wars and American independence who is too often relegated to a footnote in the shadow of the better-remembered leaders of the Revolution.”

“a 50-year perspective of how the Navy rose to the operational challenge of navigating in an unforgiving environment against a determined foe.”