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“Pomfret’s book focuses on the relationship between the intelligence services of Poland and the United States after the end of the Cold War.

“A thoughtful and admiring account of a young British man’s rise from lackluster roots to world fame as a science fiction writer.”

“Nothing that Wheatcroft writes can erase Churchill’s greatness. At one of the darkest hours of human history, Churchill saved Western Civilization.”

“Marton’s prologue and epilogue sum up Merkel’s astounding political life, and yet all the chapters in between are what provide the immaculate details of how she came to be Angela Merkel.”

The human animal loves puzzles, and it’s all the more enticing if it’s a puzzle that others can’t solve.

“threads of When Women Ruled the World make up a history of women not just as rulers but as women who were rulers. . . .”

“Tunnel 29 is a riveting story about what happens when people lose their freedom. A true hero risks everything to win it back for those he did not know.”

Author Andres Resendez has undertaken to tell the story of a little-known voyage across the Pacific Ocean by a small Spanish fleet, one ship of which, the smallest, was led, surprisingly, by a mula

“Garrett Ryan entertains as well as educates on the ancient history of the Greeks and Romans.”

“In Battle of Britain, Dilip Sarkar tells the story of this historic moment through the experiences of participants who did not survive the battle.

“Hastings is especially good in Operation Pedestal at describing the excitement, fear, and weariness of the British seamen and airmen as they encountered Axis attacks.”

“A highly readable, monumental account of the idealism and suffering of the most international army ever assembled since the Crusades.”