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Reminiscent of the many great narrative histories of Allied military operations during World War II, this book is absolutely a must read on these wars.”

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“Paul Betts’ Ruin and Renewal bills itself as interpretative post-World War II history, but it is instead another left-wing assault on Western civilization.”

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“A powerful story of our earliest days as a species.”

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Every sentence in this book deserves to be treasured and relished.

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We’ve all, at some point, had this experience:  tidying up, digging around, cleaning out the drawers, or  fussing about the attic, we find . . .

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“Demons haunted Germany after World War II, and Germans turned to ancient rites and rituals to seek redress and recovery. Professor Black tells that story well.”

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Russia has never had a greater, more devoted patriot than Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.”

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The Invention of China is a very readable book that will educate the general reader and provide experienced sinologists with a bevy of insights and fresh perspectives on a growing military

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“Cities truly have occupied a unique place in human history and civilization and this timely book certainly relates how cities have become so critically important to humanity’s rise.”

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“an exceptional selection of the top-quality writings of that unique institution that is the American presidency . . .”

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“this is the first book to look at the commanders who led these elite troops in the most crucial operation of the European Theater.

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“This book is the work of a master historian at the top of his craft.”

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“In Blood Runs Coal, former CIA officer and Justice Department attorney Mark A.

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“The pages turn easily, and the story moves quickly from chapter to chapter in this fascinating memoir of a common solider in World War II.”     

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“Fawcett displays an impressive knowledge of the thinkers and doers of . . . conservatism throughout modern history.”

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“Souder’s biography is a stylistic portrait of a towering American original.”

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The Perfect Fascist has contemporary political relevance, as ultra-nationalist politics have gained traction in several western democracies.”

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“Few other books reveal the fascinating inner journey that transformed Eleanor from an emotionally choked-off young woman into a mature leader who inspired millions.”

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Toll provides the perfect blend of strategic and operational detail of the military actions that covered nearly half the globe.”

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“an excellent introduction to the surprisingly wide spectrum of military conflicts, both hot and cold that occurred from 1945–1991.”

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“Ronald Grigor Suny has written a massive, extensively researched biography of Josef Stalin’s early years—from his childhood days in Gori, Georgia, to the Bolshevik seizure of power in Octo

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Official denial never goes out of style. In our own time, an Iraqi spokesman famously declared: "There are no American infidels in Baghdad.

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What if Jane Austen could write meticulous diplomatic history combined with a social portrait of American and British aristocracy? The product might resemble The Daughters of Yalta by Cath

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