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What do readers say about Weapons of Choice?
straight forward alternate historyalternative history storiesthe war on terrorisma clancy novelOn the eve of America's greatest victory in the Pacific, a catastrophic event disrupts the course of World War II, forever changing the rules of combat. . . .
The impossible has spawned the unthinkable. A military experiment in the year 2021 has thr... Read more about Weapons of Choice
The Caliphate spy, a Javanese carpenter known simply as Adil, resettled himself against a comfortable groove in the sandalwood tree. The small, shaded clearing in the hills overlooking Dili had been h...
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What do readers say about The Guns of August?
pulitzer prize winning historyelegant and sparsegreat research and writingwell written and researchedSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time
The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman's classic histories of the First World War era
THE GENESIS OF THIS BOOK LIES IN TWO EARLIER books I Wrote, of which the First World War was the focal point of both. The first was Bible and Sword, about the origins of the Balfour Declaration issued...
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What do readers say about The Rape of Nanking?
sensationalistic, subjective styleengaging, easy-to-read prosejapanese war atrocitiesbeautifully written and renderedThe New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal - and forgotten - massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II
In December 1937, one of the most horrific atrocities in the long a... Read more about The Rape of Nanking
IN TRYING to understand the actions of the Japanese, the questions that call out loudest for answers are the most obvious ones. What broke down on the scene to allow the behavior of Japanese soldiers ...
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What do readers say about Lawrence in Arabia?
modern middle easta confusing rambleamazing war noveldense, fascinating historyOne of the Best Books of the Year:
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I consider this new crisis that has emerged to be a blessing. I believe that it is the Turks’ ultimate duty either to live like an honorable nation or to exit the stage of history gloriously. DJEMAL P...
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What do readers say about Band of Brothers?
relaxed story-like paceleadership and sacrificeworld war 2well written and fascinatingStephen E. Ambrose's classic New York Times bestseller and inspiration for the acclaimed HBO series about Easy Company, the ordinary men who became the World War II's most extraordinary soldiers at the frontlines of the war's most critical moments. F... Read more about Band of Brothers
At first light on June 7, Captain Hester came to see Winters with a message. "Winters," he said, "I hate to do this to you after what you went through yesterday, but I want E Company to lead off the c...
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What do readers say about Footfall?
aliens invading earthscifi'near future'adventure novelalien invasion novelhumans fighting back against alien invaders"Nobody does it better than Niven and Pournelle. I loved it!"-Tom Clancy
They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the mysteriou... Read more about Footfall
The lush tropical growth of the Kona Coast ended abruptly. Suddenly the passionflower vines and palm trees were gone, and Jenny was driving through barren lava fields. "It looks like the back side of ...
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What do readers say about The Guns of the South?
alternate history fictionthe cival warthought-provoking speculative fictiona fun thought experiment"It is absolutely unique-without question the most fascinating Civil War novel I have ever read."
Professor James M. McPherson
Pultizer Prize-winning BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM
January 1864-General Robert E. Lee faces defeat. The Army of Northern Virginia... Read more about The Guns of the South
Headquarters January 20, 1864 Mr. President: I have delayed replying to your letter of the 4th until the time arrived for the execution of the attempt on New Berne. I regret very much that the boats o...
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What do readers say about Storm of Steel?
clear and crispthe nobility of wargreat war memoirsa great memoirA worldwide bestseller published shortly after the end of World War I, Storm of Steel is a memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism. It illuminates not only the horrors but also the fascination of total war, as seen through the eyes ... Read more about Storm of Steel
The train stopped at Bazancourt, a small town in Champagne, and we got out. Full of awe and incredulity, we listened to the slow grinding pulse of the front, a rhythm we were to become mightily famili...
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What do readers say about Battle of Britain?
very thorough historyvery readable historylong and dryvery human sideA groundbreaking new account of the Battle of Britain from acclaimed Cambridge historian James Holland
'If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war,' Churchill said in the summer of 1940. He was right. "The Battle of Britain" w... Read more about Battle of Britain
SUNDAY, 5 MAY 1940, a little after two that afternoon. A warm, sunny day over much of Britain, but above Drem aerodrome, a busy grass airfield some twenty miles east of Edinburgh, a deep blue sky was ...
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What do readers say about The Man in the High Castle?
sharp, clear prosea book of ideasa novel of ideasnot-exactly-elegant prose styleNOW AN AMAZON ORIGINAL SERIES
'Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find.'
America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils: the Nazis control New York, while Californi... Read more about The Man in the High Castle
For a week Mr. R. Childan had been anxiously watching the mail. But the valuable shipment from the Rocky Mountain States had not arrived. As he opened up his store on Friday morning and saw only lette...
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