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The Great War_ Breakthroughs - Harry Turtledove
From Publishers WeeklyThe historian and the creative writer unite in Turtledove to craft another impressive novel, this one the third in his series about an alternate WWI (American... -
The Crimean War_ A History - Orlando Figes
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. All most people know of the Crimean War is the charge of the Light Brigade, but this war was both global and modern, insists noted historian a... -
The Bridge_ The Life and Rise o - David Remnick
EDITORIAL REVIEW: No story has been more central to America’s history this century than the rise of Barack Obama, and until now, no journalist or historian has written a book that*... -
The Best Alternate History Stor - Harry Turtledove
Amazon.com ReviewWhat if? Harry Turtledove, renowned alt-historian and the editor of this anthology, calls that question "those two mournful little words." But little though they .... -
The Anatomy of Deception - Lawrence Goldstone
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Goldstone, an acclaimed popular historian (Out of the Flames; The Friar and the Cipher), marks out new terrain with his compelling f... -
Postwar_ A History of Europe Si - Tony Judt
Amazon.com ReviewWorld War II may have ended in 1945, but according to historian Tony Judt, the conflict's epilogue lasted for nearly the rest of the century. Calling 1945-1989 "an... -
Napoleon's Wars_ An Internation - Charles Esdaile
From BooklistHistorians of Napoléon Bonaparte must assess his role in causing the wars named after him. Esdaile assigns heavy responsibility to the first consul and self-crowned em... -
John Barry_ An American Hero in - Tim McGrath
From Publishers WeeklyThis book establishes McGrath, an executive who has written for Naval History magazine, as an accomplished naval historian. Combining sophisticated use of so.... -
Interesting Times_ A Twentieth- - Eric J. Hobsbawm
Eric Hobsbawm is considered by many to be our greatest living historian. Robert Heilbroner, writing about Hobsbawm's The Age of Extremes 1914-1991 said, "I know of no other account... -
England's Mistress_ The Infamou - Kate Williams
From Publishers WeeklyIn this absorbing, well-crafted biography, British historian, lecturer and TV consultant Williams charts the rise of 18th-century England's most celebrated se...