Return of a King
The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Written by William Dalrymple
Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: April 16, 2013
Price: $15.99
From William Dalrymple—award-winning historian, journalist and travel writer—a masterly retelling of what was perhaps the West’s greatest imperial disaster in the East, and an important parable of neocolonial ambition, folly and hubris that has striking relevance to our own time.
With access to newly discovered primary sources from archives in Afghanistan...
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Kharkov 1942
The Wehrmacht strikes back
Written by Robert Forczyk
Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $21.95
After failing to finish off the German Army in the 1941/42 Winter Counteroffensive and aware that Hitler was planning a new summer offensive in mid-1942, Stalin directed the Red Army to conduct a powerful blow in one sector of the Eastern Front in order to disrupt German plans. The sector chosen...
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The Black Count
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Written by Tom Reiss
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $27.00
Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown...
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The Tudors
The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
Written by G.J. Meyer
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $18.00
Acclaimed historian G. J. Meyer provides a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty—and some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country. In 1485, Henry Tudor, whose claim to the English throne was so weak as to be almost laughable, nevertheless sailed from France with a ragtag army...
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Tanks of Hitler's Eastern Allies 1941-45
Written by Steven Zaloga
Illustrated by Henry Morshead
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $17.95
The titanic armor battles of the Russian Front are widely known, but the role of Germany's eastern allies is not as well known. Two of these countries, Romania and Hungary, manufactured their own tanks as well as purchasing tanks from Germany. These ranged from older, obsolete types such as the PzKpfw...
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At Home
A Short History of Private Life
Written by Bill Bryson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $15.95
With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern...
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The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution of the United States
Introduction by Pauline Maier
Format: Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1998
Price: $3.99
The Declaration of Independence was the promise of a representative government; the Constitution was the fulfillment of that promise.
On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued a unanimous declaration: the thirteen North American colonies would be the thirteen United States of America, free and independent of Great Britain. Drafted by...
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The Enlightenment
And Why It Still Matters
Written by Anthony Pagden
Format: Hardcover, 528 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $32.00
One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world.
Liberty and equality. Human rights. Freedom of thought and expression. Belief in reason and progress. The value of scientific inquiry. These are just some of...
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The Black Count
Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Written by Tom Reiss
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2012
Price: $13.99
Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo – a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
The real-life protagonist of The Black Count, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown...
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The Warmth of Other Suns
The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Written by Isabel Wilkerson
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $12.99
One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of the Year
In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search...
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