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Kirkus Star THE SCHOOLMASTER SPY: MORAVEC'S WAR
by Xavier James
"A fine, gripping page-turner infused with a deep historical sensibility."
A Czech spy-chief battles the rising Nazi menace in this engrossing thriller. Read full book review >
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Released: Aug. 15, 2009
WHAT AM I DOING HERE?: TRUE ADVENTURES WHILE SURVIVING 1172 DAYS IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING WWII
by LeRoy R. Maleck
"A valuable addition to ground-level history, caught with a keen eye even while Maleck was ducking his head."
Maleck presents a lively, chromatic memoir of his days as a medic in the European theater of WWII. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Dec. 27, 2010
AMIDST LATVIANS DURING THE HOLOCAUST
by Edward Anders
"A testament of remarkable clarity and humanity, wrung from dark experience."
A Jewish teenager views World War II from a very precarious perch—Nazi-occupied Latvia—in this quietly harrowing memoir. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Dec. 31, 2010
THE RELUCTANT MARTYR
by Rick Elliott
"Unpolished but intricate and fun, even as the plot turns tragic."
A terrorist sleeper agent has fallen in love with his adoptive country, but the arrival of other jihadists threatens to place him back on a dangerous path. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Jan. 25, 2011
MY COMRADES AND ME: STAFF SERGEANT AL BROWN'S WWII MEMOIRS
by Al Brown
"An impressive and eloquent account of a soldier's life and culture."
An American Army veteran's memoir of his experiences in the European theatre of World War II. Read full book review >
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Released: Feb. 18, 2011
Kirkus Star THE INSURGENCY IN CHECHNYA AND THE NORTH CAUCASUS: FROM GAZAVAT TO JIHAD
by Robert W. Schaefer
"A tour de force in breadth and depth."
Schaefer's debut is an in-depth critical assessment of the Russo-Chechen conflict that reflects a deep understanding of counterinsurgency in general and how it relates to that region specifically. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: March 25, 2011
THE COST OF COURAGE
by Joseph Cordaro
"Historical fiction that focuses less on history and more on those who survive it."
One British navy family faces the horror of two wars, forcing father and son apart--and down similar paths. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: June 3, 2011
DEMYANSK: MORE TALES FROM THE RUSSIAN WILDERNESS 1941-45
by Russ Schneider
"Darkly entrancing tales whose pages bleed struggle, trauma and madness."
A new edition of the late author's macabre stories set along the Eastern Front during World War II. Read full book review >
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Released: Sept. 14, 2011
A PASSEL OF HATE
by Joe Epley
"A well-crafted, immersive historical novel, with just the right level of period detail."
In Epley's novel of historical fiction set during the American Revolution, passions flare and families are divided during the lead up to the battle of Kings Mountain. 1780 was a tense year in the Carolinas; some families remained staunchly loyal to the king, while others believed just as fervently in the revolution. Read full book review >