NONFICTION
Released: May 22, 2012
"A first-rate addition to the military history canon."
NONFICTION
Released: April 3, 2012
"A unique take on the war, from the point of view of the young, idealistic and foolhardy."
A multifaceted, moving story of five American Ivy League students who committed themselves to fight alongside the British in the spring of 1941.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 3, 2012
"With humor and verve, Maddow lays a solid basis for that hoped-for interview with Cheney (fingers crossed)."
In her hard-hitting debut, popular MSNBC host Maddow examines how the country has lost control of its national-security policy.
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NONFICTION
Released: April 2, 2012
"A definitive work of World War II scholarship."
A comprehensive evaluation of the crucial role of the global food economy in the waging of war.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 26, 2012
"A surprising, sobering look at one of the deadliest terror networks in history and the American spy agencies charged with bringing it down."
Superlative storytelling and crackling reportage define a pulse-pounding narrative tracing the capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
"A fresh, accessible take on a crucial turning point for the modern Chinese state."
A succinct revisiting of the turn-of-the-century uprising that pitted Chinese recalcitrance against "imperial buccaneering."
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NONFICTION
Released: March 20, 2012
"Essential reading for Civil War buffs and a great overview of a key battle for neophytes."
NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2012
"A well-deserved salute to the military's "paws-on-the-ground heroes.""
NONFICTION
Released: March 13, 2012
"A WWII thrill ride."
The riveting true story of a World War II bomber pilot and the co-pilot who received orders to kill him.
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2012
"Well-told combat narrative that raises disturbing questions about America's professionalized military and the post-9/11 objectives with which they've been tasked."
Grim, gritty account of infantry combat on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, from a youthful lieutenant determined to act nobly amid violence and chaos.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 16, 2012
"An accessible, well-honed study of two fascinating characters."
Two consummate military men who led their respective countries to victories receive the full-on character treatment by a British military historian.
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 14, 2012
"Preston brings this obscure, ill-begotten conflict to a lively, pertinent center stage."
An earlier invasion of Afghanistan by the British offers some enlightening lessons for American readers in this nicely encapsulated study by a British historian.
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