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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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: 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: 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 15, 2012
"A well-deserved salute to the military's "paws-on-the-ground heroes.""
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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