REBELS IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Shadow on the White House
1993
NON-FICTIONHarry Truman's administration began searching for an American response to the clash in Indochina between Frech colonialism and Vietminh communism in 1945. Thirty years and five administrations later, ...
The Prince
1515
MILITARY HISTORYThe Prince (Italian: Il Principe [il ˈprintʃipe]; Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction...
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
1992
NON-FICTIONDefinitive account of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in 1965, the first major engagement between US forces and the NVA.
House to House: An Epic Memoir of War
2007
MEMOIRFirst-person account of urban combat in Fallujah in November 2004 by a decorated Army staff sergeant. The most visceral account of close-quarters combat in the Iraq War.
Hue 1968
2017
NON-FICTIONGripping account of the bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive and the Vietnam War's turning point.
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
2003
NON-FICTIONGripping narrative of Rome's transformation from republic to empire, from Sulla's march on Rome to Julius Caesar's assassination.
The Forgotten War: America in Korea 1950-1953
1987
NON-FICTIONThe most exhaustive single-volume history of the Korean War, covering every major campaign from the Pusan Perimeter to the armistice.
Soviet storm
2016
MILITARY HISTORYSoviet Storm tells the complete story of the War on the Eastern Front, profiling the epic campaigns and battles, revealing the tactics employed by both sides and exposing the true horrors of a conflic...
Korean War
2017
MILITARY HISTORYIt was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Max Hastings—preeminent military historian—takes us back to the bloody bitter struggle to...
Howards End
1910
MILITARY HISTORYHowards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensi...
Het Achterhuis
1944
MILITARY HISTORYHet Achterhuis is de titel van het dagboek van Anne Frank (1929-1945) voor het eerst uitgegeven op 25 juni 1947. Het is genoemd naar het onderduikpand Het Achterhuis op de Prinsengracht en is het verh...
Treasure Island
1880
MILITARY HISTORYTraditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is an adventure tale known for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as see...
A Tale of Two Cities
1800
MILITARY HISTORYA Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1817
MILITARY HISTORYMark Twain created the memorable characters Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn drawing from the experiences of boys he grew up with in Missouri. Set by the Mississippi River in the 1840's, it follows the...
Aeneis
1710
MILITARY HISTORY"A prose translation of Vergil's Aeneid with new illustrations and informational appendices"--Provided by publisher.