HUNDRED YEARS WAR
Agincourt: A New History
2005
NON-FICTIONThe definitive modern account of Agincourt, drawing on English and French sources to reconstruct the battle and debunk centuries of myth.
Azincourt
2008
FICTIONCornwell's masterful novel follows an English archer through the brutal Agincourt campaign — mud, terror, and the long-bow's devastating power.
The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
1984
NON-FICTIONA landmark work that recounts the Crusades entirely from the perspective of the Arab chroniclers who lived through them.
Slaughterhouse-Five
1968
MILITARY HISTORYSlaughterhouse-Five is one of the world's great anti-war books. Centering on the infamous fire-bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim's odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured...
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Complete and Unabridged
1776
MILITARY HISTORYGibbon's masterpiece, which narrates the history of the Roman Empire from the second century a.d. to its collapse in the west in the fifth century and in the east in the fifteenth century, is widely c...
The Age of Fable
1800
MILITARY HISTORYDrawing on the works of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and other classical authors, as well as an immense trove of stories about the Norse gods and heroes, The Age of Fable offers lively retellings of the myths...
Ivanhoe
1800
MILITARY HISTORYThe father of the historical novel, Sir Walter Scott invented a literary form that has remained popular for over one hundred and fifty years. Infusing his works with romance, action, and suspense, he ...
Henry IV, Part 1
1598
MILITARY HISTORYPresents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
The Hiding Place
1971
MILITARY HISTORYThe Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill (Goodreads Author) "At one time Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that there would ...
The Jakarta Method
2020
MILITARY HISTORYIn this bold and comprehensive new history, Vincent Bevins builds on his incisive reporting for the Washington Post, using recently declassified documents, archival research and eye-witness testimony ...
A history of the English-speaking peoples
1950
MILITARY HISTORYSketches of sixteen of Churchill's favorite historical characters selected from his four-volume A history of the English-speaking Peoples, followed by a profile of Sir Winston drawn from autobiographi...
Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
2010
NON-FICTIONGroundbreaking history of the mass killings in the lands between Germany and Russia — Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic states — during the Second World War.
Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly
2013
NON-FICTIONGripping account of T.E. Lawrence and the Arab Revolt in WWI, drawing on newly available documents to portray the betrayals and imperial maneuvering that shaped the modern Middle East.
Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England
2005
NON-FICTIONThe definitive modern account of the Battle of Agincourt, combining close reading of contemporary sources with analysis of the armies, terrain, and tactics that produced Henry V's famous victory.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
2004
NON-FICTIONRevisionist biography of Genghis Khan arguing that the Mongol conquests, far from being purely destructive, created the first global trading network and spread technological innovation across Eurasia.
The Age of Tamerlane
1989
NON-FICTIONThe most authoritative study of Timur (Tamerlane) and his conquests, examining the Timurid empire's political structure and military system through Persian and Chaghatai sources.
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs
1997
NON-FICTIONControversial argument that the Vietnam War was lost as much by deception and institutional failures at the top of the U.S. military and government as by battlefield failure.
Russia in Asia
1899
NON-FICTIONAlexis Sidney Krausse (1859-1904) was a British journalist and author who wrote for many British periodicals and produced books about a wide range of subjects, including poverty in the city of London,...
Memoir on Ancient and Modern Russia
1959
NON-FICTIONRussian history was typically studied through liberal or socialist lenses until Richard Pipes first published his translation of Karamzin's Memoir. Almost fifty years later, it is still the only Engli...
The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
1994
NON-FICTIONLooks at the role of the United States in the Spanish Civil War
Russia
2022
NON-FICTION“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street Journal An epic new...
Paris After the Liberation 1944-1949
2004
NON-FICTION"A rich and intriguing story whcih the authors disentangle with great skill."--Sunday Telegraph From Antony Beevor, the internationally bestselling author of D-Day and The Battle of Arnhem In this bri...
Crusade
1997
NON-FICTIONThis definitive account of the Gulf War relates the previously untold story of the U.S. war with Iraq in the early 1990s. The author follows the 42-day war from the first night to the final day, provi...
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900
2010
NON-FICTIONPrize-winning British historian tells the story of the English-speaking peoples in the 20th century Winston Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples ended in 1900. Andrew Roberts, Wolfson H...