This account of four of World War II's most colossal battles presents these epic conflicts from the perspective of the man largely responsible for Russia's most decisive victories during the Patriotic
The masterful saga of Bonaparte's twenty-six military Marshals by Napoleonic authority Delderfield is set against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, Napoleon's rise and his conquests, and
This book is the dramatic story of the rise and fall of Germany's submarine fleet in World War II. Four months into the war U-boats had sunk one-third of the British battleships; six months after Ame
This is the chilling and unforgettable story of the sensational trial, unjust conviction, and lynching of Leo M. Frank for the murder of his thirteen-year-old employee Mary Phagan. In the heated atmo
This highly praised book uses letters, diaries, and memoirs by Mongo Park, Richard Burton, David Livingstone, Henry Morton Stanley, and others to provide a gripping account of the search for the sourc
This sharp, engaging biography details the life and achievements of Constantine the Great who unified the Roman Empire, adopted Christianity as its official religion, and transferred the capital of th
This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate behind the 1917 Russian Revolution, the creation of totalitarian Soviet state, and the repression and
This revelatory biography of Folies-Bergere dance Josephine Baker (1906-1975) is a study of struggle, triumph, and tragedy. Abandoned at birth, she battled racism, poverty, and sexism to become an in
Based on more than 150 interviews, this in-depth biography casts new light on every aspect of Marilyn Monroe's thirty-six years: her mysterious childhood and adolescence; her complex marriages; her pe
This is the remarkable story of German and European Jehovah's Witnesses persecuted by the Nazis, who could have avoided persecution by simply renouncing their faith yet who refused in the majority of
Malins interviews the pop synthesizer gods themselves and many others in creating this portrait of one of England's most successful rock groups. The book covers in detail lead singer Dave Gahan's near
After leaving the White House, Theodore Roosevelt embarked in 1909 on a lengthy African safari/collecting expedition for the Smithsonian that covered hundreds of miles, from Mombasa on the Indian Ocea
Tracing the history of Japanese aggression from 1853 onward, Hoyt masterfully examines the issues behind the war in the Pacific and sheds new light on the "China Question," the rape of Hong Kong, the
The first and only book to take readers fully into the bizarre universe of the stand-up comic, from its earliest origins in the antics of Milton Berle and Sid Caesar to today's hottest acts.
Definitive studies of two ancient cultures, the Aztec and Inca, which were defeated by the Spanish and accounts of the subsequent conflicts and settlements.
This biography of Edgar Allan Poe, a giant of American Literature who invented both the horror and detective genre, is a portrait of extremes: a disinherited heir, a brilliant but underpaid author, a
These extraordinary memoirs--written by German Field-Marshal Wilhelm Keitel in the six weeks before he was hanged in Nuremberg for war crimes--offers readers an unparalleled, insider's view of the Weh
This incisive biography begins withthe spectacularly tragic last day of the militant Japanese novelist, perhaps best known for his monumental four-book masterpiece The Sea of Fertility.
Marianne Faithfull singer, dope addict and lover of Mick Jagger and other rich and famous people tells us her story, in a frank, revealing autobiography.
