American History

The Melting Point: High Command and War in the 21st Century General Frank McKenzie

MELTING POINT is a most candid and insightful accounts of the wars in Iraq and Afganistan written by the man who made the decisions.

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Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation Jon Meacham

SONGS OF AMERICA is a thoughful examination of music and its impact on the United States throughout history. Beginning with patriotic battle hymns sung...

The Soul of America Jon Meacham

THE SOUL OF AMERICA is a breathtaking examination of important figures and events over the course of American history and how they shaped the country as it has progressed. It is a profoundly enlightening and relevant book about the country's history of division, from its beginning until today, but how the American...

The Call to Serve: The Life of an American President, George Herbert Walker Bush: A Visual Biography Jon Meacham

THE CALL TO SERVE: THE LIFE OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT, GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH is a beautifully illustrated keepsake that celebrates the legacy of a man many people do not know. Intimate personal stories reveal much more than his unmatched service to his country.

 

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The Hidden History of the White House: Power Struggles, Scandals, and Defining Moments Corey Mead

THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE WHITE HOUSE is a generously illustrated and wonderfully interesting compilation of the power struggles, history-altering decisions, and shocking scandals surrounding America's most storied structure..Here is a rare opportunity to live within the walls of the executive mansion.

 

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Kennedy’s Only Hero: How JFK’s Obsession with Winston Churchill Defined His Presidency Joel Nelson

KENNEDY'S ONLY HERO is a fascinating exploration of how one iconic twentieth century leader helped shape the other. If you think there is nothing new or interesting to be said about Winston Churchill or John Kennedy, you are wrong. British historian Joel Nelson has achieved the impossible. He has significantly enlarged...

Team America: Patton, Macarthur, Marshall, Eisenhower, and the World They Forged Robert L. O'Connell

TEAM AMERICA: PATTON, MACARTHUR, MARSHALL, EISENHOWER, AND THE WORLD THEY FORGED brilliantly and clearly tells the story of how the four greatest generals in history (forgive us Caesar, Hanibal, and Napoleon) served at the same time for the same country and how hundreds of millions of lives would have been different...

Down Along with That Devil's Bones: A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy Connor Towne O'Neill

DOWN ALONG WITH THAT DEVIL'S BONES is a deep examination of the current conflict over Confederate memorials and how they came to exist across the country. After a chance encounter with a group protecting a statue of General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, who founded the Ku Klux Klan after the American Civil War. O'Neill...

The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made Patricia O'Toole

THE MORALIST: WOODROW WILSON AND THE WORLD HE MADE is a fascinating examination of Woodrow Wilson's triumphs and failures as a progressive during his time as president, including his eventual guiding of the country through WWI, his push for the founding of the League of Nations, as well as his indifference to the issue of civil...

The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower Michel Paradis

THE LIGHT OF BATTLE: EISENHOWER, D-DAY AND THE BIRTH OF THE AMERICAN SUPERPOWER is the most deeply researched, intimate portrait of the Supreme Allied Commander and 34th President ever written. There is something new on almost every page that will cause the reader to think, "I didn't know that".

 

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