Military History Books
WW Norton & Co Up Front
Book SynopsisThe definitive biography of the greatest cartoonist of the Greatest Generation.
£20.89
WW Norton & Co REVOLUTION MAPPING THE ROAD TO
Book SynopsisThe American Revolution's progress shown in 60 spectacular contemporary maps.Trade Review"This glorious collection-ravishingly beautiful, exquisitely curated, brilliantly annotated-is one of the most graphic and illuminating treatments of the American Revolution ever brought to press. Here is the road to revolution and the war itself, from the opening of the French and Indian War in 1755 to the surrender at Yorktown in 1781 and the Treaty of Paris two years later. Combining the virtues of an historical atlas, a luscious exhibition, and a detailed but concise history of the wars, it is a GPS to the American Revolution." -- Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker, Steeplechase Films "Revolution is a dazzling achievement that casts new light on the imperial wars of the late eighteenth century. These maps-many of them rare manuscripts, reproduced here for the first time-remind us that the battle for (and against) American independence unfolded in space as well as in time. Here the long road to revolution becomes visible as a hard-fought contest over territory as well as clash of ideals. A feast for the eye, Revolution also invites fresh thinking about the founding of the United States and Britain's American War." -- Jane Kamensky, Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Brown University "This beautiful book, with its superbly reproduced images, brings to life the decades leading to the birth of the U.S.A. The authors have given a highly skilled analysis of the background, contents and significance of the images. The readable style and brilliant use of little-known cartographical works has created a book that anyone with an interest in the interplay between maps and history should buy-and read." -- Peter Barber, head of Map Collections, the British Library
£53.99
WW Norton & Co The Zookeepers Wife A War Story
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller soon to be a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain. A true story in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands.
£21.59
WW Norton & Co Why We Watched Europe America and the Holocaust
Book SynopsisThis book answers the most pressing question about the Holocaust: Why did the West do nothing as Hitler's killing machine took hold?
£25.19
WW Norton & Co Lili Marlene
Book SynopsisThe dramatic story of an iconic love song, its three creators, and their lives under the Nazis.Trade Review"A fascinating story. Lively and well-informed, this book tells it all, with lots of attention to the travails of those involved." -- Atlantic Monthly"Not even the most iconic of songs necessarily deserves its very own biography, but in the case of that Second World War classic, "Lili Marlene," dear to soldiers and civilians on both sides, there really is a fascinating story to tell. Forged in the crucible of 20th-century German history, a First World War favorite composers, recorded by an ambitious, anti-Nazi singer. Lively and well-informed, this book tells it all, with lots of attention to the travails of those involved. Nazi music had some rousing tunes, but generally the lyrics were rebarbative. Here the sentiments are unobjectionable and universal, just made for a time when the shadow of the barracks gate was bound to heighten romance under lamplight for a world at war." -- The Atlantic
£18.89
WW Norton & Co The Line Upon a Wind
Book SynopsisThe thrilling story of Britain's death-struggle with Revolutionary France, wherein Napoleon is checkmated by Nelson's brilliant naval exploits.Trade Review"Ambitious, sweeping, and painstakingly delineated." -- Kirkus Reviews"This spirited work contributes significantly to a developing interpretation of the years 1794–1815 as an era of worldwide, total war." -- Publishers Weekly
£26.59
W. W. Norton & Company Pacific Crucible
Book SynopsisThe planning, the strategy, the sacrifices and heroics—on both sides—illuminating the greatest naval war in history.Trade Review"An entertaining, impressively researched chronicle of the tense period between the bombing of Pearl Harbor and American victory at the battle of Midway." -- Kirkus"The research is thorough, the writing clear, and the narrative flow exemplary...it is difficult to think of a recent book on this subject that is of such consistently outstanding value." -- Booklist"Well documented—albeit from previously published materials—and well written. Experienced World War II history buffs may bypass if they feel no need to read another retelling of this phase of the Pacific War, but nonspecialists and general readers will want to consider it." -- LibraryJournal.com
£26.59
WW Norton & Co The Conquering Tide
Book SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller The devastation of Pearl Harbor and the American victory at Midway were prelude to a greater challenge: rolling back the vast Japanese Pacific empire, island by island.Trade Review"A beautiful blend of history and prose and proves again Mr. Toll’s mastery of the naval-war narrative, carrying the reader smoothly from the marble halls of Washington to the Pacific’s gritty, red-stained beaches." -- Jonathan W. Jordan - Wall Street Journal"A gripping narrative of the central Pacific campaign…. Toll is strong on the operational details of battle, but he is no less skilled at presenting something that is frequently missing from military histories, a well-rounded depiction of the home front on both sides." -- Walter R. Borneman - New York Times Book Review"Heavily researched…. Toll’s absorbing text flows smoothly and quickly, helped along by anecdotes and stories involving combatants and political leaders on both sides." -- S. I. Dunn - Dallas Morning News"In The Conquering Tide, Ian Toll takes his place as one of the great storytellers of war. He is equally vivid and commanding describing landing on a carrier at night, making grand strategy in Washington, and brawling in a bar in Australia. Toll is a master; he is writing for the ages." -- Evan Thomas, author of Sea of Thunder and Ike's Bluff"A lucid and learned exposition of the grand chess match between high commanders in the middle years of the Pacific War, vividly evoking the grit and gristle of its many horrors and triumphs. Ian W. Toll is a superb historian whose writing appeals to both the head and the heart." -- James D. Hornfischer, author of Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
£26.59
WW Norton & Co The Struggle for Sea Power
Book SynopsisA fascinating naval perspective on one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, which in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their independence from the greatest naval and military power on earth?
£26.59
WW Norton & Co William Tecumseh Sherman In the Service of My
Book SynopsisA major new biography of one of America's most famous military figures.
£34.19
WW Norton & Co The Young T. E. Lawrence
Book SynopsisAn intimate biography of the years that turned T. E. Lawrence into Lawrence of Arabia.Trade Review"T. E. Lawrence has always been one of the most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century, but he becomes markedly less so here. Through meticulous research and crackling prose, Sattin charts the youthful passions and influences—and not a few family and personal secrets—that helped create the future Lawrence of Arabia, and he has done so in an account so well-written that it is hard to put down. An absolutely indispensable read for anyone hoping to understand the evolution of one of the most beguiling and romantic figures of the modern age." -- Scott Anderson, author of Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East"I enjoyed The Young T. E. Lawrence very much. On the subject of biography, Ulysses S. Grant once wrote that 'What I want to know is what a man did as a boy,' i.e., 'the formative years,' and while Lawrence is not a boy in Anthony Sattin’s splendid book, he clearly prefigures Lawrence of Arabia—a conscious striving toward becoming a hero, and a bold exploration not only of the Middle East but of himself." -- Michael Korda, author of Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia"Anthony Sattin knows a good story when he sees one. While most of Lawrence's biographers focus heavily on the war period, Sattin has grasped the importance of the years Lawrence spent in the Middle East beforehand, essential preparation for what followed. As a travel writer enlarging on the writings of a forerunner, Sattin also often enriches Lawrence's account. I thoroughly enjoyed the result." -- Jeremy Wilson, author of Lawrence of Arabia: The Authorised Biography of T. E. Lawrence"Sattin’s unique portrait reveals an itinerant scholar adventurously immersing himself in the history, peoples, and landscapes of the Near East, the chrysalis of the brilliant figure soon to emerge: Lawrence of Arabia." -- Steve Kemper, author of A Labyrinth of Kingdoms"Sattin has written a compelling account of a young man learning to live according to his dreams." -- Observer (London)"Anthony Sattin proves that the British know how to write a great adventure as well as how to have one. This highly readable book never lacks the big story but it also does not let that history lose the hero." -- Robert Davis - New York Journal of Books"Approaches the oft-profiled T.E. Lawrence from a new angle… engaging." -- Publishers Weekly"Sattin paints a rich picture of these years in Lawrence’s life." -- Philip Delves Broughton - Wall Street Journal"[A] quirky but rigorous biographical study…biographers such as Mr. Sattin have to be diggers and restorers, sifting a mass of evidence and gluing the bits together." -- The Economist"Passionate, informed… Anthony Sattin reached that place of grace in his research for The Young T.E. Lawrence where a writer can relax and let the story tell itself. And what a story he has to tell." -- Linda Diebel - The Toronto Star
£21.84
WW Norton & Co Revolution Song
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the acclaimed history The Island at the Center of the World, an intimate new epic of the American Revolution that reinforces its meaning for today.Trade Review"Shorto’s achievement is a remarkable one. The intertwined stories of Revolution Song give a sense of how far-reaching a phenomenon the War of Independence was. It leaves to readers the pleasure of judging what each of the figures in the book—or perhaps the combination of them all—contributed to an event that changed the world." -- New York Times Book Review"An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft." -- Chicago Tribune"Russell Shorto’s engaging new book appears at a moment when basic concepts of rights and equality are routinely disparaged. As if in response to our troubled political culture, he invites readers to return to the American Revolution to understand better how an 18th-century commitment to freedom took root and became a fundamental, unifying value in our nation’s history. . . . [Shorto has] produced a compelling work that reads almost like a good detective story. . . . Shorto deserves praise for reminding us of the complexity of freedom’s claims." -- Brian Greer - American Scholar"How did the teenaged daughter of a British officer view the American Revolution, from behind enemy lines in New York? What did that contest mean to a shrewd, contemplative Iroquois warrior? Russell Shorto has emerged from the archives with a bold, largely neglected cast. He has set them free in a rich, prismatic narrative, as intensely vivid as it is seamlessly constructed." -- Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Witches: Salem, 1692"Brilliant, captivating and fast-paced, Revolution Song is a wonderfully original take on the American Revolution that reads like a thriller. I couldn’t put this book down." -- Amy Chua, Yale Law School professor and author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother"With symphonic sweep, cinematic detail and compelling, superbly researched real-life characters, Shorto shows how our struggle for freedom began and why it remains so sadly unfinished. If Spielberg wrote history, this is how it would read." -- Howard Fineman, NBC News analyst and author of The Thirteen American Arguments"Amazing: Russell Shorto shows us what a diverse, fascinating, cosmopolitan place this country has been since its founding." -- Charles C. Mann, author of 1491"An engaging, readable and surprisingly complete account of the American Revolution. A tour de force." -- Gordon S. Wood, author of The Radicalism of the American Revolution"Russell Shorto has long had an astonishing talent for adjusting the focus in ways that make familiar swaths of history seem intriguingly foreign and fresh. With Revolution Song, he’s worked his magic again. Through his vigorous language, his mastery of archival sources and the pleasing interweave of his six carefully chosen characters, Shorto has composed a powerful polyphonic story, simultaneously grand and intimate, that makes us hear (and see and feel) the tumult of our nation’s founding as never before." -- Hampton Sides, New York Times best-selling author of In the Kingdom of Ice
£21.84
WW Norton & Co Revolution on the Hudson New York City and the
Book SynopsisThe untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, control of which, both the Americans and the British firmly believed, would determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War.Trade Review"In this fresh, vivid, and often surprising telling of the Revolutionary War, George Daughan explores the timeless theme of hubris and the critical role of geography in the making of American independence. A commanding, compelling performance by an inspired historian." -- Evan Thomas, author of John Paul Jones and Being Nixon"George C. Daughan’s narrative is by turns suspenseful, elegant, and moving. He entwines lucid analysis of politics and diplomacy with expertly rendered accounts of the military and naval campaigns." -- Ian W. Toll, best-selling author of Six Frigates"[A]n exacting account of the personal and national cost of the rebellion on both sides." -- Paula Uruburu - New York Times Book Review"[Daughan] deftly highlights how naval power shaped even war on land." -- William Anthony Hay - Wall Street Journal"In this sharply drawn narrative, Daughan offers something truly valuable: a focus on the grand scale." -- Noah Benjamin-Pollack - National Book Review"[An] enlightening combination of military and regional history." -- Mark Levine - Booklist
£18.99
WW Norton & Co Lexington and Concord The Battle Heard Round the
Book SynopsisAn award-winning historian reinterprets the battle that launched the American Revolution.Trade Review"This is hardly a new story, but Daughan imbues it with added nuances of character and motivation…A wonderful addition to the literature on the American Revolution, full of enlightening facts and figures." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
£20.89
WW Norton & Co Rampage
Book SynopsisThe definitive history of one of the most brutal campaigns of the war in the Pacific.
£24.69
WW Norton & Co The Beauty of Living
Book SynopsisAn incisive biography of E.E. Cummings' early life, including his First World War ambulance service and subsequent imprisonment, inspirations for his inventive poetry.
£25.19
WW Norton & Co Swansong 1945 A Collective Diary of the Last
Book SynopsisA monumental work of history that captures the last days of the Third Reich as never before.Trade Review"An emotionally immediate and multi-faceted perspective of the last days of the Third Reich… No mere anthology but an artful collage… Difficult to put down." -- Gerald Steinacher - Wall Street Journal"A disturbing but compulsively readable slice of history." -- Christian Science Monitor"From the absurd to the sublime, and everywhere heartbreaking: a collage of voices from the tail end of the world's conflagration.… Raw [and] tremendously moving… Riveting." -- Kirkus (starred review)"This is a book that can be read comfortably only page by page. Otherwise it will break your heart." -- Bill Marvel - Dallas Morning News"Riveting… Kempowski's careful selection and sequencing convey the horror, misery, irony, and intensity of living through the last month of war in Germany. The work is noteworthy not just for its unique first-person perspective, but also for its breadth and depth… Essential." -- Publishers Weekly"A treasure… [Swansong 1945] offer[s] powerful glimpses into otherwise lost history… The collection is a kaleidoscope of voices, revealing struggle of all kinds." -- Sarah Grant - Booklist (starred review)"The power of [Swansong 1945] comes from the great variety and volume of the personal accounts, many of them eloquent and moving… This important book takes us beyond geography, statistics and battles and reveals the cost of war in very human terms." -- Roger Bishop - BookPage"A unique and haunting insight into what it was like to live through the violent twilight of the Third Reich. Indispensable and, above all, unforgettable." -- Frederick Taylor, author of Dresden"A remarkable collage of experiences and impressions of the catastrophic last days of the Second World War, which provides a unique panorama of the war and a very powerful impression of its impact on and the responses of those involved." -- Jeremy Noakes, author of Nazism 1919-1945"A bewitching, dramatic, utterly extraordinary range of voices and eyewitness testimony as Europe entered its year-zero moment." -- David Kynaston, author of Austerity Britain"A rare combination of aesthetic and historic truths… What gives Kempowski’s work its reach and humanity is his keen eye for both the sensory experience of war at its most destructive and individuals’ compulsion to go on making sense of it as it engulfed them." -- Nicholas Stargardt, author of Witnesses of War"Amidst the fascinating multitude of voices assembled here the one that speaks most powerfully is that of Kempowski himself. This is a remarkable document of one person’s lifelong struggle to make sense of national collapse." -- Neil Gregor, author of Haunted City"Kempowski is a master of form and proportion… The end of the war has never before been depicted like this." -- Volker Hage, author of Hamburg 1943
£22.00
WW Norton & Co Oceans Ventured
Book SynopsisA thrilling story of the Cold War, told by a former navy secretary on the basis of recently declassified documents.Trade Review"In the 1992 film "A Few Good Men," a furious Col. Nathan R. Jessep exclaimed to his courtroom tormentors - Navy Officers - words that are actually true regarding almost all civilians in this age of complex professional military establishments configured for myriad and rapidly evolving threats: "You have no idea how to defend a nation." Lehman's book is a rare window into that world, and a validation of the axiom that if you want peace, prepare for war. " -- George F. Will - The Washington Post"Based upon meticulous research and newly declassified documents, Lehman’s fresh account has the grip of a well-crafted adventure novel. His perspective is uniquely authoritative: he was a key architect of American strategy, a crucial figure in its execution, and an active participant as a qualified naval aviator. A must-read." -- Senator John McCain"Lehman's words are essential to understanding the Navy's role and performance during the Cold War and its contribution to the downfall of the Soviet Union." -- Seapower Magazine
£19.79
WW Norton & Co A Continent Erupts
Book SynopsisA harrowing history of the conflicts that swept Asia during the decade following the Second World Warand determined the fate of the continentTrade Review"Ronald Spector’s history of post–World War II Asia fills a major gap in our understanding of the post-1945 world. His beautifully written narrative is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how we arrived at current international conditions." -- Robert Dallek, presidential historian
£28.79
WW Norton & Co Angels in the Sky
Book SynopsisThe gripping story of how an all-volunteer air force helped defeat five Arab nations and protect the fledgling Jewish state.Trade Review"Fascinating." -- Jewish Press"An excellent nonfiction choice for aficionados of military thrillers. General readers seeking an accessible history of the Israeli war of independence will also enjoy." -- Library Journal"Compelling….both an exciting account of aerial combat as well as a frequently touching collection of warrior profiles." -- Booklist"Astounding....An exciting military chronicle packed with well-documented, intimate portraits of a group of brave pilots." -- Kirkus"Angels in the Sky reads like a World War II thriller, only better because every word is true. The saga of Israel’s fledgling air force and the motley crew of heroes who saved the Jewish state is one of the great untold stories of history. Robert Gandt has brought it vividly, unforgettably to life." -- Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of Gates of Fire"In 1948 a group of ragtag aerial warriors from the four corners of the earth helped save the newborn state of Israel from the armed forces of five Arab states—a David facing Goliath. Improbably, Israel won the war in a miraculous military victory. Books like Angels in the Sky come along once in a generation. You must read it." -- Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Flight of the Intruder"These are the forgotten ‘Flying Tigers’ who stepped forward when the world turned away, to fly and fight for the highest stakes—the survival of Israel. A cinematic mélange of heart-pounding history, Angels in the Sky does justice to an epic, unsung story." -- Adams Makos, New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call"It is always so rewarding to read a book about combat flying written by an author who obviously knows the subject firsthand! Robert Gandt’s latest book on the infant Israeli Air Force fills a real need and shines new light on one of the most heroic battles in history. The prowess of the IAF in recent years has caused us to forget just how precarious was its beginning, and how joyfully the battle was joined by a wide variety of pilots flying airplanes better suited for a museum than combat." -- Walter Boyne, former director of the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum"Bob Gandt understands pilots and he understands flying, which are not always the same thing. Angels in the Sky is…an enjoyable, balanced description of the origin of one of the world’s leading air forces. Strap in tight, turn up the oxygen, and set the gunsight for ‘pegged range’ because it’s a wild ride." -- Barrett Tillman, author of Whirlwind: The Air War Against Japan, 1942-1945"Angels in the Sky is the best of Bob Gandt. He details the extreme measures that were required to get aircraft out of the United States, Britain and other countries and into Israel in 1948. But more importantly, he gives life to the aircraft buyers, mechanics and pilots that were to make up what would become one of the most formidable air forces in the world. Bob shows us the joy, sorrow, comradeship and trust that was shared by the foreign and Jewish members of the group. A terrific read for anyone." -- Dave North, former Editor-in-Chief, Aviation Week & Space Technology
£19.94
WW Norton & Co Execution by Hunger
Book SynopsisSeven million people in the "breadbasket of Europe" were deliberately starved to death at Stalin's command. This story has been suppressed for half a century. Now, a survivor speaks.
£13.29
WW Norton & Co The Killing Zone My Life in the Vietnam War
Book Synopsis“The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there.”—Army Times
£12.34
W. W. Norton & Company Why the Allies Won
Book Synopsis
£18.95
WW Norton & Co Strange Defeat
Book SynopsisA renowned historian and Resistance fighter—later executed by the Nazis—gives his firsthand perspective on why France fell in 1940.Trade Review"Much has been, and will be, written in explanation of the defeat of France in 1940, but it seems unlikely that the truth of the matter will ever be more accurately and more vividly presented than in this statement of evidence." -- P. J. Philip - New York Times Book Review"The most wisdom-packed commentary on the problem set [before] all intelligent and patriotic Frenchmen by the events of 1940." -- D. W. Brogan - Spectator
£12.34
WW Norton & Co When Broken Glass Floats
Book Synopsis"A gut-wrenching story told with honesty, restraint, and dignity." —Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of Waiting Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."Trade Review"Intelligent and morally aware…[Him] tells us what it was like to struggle to survive while others played out utopian dreams." -- New York Times"An inspiring story that draws hope from horror." -- Seattle Times"There are few books that give a refugee’s point of view as clearly and passionately as Him’s." -- Time Out"Astonishing and heartbreaking…Written in spare, visual prose that makes the world it describes tangible." -- Katherine A. Powers - Boston Globe"A touching and illuminating human account and should not be missed by anyone around the world." -- Le Ly Hayslip, author of When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
£12.99
WW Norton & Co Holocaust
Book SynopsisA magisterial, dramatic account that reshapes the way we think and talk about the greatest crime in history.Trade Review"The reader looking for a clear and readable account of how Hitler and the Nazis came to conceive and carry out their diabolical project need look no further than this book." -- Boston Globe"A monumental, sobering attempt to make sense of collective insanity." -- Kirkus Reviews"Through it all, the faces of the victims, and their persecutors, are clearly visible, making the reader aware of the human dimension of the Shoah and providing what Holocaust studies desperately needs: a single volume suitable for a wide audience." -- Library Journal"A distinctive blend of moral intensity, attention to detail and multifaceted breadth." -- Los Angeles Times"Holocaust is a superb work." -- The Forward"A signal contribution to the vast literature on the history of the Holocaust.... a volume from which general readers and scholars can both benefit." -- Douglas Greenberg, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation"[A]n elegantly written, thoroughly researched and compelling narrative...certain to be a standard work in the field of Holocaust studies." -- Dr. William L. Shulman, President, Association of Holocaust Organizations"A rare achievement that will take its place among the best histories of the destruction of European Jews." -- Michael R. Marrus, University of Toronto"[T]he focus is on the fate of named individuals on almost every page. That creates the unusual passion and strength of this remarkable book." -- Rabbi Herbert A. Friedman"[A] scholarly miracle....a sophisticated and gripping contribution to Holocaust education." -- Rabbi Irving Greenburg, President, Jewish Life Network"[A] 'must read' for anyone interested in understanding the true history of this extremely tragic time." -- Roman Kent, American Gathering/Federation of Jewish Holocaust Survivors
£16.14
WW Norton & Co The Great Escape
Book Synopsis"A tense, thrilling, fabulous tale." —Philadelphia InquirerTrade Review"One of the great true stories of the war, and one of the greatest escape narratives of all time." -- San Francisco Chronicle"Absorbing... spine-tingling... puts the average war book so far in the shadow it's not even funny." -- Dallas Times Herald"For sheer suspense, puts the fictioneers to shame." -- Boston Globe
£12.34
WW Norton & Co Lincolns Avengers
Book SynopsisDid the federal government mete out justice or revenge in response to Lincoln's assassination?
£11.39
WW Norton & Co Over the Beach
Book Synopsis"The Right Stuff without the hype, Yeager without the ego."—Washington Post Book World
£11.39
WW Norton & Co The Command of the Ocean A Naval History of Britain 16491815
Book SynopsisAn Economist Best Book of 2004: Destined to remain the reference on the subject for the coming generations. U.S. Naval InstituteTrade Review"As Mr. Rodger demonstrates on almost every page, if you do not understand the importance of British maritime history, you can never fully understand Britain." -- The Economist"Rodger illuminates the world of Nelson and Hardy and its portrayal by C. F. Forrester in the Hornblower novels and Patrick O’Brian in the Aubrey and Maturin cycle . . . to understand the Royal Navy at its peak, Rodger’s account is indispensable" -- Washington Post Book World
£36.09
WW Norton & Co Killing Custer
Book SynopsisThe classic account of Custer's Last Stand that shattered the myth of the Little Bighorn and rewrote history books.Trade Review"The Great Spirit must have created James Welch so that he could tell of the Little Bighorn from the viewpoint of the tribes that fought there." -- Dee Brown, author of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
£13.29
WW Norton & Co The Spanish Civil War Reaction Revolution and
Book SynopsisThe definitive work on the Spanish Civil War, a classic of modern historical scholarship and a masterful narrative.
£15.19
WW Norton & Co Hitlers War Aims V2 The Establishment of the New Order
Book SynopsisAfter an opening chapter that describes the treatment of the Jews in German society, the focus shifts to the government and administration of the conquered countries-ranging from those nations with a substantial population of ethnic Germans to those, such as the Balkan states, where few, if any, Germanic peoples could be found. To round out the account, Professor Rich also deals with Hitler's intentions toward countries and continents that never were brought into the Nazi empire. The volume provides a comprehensive picture of the world that would have existed had Hitler achieved the totality of his war aims.
£25.65
WW Norton & Co The Zookeepers Wife
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestseller now a major motion picture starring Jessica Chastain. A true story in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands.Trade Review"A lovely story about the Holocaust might seem like a grotesque oxymoron. But in The Zookeeper’s Wife, Diane Ackerman proves otherwise. Here is a true story—of human empathy and its opposite—that is simultaneously grave and exuberant, wise and playful. Ackerman has a wonderful tale to tell, and she tells it wonderfully." -- Washington Post Book World"A poignant and absorbing book." -- New York Times Book Review"I can’t imagine a better story or storyteller. The Zookeeper’s Wife will touch every nerve you have." -- Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Everything is Illuminated"A fresh and compelling addition to Holocaust literature." -- San Francisco Chronicle"A stunning tale of war and sanctuary [that is] perceptive, knowledgeable and rhapsodic.… How incisively and damningly Ackerman dissects the Nazis’ perverted view of nature.… A shining book beyond category.… It is no stretch to say that this is the book Ackerman was meant to write." -- Los Angeles Times"Author Diane Ackerman offers us The Zookeeper’s Wife, a tale of untold bravery with a whimsical dose of history reminiscent of Noah’s Ark.… Ackerman’s story is a treatise on nobility—a word that applies to some humans and all the animals in The Zookeeper’s Wife." -- USA Today"Diane Ackerman has surpassed even herself in her latest book, which is alternatingly funny, moving, and terrifying. This powerful thriller would be a great novel—except that it happens to be true." -- Jared Diamond, author of Collapse and Guns, Germs, and Steel
£12.34
W. W. Norton & Company Spetsnaz The Inside Story of the Soviet Special Forces
Book SynopsisViktor Suvorov is a Soviet army officer who has defected to the West. Here is the full story of the Spetsnaz forces, the Soviet army's secret killer elite.
£17.58
W. W. Norton & Company Where Light and Shadow Meet A Memoir
Book SynopsisIn plain eloquence, the woman who married Oskar Schindler tells the true story of their life together, what they did to save the Jews in their factories, and what led to "Schindler's list."
£15.20
WW Norton & Co In the Graveyard of Empires
Book SynopsisA definitive account of the American experience in Afghanistan from the rise of the Taliban to the depths of the insurgency.Trade Review"A useful and generally lively account of what can go wrong when outsiders venture onto the Afghan landscape." -- Steven Simon - Foreign Affairs"This is a serious work that should be factored in as a new policy in Afghanistan evolves." -- Jay Freeman - Booklist"Seth G. Jones’s book provides a vivid sense of just how paltry and misguided the American effort has been.… In the Graveyard of Empires will help to show what might still be done to build something enduring in Afghanistan and finally allow the U.S. to go home." -- Dexter Filkins - The New Republic"[An] excellent book." -- James Blitz - Financial Times"How we got to where we are in Afghanistan." -- Matthew Kaminski - Wall Street Journal"[Zeroes] in on what went awry after America’s successful routing of the Taliban in late 2001." -- Michiko Kakutani - The New York Times"A blueprint for winning in a region that has historically brought mighty armies to their knees." -- Doug Childers - Richmond Times-Dispatch"Offers a valuable window onto how officials have understood the military campaign." -- Robert D. Crews - San Francisco Chronicle"Seth Jones . . . has an anthropologist’s feel for a foreign society, a historian’s intuition for long-term trends, and a novelist’s eye for the telling details that illuminate a much larger story. If you read just one book about the Taliban, terrorism, and the United States, this is the place to start." -- Jeremi Suri, author of Henry Kissinger and the American Century"A timely and important work, without peer in terms of both its scholarship and the author’s intimate knowledge of the country, the insurgency threatening it, and the challenges in defeating it." -- Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, author of Inside Terrorism"A deeply researched and well-analyzed account of the failures of American policies in Afghanistan, In the Graveyard of Empires will be mandatory reading for policymakers from Washington to Kabul." -- Peter Bergen, author of Holy War, Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know"Seth Jones has combined forceful narrative with careful analysis, illustrating the causes of this deteriorating situation, and recommending sensible, feasible steps to reverse the escalating violence." -- James Dobbins, author of After the Taliban: Nation Building in Afghanistan
£12.34
W. W. Norton & Company Remembering Survival Inside a Nazi SlaveLabor Camp
Book SynopsisWinner of the National Jewish Book Award "An important, revealing story, exceptionally well told." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington PostTrade Review"A master historian of intimate tragedy." -- Moment Magazine"A chilling account." -- The News & Observer"Extraordinary and revealing. Browning powerfully and convincingly vindicates the use of survivor testimony as a precious source for the reconstruction of the past." -- Jewish Review of Books"A wonderfully rich, nuanced book. A major work by a major historian of the Holocaust." -- David Blackbourn, author of The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany"Remembering Survival is a remarkable book about life and death in a little-known Nazi slave-labor camp as seen from the perspective of Jewish survivors. It brilliantly demonstrates how postwar testimonies can become the building blocks for the historical reconstruction of an otherwise hardly documented past. Like Browning’s Ordinary Men, this book will become a must-read." -- Saul Friedlander, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933–1945"Christopher Browning proves himself once again our indispensable guide through the cruelty and sadness of the larger Holocaust within which his account unfolds. But more: he wrestles agonizingly with the painful question of Polish complicity and the scandalous German acquittal of a monstrous perpetrator. His readers as well as those whose suffering he has recorded stand in his debt." -- Charles Maier, author of Among Empires"Christopher Browning has written what should become a standard work of Holocaust history, a counterpoint to his classic, Ordinary Men. Remembering Survival rests on the testimony of victims whose searing memories…deepen our knowledge of a neglected part of the Holocaust." -- Michael R. Marrus, author of The Holocaust in History"A breakthrough in Holocaust historiography—this is vintage Browning." -- Yehuda Bauer, author of The Death of the Shtetl"Browning is a meticulous and disciplined researcher. What emerges is a highly credible and deeply shocking account of a slave-labor camp where the cruelty and brutality is comparable to the more publicized extermination camps like Treblinka and Auschwitz. An excellent addition to the field of Holocaust studies." -- Booklist
£22.21
W. W. Norton & Company Flight from the Reich
Book SynopsisA bold, groundbreaking work that provides the definitive answer to the persistent question: Why didn't more Jews flee Nazi Europe?Trade Review"An important and wide-ranging new history. . . . Dwork and van Pelt show [that] the story of the refugees . . . is crucial to any understanding of the Nazi war against the Jews." -- Tablet"Combining exceptional research with riveting narrative, Flight from the Reich illuminates a less-known chapter in the history of the Holocaust: the accounts of the few who made it to safety." -- Henry Kissinger"A bright shining accomplishment in Holocaust studies. . . . This is a great and powerful book . . . a masterpiece in its own right." -- Open Letters
£23.75
WW Norton & Co Glory Denied
Book SynopsisNow hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War.Trade Review"Told with skill and sensitivity…strikingly successful." -- Anthony Day - Los Angeles Times
£12.34
WW Norton & Co The Black Banners Declassified
Book SynopsisThe definitive account of an FBI special agent’s al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time.Trade Review"Unfortunately, we only have one Ali Soufan. Had American intelligence listened to him, 9/11 might never have happened. No one did more to unravel the story of al-Qaeda than Ali Soufan. Thankfully, he’s left another legacy in this book. Anyone who wants to know what really happened should read it. It’s an inspiring but wrenching story told from the heart of a great American." -- Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11"Paints a devastating picture of rivalry and dysfunction inside the government’s counterterrorism agencies…The account offered by the agent, Ali H. Soufan is the most detailed to date by an insider." -- Scott Shane - New York Times"One of the most valuable and detailed accounts of its subject to appear in the past decade." -- Economist"Soufan knows exactly what he is talking about, and does us all a service by having it set down in The Black Banners." -- Glenn L. Carle - Foreign Policy"Superb. An education. And the best book on al-Qaeda out there, bar none." -- Robert Baer
£13.99
WW Norton & Co Winners Losers
Book SynopsisThe National Book Awardwinning classic on the Vietnam War, reissued for the war's fiftieth anniversary.Trade Review"Sensitive, moral, compelling . . . a book of genuine greatness and largeness of spirit." -- Chicago Tribune"Magnificent. . . . [Emerson’s] interviews are superb." -- Newsweek"A great book . . . alternately shrewd, angry, funny, knowing." -- David Halberstam
£13.29
W. W. Norton & Company Right Star Rising A New Politics 19741980
Book SynopsisAn authoritative history of the right turn in American national politics during the Ford-Carter years.
£23.75
WW Norton & Co Plenty of Time When We Get Home Love and
Book Synopsis“Intimate and brave . . . a testament to how love soldiers on.”—PeopleTrade Review"A must-read for military spouses, caregivers, and anyone hoping to gain an understanding of the challenges faced by soldiers coming home. Kayla and Brian’s perseverance is a tribute to the power of the human spirit to not only survive but to thrive." -- Marie Tillman, author of The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss & Life and founder of the Pat Tillman Foundation"Part heartache, hard truth, love story, and an insider’s look at the back end of war, this book offers us a look behind the uniforms and the parades and into the damage of war’s wounds. In the end, it is a story about how love can ultimately heal." -- Lee Woodruff, author of In an Instant and Those We Love Most"Kayla Williams’s raw, honest, and take-no-prisoners prose gives service members and families scarred by war the greatest gift of all—hope." -- Tanya Biank, author of Lifetime TV’s Army Wives and Undaunted: The Real Story of America’s Servicewomen in Today’s Military
£12.16
WW Norton & Co Scorpions Sting
Book SynopsisA Washington Post Notable Work of NonfictionTrade Review"Offers the best explication of the long history by which Americans embraced the legitimacy of military emancipation, and it offers great insight into the debate over which took precedence: the natural right to property or the natural right to freedom." -- Ira Berlin - Washington Post"Beautifully argued and succeeds in telling us new things about a heavily explored topic." -- Mark M. Smith - Wall Street Journal"In The Scorpion’s Sting, Oakes surveys the legal doctrines that enabled President Abraham Lincoln to envision and then enact the Emancipation Proclamation…[It] will lead readers to reflect on the degree to which international law might hold significant implications for the American system of government." -- Walter Russell Mead - Foreign Affairs"A brilliant book that will force even the most veteran student of antebellum America to rethink previously held assumptions about emancipation." -- Erik J. Chaput - Providence Journal"In four swift, clear strokes, James Oakes has rewritten the history of emancipation in the United States." -- Allen C. Guelzo"If any reader still questions whether the Civil War was about slavery, this book overcomes all doubts." -- James McPherson"Incisive, imaginative, surprising, completely original—everything that one would expect from the most eminent historian of emancipation." -- Eric J. Sundquist"In clear prose and with searing insight, James Oakes recovers the moral urgency and strategic vision behind the Republican drive to undermine the slave system. A work of great depth and empathy." -- Alan Taylor
£15.68
WW Norton & Co Commander Will Cushing
Book Synopsis“Superbly entertaining.”—S. C. Gwynne, best-selling author of Empire of the Summer MoonTrade Review"Jamie Malanowski has brought to life one of the great, little-known swashbucklers of the Civil War. A fun, exhilarating rush of a read, this is history told with the flair and panache of a great journalist." -- Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea"It’s astonishing to me that I’d never heard of such an astonishing and very American hero. Will Cushing is like a character out of fiction or the movies—charismatic trouble-maker, patriot, half-mad can-do leader of men—and Jamie Malanowski beautifully tells the ripping yarn that was his remarkable life." -- Kurt Anderson, host of Studio 360 on NPR"Commander Will Cushing is a happy combination of one of the Civil War’s best tales and a writer whose taut, smart prose is up to the task of writing it. So much Civil War writing loses its luster in an ocean of sheer data. In Malanowski’s hands the narrative just drives forward, carrying you with it. A superbly entertaining book on a subject that, somehow, everyone else overlooked." -- S. C. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon"Jamie Malanowski restores Cushing to his proper place in the first rank of American naval heroes in this fast-paced, rousing biography that illuminates both Cushing the man and the hero. Gracefully written and admirably nuanced, Commander Will Cushing makes a significant contribution to the naval history of the Civil War." -- Peter Cozzens, author of Shenandoah 1862: Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign"Jamie Malanowski’s compelling history sheds new light on Will Cushing, a major naval hero of the Civil War who, but for a technicality, would have surely received the Medal of Honor. The Cushing name reverberates through those years, with four brothers serving the North, including Alonzo, a cannoneer who fell at Gettysburg. But this story is about Will, and it’s a corker." -- Larry Smith, author of Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Winners in Their Own Words"[G]ripping, accessible… Malanowski’s nimble prose serves the action scenes perfectly and gives Cushing’s battles the weight and presentation they deserve… [H]as the page-turning excitement of a thriller…" -- Publishers Weekly, Starred review
£13.29
WW Norton & Co Target Tokyo Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That
Book SynopsisFinalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in History "Like Lauren Hillebrand's Unbroken…Target Tokyo brings to life an indelible era." —Ben Cosgrove, The Daily BeastTrade Review"Gripping, compulsively readable…will have great appeal to anyone with even a passing interest in the Second World War." -- Terry Hartle - Christian Science Monitor"Vividly narrates the saga…Scott uses original, almost untapped sources and carefully balances praise for the 80 airmen’s valor and a sober appraisal of the terrible costs." -- Alexander Rose - Wall Street Journal"Scott’s tight prose and meticulous research provide a gripping and at times heartbreaking account of the raid." -- Bob Carden - Philadelphia Inquirer"The Doolittle raid and its effects need to be remembered; Target Tokyo will make them hard to forget." -- Ray Locker - USA Today"Scott is an agile writer who offers strong portraits of key figures such as Doolittle. And his immense amount of research enabled him to produce a book that appeals not just to military buffs, but to a much broader audience." -- Hal Bernton - Seattle Times"[A] breakthrough work of popular history." -- Michael Giltz - Huffington Post"A fantastic story fantastically told." -- Charleston Mercury"Filled with thrilling heroism and sacrifice, Target Tokyo is the definitive account of the amazing Doolittle raid." -- Chris Patsilelis - Tampa Bay Times"[A] brilliant tale of adventure and bravery…The telling is fresh and packs a wallop that puts it up with the best of World War II combat stories." -- Edward Cuddihy - Buffalo News"A terrific story and a cracking good read." -- Ian Toll, author of Pacific Crucible, War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942"One of the most incredible accounts of American military valor I've ever read." -- Pat Conroy"The Doolittle raid on Tokyo was one of the most impossible, daring, and consequential missions ever taken by American military men, and James Scott brings it back to the reader with you-are-there immediacy and drama. Filled with great characters, great heroism, and great suffering, Target Tokyo is at once thorough, realistic, and thrilling." -- Evan Thomas, author of Sea of Thunder and Ike's Bluff
£15.19
WW Norton & Co The Conquering Tide
Book SynopsisA New York Times Bestseller "A beautiful blend of history and prose and proves again Mr. Toll’s mastery of the naval-war narrative." —Wall Street JournalTrade Review"A gripping narrative of the central Pacific campaign…. Toll is strong on the operational details of battle, but he is no less skilled at presenting something that is frequently missing from military histories, a well-rounded depiction of the home front on both sides." -- Walter R. Borneman - New York Times Book Review"Toll’s absorbing text flows smoothly and quickly, helped along by anecdotes and stories involving combatants and political leaders on both sides." -- S. I. Dunn - Dallas Morning News"Ian Toll takes his place as one of the great storytellers of war. He is equally vivid and commanding describing landing on a carrier at night, making grand strategy in Washington, and brawling in a bar in Australia. Toll is a master; he is writing for the ages." -- Evan Thomas, author of Sea of Thunder and Ike's Bluff"A lucid and learned exposition of the grand chess match between high commanders in the middle years of the Pacific War, vividly evoking the grit and gristle of its many horrors and triumphs. Ian W. Toll is a superb historian whose writing appeals to both the head and the heart." -- James D. Hornfischer, author of Neptune’s Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
£18.99
