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Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power
Carnage and Culture: Landmark Battles in the Rise of Western Power
by Victor Davis Hanson
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Through vivid depictions of historic battles, Hanson reveals the connection between the West's superiority on the battlefield and its rise to world dominance. of photos.... (read more)

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Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman
by Jon Krakauer
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Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild knows he was born to write about quirky, iconoclastic characters who travel their own road, ultimately leading to a tragic demise. Where Men Win Glory is every bit as captivating and even more timely than... (read more)

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Civil War a Narrative Fredericksbur Volume 2
Civil War a Narrative Fredericksbur Volume 2
by Shelby Foote
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This, then, is narrative history--a kind of history that goes back to an older literary tradition.... The writing is superb...one of the historical and literary achievements of our time. --The Washington Post Book World Gettysburg...is described with... (read more)

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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
by Diane Ackerman
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'When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw'"and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen "guests" hid inside the Zabinskis'... (read more)

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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
by Max Hastings
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A meticulous, unprecedented account of the final year of WWII. History buffs beware: your time is not your own once Armageddon is in your hands.... (read more)

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The Good Soldiers
The Good Soldiers
by David Finkel
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It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. He called it the surge. Many listening tonight will ask why this effort will succeed when previous operations to secure Baghdad did not.... (read more)

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World War II Aviation
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Graphic War: The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II
Graphic War: The Secret Aviation Drawings and Illustrations of World War II
by Donald Nijboer
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A superb collection of top secret drawings from World War II. Almost all of the material in this book was originally listed as Restricted -- Official Use Only and was previously unpublished in any form. Fascinating and informative, the illustrations in... (read more)

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Shantung Compound
Shantung Compound
by Langdon Gilkey
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Into the Unknown The letter arrived in late February, 1943, at the door of the house I shared with five bachelor teachers in Peking. Rumors had been going around for weeks that the Americans and the British who were then in Peking would be sent... (read more)

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Civil War a Narrative Fort Sumter Volume 1
Civil War a Narrative Fort Sumter Volume 1
by Shelby Foote
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Here, for a certainty, is one of the great historical narratives of our century, a unique and brilliant achievement, one that must be firmly placed in the ranks of the masters.--Van Allen Bradley, Chicago Daily News A stunning book full of color, life... (read more)

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Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic
Doing Battle: The Making of a Skeptic
by Paul Fussell
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In this highly praised autobiographical work, the author of "The Great War" and "Modern Memory" recounts his own experience of combat in World War II and how it became a determining force in his life. "Doing Battle" is at once a summing-up of one man's... (read more)

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Original Essays | September 25, 2009

Robert Edsel: IMG The Monuments Men and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History



The Monuments Men were the greatest heroes of World War II you've never heard of. Before I tell you who they were, let me ask you a few seemingly obvious questions, but ones you — like me — have, probably never wondered. You know of the... Continue »
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