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The West is losing a war it refuses to admit it’s fighting. For decades, the United States has relied on a military built for a world that no longer exists. While we focus on aircraft carriers and stealth jets, our adversaries have moved the battlefield into shadows and our minds. From the...

An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House...

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Fever in the Heartland, a thrilling real-life Western that is also a powerful reckoning with the drama and heroism at the final moments of the American frontier. A story of a hard land and a most remarkable man trying to find a home under the open...

The gripping story of the fall of Heinrich Himmler--the man who sought to perfect genocide and who ultimately became the most hunted war criminal in history—during the convulsive final days of the Third Reich Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS, Gestapo, and Waffen-SS, rose to all but supreme...

Lessons we can learn from Weimar: the last time democracy chose to end itself. The constitution of the Weimar Republic was a watershed moment in politics, an attempt to create a modern political system that secured compromise between rich and poor, and a society that offered equal rights to men...

The Prince of Whitechapel, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

A vivid account of the US Eighth Air Force’s raid on Schweinfurt in October 1943, their most difficult and costliest mission of World War II. Based on the first-hand accounts of those who survived, renowned aviation historian Tom Cleaver tells the story of the Eighth Air Force’s Mission 115...

The first comprehensive account of the 1972 U.S. mining of Haiphong Harbor told through vivid first-hand accounts. Barrett Tillman’s Execute, Repeat, Execute delivers a long-overdue, deeply researched account of one of the most strategically impactful operations of the entire conflict. With...

The definitive, myth-busting history of the wartime SAS – the real story behind the global BBC phenomenon Rogue Heroes, told by the only historian trusted by 75 original SAS veterans. This exciting new history reveals a story far more compelling and real than the dramatic liberties taken in...

A lively, propulsive chronicle that reframes a familiar period in ancient history, a time of great political and social turmoil—the end of the Roman Republic—asking a simple question: what did Rome’s civil wars look like from the women’s point of view? Previous histories of Rome have...

The true story of Major Jerry Sage, an O.S.S. agent during World War II, who inspired Steve McQueen’s character in The Great Escape. Jerry Sage was a Canadian-born American soldier, special forces operator, spy, and prisoner of war during World War II. He was notable for over 15 prison escape...

The Comet: A Tale of Resistance and Redemption in World War II by Author TBA is a forthcoming title from Celadon Books...

From award-winning Lincoln expert Edward Achorn, the vivid, behind-the-scenes story of one of the most consequential periods in American history—Abraham Lincoln’s first 120 days as president No American president has ever taken office at a moment of crisis such as Abraham Lincoln faced when...

An immersive narrative investigation into the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981, and the international dispute over who was responsible for it. On May 13, 1981, a Turkish man named Mehmet Ali Agca shot and seriously wounded Pope John Paul II in the heart of Vatican City. Agca...

A masterwork of moral inquiry from one of the twentieth century’s greatest observers of power, guilt, and justice. In A Train of Powder, Rebecca West—one of the great literary journalists of the twentieth century—brings her crystalline intelligence and unsparing moral vision to some of the...

An account of the Long Range Desert Group's overlooked exploits in the last 18 months of World War II. The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was formed in 1940 and is most famous for the secretive but vital role it played in the North African campaign in World War II. However, it also saw...

The surprising and little-known story of how the United States and Russia forged an extraordinary friendship during the Civil War. In 1863, as the Civil War raged, Russian warships suddenly appeared in New York and San Francisco, sparking celebrations across the North and raising hopes that...

A rare and deeply personal journey into the secretive world of Canada’s intelligence service, told by a former senior CSIS intelligence officer. Following 9/11, Canada joined a coalition of nations undertaking military operations in Afghanistan, calling on the Canadian Security Intelligence...

From the author of the acclaimed Invisible Generals comes the unsung history of the first Black US senators—two men who overcame fierce resistance to help America forge a multiracial democracy. In 1870—a mere five years after the Civil War ended—Hiram Revels became the first Black US...

From founding member of Steely Dan and former guitarist with The Doobie Brothers, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, comes the astonishing true story of one of the most fascinating lives in American music, tracing his extraordinary journey from legendary rock and roll guitarist to cleared access...