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Brought to you by Penguin. An in-depth exploration of one of the little known battles of World War II. It began as a routine attempt by the US to take a small and negligibly strategic airstrip on a remote island in the Pacific and ended up as a blood-soaked battle of over two months which left...

The New York Times bestselling author of Saving Freedom and cohost of Morning Joe assesses President Abraham Lincoln’s deft timing for the Emancipation proclamation and its consequences for America. Abraham Lincoln’s pragmatism combined with a devotion to higher ideals made him the American...

The definitive biography of the British naval commander who masterminded the evacuation of Dunkirk and was the operational genius behind the Allied landings at Normandy Admiral Bertram Ramsay may not be the most familiar World War II commander, but he was critical to the Allied victory. He...

The diminutive Finnish force was desperately outnumbered by almost half a million Russian troops, but rather than sweeping across their neighbours the Soviet troops stumbled blindly, constantly wrong-footed and then bloodied by their seemingly insignificant foe. Drawing on a wide range of sources this study looks at three key battles, drawing a stark contrast between the poorly prepared Russian troops and the Finns, who made excellent use of terrain and innovative guerrilla tactics as they defended their homeland.

From our country's most important war historian, a vital history of the legacy of the Great War and the reverberating impact it has had on Canada since. The Western Front has dominated the culture and memory of the Great War. The lethal power of modern weapons in the form of rapid-firing rifles...

The Pursuit is Plan Z is the unlikely origin story of the intelligence coup that led to the largest naval battle in history, in World War II's Pacific Theater, resulting in the most crushing defeat the U.S. Navy has ever inflicted on an enemy force. In March 1944, the Japanese admiral in charge...

Beyond Beauty, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

The Binswanger House is an extraordinary and vital history, spanning the story of a Jewish family over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and an enquiry into a complex betrayal with enduring consequences. When Dr Gabriel Byng was visiting the Jewish Museum in Berlin in...

A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist tells the story of how secrets shaped her life—from her family’s escape from Communist Romania to her years covering terrorism—in this sweeping memoir that doubles as a political thriller. Almost before I could talk, I learned there was something...

Fields of Mars, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

A celebration of the life-long reward of loving even the most complicated dog. Of all the dogs Rebecca Frankel met in her years reporting on military K9s, Dyngo was her favorite. The ten-year-old Belgian Malinois saved countless lives during his three combat tours in Afghanistan. And when he...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the hit Short History of... podcast and book series comes the dramatic, action-packed story of World War II, bringing us an accessible, short-form deep dive into one of the bloodiest wars in human history. Combining impeccable research with thrilling storytelling...

The gripping true WWII story of one of the most harrowing sea battles in history, from historians Seth Paridon and retired US Navy captain, William Toti—cohosts of the hit podcast series, The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War. The Battle of Guadalcanal is often remembered for the U.S...

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Simon & Schuster has a great audiobook for every listener...

The Dawn of War, a new William Collins book, full description to follow when available...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a deeply researched account of one of the most damning chapters of the Holocaust, a time when the Nazis were already chillingly efficient at killing Jews, and the young Hungarian counterfeiter determined to resist Nazi rule...

Brought to you by Penguin. The untold story of the SAS' forgotten founder, Jock...

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The Last Correspondent: Anthony Shadid, the Middle East, and the Ruins of War by Philip Bennett and Steve Fainaru is a forthcoming title from Celadon Books...