40 years in space and time. An acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity, A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts captures a watershed moment. On July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when humans walked on the moon. Called a definitive account by the astronauts themselves, this history conveys the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail.
Historian Ambrose tells of the combat experiences of soldiers in the crack U.S. Army Airborne division that led the invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The interviews on which this book is based were...
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From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs.
For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It...
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Terror marked America's earliest frontier 250 years ago--and a poorly-educated farmer's son responded by innovating a new American type of warfare so effective that it forms the core of special...
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From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Clemente" and "When Pride Still Mattered" comes the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome--17 days that helped define the modern world.
In this compelling history of the United Fruit Company, "Financial Times" writer Peter Chapman weaves a dramatic tale of big business, deceit, and violence, exploring the origins of arguably one of...
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Prisoner of the State is the first book to give readers a front row seat to the secret inner workings of China's government. It is the story of Premier Zhao Ziyang, the man who brought liberal change...
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An acclaimed historian and "New York Times"-bestselling author explores the many ways in which history affects everyone. Full of insights gleaned from studies of numerous historical events, ...
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