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Stalin's Folly
 -by Constantine Pleshakov

On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched a massive three-pronged attack on the Soviet Union, and in days his troops were within reach ... Read More

   
Fateful Choices, 10 Decisions that Changed the World
 -by Ian Kershaw

The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, "Fate... Read More

   
The Poincare Conjecture
 -by Donal O'Shea

In telling this vibrant story, O'Shea makes accessible to general readers for the first time the meaning of the conjecture, and... Read More

   
The Forgotten Army
 -by Peter Ward Fay

Drawing on the memories and records of members of the Indian National Army, Fay ( The Opium War, 1840-42 ) offers a revealing d... Read More

   
From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting the Middle East
 -by Bernard Lewis

For more than four decades, Lewis has been one of the most respected scholars and prolific writers on the history and politics ... Read More

   
Napoleon in Russia
 -by Alan Palmer

"Napoleon is a torrent which as yet we are unable to stem," said Field-Marshal Prince Mikhail Kutuzov in September 18... Read More

   
A Mighty Fortress
 -by Steven Ozment

The word "German" was being used by the Romans as early as the mid-first century B.C. to describe tribes in the easte... Read More

   
Byzantium: A Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
 -by Judith Herrin

For a thousand years an extraordinary empire made possible Europe's transition to the modern world: Byzantium. An audacious and... Read More

   
Revenge & Reconciliation: Understanding South Asian History
 -by Rajmohan Gandhi

In this remarkable study, well-known biographer Rajmohan Gandhi, underscoring the prominence in the Mahabharata of the revenge ... Read More

   
Eisenhower at War 1943-1945
 -by David Eisenhower

With 825 pages devoted to a period of three years, David Eisenhower, the grandson of DDE, has ample space to provide an intrica... Read More



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