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New York Times bestselling historian Thomas Fleming brings his extraordinary biographical talents to bear upon Benjamin Franklin, perhaps the least understood of America's revolutionary giants. For ……続きを見る

The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of Caesar. ***** The monumental love affair between Antony and Cleopatra has been depicted in countless no……続きを見る

A compelling story of a unit of Buffalo Soldiers and their white commander fighting on the Italian front during World War II. The 92nd Division of the Fifth Army was the only African American infant……続きを見る

Over the last 40 years, Jonathan King has brought history to life, re-enacting events such as the First Fleet’s voyage across the high seas to Botany Bay, the mutiny against ship’s captain William B……続きを見る

This book explores the memorializing practices of American veterans of the Vietnam War at several of the most significant contemporary sites of memory in the United States and Vietnam. These sites i……続きを見る

Prague Farewell by Heda Margolius Kovály (68,000 words and 8 photographs) Note: Under A Cruel Star first appeared in the UK under the title Prague Farewell; except for title and cover, both eBooks a……続きを見る

Mindestens 122.671 Deutsche waren unter der Herrschaft Stalins von 1945 bis 1950 in Lagern in Deutschland inhaftiert. Es waren Lager wie Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Bautzen und andere, die zuvor scho……続きを見る

Doreen Galvin's work in WWII was classified as "Top Secret" for at least 30 years after the cessation of hostilities. The atmosphere and events of the time, she wrote down many years later. She rela……続きを見る

In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the ri……続きを見る

"Scholars now have Warnicke to use as their chief one volume study of Mary" Julian Goodare, University of Edinburgh In this biography of one of the most intriguing figures of early modern European h……続きを見る

William K. Harvey was the CIAÆs most daring and successful field operator during the tense, early days of the Cold War. Extremely intelligent, a dedicated martini drinker, coarse in manner and appea……続きを見る

Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name grayday, spied for Russia for twenty-two years in what has been called the “worst intelligence……続きを見る

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Drawing on extensive interviews with George K……続きを見る

When Hannah Breece came to Alaska in 1904, it was a remote lawless wilderness of prospectors, murderous bootleggers, tribal chiefs, and Russian priests. She spent fourteen years educating Athabascan……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Porter Alexander•Porter Alexanders Military Memoirs of a Confederate: A Critical Narrative•Porter Alexanders official records from Gettysburg an……続きを見る

Tall, handsome, charming Col. Richard Meinertzhagen (1878û1967) was an acclaimed British war hero, a secret agent, and a dean of international ornithology. His exploits inspired three biographies, m……続きを見る

The medieval era of Japan was marked by a century of civil strife known as the Warring States period (1469-1573). The century prior had seen the sword replace the bow and arrow as the chief weapon o……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. ‘Death and honour are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.’ Set in frontier Americ……続きを見る

The biography of Jane Digby, an ‘enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart – and hormones – ruled her head.’ Harpers and Queen A celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married ……続きを見る

Mary Prince was the first woman slave to write of her experience. Her recollections are vivid, powerful, and lyrical. Upon its publication the book had a galvanizing effect on the abolitionist movem……続きを見る

The personal experiences of Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell, K.C.B., of fighting in the First World War. 続きを見る

Few statesmen have received so many honours as he did over the course of his career. Although several have received the Nobel Peace Prize, none save Churchill have received the Nobel Prize for Liter……続きを見る

The founder of Blackwater offers the gripping true story of the world’s most controversial military contractor. In 1997, former Navy SEAL Erik Prince started a business that would recruit civilians ……続きを見る

Helmut Schmidts sehr persönliche Erinnerungen an seine Kanzlerjahre Helmut Schmidt blickt wenige Jahre nach dem Ende seiner Amtszeit auf seine Kanzlerjahre zurück. Er knüpft seine Beobachtungen und ……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

Born as Princess Brinda, the Majarani of Kapurthala, was betrothed at the age of seven to the nine-year-old Crown Prince of Kapurthala although it would be many years until the marriage took place. ……続きを見る

A young girl shares her version of what she saw and experienced during the Great Depression. Through her eyes, we witness how gender roles, family relationships, financial status, spiritual struggle……続きを見る

Long before she made her first trip to Afghanistan as an embedded reporter for The Globe and Mail, Christie Blatchford was already one of Canada’s most respected and eagerly read journalists. Her vi……続きを見る

The Story of Mankind tells in brief chapters the history of Western civilization beginning with primitive man, covering the development of writing, art, and architecture, the rise of major religions……続きを見る

Covering their lives from childhood to the end of the Georgia governorship, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter is one of the few major biographies of an American president that pays significant attention to ……続きを見る