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On July 9, 1755, British regulars and American colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock, commander in chief of the British Army in North America, were attacked by French and Nati……続きを見る

The first book to appear in the illustrious Oxford History of the United States, this critically acclaimed volume--a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize--offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutiona……続きを見る

Movies like American Sniper and The Hurt Locker hint at the inner scars our soldiers incur during service in a war zone. The moral dimensions of their psychological injuries--guilt, shame, feeling r……続きを見る

Between 1848 and 1865 white southerners felt the grounds of nationhood shift beneath their feet. The conflict over slavery that led to the Civil War forced them to confront the difficult problems of……続きを見る

In 1791, General Arthur St. Clair led the United States army in a campaign to destroy a complex of Indian villages at the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio. Almost within reach of their objective, S……続きを見る

It is the most famous speech Lincoln ever gave, and one of the most important orations in the history of the nation. Delivered on November 19, 1863, among the freshly dug graves of the Union dead, t……続きを見る

Part geographical location, part time period, and part state of mind, the American West is a concept often invoked but rarely defined. Though popular culture has carved out a short and specific time……続きを見る

It was November 1806. The explorers had gone without food for one day, then two. Their leader, not yet thirty, drove on, determined to ascend the great mountain. Waist deep in snow, he reluctantly t……続きを見る

The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel……続きを見る

When Strategies of Containment was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. This updated ed……続きを見る

In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence, award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled ……続きを見る

They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in inter……続きを見る

This volume examines British and US attitudes towards the means and mechanisms for the facilitation of an Arab-Israeli reconciliation, focusing specifically on the refugee factor in diplomatic initi……続きを見る

Throughout the twentieth century governments came to increasingly appreciate the value of soft power to help them achieve their foreign policy ambitions. Covering the crucial period between 1936 and……続きを見る

This vintage book is authentic tales of nineteenth-century seafaring adventures and experiences. These exciting stories will appeal to those with an interest in maritime history and would prove inva……続きを見る

Democracy is perhaps the defining characteristic of modern Western society, but even as late as the nineteenth century it was often viewed with suspicion by many who saw it as akin to anarchy and mo……続きを見る

In modern-day Havana, the remnants of the glamorous past are everywhereーold hotel-casinos, vintage American cars & flickering neon signs speak of a bygone era that is widely familiar & often romant……続きを見る

Rich in detail, filled with fascinating characters, and panoramic in its sweep, this magnificent, comprehensive work tells for the first time the complete story of the American woman from the Pilgri……続きを見る

"A brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century." ーMichael Beschloss “A clear-eyed, grand-scale biography. . . . [Eisenhower] provides……続きを見る

Today more than ever, international headlines are dominated by dispatches from the many dictatorships that still dot the globe. Although Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been deposed, North Korea's……続きを見る

Pulitzer Prize Board citation to Ida B. Wells, as an early pioneer of investigative journalism and civil rights icon From a thinker who Maya Angelou has praised for shining “a brilliant light on the……続きを見る

A riveting story of American fighting men, Outlaw Platoon is Lieutenant Sean Parnell’s stunning personal account of the legendary U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division’s heroic stand in the mountains o……続きを見る

“The most comprehensive, even-handed and best written account of Ruby Ridge currently in print.” ー Washington Times From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter, here is the story of what ……続きを見る

Cultural commentator John Strausbaugh's The Village is the first complete history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood. From the Dutch settlers ……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller "Lively, approachable, and captivating. Like Lee himself, everything about Clouds of Glory is on a grand scale." ーBoston Globe Michael Korda, the acclaimed biographer of U……続きを見る

“Prose’s book is a stunning achievement. . . . Now Anne Frank stands before us. . . a figure who will live not only in history but also in the literature she aspired to create.” ー Minneapolis Star ……続きを見る

Strong, sassy, always surprisingーand titled after a Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” monologue by Tina FeyーBitch Is the New Black is a deliciously addictive memoir-in-essays in which Helena An……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from Mitchell Zuckoff, the author of New York Times bestseller Lost……続きを見る

"The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." ーH. R. McMaster (from the Conclusio……続きを見る

“So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. ” ーHampton Sides, New York Times bestsellingauthor of Ghost Soldiers No outlaw typifies America’s mythic Wild We……続きを見る