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Winston Churchill

by Robert Blake

Winston Churchill is probably still the best-known Prime Minister of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected...


Stalin

by Harold Shukman

Stalin was one of the most rulthless and authoritarian dictators in world history. This concise title presents Lenin's heir from his beginnings for priesthood to General Secretary of the Communist Party.


Shadow Warrior: William Egan Colby and the CIA

by Randall B. Woods

World War II commando, Cold War spy, and CIA director under presidents Nixon and Ford, William Egan Colby played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century. A quintessential...


Nancy Wake

by Russell Braddon

Nancy Wake is one of the true heroines of the Second World War. Born in New Zealand, she was living in Marseille and was married to Frenchman Hanri Fiocca when the Germans invaded. Nancy immediately became active...


Inherit the Truth 1939-1945: The Documented Experiences of a Survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen

by Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita...


Erasmus Darwin: A Life of Unequalled Achievement

by Desmond King-Hele

It has been said of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) that no one from his day to ours has ever rivalled him in his achievements in such a wide range of fields. He was a far-sighted scientific genius, fertile in theory...


A Mother's War: One Woman's Fight for the Truth Behind Her Son's Death at Deepcut

by Yvonne Collinson Heath

Yvonne Collinson Heath will never forget the telephone call that changed her life for ever. On 23 March 2002, her eldest son, James - a private with the Royal Logistic Corps - was found dead in mysterious circumstances...


The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten

by John Terraine

Relive the 20th century through the eyes and words of Lord Mountbatten ? a member of the Royal family and one of Britain's most highly decorated naval officers. This extraordinary volume spans 70 years of triumph,...


America's First Black Socialist: The Radical Life of Peter H. Clark

by Nikki M. Taylor

In pursuit of his foremost goal, full and equal citizenship for African Americans, Peter Humphries Clark (1829--1925) defied easy classification. He was, at various times, the country's first black socialist,...


Gallant Lady

by Ken Henry & Don Keith

She looked like just about like the other diesel powered, Balao-class submarines crafted in the '40s. But there the similarity ends. Because the Archerfish--named for a fish that kills its victims with a lethal...


The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Volume 1: Journalist, 1706-1730

by J. A. Leo Lemay

Representing a lifetime of research by the dean of Franklin scholars, this seven-volume biography will give enthusiasts and scholars an important resource for understanding Benjamin Franklin's character and...


William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary

by Peter Linebaugh & E. P. Thompson

This biographical study is a window into 19th-century British society and the life of William Morris—the great craftsman, architect, designer, poet, and writer—who remains a monumental and influential figure...


Memories of The Catskills: The Making of a Hotel

by Alvin L Lesser & John Conway

Memories of The Catskills: The Making of a Hotel, by Alvin L. Lesser, with a foreword by John Conway, Sullivan County Historian, takes the reader back to a time and place that was like no other. Families wishing...


Ancestors: A Tale of Two Worlds

by Rob Collinge

From his home in Australia, Rob Collinge spent four years using genealogical tools to research the mysterious background of his long-deceased father, an English immigrant who had brought his family to Australia...


REAGAN: What Was He Really Like? Vol. 2

by Curtis Patrick

These stories, revelations & anecdotes were told by the boys & girls, men & women, 49 of them, who started out in the trenches; some before Reagan ever decided to run for political office. They tell the stories...


The Life of Alexander the Great

by Plutarch, John Dryden & Arthur Hugh Clough

In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father’s empire through-out the Middle...


Hitler

by Norman Stone

This biography looks beneath the usual assessment of Adolf Hitler the monster, digging deeper into his life and examining his successes alongside his many failings. Through his meticulous research and illuminating...


Time at War

by Nicholas Mosley

Although Nicholas Mosley has written two volumes of family biography and a volume of memoirs, he has, until now, avoided writing about his World War Two experiences.

The son of Sir Oswald Mosley who, as the leader...


Dancing Through Darkness: The Inspiring Story of Nazi Death Camp Survivors, Chaim and Selma Engel

by Saartje (Selme) Wijnberg Engel & Ann Markham Walsh

Based on the recorded memories, diary and love letters of Saartje Wijnberg (Selma Wijnberg Engel) and Chaim Engel, Dancing Through Darkness is a true story that exists only because of the strength of love and...


American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee

by Karen Abbott

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America was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could...