History & Military
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Beneath the Lightless Sky: Surviving the Holocaust in the Sewers of Lvov
$17.95 Add to cartIgnacy Chiger (1906-1975) recounts his family’s desperate struggle to evade Nazi persecution in wartime Lvov, Poland, where they hid in the city’s underground sewers with the help of an unlikely hero.
- Series: Holocaust Survivor Memoirs WWII
- Author: Chiger, Ignacy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 949341857X
- Language: English
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Europe: A New History
$35.00 Add to cartA bold new history of Europe, from ancient Greece to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture?- Author: Beaton, Roderick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 154160380X
- Language: English
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Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
$49.99 Read moreTo those of us in the West, the Soviet Union is synonymous with Stalinism. The common view of the USSR is of a brutal regime that squelched dissent and oversaw a drab, terrified society. Yet as Cambri
- Author: Smith, Mark B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1631498290
- Language: English
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The Emerson Circle: The Concord Radicals Who Reinvented the World
$32.00 Add to cartA lively and captivating journey through the world of the Transcendentalists, America’s first group of public intellectuals, whose visionary ideas reinvented our culture and politics and remain an ins… [more below]
- Author: Nichols, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1668094878
- Language: English
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The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy
$32.99 Read moreFrom the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Hitler in Los Angeles, the definitive story of the intrepid activists and spies who fought against a resurgent movement of hate in America.
Americans today l- Author: Ross, Steven J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1635578000
- Language: English
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When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine
$28.99 Add to cartThe first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity.
Frances- Author: Albanese, Francesca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1635426030
- Language: English
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John Fr?mont’s 100 Days: Clashes and Convictions in Civil War Missouri
$22.00 Add to cartThe first book-length study of John Fr?mont’s time in Missouri written since the Civil War, revealing the story of the first enslaved person ever set free by military order of the United States and ex… [more below]
- Author: Wolk, Gregory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 9798985571653
- Language: English
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Hansando and Busan 1592: Admiral Yi Sun-Sin’s First Victories Against Japan
$25.00 Read moreA detailed look at Admiral Yi’s four 1592 sorties that defeated the Japanese navy and established him as a national hero.
In 1592, Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin planned a series of attacks against the Jap- Series: Campaign #423
- Author: Kim, Yuhan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1472868862
- Language: English
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The Gulf War 1990-91: Saddam’s Iraq Faces Operation Desert Storm
$25.00 Add to cartAn in-depth study of the ground campaign led by the US and Coalition forces against Iraq in the Gulf War.
In 1980, Iraq invaded Iran, precipitating an eight-year war. By the end of the 1980s, Iraq was- Series: Campaign #424
- Author: Zaloga, Steven J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 1472868900
- Language: English
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Then All Hell Broke Loose: The Odyssey of a Marine Corps Photographer in Vietnam
$29.95 Add to cartOne Marine, one camera, and a front-row seat to history-Then All Hell Broke Loose is a gripping visual journey through the Vietnam War.
The USNS Hugh J. Gaffey dropped anchor at 1430 hours on December
- Author: Fisher, Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 081177760X
- Language: English
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Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America
$21.99 Add to cartOur era is one of sexual upheaval. Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022, school systems across the country are banning books with LGBTQ+ themes, and the notion of a “tradwife” is gaining a
- Author: Davis, Rebecca L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1324116757
- Language: English
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Tokyo: A Biography: Disasters, Destruction and Renewal: The Story of an Indomitable City
$9.99 Add to cartThe history of Tokyo is as eventful as it is long. A concise yet detailed overview of this fascinating, centuries-old city, Tokyo: A Biography is a perfect companion volume for history buffs or Tokyo-… [more below]
- Series: Tuttle Specials
- Author: Mansfield, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0804853045
- Language: English
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Empire of Skulls: Phrenology, the Fowler Family, and a New Nation’s Quest to Unlock the Secrets of the Mind
$30.00 Add to cartAn absorbing tale of science and showmanship, ideology and enterprise, that provides not just a fascinating history of our country, but also crucial insight into the deep currents that continue to pro… [more below]
- Author: Stob, Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1640096833
- Language: English
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Lost Towns of North Carolina
$24.99 Add to cartForgotten History in the Tar Heel State
Take an adventure through ruins of ghost towns and lost communities in the Old North State. Explore isolated settlements like Lost Cove, hidden so deep in the mo
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Leah, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 27 2026
- ISBN10: 1467159794
- Language: English
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Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America
$40.00 Add to cartDream A World Anew is the stunning gift book accompanying the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. It combines informative narratives from leading schola… [more below]
- Author: Nat’l Mus Afr Am Hist Culture
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1588348229
- Language: English
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John Brown in New York: The Man, His Family, and the Adirondack Landscape
$32.95 Add to cartAn intimate narrative of John Brown and his family in the Adirondack Mountains.
With passion and sound scholarship, Sandra Weber introduces a fresh and intimate portrayal of John Brown in his time and
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Weber, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 01 2025
- ISBN10: 9798855804645
- Language: English
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France: An Illustrated History
$12.95 Add to cartThe number of travelers France welcomes each year is as great as its population-some sixty million. They arrive to experience not only the latest fashions in clothing, art, and cuisine, but also the v… [more below]
- Series: Illustrated Histories (Hippocrene)
- Author: Neal, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: July 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0781808723
- Language: English
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Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal: A History and Guide
$24.95 Add to cartHow one canal reshaped Seattle’s history, economy, and environment
Seattle’s waterways are central to the city’s identity, and none more so than the Lake Washington Ship Canal and Ballard (Hiram M. Ch
- Author: Williams, David B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 10 2026
- ISBN10: 029575494X
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of the United States: From the Declaration of Independence to Global Superpower – 250 Years of the Ongoing American Experiment
$16.95 Add to cartThe United States was founded based on the monumental idea that everyone deserves the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Yet throughout our two hundred and fifty years as an indepen
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Watson, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 9798893031195
- Language: English
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American Slavery, American Freedom
$21.99 Add to cartIn the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and equality. George Washington led Americans in battle against British oppression. Thomas Jefferson led them in dec
- Author: Morgan, Edmund S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 1324105208
- Language: English
