Book Review: The War of 1812
/A fiery new history seeks to reclaim the lost honor of both Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
Read MoreA fiery new history seeks to reclaim the lost honor of both Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
Read MoreThe British Expeditionary Force in the First World War has accrued a great many legends over the last century; Peter Hart's new account aims to delete the mythology - and still preserve the heroism
Read MoreAn exemplary new history tells the story of the First World War from the viewpoints of the aggressors
Read MoreWe all know the names of Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams, but a terrifically engaging new book reminds us that the American Revolution's supporting cast was no less fascinating
Read MoreDid the cataclysmic First World War actually have a hidden peace-dividend? Did it change the vocabulary of rapprochement forever? A vigorous new study makes a daring case
Read MoreThe vivid story of the months when the long, slogging stalemate of the First World War exploded into violence
Read MoreA prickly-smart new analysis contends that we too easily simplify the great World War I battle of Verdun
Read MoreWhile Henry VIII was away fighting the French, his kingdom was invaded from the north by James of Scotland. It was defended by thousands of brave soldiers, a handful of ambitious courtiers - and one remarkable woman.
Read MoreThe Battle of Kursk was one of the most epic confrontations in the history of warfare - a vivid new history calls it the turning point of the entire Second World War
Read MoreA crucial turning-point battle in the American Revolution is given an extensively detailed and tradition-challenging new history
Read MoreA monumental deck-clearing two-volume biography of Admiral Horatio Nelson reaches its thundering conclusion
Read MoreIn a magnificent new history, the cataclysmic turning-point battle of the American Civil War is studied in meticulous detail
Read MoreThe bloodiest day in United States history is the subject of Richard Slotkin's riveting book, now out in paperback
Read MoreA historian's great trilogy about U.S. forces at war on WWII's Western front at last comes to its finish
Read MoreA gripping new book examines just what happened in the crucial interval between the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and the outbreak of general hostilities - and reaches some unusual conclusions.
Read MoreThe Italian Renaissance of Michelangelo and Raphael was built by - and traumatized by - the constant tramping of hired armies. A provocative new study looks at the birth-price of the modern era
Read MoreA new history of the Second World War focuses on the mid-level thinkers and technicians whose innovations made the grand strategies work
Read MoreA new history of World War I looks at twelve fragile moments, twelve turning points when small factors determined very large outcomes
Read MoreThe military crucible of the 20th Century gets a new hardcover history that can be read in one hour and fifteen minutes.
Read MoreIn a rip-snorting new blood-and-swash history of the War of 1812, the men and their fighting ships take center stage
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