Twilight of the Gods by Ian Toll
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Historian Ian Toll concludes his epic trilogy of historical volumes about the Pacific Theater of World War II.
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To Start A War by Robert Draper
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A veteran journalist’s account of the White House lead-up to war in Iraq.
Read MoreChicken by Paul Josephson
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A new book chronicles the rise of the chicken as the world’s foremost source of animal meat.
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The Education of John Adams by R. B. Bernstein
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A new biography attempts to present a fully-rounded picture of America’s second President.
Read MoreI You We Them by Dan Gretton
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A big, involving new book ventures into the world of the people who authorize vast murders by paperwork, without ever dirtying their hands.
Read MoreThe Deviant's War by Eric Cervini
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A fascinating new book explores the fight for gay rights in pre-Stonewall America.
Read MoreThe Black Cabinet by Jill Watts
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A new book details the inner workings of the unofficial council that advised FDR on racial issues during the New Deal era.
Read MoreAlaric the Goth by Douglas Boin
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A biographical study of the man who sacked the city of Rome.
Read MoreThe Loeb Classical Livy, Books 23-25
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A new English-language translation of some of the most dramatic writing from Roman historian Livy.
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They Knew They Were Pilgrims by John G. Turner
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A new account of the trials, triumphs, and crimes of the Plymouth Plantation founders.
Read MoreSquare Haunting by Francesca Wade
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At different times and in different phases of their careers, five women made the same square in London their home - a fascinating new book looks at their stories.
Read MoreMuhammad and the Empires of Faith by Sean Anthony
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An innovative inquiry into how we know what we know about the birth of Islam.
Read MoreTower of Skulls by Richard Frank
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The first volume in a projected new trilogy about the Pacific Theater of World War Two.
Read MoreRevolutionary Brothers by Tom Chaffin
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A new book finds interesting importance in the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette
Read MoreThe Napoleonic Wars by Alexander Mikaberidze
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A satisfyingly plump new history paints a broad picture of an entire world embroiled in wars caused by a revolution and an egomaniac.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2019: History!
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What’s new in History? The Best Books of 2019, of course!
Read MoreThe Puritans: A Transatlantic History by David D. Hall
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A definitively researched explanation for a phenomena many of us still don’t understand.
Read MoreShatter the Nations: ISIS and the War for the Caliphate by Mike Giglio
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What powers this book more than bullets and bombs are the people Giglio encounters and the stories they share.
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