This is the second and latest volume in Rick Atkinson's trilogy about the American War of Independence. The British are growing ever more intransigent. The Americans ever more determined. The British win many battles, but the colonies are slipping from their grasp. With careful research, and imaginative insights, Atkinson recreates this complex story in a narrative that is both entertaining and compelling.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington's army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat.
“This is great history . . . compulsively readable . . . There is no better writer of narrative history than the Pulitzer Prize–winning Atkinson.”—The New York Times (Editors' Choice)
The first twenty-one months of the American Revolution—which began at Lexington and ended at Princeton—was the story of a ragged group of militiamen and soldiers fighting to forge a new nation. By the…
Why did so many 'experts' confidently predict Russia would overwhelm Ukraine in days? Are battles decisive? Why did people think the First World War (and many others) would be over by Christmas? A Professor of Strategic Studies, O'Brien challenges shallow thinking about what determines the outcome of war, focussing on a series of historical examples to illustrate his conclusions. It is a fascinating read which gives renewed insights both into historical conflicts, and those we see today.
'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the evolution of warfare and its implications for conflicts like the ongoing one in Ukraine' Francis Fukuyama
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War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood - often disastrously so.
Whilst we might think the outcome of war is determined by so-called 'Great Powers' who dominate their opponents with their impressive size and military prowess, the reality of modern conflict, as renowned strategic historian…
Geraldine Brooks complements the story of 'Little Women' by taking us into the story of the absent father – March. Built on meticulous research about the Civil War period, and the community of transcendentalists around Concord Massachussetts, (Emerson, Thoreau and others) this is a love story, a war story, and a story about ideals. It is compelling throughout, and a deserved winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
From the author of the acclaimed YEAR OF WONDERS, a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe, on the front lines of the American Civil War. Set during the American Civil War, MARCH tells the story of John March, known to us as the father away from his family of girls in LITTLE WOMEN, Louisa May Alcott's classic American novel. In Brooks' telling, March emerges as an abolitionist and idealistic chaplain on the front lines of a war that tests his faith in himself and in the Union cause when he learns that his side, too,…
Treason is a page-turning story of human drama, heroism and sacrifice. It is an intimate and compelling account of individual moral character and physical courage set against tumultuous events.
Treason is the extraordinary true story of exceptional men and women who risked everything in their attempts to rid the world of the Nazi regime and end the Second World War. It is one of the twentieth century’s great narratives.
Treason presents a detailed, historically accurate and intimate portrait of the extensive resistance within Germany to the Nazis.
From late 1943, the struggle against Hitler and the Nazis was led by Claus von Stauffenberg, a brilliant staff officer in the German Army.
On 20 July 1944 Stauffenberg placed a briefcase bomb in Hitler’s briefing hut at the Wolf’s Lair, flew back to Berlin, and then directed an insurrection against the Nazi regime. The plotters wrested control of Paris and Vienna, and briefly, Berlin.
When it became clear that Hitler had survived the conspiracy unravelled.
