In 1940 set in London, the story is an ode to how women played a major role in boosting national morale during the Blitz of London in the second world war.

"Hannah Higgins is a smart, driven consultant. To advance the cause of education reform, she runs for Congress -- but loses, big-time. Voters just can't warm to her. But Hannah and her business partner, Colleen Pickering, don't give up easily. Next time 'round, they recruit a candidate who definitely is a people person -- a beer vendor named Elliot Doolittle. Elliot -- whose unruly beard and thick South Boston accent mask his intelligence --...

This fascinating biography covers McCain's life, from growing up as the son of a four-star admiral to his own time at the Naval Academy, his service as a pilot, and his experience as a prisoner of war. It explores McCain's 30 years as a senator, as well as his two bids for the presidency.

In this gripping telling of the first "great and terrible" battle of the Civil War, Groom describes the dramatic events of April 6 and 7, 1862, when a bold surprise attack on Ulysses S. Grant's encamped troops and the bloody battle that ensued would alter the timbre of the war.

Documents the true story of a U.S. Navy destroyer that inspired the writings of John Ford and Herman Wouk, drawing on the journals and other writings of five shipmates who witnessed the Anzio attacks and D-Day invasion.

Written in the authoritative and narrative-driven style that has made his books critical and commercial successes, John Ferling's Whirlwind will become the definitive history of the American Revolution for our time. This master historian illuminates the years 1763 to 1783--from the end of the French and Indian War that left England triumphant in North America to the signing of the Treaty of Paris and the final departure of British troops from New...

The U.S. troops who fought in the Pacific during World War II (1939-1945) rallied after the attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941 to fight many grueling battles with Japan. Author Susan Provost Beller brings the daily struggles of these troops to life with first-person accounts of battles against an enemy that did not believe in surrender. These stories combine the routines of military life and the logistics of fighting an island-hopping war far from home...

From Normandy through the 'breakout' in France to the German army's last gasp in the Battle of the Bulge, Michael D. Doubler deals with the deadly business of war, closing with the enemy, fighting and winning battles, taking and holding territory. His study provides a provocative reassessment of how American GIs accomplished these dangerous and costly tasks.

"The true story of the Japanese American soldiers who helped fight the war in the Pacific in World War II"--