Biography: historical, political and military

An eyewitness account of idealism, self-discovery, and loss under one of the twentieth-century's most repressive political regimesSet against a backdrop of world-changing events during the headiest years of the Cuban Revolution, Goodbye, My Havana follows young Connie Veltfort as her once relatively privileged life among a community of anti-imperialist expatriates turns to progressive disillusionment and heartbreak.

Comics, the Holocaust and Hiroshima breaks new ground for history by exploring the relationship between comics as a cultural record, historiography, memory and trauma studies.

This is the previously untold story of the remarkable relationship between a young British diplomat and Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia from the latter's Coronation in 1930 until his murder in 1975.

The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI.

The book that inspired major motion picture ONE LIFE, starring Sir Anthony Hopkins and Helena Bonham Carter.

Decades have passed since World War II, yet the myth that all Germans were Nazi sympathizers still persists.

Few American presidents have exercised their constitutional authority as commander in chief with more determination than Franklin D.

An inspiring memoir from a legendary activist and political prisoner that “reminds us of the sheer joy that comes from resisting civic wrongs” (Truthout).

Originally published by UNC Press in 1989, Fighting for the Confederacy is one of the richest personal accounts in all of the vast literature on the Civil War.

These diaries and family letters reveals the experiences of Senator Benjamin Tillman's brother as a Confederate captain during and after the Civil War.

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A pediatrician, provincial politician, and pioneer of interfaith dialogue, Victor Goldbloom (b.

East West Mimesis follows the plight of German-Jewish humanists who escaped Nazi persecution by seeking exile in a Muslim-dominated society.

On December 20, 2011, Egyptian women of all ages and backgrounds-urban and rural, working class and upper class-came out in force to Cairo's Tahrir Square in one of the largest uprisings in the country's history.

Quand la politique devient passion… Formule qui résume admirablement la vie privée et publique de celui qui demeure sans doute l’homme politique canadien le plus illustre : Wilfrid Laurier.

The Captain from Connecticut is the definitive biography of the man who became a national hero as the commander of the USS Constitution in her dramatic victory over HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.

Perhaps the most revered American of all, George Washington has long been considered a stoic leader who held himself above the fray of political infighting.

Reinhart Koselleck (1923 2006) was one of most imposing and influential European intellectual historians in the twentieth century.

What all of us can do to fight the pervasive human tendency to enable wrongdoing in the workplace, politics, and beyondIt is easy to condemn obvious wrongdoers such as Elizabeth Holmes, Harvey Weinstein, and the Sackler family.

One woman’s dramatic account of her stint in the U.

How strongly can you hold on to your principles?

A pathbreaking contribution to Latin American testimonial literature, When a Flower Is Reborn is activist Rosa Isolde Reuque Paillalef's chronicle of her leadership within the Mapuche indigenous rights movement in Chile.

Landon Carter, a Virginia planter patriarch, left behind one of the most revealing of all American diaries.

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Maulana Husain Ahmad Madani (1879 1957) was a political activist, Islamic scholar, and supporter of Gandhi during the struggle for India's independence.

Though Abraham Lincoln has been the subject of numerous biographies, his personality remains an enigma.

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The groundbreaking and revelatory tale of the most dangerous years of the Cold War and the two leaders who held the fate of the world in their hands.

In the Name of Victor: Confronting Errors with the Truth is an autobiography of a fine officer and a true Nigerian who represents everything good about the Nigerian Army.

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A gripping, vital account of one man's imprisonment by Taiwan's police state early in the Cold War.

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This first full-length treatment of Russell Kirk's life and accomplishments blends new biographical insights and critical perspectives about the author of the ground-breakingThe Conservative Mind.

Bill Robertson was one of our greatest pioneers and a tireless advocate for racial justice.

Retracing my mother's footsteps in search of women's freedom1974.

A detailed study of one of the most influential commanders of World War II, one who is often regarded as a 'flawed genius'.

Who killed JFK?

The first ever English language biography of Erich Honecker, covering his entire life and career.

WINNER OF THE BRITISH ARMY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021'A riveting account of T.

The 900-day siege of Leningrad (1941-44) was one of the turning points of the Second World War.

When Woodrow Wilson was elected as a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church in 1897, his preacher father allegedly remarked, "e;I would rather that he held that position than be president of the United States.

'EXCELLENT' SPECTATORNobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, is a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny.

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The remarkable true story of the man tasked by the Nazis with prosecuting crimes at concentration camps.

A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Midwest.

BEST BOOKS of 2017 SELECTION by * THE WASHINGTON POST * NEW YORK POST * The harrowing, but triumphant story of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, leader of the Liberian women's movement, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the first democratically elected female president in African history.