THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Winner of the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award * Bronze Medal, Arthur Ross Book Award (Council on Foreign Relations)"e;Written in the hot, propulsive prose of a spy thriller"e; (The New York Times), the untold story of the cyberweapons market-the most secretive, government-backed market on earth-and a terrifying first look at a new kind of global warfare.
Calling the Combined Chiefs of Staff the glue that held the British-American alliance together in World War II, David Rigby describes the vital contributions to Allied victory made by the organization, which drew its members from the U.
This compelling tale of courage, heroism, and terror is told in the words of ninety-one sailors and officers interviewed by the author about their World War II service aboard fifty-six destroyer escorts.
From Storm to Freedom analyzes and assesses the strategic interaction between Iraq and the United States from 1990 to 2009, from the perspective of a single, if discontinuous conflict.
In the Gray Area builds on Seth Folsoms earlier award-winning memoir, The Highway War, which described his 2003 command of one of the first Marine light armored reconnaissance battalion companies to march on Baghdad.
Stuart Goldman convincingly argues that a little-known, but intense Soviet-Japanese conflict along the Manchurian-Mongolian frontier at Nomonhan influenced the outbreak of World War II and shaped the course of the war.
In the years before the outbreak of the war in the Pacific, Guam was a paradise for the Navy, Marine and civilian employees of Pan American Airways, who found themselves stationed on the island.
One Marines War recounts the experiences of Robert Sheeks, a Marine combat interpreter, and how he underwent a remarkable transformation as a consequence of his encounters with the Imperial Japanese Army, Nisei Japanese-American language instructors, Japanese and Pacific Island native civilians, and American Marines.
Although countless books have been written about the U-boat war in the Atlantic, precious few facts have come to light about the men who served in the submarines that wrought such havoc on Allied ships.
Refighting the Pacific War presents the viewpoints of more than thirty historians, authors, and veterans regarding what happened and what might have happened if events in the Pacific had unfolded differently during World War II.
Shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for The California Book Award in NonfictionThe San Francisco Chronicle's Best of the Year ListForeign Affairs Best Books of the Year In These Times "e;Best Books of the Year"e;Huffington Post's Ten Excellent December Books List LitHub's "e;Five Books Making News This Week"e;From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness expose of the dangers of America's Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that continues to this day.
Stirring portraits of five commanders whose dynamic leadership changed the course of war and history by prominent military historian Victor Davis Hanson.
Even at the time it was announced near the end of the first term of the Reagan administration, such luminaries as William Safire mischaracterized the Weinberger Doctrine as a conservative retreat from the use of force in U.
In "e;a gritty, first-person account"e; from an American officer in the Pacific theater battle, "e;one can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside you"e; (Wall Street Journal).
A man uncovers his father's real-life heroism serving during World War II and saving hundreds from the Nazis-and the lasting effects of his courage today in this "e;page-turning memoir"e; (Publishers Weekly (starred review)).
';An extraordinary, riveting, page-turning accountfinally cleared for publication by the CIAof the once highly classified effort by the CIA and special military units to develop a truly game-changing, transformational capability: armed drones.
Featuring a foreword by Michael Chertoff, former Secretary of Homeland Security, The McGraw-Hill Homeland Security Handbook, 2e is the one-stop guide for any professional or student involved in counterterrorism, homeland security, business continuity, or disaster risk management.
The author of When Paris Went Dark returns to World War II to tell the remarkable story of the youngest members of the French Resistance and their war against the German occupiers and their collaboratorsOn June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a nearly deserted Paris.
New York Times-Bestselling Authors: An "e;outstanding"e; accountof the admiral scapegoated for the Pearl Harbor disaster-and the long effort to clear his name (Christian Science Monitor).
Three New York Times-bestselling World War II histories, including the true story of the miraculous evacuation portrayed in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk.
A highly decorated Navy SEAL shares his personal stories of training and combat missions in Vietnam and beyond, revealing what it means to fight for your country.
The true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposing sides during World War II-an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption.
"e;Like the cinema classic Casablanca, this is a gripping saga of undercover resistance, dangerous intrigue and inspiring courage in Nazi-occupied territory.
