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War at Sea: A Shipwrecked History from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century
By James P. Delgado
A sprawling chronicle of ocean-going warfare from a scholar and hands-on explorer.
Hitler’s Last Plot: The 139 VIP Hostages Selected for Death in the Final Days of World War II
By Ian Sayer and Jeremy Dronfield
An elite group of Allies struggles to stay alive behind Axis lines in the waning weeks of battle.
The Ghost Ships of Archangel: The Arctic Voyage that Defied the Nazis
By William Geroux
Four vessels that broke rank and set a course to change history.
How a select band of brothers turned things around for the Allies.
Road to Disaster
By Brian VanDeMark
A monumental take on the war that scarred the psyche of the U.S.
Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil
By Susan Neiman
How a nation atones for its historical sins.
Barons of the Sea
By Steven Ujifusa
Recounting how ocean-going commerce gave rise to an American upper-class.
A trio of themes dominates the saga, argues the author: mineral wealth, violence, and spirituality.
