War Against War

By Michael Kazin

War Against War

An astute account of the United States’ futile struggle to stay out of WWI.

The War Within

By Alexis Peri

The War Within

Previously suppressed journals tell of the horror endured by Russian civilians in WWII.

Game of Queens: The Women Who Made 16th-Century Europe

A detail-rich chronicle of the Continent’s most formidable — if often unsung — monarchs.

Island of the Blue Foxes: Disaster and Triumph on the World’s Greatest Scientific Expedition

The curious tale of an ambitious sea voyage spent mostly on dry land.

Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization

A distinguished observer navigates an ocean of piscine-related facts.

London’s Triumph: Merchants, Adventurers, and Money in Shakespeare’s City

How a hamlet on the Thames unfurled its wings in the 16th century.

The Splintered Empires: The Eastern Front 1917-21

A well-researched account of the enduring fissures opened by WWI.