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20th Century History

1. The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme

   Joe Sacco, Adam Hochschild

   From “the heir to R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman” (Economist) comes a monumental, wordless depiction of the most infamous day of World War I.More

2. Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

   Vincent Bugliosi

   For fifty years the truth about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been obscured. This book releases us from a crippling distortion of American history.More

3. Brothers at War: The Unending Conflict in Korea

   Sheila Miyoshi Jager

   A major historical account of the Korean War, its origins, and its evolving impact on the world.More

4. Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner

   John Maxtone-Graham

   “Maxtone-Graham’s take on the Titanic will be catnip to the ship’s dedicated buffs.”—Publishers WeeklyMore

5. A Line in the Sand: The Anglo-French Struggle for the Middle East, 1914–1948

   James Barr

   “A provocative history . . . helps us to understand why the Arab spring is so important and valuable.”—David Ignatius, National InterestMore

6. Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration

   David Roberts

   His two companions dead, food and supplies vanished in a crevasse, Douglas Mawson was still one hundred miles from camp.More

7. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942

   Ian W. Toll

   “Both a serious work of history . . . and a marvelously readable dramatic narrative.”—San Francisco ChronicleMore

8. The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia

   Gregory Johnsen

   A gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States.More

9. The Fourteenth Day: JFK and the Aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis: The Secret White House Tapes

   David G. Coleman

   A fly-on-the-wall narrative of the Oval Office in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis, using JFK’s secret White House tapes.More

10. Flight from the Reich: Refugee Jews, 1933–1946

    Debórah Dwork, Robert Jan van Pelt

    “An impressive and rich book that provides much-needed 
attention to Hitler’s other victims.”—Jewish Book WorldMore

11. Death of a Pirate: British Radio and the Making of the Information Age

    Adrian Johns

    “A superb account of the rise of modern broadcasting.” —Financial TimesMore

12. Glory Denied: The Vietnam Saga of Jim Thompson, America's Longest-Held Prisoner of War

    Tom Philpott, John McCain

    Now hailed as a classic, one of the most unforgettable and heartbreaking books ever written about the Vietnam War.More

13. From Bible Belt to Sunbelt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism

    Darren Dochuk

    A prize-winning, five-decade history of the evangelical movement in Southern California that explains a sweeping realignment of American politics.More

14. The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain

    Paul Preston

    Long neglected by European historians, the unspeakable atrocities of Franco’s Spain are finally brought to tragic light in this definitive work.More

15. Down with the Old Canoe: A Cultural History of the Titanic Disaster

    Steven Biel

    Updated Edition

    “Brimming over with wit and insight. . . . Fresh and fascinating.”—Dan RatherMore