The Chelsea Girls
From Fiona Davis, the nationally bestselling author of The Dollhouse and The Address, the bright lights of the theater district, the glamour and danger of 1950s New York, and the wild scene at the iconic Chelsea Hotel come together in a dazzling new novel about the twenty year friendship that will i
Along the Broken Bay
From the bestselling author of A Pledge of Silence comes a story of resistance, intrigue, and risking it all in the WWII Philippines December 1941 War has erupted in the Pacific, spelling danger for Gina Capelli Thorpe, an American expat living in Manila When the Japanese invade and her husband
The Flight Girls: A Novel
A stunning story about the Women Airforce Service Pilots whose courage during World War II turned ordinary women into extraordinary heroes 1941 Audrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly It s why she implored her father to teach her at the little airfield back home in Texas It s why she signed up t
They Called Us Enemy
A stunning graphic memoir recounting actor author activist George Takei s childhood imprisoned within American concentration camps during World War II Experience the forces that shaped an American icon and America itself in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love George Tak
Costalegre
One of Literary Hub s Most Anticipated Books of 2019 A Best Book of Summer at amNY, Moda Operandi, Publishers Weekly, Southern Living, and Thrillist A Best Book of July at The Washington Post, Hello Giggles, Refinery 29, TIME Magazine, and Mind Body Green It is 1937, and Europe is on the brink of
George Marshall: Defender of the Republic
The extraordinary career of George Catlett Marshall America s most distinguished soldier statesman since George Washington whose selfless leadership and moral character influenced the course of two world wars and helped define the American century Winston Churchill called him World War II s organi
Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943
An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War Out here, mention is seldom seen of the achievements of the Army ground troops, wrote one officer in the fall of 1943, whereas the Marines are blown up to the skies Even today, the Marines are celebrated as the victors of the Pacific
The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize a nuclear bombScientists have always kept secrets But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were du
In the Warsaw Ghetto
Ala Silberman is training to be a dancer when the Germans invade Warsaw Together with almost half a million other Jews, Ala and her family are forced into the ghetto, where she struggles with feelings of guilt at her comparative privileged circumstances Then Ala s enigmatic teacher forms a dance c
The Liberation of Paris: How Eisenhower, de Gaulle, and von Choltitz Saved the City of Light
Prize winning and bestselling historian Jean Edward Smith tells the dramatic story of the liberation of Paris during World War II a triumph that was achieved through the remarkable efforts of Americans, French, and Germans, all racing to save the city from destruction.Following their breakout from N