History
The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom, and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights
Hardback
A brilliant history that goes beyond the dazzling “I Have a Dream” speech to explore the real significance of the massive march and the movement it inspired.
The Long Road to Antietam: How the Civil War Became a Revolution
Paperback
A masterful account of the Civil War's turning point in the tradition of James McPherson's Crossroads of Freedom.
Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis
Hardback
New York Times Bestseller
"A poignant, fascinating story, bringing to life the soldier-scholars who saved Italy's treasures."—Evan Thomas, best-selling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder
The Short, Strange Life of Herschel Grynszpan: A Boy Avenger, a Nazi Diplomat, and a Murder in Paris
Hardback
The Washington Post Notable Non-Fiction of 2013
On the seventy-fifth anniversary of Kristallnacht comes this untold story of a teenager whose act of defiance would have dire international consequences.
Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner
Paperback
"Catnip to the ship’s dedicated buffs." —Publishers Weekly