History
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
After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Hardback
The most important historical and journalistic portrait to date of a nation whose destiny will determine the fate of a continent.
Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861–1865
Hardback
A powerful history of emancipation that reshapes our understanding of Lincoln, the Civil War, and the end of American slavery.
The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia
Hardback
A gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States.