History

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.

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

A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia
Paperback
“Sober and well-informed. . . . A careful and compelling examination of the U.S.-Chinese relationship from a number of angles.”—Financial Times


