The devastating true story of a young Franco-German soldier trapped in the lethal machinery of total war on the Eastern Front in World War II. An international bestseller, this is a German soldier's first-hand account of life on Russian front...

Seeing considerable combat in the nearly 50 years since its service introduction, the Skyhawk was involved in the Vietnam War (1955-1975) from the very beginning. Navy and Marine Corps A-4s quickly established a presence in Southeast Asia...

Provides new insight into grassroots reconstruction after the Civil War, and into the lives of the newly emancipated African Americans. In this provocative study, Robert Harrison provides new insight into grassroots reconstruction after the Civil...

Learn about about the Civil War, from the secession debates to Appomattox, through such activities as making butternut dye, decoding wigwag, and baking hardtack. Suggested Web sites and Glossary included. 50 photos. This work is intended for ages...

A brilliant new history of the First World War by the bestselling and prizewinning author of King Leopold's Ghost and Bury the Chains In this brilliant new work of history, Adam Hochschild follows a group of characters connected by blood ties...