The preeminent chronicle of the most important day in the twentieth century.

In this riveting account, historian Stephen Ambrose continues where he left off in his #1 bestseller D-Day. Ambrose again follows the individual characters of this noble, brutal, and tragic war, from the high command down to the ordinary soldier, drawing on hundreds of interviews to re-create the war experience with startling clarity and immediacy. From the hedgerows of Normandy to the overrunning of Germany, Ambrose tells the real story of World War II from the perspective of the men and women who fought it. From June 7, 1944, on the beaches of Normandy to the final battles of Germany, acclaimed historian Stephen E. Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from men on both sides to write a compelling and comprehensive portrait of the Citizen Soldiers who made up the U.S. Army. Ambrose re-creates the experiences of the individuals who fought the battle, from high command - Eisenhower, Bradley, and Patton - on down to the enlisted men. Within the chronological story, there are chapters on medics, nurses, and doctors; on the quartermasters; on the replacements; on what it was like to spend a night on the front lines; on sad sacks, cowards, and criminals; on Christmas 1944; and on weapons of all kinds. In this engrossing history, Ambrose reveals the learning process of a great army - how to cross rivers, how to fight in snow or hedgerows, how to fight in cities, how to coordinate air and ground campaigns, and how citizens become soldiers. Throughout, the perspective is that of the enlisted men and junior officers - and how decisions of the brass affected them.

Bestselling author Len Deighton probes behind the scenes of World War II, revealing shocking truths about the poor planning, machinery, and performances of both sides--and how this affected the war. "A comprehsnvie and absorbing look at this century's major conflict".--Booklist.

הביוגרפיה של יצחק פונדק — אחד מאנשי המודיעין הישראלי הבולטים ביותר. סיפור של חמש משימות מרכזיות שעיצבו את פניו של המודיעין הישראלי ואת תולדות מדינת ישראל. תיעוד נדיר של עשייה במסדרונות הכוח.

McGregor's examination of the contradictions at the heart of Chinese Communist Party rule: a leadership that invokes Confucian legitimacy while systematically dismantling the society that produced it. An essential guide to how China's system of power actually works and where it is heading.

Chang's harrowing account of the six-week massacre in Nanjing in 1937 during which Japanese forces killed hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and soldiers. The first major English-language study of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century and a vital work of historical witness.

Douglass's 1852 speech -- one of the greatest pieces of American oratory ever delivered. Standing before an audience of abolitionists, he dismantles the hypocrisy of celebrating American freedom while four million people remain enslaved. As precise, furious, and relevant as anything ever written about the American contradiction.

Woodard argues that North America is not one nation but eleven distinct regional cultures with deep historical roots that still drive political conflict today. An essential framework for understanding American polarization, federalism, and the enduring power of regional identity.

The foundational text of Western political philosophy. Plato's dialogue on justice, the ideal state, the philosopher-king, the allegory of the cave, and the nature of the good life. Everything that followed in political thought -- from Aristotle to Machiavelli to Rawls -- is in conversation with this book.

Horn's searing examination of why the world is comfortable mourning dead Jews but indifferent to living ones. A collection of penetrating essays on antisemitism, memory, and the distortion of Jewish history that became one of the most important Jewish books of the 21st century.