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Whether World War II made or merely marked the transition of the United States from a major world power to a superpower, the fact remains that America's role in the world around it had undergone a dramatic change. Other nations had long recognized the potential of the United States. They had seen it... More

In this portrait of the fateful friendship that was destined to save Western civilization, Mr. Kimball draws extensively on his intimate knowledge of the two men's correspondence. He shows beyond all doubt how critical their combined leadership was to the eventual Allied victory and how it laid the ... More

Here Warren Kimball explores Roosevelt's vision of the postwar world by laying out the nature and development of FDR's "war aims"--his long-range political goals. As the face of eastern Europe and the world changes before our eyes, Roosevelt's goals, dismissed during the Cold War as impractical, see... More

Jurassic Park meets Lost in this electrifying new adventure thriller.When the cast and crew of reality TV show 'SeaLife' land on picturesque, unexplored Henders Island it's a ratings bonanza. But they're blissfully unaware that the decisions they make there will shape the fate of mankind … if they... More

This book represents a pioneering attempt to see the wartime alliance of World War II as both "national" and "international" history.This major work trancends the conventional sub-cultures of academic history by bringing economic, social, military, and diplomatic history back together, where they be... More

Caught smuggling heroin to his native Australia, Fellows spent 12 years in a Bangkok prison. Now a free man, he captures the filth, pain, anger, and hopelessness of prison life with the same vivid detail and brutal honesty that made "Midnight Express" a classic.In the late 1970s, author Warren Fello... More

The bestselling author of Why Men Are the Way They Are sheds new light on the state of men in today's society, arguing that male power is a myth with startling and eye-opening facts. Farrell brilliantly illusrtrates how the male-as-oppressor image has fueled hatred between the sexes: making women fe... More

The year is 2016 and Dave Asher has been sent to London to "catch" or record an actual glimpse of Jack The Ripper in action in 1888, using the Extraminator, a machine that sees back into the past. All goes as well as expected until it appears the Extraminator may have brought Jack forward in time to... More

Covering all forms of severe weather, including snowstorms, tornados, ice storms, hurricanes, firestorms, and more, this text provides practical advice on preparing one's home, avoiding dangers, and creating action plans. It also features special chapters on pet care, post-storm dangers, children, a... More