Rabbi Alan Silverstein Israel's War of Self Defense is an exploration of Israel's history, values, and challenges, emphasizing its resilience and the morality underpinning its defense. Rabbi Silverstein delves into...

Ahron Bregman Since its foundation, the state of Israel has endured almost constant violence. Israel's Wars is a fascinating and essential insight into the turbulent history of this troubled country....

Norman Schwarzkopf He set his star by a simple motto: duty, honor, country. Only rarely does history grant a single individual the ability, personal charisma, moral  force, and intelligence to command the respect,  admiration,...

Jack and Rochelle SutinDescribes the meeting of two escaped prisoners from Nazi labor camps and the dangerous circumstances under which they survived and resisted the war, which included raids on...

Jurek Becker One of the most remarkable novels of the Holocaust ever written, Jakob the Liar is a tale of everyday heroism and the extraordinary power of illusion. Set in...

Starr Smith Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II--and they were legion--Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke...

John L RansomJohn Ransom, Brigade Quartermaster of the Ninth Michigan Calvary, was only 20 years old when he became a prisoner of war in eastern Tennessee in 1863. He had...

Michael Walzer From the Athenian attack on Melos to the My Lai Massacre, from the wars in the Balkans through the first war in Iraq, Michael Walzer examines the moral...

Sylvia RothchildIn 1893, in the Polish town of Zamosh, eleven-year-old Isaac Leib Peretz had the reputation of being the smartest and the wildest boy in town. He learned to read...

Paul McGeough “Meticulously researched  . . . This is the definitive chronicle of the Middle East crisis during the Clinton years and in the post-9/11 era” ( Publishers Weekly ). “Providing a fly-on-the-wall...

Nicholas Blanford On Valentine's Day 2005, former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri, nicknamed 'Mr Lebanon' for his local power and patronage, was killed by a massive explosion as he drove along...

Bill O'ReillyThe powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O’Reilly and Martin DugardAutumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating...