Conn Iggulden is known for turning the lives of legendary figures into gripping, fast-paced epics. From the brutal rise of ...

Against this backdrop, the ten history books we’ve chosen to highlight this year served a dual purpose. Some reflected on the fraught nature of the current moment, detailing how the nation’s ...

This engrossing history offers a combination of frankness ... publication and is widely regarded as one of the all-time best fiction books about the Vietnam War. Like Ninh, O’Brien has little ...

In a major reconsideration of Cold War history, Radchenko examines the Soviet Union ... factors that have contributed to the success of the extreme right, his book remains the best English-language ...

Ghosh, a prizewinning Indian novelist and author of non-fiction books, retells the story with skill and controlled passion. How the World Made the West: A 4,000-Year History by Josephine Quinn ...