The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy)

The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (Civil War Trilogy)

  • ASIN: 0345348109
  • ISBN: 0345348109
  • Brand: Ballantine Books
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure

The Civil War Trilogy: Gods and Generals / The Killer Angels / The Last Full Measure

  • ASIN: 0345433726
  • ISBN: 0345433726
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story

If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story

"If you survive your first day, I'll promote you."So promised George Wilson's World War II commanding officer in the hedgerows of Normandy -- and it was to be a promise dramatically fulfilled. From July, 1944, to the closing days of the war, from the first penetration of the Siegfried Line to the Nazis' last desperate charge in the Battle of the Bulge, Wilson fought in the thickest of the action, helping take the small towns of northern France and Belgium building by building.Of all the men and officers who started out in Company F of the 4th Infantry Division with him, Wilson was the only one who finished. In the end, he felt not like a conqueror or a victor, but an exhausted survivor, left with nothing but his life -- and his emotions.If You SurviveOne of the great first-person accounts of the making of a combat veteran, in the last, most violent months of World War II.

  • ASIN: 0804100039
  • ISBN: 0804100039
  • Brand: Wilson, George
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

New York: The Novel

New York: The Novel

  • ASIN: B002PMVY3I
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh (the Civil War in the West)

A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh (the Civil War in the West)

“[An] exciting read . . . [Jeff] Shaara returns to the U.S. Civil War in this first book of a new trilogy. . . . This novel is meticulously researched and brings a vivid reality to the historical events depicted.”—Library Journal  NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSpring 1862. The Confederate Army in the West teeters on the brink of collapse. General Albert Sidney Johnston is forced to abandon the critical city of Nashville and rally his troops in defense of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Hot on Johnston’s trail are two of the Union’s best generals: Ulysses Grant and Don Carlos Buell. If their combined forces can crush Johnston’s army and capture the railroad, the war in the West likely will be over. There’s just one problem: Johnston knows of the Union plans and is poised to launch an audacious surprise attack on Grant’s encampment—a small settlement in southwestern Tennessee anchored by a humble church named Shiloh.   Drawing on meticulous research, Jeff Shaara dramatizes the key decisions of the commanders on both sides of the conflict—and brings to life the junior officers, conscripts, and enlisted men who gave their all for the cause. With stunning immediacy, Shaara takes us inside the maelstrom of Shiloh as no novelist has before.  “Brilliant . . . riveting . . . a work to be embraced.”—BookreporterIncludes a preview of Jeff Shaara’s next Civil War novel, A Chain of Thunder

  • ASIN: 0345527364
  • ISBN: 9780345527363
  • Brand: Ballantine Books
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War

The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War

In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. Far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Bright futures, untested innocence, and pristine beauty were also the casualties of war. Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece is unique, sweeping, unforgettable -- the dramatic story of the battleground for America's destiny. The edition from Ballantine Books ( published by Random House) has maps provided by Don Pitcher, "To the Reader," a foreword, and an afterword by the author, as well as an excerpt from THE LAST FULL MEASURE by Jeff Shaara. Using superlatives such as "absorbing," "compelling," and "remarkable," many literary critics and other writers regard THE KILLER ANGELS as the best Civil War novel ever written - not only for its expert narration but also for its insight into what the war was about and what it meant. Why not see for yourself?

  • ASIN: B005WM81AW
  • Manufacturer: Mckay

[By Paula McLain ] Love and Ruin: A Novel (Hardcover)【2018】 by Paula McLain (Author) (Hardcover)

[By Paula McLain ] Love and Ruin: A Novel (Hardcover)【2018】 by Paula McLain (Author) (Hardcover)

In the shadow of the impending Second World War, and set against the turbulent backdrops of Madrid and Cuba, Martha and Ernest's relationship and their professional careers ignite. But when Ernest publishes the biggest literary success of his career, For Whom the Bell Tolls, they are no longer equals, and Martha must make a choice: surrender to the confining demands of being a famous man's wife or risk losing Ernest by forging a path as her own woman and writer. It is a dilemma that could force her to break his heart, and hers. Heralded by Ann Patchett as "the new star of historical fiction," Paula McLain brings Gellhorn's story richly to life and captures her as a heroine for the ages: a woman who will risk absolutely everything to find her own voice. Advance praise for Love and Ruin "Wonderfully evocative . . . [Paula] McLain's fans will not be disappointed; this is historical fiction at its best, and today's female readers will be encouraged by Martha, who refuses to be silenced or limited in a time that was harshly repressive for women."-Library Journal (starred review) "McLain has perfected her dramatic and lyrical approach to biographical fiction, lacing Marty's ardent inner life into electrifying descriptions of place and action. . . . McLain's fast-moving, richly insightful, heart-wrenching, and sumptuously written tale pays exhilarating homage to its truly exceptional and significant inspiration."-Booklist (starred review) "If you loved McLain's 2011 blockbuster The Paris Wife, you're sure to adore her new novel, which is just as good, if not better."-AARP "Romance, infidelity, war-Paula McLain's powerhouse novel has it all."-Glamour

  • ASIN: B07CY62NFN
  • Brand: Ballantine Books
  • Manufacturer: Paula McLain

Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel

Love and Other Consolation Prizes: A Novel

From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle’s epic 1909 World’s Fair.“An evocative, heartfelt, beautifully crafted story that shines a light on a fascinating, tragic bit of forgotten history.”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World’s Fair feels like a gift. But only once he’s there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off—a healthy boy “to a good home.” The winning ticket belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel, famous for educating her girls. There, Ernest becomes the new houseboy and befriends Maisie, the madam’s precocious daughter, and a bold scullery maid named Fahn. Their friendship and affection form the first real family Ernest has ever known—and against all odds, this new sporting life gives him the sense of home he’s always desired. But as the grande dame succumbs to an occupational hazard and their world of finery begins to crumble, all three must grapple with hope, ambition, and first love. Fifty years later, in the shadow of Seattle’s second World’s Fair, Ernest struggles to help his ailing wife reconcile who she once was with who she wanted to be, while trying to keep family secrets hidden from their grown-up daughters. Against a rich backdrop of post-Victorian vice, suffrage, and celebration, Love and Other Consolations is an enchanting tale about innocence and devotion—in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale.Praise for Love and Other Consolation Prizes“Exciting . . . [Jamie] Ford captures the thrill of first kisses and the shock of revealing long-hidden affairs.”—Kirkus Reviews   “Strong . . . A laudable ... [Read More]

  • ASIN: 0804176752
  • ISBN: 0804176752
  • Brand: Ballantine Books
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Dante Club: A Novel

The Dante Club: A Novel

The New York Times Bestseller Boston, 1865. A series of murders, all of them inspired by scenes in Dante’s Inferno. Only an elite group of America’s first Dante scholars—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, James Russell Lowell, and J. T. Fields—can solve the mystery. With the police baffled, more lives endangered, and Dante’s literary future at stake, the Dante Club must shed its sheltered literary existence and find the killer.From the Trade Paperback edition.

  • ASIN: 034549038X
  • ISBN: 034549038X
  • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books