Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur. They either worship him or despise him. And they are all wrong, because their premises are rooted in...
This fine biography of H. L. Mencken tells of how he rose to his unique position as comic genius and pre-eminent critic of American culture. It is the story of a man whose massive power of invective...
This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science,...
In this intensely powerful memoir, America’s preeminent biographer-historian, who has written so brilliantly about World War II in his acclaimed lives of General Douglas MacArthur (American...
Alone is the second volume in William Manchester's projected three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In Alone , Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a...
Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932
William Manchester
Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. His great oratory and leadership during World War II were only part of his huge breadth of experience and...
The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Age
William Manchester
From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose and with the grace...
