History Books

Henry V: The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King

by Dan Jones

Dan Jones’s riveting prose delivers an exacting portrait of a time, a world, and a king that feels so real, you’ll wonder how it’s not a TV show.

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

by Wright Thompson

The story of Emmett Till is one of the most tragic in American history, and never before has it been examined like this. Bestselling author Wright Thompson returns to his roots in the Mississippi Delta and uncovers new details and participants in Till's murder — and the ongoing conspiracy to conceal the truth, nearly seventy years later.

Ghosts of Panama: A Strongman Out of Control, a Murdered Marine, and the Special Agents Caught in the Middle of an Invasion

by Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll

Panama, 1989. The once warm relationship between United States and Gen. Manuel Noriega has eroded dangerously. Newly elected President George Bush has declared the strongman a drug trafficker and a rigger of elections. Intimidation on the streets is a daily reality for U.S. personnel and their families. The nation is a powder keg.

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement

by Sharon McMahon

We've all heard of the men that founded America and built it through the years, but it took more than them to make it happen. Here, Sharon McMahon casts a needed spotlight on the other heroes of American greatness — ones you may not have heard of.