A Vietnam War correspondent poignantly shares the perilous stories of US chopper pilots and crews and the PTSD that ravaged their lives ever after. The helicopter battles of the failed, “secret” 1971 incursion into Laos were some of... Read More

Evoking the charm of fellow Missourian Mark Twain, these short reminiscences of a national political life are funny, poignant, and enlightening. Following in the footsteps of his famous father, the powerful Missouri senator Stuart... Read More

Wise beyond her years, Messitt explores with vivid resonance the failures and triumphs of three South African people. Life in post-apartheid South Africa has created many new challenges for the nation’s citizens as traditional village... Read More

Chatelain has done an outstanding job of identifying childhood experiences for Chicago’s young black girls. The Great Migration (1910-70) saw six million African Americans leave the Jim Crow South for cities in the northern and western... Read More

Bohn writes with verve and authority as he explores the foreign-policy practices of several presidents. Presidents strive to be wielders of bold and decisive foreign policies, yet circumstances beyond their control more often than not... Read More

This in-depth analysis of an important event in Congo’s history discusses significant revelations concerning international politics. The recent US Senate report describing the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” has again... Read More

This significant work of social history assesses the experiences of tourists who journeyed through the American West in the 19th century. Travel to the American West became much more accessible during 1869-1893 as the Central Pacific and... Read More

Wright uses her experience doing business in China to adeptly suggest ways both countries can improve their cultural understanding. Readers of Debra Wright’s "Why China?" will likely still ask themselves at the end of the book, why... Read More