NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and [Winston] Churchill” (Vanity Fair).
 
“Intense and compelling reading.”—The...

A history of the four decades leading up to the Vietnam War offers insights into how the U.S. became involved, identifying commonalities between the campaigns of French and American forces while discussing relevant political factors.

A "gripping [and] splendidly readable" portrait of the battle within the British War Cabinet-and Churchill's eventual victory-as Hitler's shadow loomed (The Boston Globe). From May 24 to May 28, 1940, members of Britain's War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue what became known as the Second World War. In this magisterial work, John Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical events at 10 Downing Street, where Winston...

"An admirably balanced assessment of an enormously complicated man who, wrongly but not ignobly, stood athwart history." - Kirkus Reviews, starred "Elegantly written, delicately nuanced, this compelling account brings Joe Kennedy and his family to life." - Bob Self, author of Neville Chamberlain: A Biography "A thoroughly revisionist but remarkably persuasive history of Joseph P. Kennedy's years in London" - David Nasaw , author of Pulitzer Prize–nominee...